Buckhurst Campsite

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Beautiful views
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  • Peaceful farm close to Hastings, three miles from Battle Abbey
  • Five beaches and two castles within five miles
  • Modern amenities including a refurbished toilet and shower block
Battle Abbey may be only three miles away, but a peaceful time is pretty much guaranteed down on this East Sussex farm a quick drive from Hastings. Whatever you insist on doing while on hol, disagreements should be discouraged by the sheer amount of attractions and activities within a few minutes of Buckhurst Campsite: smuggling adventures, two castles, the 1066 Story and five Sussex beaches are all within 10 miles; the site is among the walks, wildlife and Sussex scenery of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and – most happily – a vineyard is within walking distance. Absolutely nothing to wine about here, then… Amenities at Buckhurst Campsite are plentiful and include a refurbished toilet and shower block with hot water, a washing-up area, a shared fridge, hand basins and drinking water.

Site type

Tent pitches 100
Touring caravan pitches 80
Motorhome pitches 80
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • Minimum spacing of 3 metres between pitches.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

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would recommend this site to a friend

86%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Toilets and showers were clean, hot and not portable which was great…

Overall 10/10
Location No rating
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
isabelle c. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Toilets and showers were clean, hot and not portable which was great especially for the price. Nice size felid, we had a generous pitch.

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We had a wonderful time staying in one of the pods with…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Frances C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bluebell microlodge

Liked: We had a wonderful time staying in one of the pods with our young kids (5 and 2 years old). It was the perfect setting for the kids to run freely and play all day long. The playground was very close to our pod, so our kids made friends with other kids camping and absolutely loved it.

The pod itself was very clean and well-presented. It was cold in the evenings, but we were snug and comfortable in our pod. The communal bathrooms were regularly cleaned with showers that are accessible 24/7.

There was loads to do with kids in the local area. For us a highlight was doing a 5km hike in the Hastings Country Park. It was a wonderful holiday and we highly recommend this campsite.

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Great place

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Kirsty M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Very clean site. Showers and toilets all functional and the cleaning crew were always around. Washing up facilities and a communal fridge. Very private even on a busy bank holiday weekend. Would stay again. Highly recommend.

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charged me for 2 adults when there was only me

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 10
Pauline E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: The proximity to the toilets and showers

Disliked: No hot water in the washing up area and no where to have a wash in private in the washroom if you didn’t want a shower

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Nothing wrong with the site but it seems pitchup price was double…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nothing wrong with the site but it seems pitchup price was double what the campsite chair. I'd paid 24 for a tent one person one night on pitch up. Decided to stay another and paid £12 for a second night.
All of us in the group had the same experience. Unfortunately we contacted pitch up to query but they just said that was the price they charged...

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From the manager: Hi Julie I have looked into your booking and have emailed you a confirmation of payment we received for the 1 adult for one night. You was charged £12 which is the price for 1 adult plus 1 car as you wished to stay for another night I charged you the additional £12 so the price was correct sorry for the confusion if you thought you was charged more. 26th June the payment come out as shown in the email I have sent hope this helps

Excellent would recommend.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: The facilities were spotless despite the terrible weather. The campsite was spacious. The welcome was great 👍

Disliked: N/a

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Facilities and location.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
nathalie l. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Facilities and location.

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Excellent site with clean facilities and friendly staff

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: I liked the facilities, location and playground for the little one. Staff were friendly and facilities were regularly cleaned

Disliked: I thought a pack up time of 10am on morning of departure was a little early especially with a little one to keep entertained. Didn’t detract from our stay and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves

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Highly recommended

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Joanna J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bluebell microlodge

Liked: Amazing place ! We loved the stay . Beautiful, peaceful place. We stayed in one of the glamping lodges ( very clean and cosy ) and the rest of our group in a tent . We loved the campfire and overall atmosphere of the camp. Toilet / showers facilities very clean . Lady owner is also very friendly . Highly recommended.

