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I went for a short weekend break with my family (5 people). The site wasn't particularly easily accessible, with lots of narrow and hilly roads leading to it, so I can imagine people with a large vehicle or trailer may struggle. It was also a bit of a distance to the attractions in Battle.
The facilities were very clean, although I was surprised that there was only one toilet block, so during peak season this may get too busy. Good washing up area, and plenty of water sites. I was disappointed that there was only one freezer unit which was at reception so quite far away.
I thought the price was a bit steep, charging per person per night rather than per pitch. I was also disappointed by the size of the site, with the slopes meaning campers are pretty much on top of each other. Finally, the lake was a lot smaller than I was expecting, and fishing wasn't great.
Just returned from a wonderfully relaxing weekend. The site was beautiful and quiet with an abundance of wildlife. The owners were friendly and helpful and the site was well maintained. Toilet and shower block were always clean and warm with plenty of hot water. Can not wait to return in August.
A brilliant campsite in a very peaceful setting. Don't be put off by the list of rules, the owner is actually a nice guy and easy to get a long with.
The pitches looked well looked after and everything was presented to a high standard.
The loos and showers were clean and free to use for no additional charge (no coins needed, and were actually decent and nice to use!).
Our camper had some trouble starting one morning and the owner was happy to lend a hand by towing us a short distance to get us started up (really must replace that starter motor. ). Nice guys, seems the type to help where he can.
The site is located a short drive to Hastings or other attractions, such as Bodiam Castle. There's also a well stocked and tidy 'tourist information' point on site with all kind of maps and leaflets - very useful!
We were pleasantly surprised by the stunning location of Brakes Coppice Park. At Easter the woods were covered in bluebells and it was really tranquil. The site owners were friendly and helpful and the pitches were grassy and easy to get on to. The toilet blocks were pretty basic and could do with modernising, but the water was warm. The children loved the freedom of exploring the woods and making camps with all the fallen wood. There was a lovely dog-walking area through the woods - perfect for all dog needs! The little shop provides basics and there are a number of large supermarkets nearby, as well as Hastings for seaside entertainment. We will be back next year.
Great site in a lovely location, with a fantastic river walk to the nearby pub. Perfect for dogs - although you have to keep them on a lead in the site, they can go off by the river, and the pub has a massive garden and welcomes dogs inside and out.
We were really happy to find this site after being disappointed at another campsite in Rye, and we will be returning!
Set in 500 acres of beautiful, rolling Kent countryside. The Oast village on site is the World's largest Oast house collection and makes for a spectacular backdrop. Grass and hardstanding pitches for caravans, tents and motorhomes with electric option. Modern toilets and showers and multiple washing up facilities.
Small shop onsite and pub/restaurant at the entrance. The River Medway flows through the site, providing idyllic waterside pitches. Make the most of the location and try your hand at canoeing or fishing or simply sit back, unwind and enjoy wildlife spotting. Five minutes' drive from Paddock Wood station and trains to London Find out more here
This was a peaceful site, well sheltered by tall trees and we had a pleasant stay. It has very strict rules about noise and these were generally adhered to (very small children understandably being an exception!) - the site was quiet from before 11pm to around 7 in the morning facilitating a good night's sleep. Being some way from the nearest pub helped in this respect as people didn't come back rowdy and drunk late at night.
The site is well sheltered by tall trees and is in a hollow (poor or no mobile reception!) so there is little problem with wind.
Pitches were generous for small tents which our's was but families with the giant tents were a bit cramped and their cars had to be parked elsewhere.
The shower and toilet facilities were sufficient most of the time but struggled a bit when the site was full.
There is no grocery shop - these are all several miles away so if camp cooking, you need to be organised about your shopping.
There is a central children's play area which the many kids on site thoroughly enjoyed.
We arrived at the site in the early evening. The site wasn't busy so we were able to have a choice of pitches. The main field is surrounded by trees and is circular with pitches all around the outside and a playground in the middle with more pitches around it. There is also a fishing lake where there are a few more pitches. The nicest part is in the woodland where there are about 10 pitches which were quieter.
All the pitches were numbered and were very generous in size.
