Shear Barn Holidays and Touring

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  • In the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Half an hour's walk from the East Cliff railway in Hastings
  • Indoor pool, play park, bar, restaurant and small grocery shop on site
Make haste for this site if you seek a Hastings-based holiday: Shear Barn Holidays and Touring is well kitted out with leisurely options for all ages, and is less than a 30-minute stroll to the old East Cliff railway overlooking Hastings Old Town. An excellent range of facilities awaits at this handsome and family-friendly park, along with marked and spacious pitches, spotless amenities and a tiptop location on the edge of the Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve. High in the hills above Hastings, the whole site is within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, made up of green and pleasant land full of National Trust manor houses, castles, parks and gardens, scenic steam railway lines, vineyards, historic towns and outdoor activity options such as trout fishing, windsurfing, climbing and cycling. All ages are catered for here: there is a small soft play area in the bar, an outside play area in the field and a heated indoor swimming pool. A small shop is in the reception for essential supplies, and barbecues are permitted. Taking a break from food prep? Head to the restaurant or settle in for a cuppa at the tea rooms. The sizeable amenities block is heated, and has toilets, shower cubicles, washbasins, shaving points and hairdryers.

Site type

Tent pitches 300
Touring caravan pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 43
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 28

Languages spoken

English

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award

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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

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

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

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Shear Barn Holidays and Touring

Barley Lane

Hastings

East Sussex

England

TN35 5DX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.86557°N
0.6125°W

Route directions

Do not come up Barley Lane – go up Gurth Road which then leads on to Barley Lane, as this is easier to navigate.

Nearest transport

Coach
1.5 mi Priory Meadow
1.5 mi Priory Meadow
2.3 mi Warrior Square
Rail
0.9 mi Ore Rail Station
1.7 mi Hastings Rail Station
2.4 mi St Leonards Warrior Square Rail Station
Ferry
25 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
27.3 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal
Airport
15.3 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

It's about half an hour's walk from the site to the East Hill Cliff Railway or East Hill Lift, for views from the funicular as it descends to Hastings Old Town. Wander around the Old Town's shops, cafés and pubs from here, then have a stroll along the prom a couple of minutes' walk away to the shingle beach and renovated Hastings Pier. Shear Barn is on the edge of Hastings Country Park for miles' worth of walks and bike rides along its 853 acres of woodland, cliffs, grassland and meadow. Wildlife watching is plentiful around here as the park is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and the views from the clifftops are spectacular, of the coastline from Beachy Head to Dungeness and on clear days as far as Folkestone and the northern coast of France. Other outdoor options nearby include cycling around the 13-mile network of tracks of Bedgebury Forest, or windsurfing, rowing, canoeing, sailing and fishing for pike and trout at Bewl Water; both are within 45 minutes' drive. A mile-high sandstone crag to clamber is at Harrison's Rocks, around an hour's drive from the park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Hastings Pelham Beach 1.4 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
St Leonards 2.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Winchelsea 5.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bexhill 6.5 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
Camber 9.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

A Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves 1.1 mi

Hastings Castle and 1066 Story 1.4 mi

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 6.4 mi

Camber Sands 9.2 mi

Great Dixter House and Gardens 9.2 mi

National Trust

Lamb House 7.8 mi

Bodiam Castle 9.9 mi

Smallhythe Place 12.5 mi

Bateman's 13.3 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 16.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Fairlight - Hastings Country Park - Hastings 1.5 mi

ALEXANDRA PARK 1.9 mi

ST LEONARD'S GARDENS 2.6 mi

Amsterdam 4.1 mi

Anne 4.1 mi

Local events

  • Glyndebourne Festival (Thursday 16 May 2024 – Thursday 16 May 2024)

    Lewes, East Sussex 24 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.

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  • Does Shear Barn Holidays and Touring have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
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  • What attractions are near Shear Barn Holidays and Touring? It's about half an hour's walk from the site to the East Hill Cliff Railway or East Hill Lift, for views from the funicular as it descends to Hastings Old Town. Wander … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Shear Barn Holidays and Touring?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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