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We are a family of four. We booked a pitch here for two nights in July 2008. When we arrived we were told to 'just pitch where you can', and paid our money. It was a very warm weekend in school holidays but this campsite was full to capacity. There was just no room to move! Lots of big groups of young lads drinking and loud music playing. How the facilities cope with that number of people is beyond me. They should have numbered pitches which work very well and limit the number of people in busy periods
In our opinion certainly not a 'family friendly' site and very expensive for what it is. We left, got our money back and found a lovely ( and quiet ) campsite nearby.
On the plus side it is in a lovely setting. We did visit Bodiam Castle which is lovely.
- lovely surrounding countryside within walking distance of bodiam castle and steam railway
- log fires allowed
- easy going atmosphere
NEGATIVES
- extremely busy. They just kept coming and coming. Very tightly packed together and some cars roaring around looking for tiny spots to pitch up.
- very load music even after 11pm as rule not enforced. In fact, didn't see many staff at all.
- love that you can pitch where you want, not the fact that chaos ensues when there are too many people pitching up wherever they want.
- not cheap at £20 for one night for 2 adults and 2 young children.
- snack van advertised on website doesn't seem to exist anymore.
- very litle local information available.
This site is great for groups of people away for a party. Not so great for families with young children who would quite like to get some sleep before midnight.
Will be noisy and lively late at night, but is very popular for this reason (noone comes round telling you off!) PS.I am 56. Our group of between 6 & 16 people, Dads & Kids, have been going there for at least five years. Fantastic fun.
Stayed here over the weekend of 27th - 29th June 2008 in a large tent ( two adults 3 children )
There are pros and cons to this site.
Pro's
Near Bodiam Castle and the Sussex and Kent Railway.
Plenty of space to pitch up.
Cheap logs & allows you to have a camp fire.
Con's
Busy.
Basic facilities.
Showers and toilets are not adequate for the numbers on the site.
Water in the showers dribbles out and is luke warm at best.
THEY DON'T ENFORCE THEIR OWN RULES
I.E no music after 11pm. We were kept awake until three o'clock in the morning by other residents who were having a party, I like Phil Collins but not a full blast in the early hours of the morning.
Overall we had a nice time, toasting marshmellows over a fire is nice but the music and party atmosphere was a bit frustrating.
We have been to this campsite three times now and have enjoyed our stay very much. The walk along the river to Bodiam Castle is lovely, and the Castle Pub is very good.
The campsite gets very busy which we don’t mind as we go with a group of friends and can pitch our tents where we like and can also take our dogs without anybody moaning about them. We stay up until about eleven playing our music and chatting around the camp fire, we have a really good time.
My only problem with this campsite is the facilities, there is only five ladies toilets with one for disabled access, it would help if there was a bin in each of the toilets as people were throwing their sanitary products on the floor. I know this isn’t the owners fault but I feel it would stop people doing this if they just installed a bin in each loo. We have just returned from a weekend trip, it was so busy the loo’s were blocked and some were leaking, also another sink in the ladies would help, my husband said the mens were no better. I feel the washing up facilities were better than the toilets. I feel I would rather pay a little extra and have better facilities.
The site is in a beautiful setting, kids loved the play area.
Don't go if you're asthmatic as the smoke from all the fires is very heavy.
There was no food van, as promised. The toilets were filthy the whole of our stay and got worse, the owners said the cleaners had not turned up. There were used sanitary towels and every type of bodily waste on the floors the whole of our stay.
There were no staff around except constant vans selling logs, it was also the most expensive site we've been to.
It was also noisy with music playing into the small hours most nights.
If you want a hippy, noisy, festival type site, and don't mind filthy facilities, this is for you, its a bit like glastonbury in the 80s before it got sanitised and child friendly, for that reason despite all that I've said above it made me happily nostalgic for those times, but definitely a no go for the family we are now.
Park Farm is a Back to Basics campsite, The general feel of this campsite is Free and Easy. Also the prices are per Person rather than per pitch We stayed during the Bank Holiday 24 to 26 th May (Rainy season)
Pros/
Massive site 3-4 fields (pitch where you like) Campfires ( beware where you pitch ) no designated places Play Area ( suitable 5-15 yr old ) Burger Van (excellent and reasonable prices) Owners very Helpful
Cons/
Music played after 11pm (forgetting or not caring) Low pressure in Shower blocks (use the older ones their better) No Shop Lower Slope by the Toilets ( ½ Ft Water after a Big Downpour soaking Tents)
Apart from that we really enjoyed our stay, it’s a good site with a real sense of companionship with other likeminded campers
But next time I'm some bringing earplugs to drown out the rain and dampen the music.
