Hook Farm

喜欢 The “vibe” lots of friendly campers and families with young children.
Not over crowded, friendly, helpful staff.
Nice warm showers.
Good provision of fresh water + toilets in many places.

不喜欢 I’ve seen compost toilets run better (be used better) - I think maybe signage / education could help here. The staff were in obvious, regular attendance of the toilets.

The site is very hilly / lacks many level spots. We were lucky to find a mostly level pitch.

喜欢 Lovely setting with lots of space and woods for the children to play.

不喜欢 There was no obvious place to recycle things, so everything had to go in the bin, which wasn't great. The site is also under the Gatwick flight path, so it's pretty noisy with planes from about 4am. The site is very hilly with level places to pitch very few and far between.

喜欢 Great site, peaceful and scenic

喜欢 All great.
Very spacious pitches with loads of free space between tents.
You have nearly wild camping experience.
Owners don't bother you every few minutes either, so you have loads of privacy.

不喜欢 Some pitches are on little slopes, so slipping can be challenging if you position your tent incorrectly 😜😉

喜欢 Loved the wildness and simplicity of the site which added to the adventure. Allowed to have campfire which made for an authentic experience. Friendly welcome by staff members. Great showers.

喜欢 Beautiful setting. Felt very off grid. Large campsite which meant even though there were a good number of other campers you felt like you had plenty of space.

Facilities were more than adequate - although the showers weren't hot. But this wasnt a problem since it was a heat wave!

不喜欢 Not very level pitches. If it gets very busy it could be difficult to find a flat spot.

喜欢 The view, peace, birds and size of site meant it didn't feel busy. The showers were hot and well planned, plenty of space to get changed and hang clothes etc.

不喜欢 Not a lot of flat areas to park a campervan but i knew that before I went so was prepared to park on a slope.
The state of the compost toilets - I don't think this was the fault of the site as I saw them check and clean them in the evening and morning. More the fault of the other campers who didn't seem to care how they treated them despite there being clear instructions in each toilet. So they were smelly and dirty most of the time sadly. Compost toilets can be brilliant if used correctly so it was sad to see them misused.

喜欢 The beauty, tranquility and simplicity of Hook Farm. We received a warm welcome and everything was so relaxed.

喜欢 The peaceful and natural surroundings. We have not used the showers but they looked nice.

It was very calm and campers were not on top of each others. We liked the rule about no music.

不喜欢 Not a criticism but be aware:

The camping is on massive slopes and we struggled to find somewhere flat for the VW van.

And because of heavy rainfall (nobody's fault) during our stay we struggled to get the van up the slope and out of the camping site. We had to push the van which was sliding.

喜欢 A warm welcome. Very well organised, clean and spacious site. Quiet and family friendly. No music policy is a win!! Felt welcomed as a solo traveller. Compost loos and water taps at multiple points around the site are an excellent idea. Great loos!

不喜欢 My car almost got stuck on the wet grass (wheel spinning) in the morning. If I was to be picky, some areas with gravel to park on would be great thanks.