Feather Down - Canfields Farm

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Exterior of the safari tent (added by manager 07 Feb 2023)
Get together with family and friends (added by manager 14 dec 2022)
Firepit in the evening (added by manager 14 dec 2022)
Pizza evenings in a magical setting (added by manager 14 dec 2022)

  • Luxurious and family-friendly glampsite on a West Sussex beef farm
  • An hour’s drive from London; 20 minutes to Horsham
  • Play area and animal encounters; pizza oven and covered pavilion
At an hour from London and therefore a handy last-minute escape from the big smoke, the luxury safari tents at Feather Down Farms – Canfields Farm are on an organic beef farm near Horsham (20 minutes’ drive) in West Sussex. Here’s your chance for a rural adventure combined with all manner of little comforts. Each spacious canvas hideaway comes decked out with quality bedding, towels in the showers, a well-equipped kitchen and lots of space for everyone to get together in comfort around the dining table and on cosy sofas. Please note that there is no electricity or wifi in the safari tents. They are lit by a combination of candles and oil lamps, and woodburning stoves (firewood supplied) double up as heaters and cookers. Other thoughtful touches include a covered timber pavilion, so wet weather won’t stop you devouring alfresco suppers knocked up on your barbecue. This is also the place to get together for pizza fresh from the wood-fired oven. You’re also close to four local pubs in Rudgwick (ten minutes’ walk) and a field from an award-winning coffee shop. Luxurious it may be, but Canfields is well set up for families too. Kids can have a scramble around in the playground or knock a football about – or you can take them den-building and stream-damming in the bluebell woods, where you might see deer and rare butterflies or hear woodpeckers. Your hosts Tim and Sarah Bargman are happy to teach you all about their cows, and introduce you to their friendly horses, donkeys and sheep – not forgetting the free-range hens. Other animal-related experiences include egg collecting and bottle-feeding the lambs (in spring).

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

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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

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Forest

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

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

Type

Farm

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Location

Feather Down - Canfields Farm

Lynwick St

Rudgwick

Horsham

West Sussex

England

RH12 3DL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.09216°N
-0.45697°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.1 mi Tesco
12.1 mi Crossroads
12.1 mi Crossroads
Rail
5 mi Christs Hospital Rail Station
5.3 mi Billingshurst Rail Station
5.6 mi Warnham Rail Station
Ferry
20 mi Weybridge Ferry Landing
20.1 mi Shepperton Ferry Landing
21.5 mi Ditton Island Ferry Landing
Airport
13 mi London Gatwick Airport North Terminal
13.5 mi London Gatwick Airport South Terminal
13.5 mi London Gatwick 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

Choose between the North and South Down Ways for tons of walking and cycling (hire bikes 10 minutes’ drive away) challenges, or go easier on yourselves and follow scenic towpath walks along the Wey and Arun Canal. Anglers can go casting for carp at the local fishing lake (10 minutes), and there are several golf courses within 15 minutes by car. For dressy days out, there’s racing at Goodwood (45 minutes), Fontwell Park (40 minutes) or Ascot (an hour). If you should need a new outfit for the occasion, the market towns of Chichester (50 minutes) and Horsham (20 minutes) have plenty of indie shops to plunder, as well as museums and art galleries to nose around. If a day on the beach is what’s needed, Worthing (45 minutes) has a sandy strip as well as a pier to mooch around and lots of street-food cafés to graze in. When only wildlife will do, treat the kids to flying displays at Huxley’s Birds of Prey Centre and Gardens (25 minutes), or take them to meet the penguins and reindeer at Birdworld (45 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Lancing, Beach Green 19.7 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Worthing 19.9 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Shoreham Beach 20 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Excellent
Littlehampton 20.3 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Southwick 20.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Fishers Adventure Farm Park 4.6 mi

Petworth House & Park 9.8 mi

Nymans 11.7 mi

Polesden Lacey 12 mi

Denbies Wine Estate 12 mi

National Trust

Winkworth Arboretum 7.2 mi

Oakhurst Cottage 7.8 mi

Petworth House and Park 9.9 mi

Shalford Mill 10 mi

Clandon Park 11.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

WARNHAM COURT 4.9 mi

VANN 6.5 mi

HASCOMBE COURT 6.6 mi

Peaslake - Hurt Wood - Pitch Hill - Greensand Way - Peaslake 7 mi

Peaslake - Countryside South of Shere - Peaslake 7 mi

Local events

  • Arundel Festival (Saturday 17 August 2024 – Saturday 17 August 2024)

    Arundel, West Sussex 17 mi

  • Farnborough International Airshow (Monday 22 July 2024 – Monday 22 July 2024)

    Farnborough, Hampshire 18.2 mi

  • Goodwood Festival of Speed (Thursday 11 July 2024 – Thursday 11 July 2024)

    Chichester, West Sussex 19.6 mi

  • Hampton Court Palace Festival (Tuesday 11 June 2024 – Tuesday 11 June 2024)

    Hampton, Surrey 22.1 mi

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

    Lewes, East Sussex 27 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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    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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