Note to Owners, If your finding the Burger Van is making money then a Shop with Basic Supplies would make a mint if run at Busy times. Also Freezer pack facility on site would be good ( though you did freeze our packs at home so thank you)
I liked the idea of the camp fires and that they came round with logs, very basic amenities, not as clean as I would have liked. If you want a no nonsense no entertainment, apart from your own of course, holiday then this is the place to go. Play area was very good. Plenty of room for all. Walks were very good, could have been cleaner in toilets and showers. We will visit again and hope that we find it cleaner than we did.
I was visting family in Hastings and we like camping so we booked for 3 nights at Park Farm in Bodiam, which is a pretty little village.
Although not within walking distance of shops on an evening, the description of the camp site sounded very appealing.
Ok. So we knew this wasn't a 5* site when we booked for the August Bank Holiday weekend in 2007. The camping area itself was fine, we could have our campfire and marshmallows! The most important thing which let it down was the the shower blocks and toilets.
The toilets all worked fine and the doors all locked, BUT there was no hot water to wash your hands. Only a cold tap?! This is not a good way to wash your hands after using the loo or building fires. The floor wasnt swept and there was dirty marks on doors and in my cubicle there was blood on the floor.
In the 3 days we stayed (we ended up leaving a day early due to the dirt), I never witnessed anyone either cleaning or mopping any of the sinks/showers/floors.
In the ladies block there were 5/6 showers. 3 really old ones with mouldy shower curtains and 3 much newer ones. Needless to day everyone queued for the newer ones. But even when you got into a shower (which had as much power as a dripping tap) you came out feeling unclean. There was so much mud and hair all over the floor it was very offputting.
When we arrived it was like this, and when we left it was like this.
Me, my partner and 3 friends stayed here for a weekend, preparing for Reading Festival the month after.
We didnt have very high expectations, so was really suprised when we found the showers had hot water, and were free. Yes they were a bit muddy in places, but the campsite was packed, and we were probably some of the last people to use them that day, so it is to be expected really. We was also really superised with the atmosphere, it was really fun and welcoming. We played frisbee most afternoons and other groups were playing cricket and other games, and there was always plenty of room for everyone.
As I already said there was a lot of people there, but it wasn't cramped, and we didnt have to queue for long for any of the facilities. And even though there was a few groups playing music, it was never loud enough to be a problem and no one played their music past 11-12ish, the only thing that kept me up was the thunder storm we had one night!
The only real downside is that it is far from the shops and train station, so a car is essential.
We are planning to go again in 2008, and I cant wait! It was everything I hoped for in a campsite.
I noticed a lot of negative reviews about this site, but because my friends and I wanted a site which allowed camp fires we decided to risk it. We had a marvellous time, admittedly we were lucky with the weather so the ground was dry, judging by the deep furrows, and tyre marks in places I would imagine the place got quite boggy during wet weather.
The site was at the end of a very quiet country road so only camp site visitors used it, therefore there was absolutely no traffic noise. We could pitch where we liked, providing access to other users was not blocked. We were quite a large party so we were able to arrange our tents and all cars quite neatly in a circle. The surrounding countryside was quite beautiful, and with many public footpaths this is an ideal site for those wanting to explore the area. The facilities were adequate, none of us had to queue for showers, toilets, wash up etc, and the site was very busy, so this was a pleasant surprise. Water was hot, and toilets quite clean, they didn't have nice sparkly ceramic tiles and the floor was plain old concrete, but they served their purpose. The kids absolutely loved the play area, this was in a disused barn and swings had been hung from the metal girders, a fairly decent zipslide was also provided. (not really suitable for very little children.) The nearest shop is about 2 miles away, so its a good idea to take all your immediate needs with you.
All in all this site provided us with a wonderful weekends camping experience. I admit I also like campsites which are better looked after but on this occasion Park Farm suited us well, it is a working farm first and foremost so you can't expect too much in the way of personal attention, and the price reflects this, so if you dont mind roughing it a bit, and going a little bit tribal for a while then this place is ideal.
Having arrived Friday lunch time for the start of the Bank Holiday Weekend we found a nice grassy pitch and set up camp, thinking what a beautiful location and nice campsite it was. We had in total 6 pitches with a mixture of young children, couples and the fact that we could have fires was an added bonus! Having camped at several sites on Bank Holiday weekend we expected it to be busy but not as busy as this site. With hindsight the fact that no deposit was required may have given us a taster for what to expect. The site quickly filled and by early evening fires were burning all around with loud music, singing and a karaoke machine/party which went on for 2 of the nights. The fire next to our pitch got bigger each night and we were worried for the safety of the site and our tents along with our children being scared to sleep.(The fire and party lasted into sunrise!) The facilities for the size of the campsite were appalling and on saturday morning, toilets were not flushing, there was no hot water and showers had no water pressure. The majority of the time the showers were covered in mud from children having mud fights in them. Dogs ran freely on all fields and dog poo was all over the site.
