Kingfisher Campsite

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View across the camping meadow
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Paddleboarding on weir wood reservoir
Pitches
Grass pitches with rural views

  • No-frills camping 10 minutes’ drive from East Grinstead in West Sussex
  • Ashdown Forest 10 minutes’ drive, and Tulleys Farm 15 minutes
  • Grass pitches at an outdoor centre; watersports on Weir Wood Reservoir
Liking the idea of a campsite with a leisure centre attached to it? Then you’ve hit the sweet spot with Kingfisher Campsite, 10 minutes’ drive from East Grinstead in West Sussex, and adjoining Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre for alfresco adventures and a wide range of activities from hiking to watersports or climbing. Spacious grass pitches are level and surrounded by trees, and there’s plenty of space on the camping field for kids to run around or for you to relax as you soak up your rural surroundings. There are water taps available, but everything else you’ll have to bring in with you – one very big plus, however, is the shower block with functional, clean facilities and plenty of hot water for freshening up after a day’s adventuring in the open air. You’ll certainly never be at a loss for something to do, what with activities at the outdoor centre including an abseil tower, high ropes, a bouldering wall, archery sessions and trampolining… and that’s before you’ve even started looking at the boating possibilities available on neighbouring Weir Wood Reservoir.

Campground type

Tent sites 3
RV sites 3
Open now
Opens March 1
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, Mar 1 to

Reviews

92%

would recommend this campground to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good for the price

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

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked: Easy check in.
Good location.
Plenty of space.
Plenty of flat spots.
Drinking water available.
Friendly people who run the place.
Looks like there’s lots of activities for groups. Nice walking places and close to the reservoir.
Toilets close by.

Disliked: Although I don’t expect showers for this sort of price, I don’t think I would have liked to shower in them.

I was concerned if it rained too much my van would get stuck in the mud so I stayed quite close to the path.

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Really happy for the price

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked: Fantastic price, happy with the site and the facilities were all that we needed. Lovely, extensive woodland that we were free to wander.

Disliked: No rubbish disposal that we could find.

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Hot shower, clean toilets. Adequate for what I needed for a night's…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Rob M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked: Hot shower, clean toilets. Adequate for what I needed for a night's stay. Is meant for people who are also using the activity centre I suppose, which would make it a more interesting stay!

Disliked: No shops or pubs in walking distance.

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Clean, basic facilities as expected for the price. Huge field.

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

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked: Very friendly staff who rang with detailed directions when I got a bit lost enroute.
Secure gate to site.

Disliked: Padlock to gate was tricky to access through a small opening.

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Easy check in process. Secure and coded gates, clean and tidy toilet…

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

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked: Easy check in process. Secure and coded gates, clean and tidy toilet / shower facilities

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Fantastic stay, look forward to coming again

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

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked: Had a phone call from Rachael Fisher @ Blackland Farm to check we were still going and to let us know to go to reception on arrival, if know one was there to ring the number on the door and someone would come. We arrived just before 6pm, the gentleman in the reception was extremely helpful, gave me the information sheet with the code to the gate of the field we were staying in. As it was dark and I wasn’t really sure where it was, he got a vehicle and got us to follow him a couple minutes up the road to where the entrance of the field was, unlocked the gate and showed us where we could pitch safely as the field was a bit muddy. Showed us to a hard area and ensured the toilets and showers were all ok. We were the only people camping from the Friday night through to Sunday, each day he came round to check the site. A lovely stay with a lovely view of the vineyard. It was also lovely to hear the steam train passing by.
It’s also just 15 minutes away from Tulley’s Farm where we had fantastic evening for the Halloween festival. Definitely visit again.
Stayed in Kingfisher field.

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Toilets and hot shower…

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

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked: Toilets and hot shower

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The deer…

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

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked: The deer

Disliked: The noisy road

Recommend to friends Visit again

Was a great stay, extended it by a night which was easy enough

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

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked: Lovely wide open space for our first tentbox experience. Love that there’s toilets and showers. Beautiful scenery and lots to do around (although wasn’t our purpose this time). Love that it’s a locked gate entrance, so you feel safe from any ransoms just entering the venue.

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Would not recommend.

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Diane C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked: Beautiful view across fields to a vineyard

Disliked: Noisy. Busy road and Gatwick flight path overhead.
No hard standing. The field was boggy and several vans got stuck in the mud.
Elson point was blocked.

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Kingfisher Campsite

Grinstead Lane

East Grinstead

West Sussex

England

RH19 4HP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.08994°N
-0.03225°W

Nearest transport

Bus
2.6 mi War Memorial
2.6 mi War Memorial
2.9 mi Brambletye
Rail
2.6 mi East Grinstead Rail Station
4.7 mi Dormans Rail Station
5.1 mi Balcombe Rail Station
Ferry
21.1 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
24.6 mi Ditton Island Ferry Landing
24.9 mi Kingston Town End Pier
Airport
7.3 mi London Gatwick Airport
7.3 mi London Gatwick Airport South Terminal
8.1 mi London Gatwick Airport North Terminal

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

As well as kayak and paddleboard hire at Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre, Weir Wood Reservoir is a popular centre for birdwatching, fishing and dinghy sailing. For long woodland rambles, follow in the footsteps of AA Milne’s much-loved Winnie-the-Pooh stories in Ashdown Forest (10 minutes’ drive); find Pooh Bridge and have a game of Pooh Sticks, or take in far-reaching views to the downs from the forested trails. Step back in time with a ride on the heritage Bluebell steam railway between East Grinstead (10 minutes) and Sheffield Park (20 minutes), with stunning views of the West Sussex countryside along the way. There’s more local heritage to be seen at National Trust-owned Standen House and Garden (five minutes), an impressive Arts and Crafts-style house filled with period furnishings and surrounded by a stunning park and woodland. If the kids need a change from lots of history, take them to Tulleys Farm (15 minutes) for enjoyable escape room challenges, maize mazes and animal encounters – seasonal events take place throughout the year, including tulip-picking in spring and pumpkin-carving at Halloween.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Brighton Central 19.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Brighton Kemptown 19.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Hove 19.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Saltdean 20.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southwick 20.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Standen 1.2 mi

Wakehurst Place 2.8 mi

Bluebell Railway 6.3 mi

Sheffield Park Garden 6.5 mi

Nymans 7.6 mi

National Trust

Standen 1.1 mi

Wakehurst Place 2.8 mi

Sheffield Park Garden 6.5 mi

Nymans 7.8 mi

Chartwell 11.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

GRAVETYE MANOR 1 mi

Standen 1.1 mi

West Hoathly - Gravetye - Stone Farm Rocks, Weirwood 1.1 mi

STONEHURST 2.4 mi

KIDBROOKE PARK 2.5 mi

Local events

  • Arundel Festival (Saturday, August 16, 2025 – Saturday, August 16, 2025)

    Arundel, England 28 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 campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Kingfisher Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Kingfisher Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Kingfisher Campsite? As well as kayak and paddleboard hire at Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre, Weir Wood Reservoir is a popular centre for birdwatching, fishing and dinghy sailing. For long woodland rambles, follow in the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Kingfisher Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  1 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Kingfisher Campsite? From $39.86 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.