Disliked: None

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Amazing views, great facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Amanda S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely open space so didn't feel like everyone was on top of you. Was allowed a fire and a BBQ which was lush. We stayed here in our camper for my partners birthday. Scenery was beautiful, facilities were good and really clean.
Little shop on site where you can buy kindle and wood and other basics you may have forgotten. Would definitely recommend it, good value for money, no complaints

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Luxury Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Buckhurst Campsite

Bluemans Lane

Sedlescombe

East Sussex

England

TN33 0SE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.91204°N
0.54848°W

Route directions

The site entrance is next to Woodman's Rest.

Nearest transport

Coach
1.6 mi Sainsbury's
1.6 mi Sainsbury's
2.7 mi Abbey
Rail
2.3 mi Battle Rail Station
2.6 mi Crowhurst Rail Station
2.7 mi Doleham Rail Station
Ferry
23.2 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
27.9 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal
Airport
17.1 mi Lydd London Ashford Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Battlefield boffins have the history and highlights of 1066 and all that a couple of minutes’ drive away at Battle Abbey and Battlefield, site of the famous showdown between King Harold and William the Conqueror (there’s a clue there as to who won). The heady fare here – including visitor centre with CGI re-enactment, events and the abbey itself – should entice all ages; if this fires up the kids’ historical imaginations, another 1066 experience is at nearby Hastings Castle (both recommended). Reach Hastings Castle via one of the two cliff railways, West Hill and East Hill Lifts, and do remember to look down; East Hill Lifts is the steepest funicular railway in the country and has smashing views over Hastings Country Park where it ends up. Kids castled out? Hastings has heaps of other family things to do: start off at the seafront’s Hastings Miniature Railway, which runs to old fishing village Rock-a-Nore where you can pick up some local seafood, dive into the exhibits of the Fishermen’s Village or take a boat out to land your own scaly specimens. The famous Hastings Fishmarket, where most of the Hastings’s daily catch is sold after being landed at The Stade, is on Rock-a-nore Road, the town’s shingle beach which has been a maritime centre for over a millennia and which now has the biggest beachside fishing fleet in Europe. Check out the area’s tales at the Shipwreck Museum and at the Lifeboat Station and Visitors’ Centre, or take a boat trip out to find your own deep sea wreck. If your history interests – or more likely, the kids’ – tend towards the more nefarious, a big local treasure is St Clements Caves back on West Hill, which tells the tales of the area’s smuggling exploits via Hairy Jack and the team. At White Rock Gardens in the town, Clambers Play Centre has huge indoor and outdoor play areas for all ages and picnic tables, café and free parking; while retail therapy can be had at the Priory Meadow Shopping Centre near Hastings’s seafront. Walks through 1066 Country and the High Wealds AONB are also easily accessible, as are Sussex beaches; a golf course at Battle and a golf school in Rother and stacks of other Sussex highlights such as sweet English vineyards, theme parks, watersports and cycling the Sussex Downs.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
St Leonards 4.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hastings Pelham Beach 4.4 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AGood
Bexhill 6.2 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AGood
Winchelsea 7.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Norman`S Bay 9.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 2.7 mi

Hastings Castle and 1066 Story 4.2 mi

A Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves 4.2 mi

Bodiam Castle 5.5 mi

Great Dixter House and Gardens 6.3 mi

National Trust

Bodiam Castle 6.2 mi

Lamb House 8.4 mi

Bateman's 9.1 mi

Smallhythe Place 10.9 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 13.6 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

1066 Walk: Battle to Bexhill 2.7 mi

Battle of Hastings, 1066 2.7 mi

BATTLE ABBEY 2.8 mi

FORE WOOD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 22/07/1976) 3 mi

ALEXANDRA PARK 3.3 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Buckhurst Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Buckhurst Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Buckhurst Campsite? Battlefield boffins have the history and highlights of 1066 and all that a couple of minutes’ drive away at Battle Abbey and Battlefield, site of the famous showdown between King Harold and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Buckhurst Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    If you have booked a pitch, please pitch around the edge of the field, ensuring you stay at least 3 metres from your neighbours.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Buckhurst Campsite? From £22 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.