All in all it was our worst camping experience. If you fancy a party weekend with limited facilities then this is the site. It is such a shame as with a little better management and better facilities it could be a fab site. The location is great with Bodiam Castle and the steam railway within walking distance. What a disappoitment
Arrived for our first camping trip with the new tent, 3 kids and wife on Friday of the August Bank Holiday. 2nd field was empty when we arrived but it very quickly filled up with other campers. As others have said, this was a very noisy site but it didn't bother us and actually added to the atmosphere.
The opportunity to light campfires was great. All the kids loved the fact that we could lay outside the tent next to a roaring fire until late (Take wood with you as it's hit and miss getting it at the site)
The walk to Bodiam Castle was definitely not 20 minutes and given the fact that it was the hottest day of the year, we welcomed the 'Castle Inn' at the end of it. Fishing on the Rother was brilliant and local scenery was beautiful
By far, the worst part of the trip was the really poor showers and toilets. Cold, ineffective and at times absolutely disgusting because the kids had got carried away in the various muddy puddles in the area. Washing up area was clean, tidy and the water was warm. All in all, a simple site. Made by the campfire options. Definitely worth a go if you don't mind roughing it a bit.
Just returned from Park Farm after a very sunny and therefore very busy Bank Hol weekend.
We had chosen the site due to being able to have a camp fire and the fact that it is fairly close.
Had received a friendly email in response to an enquiry saying we had 'a pitch reserved', so were surprised to arrive and find it a free for all, with at least four huge fields open for campers to go where they liked. The owners were friendly enough though.
Our five year old did like the play area, which was not suitable for younger kids - all the play equipment was for older children.
The spar shop, about 10 mins drive away was a great place to stock up on pretty much everything. Only wood is sold on the camp site.
Although we had an ok weekend (we did leave a night early) and enjoyed the fires and the festival type atmosphere, this really is a site for caravans or campers with own facilities. The toilet and wash block was really below par, as 11(not brilliant) showers and not too many more loos, for all the hundreds of people there was really pretty poor, especially as they were caked in mud, so I decided to come home for a good wash! My husband braved the men's shower as the queue was not so long, and said it was just a trickle. (I had spoken to one of the owners who was saying how they couldn't keep on top of the cleaning and basically blamed it on the grubby people who did not clean up after themselves. I wonder how it is that other sites manage?!)
Also, new staff for 2007? Where were they? Did not see anyone other than for taking money for pitch or for wood.
Highly unlikely to go back, which is a shame as with a few more (Cleaner) facilities, it would be great.
I found this site when looking for a campsite suitable for my family to spend 5 nights.
I had read the reviews you will find below and although some of them were less than complimentary and my instincts said not to book; following a conversation with the owner where I expressed the concerns and comments made in the reviews. She reasurred me explaining she was fully aware of the less than complimentary comments and had actually added her own report saying they were now under new management and the site had improved. There were no permenant campers etc etc.
We arrived and were told to find a pitch where we could, we had booked a EHU, which the site warden had to ask what that was, once explained she directed me to the only 'space', which was on a very steep side slope where half of our tent would be on the dirt road, she agreed this was not suitable and suggested we have a drive around.
We did, most of the tents had windbreaks set out to form 'gardens' around there tent, which joined to the next and so on, these tents were clearly permenant residence. To say it looked like a cross between 'Greenham Common and a refugee camp would be an understatment.
We stopped and spoke to several of what looked like genuine holiday makers and all were either leaving site early or sadly in one case it had been their first experience of camping and were considering the whole experience a disaster.
The play area and toilet block were both health hazards for differing reasons.
With the children excited we were left in the difficult position of 'do we stay or do we run', we called another campsite in Biddenden and luckily they had space for us and friends coming down the next day.
I would say to anyone thinking of booking this site to think long and hard, if you are a group of teenagers looking for some fun and not been hassled about noise and litter. This is the site for you.
They did give us our money back and the other campsite was fantastic ( and cheaper).
I was so incensed having been reassured by the owner that the site was different now, to find this was not the case< I have returned and registered on this site just to warn others.
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We are a family of four. We booked a pitch here for two nights in July 2008. When we arrived we were told to 'just pitch where you can', and paid our money. It was a very warm weekend in school holidays but this campsite was full to capacity. There was just no room to move! Lots of big groups of young lads drinking and loud music playing. How the facilities cope with that number of people is beyond me. They should have numbered pitches which work very well and limit the number of people in busy periods
