Buckhurst Campsite

From £22 For 1 night, 4 adults 8.7 200 reviews
Camping pod exterior (added by manager 18 Apr 2023)
Sunset 🌇 (added by manager 29 jul 2022)
On site (added by manager 31 dec 2012)
Family friendly (added by manager 31 dec 2012)

  • 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
Opens 29 March
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. 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.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • 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 Fri, 29 Mar to

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

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85%

would recommend this site to a friend

84%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice place to stay

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

Non-electric grass and earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The toilets and showers were really nice and clean, with a cute grassy campsite and easy bus access to Hastings

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

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

Non-electric grass and earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We went there with our kids, youngest is 3, she really enjoyed time there, we had lovely play area, places to sit, campfire was allowed, lovely place with clean toilets and showers, perfect for a family trip. With kids, the lady is reception was really kind and helpful. Definitely we are going back there if not this year for sure next, but for longer.

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Great value. Clean showers. Delicious breakfast van on site. Polite staff.…

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

Non-electric grass and earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great value. Clean showers. Delicious breakfast van on site. Polite staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

friendly staff, and clean facilities. Its a lovely quiet site

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

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: the friendly atmosphere, the level pitch, the clean and well supplied conveniences.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice big filed to stay in with good showers and toilets. Most…

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

Non-electric grass and earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice big filed to stay in with good showers and toilets. Most people were pitched around the edges leaving lots of room in the middle

Disliked: The last weekend of the summer meant a few large family groups were present making some noise but they did turn it down as the evening went on.

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Donna was really helpful and friendly. The toilet block was clean and…

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

Non-electric grass and earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Donna was really helpful and friendly. The toilet block was clean and well maintained. The field was a good size and not overbooked so plenty of space.

Disliked: On the first night there was a lot of loud music and shouting from a couple of other families that went on until 23:00.

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A nice location.…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
carol b. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: A nice location.

Disliked: Was made to feel like we hadn’t paid for our pitch, in front of our family. Literally had to show the email to confirm we’d booked and paid.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Sorry if it made you feel uncomfortable but unfortunately we didn't no what site you had booked through as we was both unsure at first therefore I had to look on a few booking systems we have to find the booking. As you can appreciate we do have people that unfortunately do not book online therefore we have to confirm payment is made. Many thanks

Not bad if you treat as a basic camp site and pick pitch carefully

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

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: The site was pretty easy to find on Google maps, upon arrival the staff were very nice, the pitch was a little uneaven but not to bad, the facility's were not quite upto the amount of people on site only three showers and three toilets, as you can imagen they got pretty grim pretty quickly, not to mention hot water running out!!!!!

Disliked: Lack of toilets and showers, lack of hot water

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, lovely part of the world. Close drive to rye and beeches.…

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Graham J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Location, lovely part of the world. Close drive to rye and beeches.

Disliked: Distinct lack of facilities. 2 toilet cubicles and 1 urinal for all the males on the campsite is quite awful. No hot water for washing up.

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Friendly site…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Ann C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly site

Disliked: Only 2 sinks and 3 toilets plus 3 showers for 2 large fields of campers nice and clean though

Recommend to friends Visit again


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

Disabled facilities

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 GMT (GMT+00:00)

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 2020 2019 2018 2017
St Leonards 4.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Hastings Pelham Beach 4.4 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
Bexhill 6.2 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
Winchelsea 7.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Norman`S Bay 9.4 mi Sea N/A Good Good Excellent

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

Local events

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

    Lewes, East Sussex 21.3 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.

Want to know more about camping in East Sussex?

  • 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. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 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.