Pigsty Farm

Gostou This site 'does exactly what it says on the tin'. Its an honest non electric, grass and earth, tent pitch campsite. If you are happy with reasonably priced, wild camping with just a touch of luxury in the shape of sensible, clean, composting toilets and a lovely hot shower then this is for you. Becky and Tony are the friendliest, kindest, most generous hosts. They live on site during the season - it is a working farm- and are there to advise if required. We found ourselves in difficulties during our stay and they couldn't do enough for us - for which we are so very grateful - and made sure that we were able to continue our holiday.
The site has not only the farm animals that live there, but also a range of wonderful wildlife - plant, animal, insect and bird.
There's a great pub that does lovely food, 5 minutes drive away, but the site is quiet and small, off the main road, but close enough to amenities in Cowes and Newport (10 minutes drive) to be convenient.
Yes, the ground is a touch uneven. Yes, its a farm, so there is the odd piece of machinery around. No, there isnt a clubhouse, shop or entertainment (thank the lord for that!). But the positives FAR outweigh the negatives.
Now I hope I havent recommended it so highly that it is busy next time we visit - because we definitely will. Thank you Becky and Tony for an amazing stay.

Não gostou Having to leave and go home afterwards.

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Gostou Wild camping in a secure field, basic amenities, pigs, and a wood! Very friendly host (Tony). Enjoyed seeing this project at its early stages.

Não gostou Earth mounds and old tyre tracks makes the field feel a little bit like a building site at present.

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Gostou Lovely peaceful site and really friendly owners! We particularly loved getting to say hi to the pigs and sheep.

The shower is nice and hot, compost loos are super easy to use. Can’t say a bad word about this site, would definitely recommend!

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Gostou no-frills super quiet place to stay

Não gostou Going home

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Gostou Mijn vrouw en ik waren op fietsvakantie door Zuid-Engeland en deden ook Isle of Wight aan voor een paar dagen. De ontvangst door Tony en Becky op de Pigsty Farm was bijzonder hartelijk en we voelden ons dan ook direct thuis. Er was een fijne balans tussen betrokkenheid en vrijheid. De voorzieningen zijn eenvoudig maar adequaat. We waren gecharmeerd van het idealistische uitgangspunt van de eigenaren, dat voor ons gevoel valt samen te vatten in ‘small is beautiful’…
We hopen oprecht nog eens terug te gaan en/of Tony en Becky nog eens te treffen. Dank voor een paar heel ontspannen, rustige vakantiedagen.. Sigurd en Daniëlle

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Gostou Nice camping on a farm

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Gostou Lovely setting.

Não gostou Aptly named. I really want to like this site. The owner is lovely but it is cluttered with old bits of stuff everywhere. The shower doesn’t drain well as others have said and this makes the floor very dirty. A weekend spent tidying up, could make it a goldmine!

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Do gerente: Thank you for your constructive comments, alway appreciated no matter how good or bad. First of all the shower has been fixed, our primary job is a working farm, so there will be some stuff around. After a very wet winter we are slowly recovering from the damaged that caused, hence stuff are slowly going with only 2 workers with both have secondary jobs to keep farm going.. I hope you had a lovely cycle.

Tony

Gostou Just what I needed. Low spec and unfussy campsite. Helpful and congenial hosts. Would definitely return.

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Gostou Welcoming and lovely on-site crew
Farm animals
Large quiet field
Sun powered shower
Right on the Round of the island cycling path

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Gostou Super chilled, friendly site. Loved waking up to sheep looking through the fence at me and the cows and pigs in the fields. Was walking the coastal path with my teenage son and camping along the way so this was a good location for us.

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