The showers and the loos were always kept clean.
Unfortunately it was a cold windy weekend so we walked to the nearest pub which was The Plough at Crowhurst, which was about a 40 minute walk away. The menu is very limited and basic but cheap, Wouldn't recommend that you eat there. The alternative is to walk up to the Battle main road to the White Hart, but didn't try that.
There is a handy Tesco express just before you get into Battle which is open late.
We've just spent probably the wettest weekend camping ever at this site. The site was so lovely though we barely noticed the rain.
We arrived on Friday Afternoon, (luckily still dry at the moment), the entrance to the site is a steep and winding private drive down into a beautiful wooded valley that time forgot. Pulled up at the wide parking area at reception and was met by the owner, a lovely gentlemen with a wealth of local knowledge. We we're only the 2nd camper on site, the weather forecast had meant others had cancelled and wimped out. The owner gave us a choice of pitches but gave us advice as to which were the driest at the moment as the area had had a deluge of rain the day before and the site was pretty damp. We choose the the nearest hardstanding to the Shower block and we're lucky enough to get our folding camper up before the first of many many showers! The shower block is very new, modern and as good if not better than most. Two large showers in each mens and ladies plus a good sized disabled one. Showers have good hanging pegs and a little stool to sit or place your things on. All were immaculately clean and well stocked with paper and a hand dryer. On the side of the shower block are three large sinks and drainers for washing up, all under cover with piping hot water.
In the centre of the field there is an area for kiddies with a little adventure walkway which our two 9 years old throughly enjoyed, plus a bit of clear ground for running around on or throwing games, (no football)
In between a couple of showers we ventured up into the woodland which is part of the site (about 15 or so acres I think we were told) although a bit steep in places and slippery because of the conditions we all loved scrambling around in the wood, in the dry the kids could have hours and hours of fun in here, all perfectly safe and fenced in all the way around, also at the bottom of the site is a large pond you can fish, again fenced off to stop little ones wandering in unattended. I imagine a very pleasant place to bring a deckchair on a summers evening away from the rest of the site.
On Saturday morning before the heavens really opened we walked back to the main road turned left and walked towards the main town of Crowhurst, on route we came across an RSPB reserve and had a brilliant time wandering around in the huge wood, even came across a little waterfall deep in the valley, nice easy well marked out walks as long or as short as you feel able to manage.
From the site we heard and saw woodpeckers, buzzards flying over heard, loads of rabbits, and we think we saw a fleeting glimpse of a deer of some sort, plus we saw loads of other types of birds, not sure what but they were very pretty, that is till they wake you up at silly a clock in the morning! (that's not really a moan, is was a lovely way to be woken actually).
The site has a good information hut with a freezer for ice blocks at your disposal, an area by reception for linking to wifi and to charge your electrical devices if your not on EHU.
On Sunday morning when we were to pack up it was still raining on and off, water was running down the road ways and it was pretty miserable all around. Obviously with 2 kids and a Folding camper it is not ideal conditions to pack up, we asked the owner if we could delay packing up and he couldn't be more accommodating, he told us the sun was due out in the afternoon and that we could stay as long as we liked to get everything dry. By three in the afternoon we were in glorious sunshine and the site looked absolutely beautiful, it was like being in a little world of your own down in this delightful little valley and we will most certainly be back.
This site is very tranquil & picturesque at this time of the year, we stayed for 3 nights, with a large unit, ample pitch space, but let down by only having 6 amp electric. Tv reception was either non existent or very poor, as was the wi-fi which only worked within 20 or so feet of the office, (maybe I should have asked before I booked the pitch?)
But on a lighter note the owners are very pleasant & very helpful,
The entrance to the site from the road is limited, which then goes down a very picturesque (but bumpy) lane, there is a very steep downward incline three quarters of the way along the lane (this could be a bit awkward getting out if you haven't got a 4 x 4) followed by a sweeping right hand bend, then levels out to the reception,
We have just spent a weekend at this beautiful campsite it's our 3 visit. The owners are very friendly and helpful. The campsite is set in beautiful surroundings, is quiet and clean.
We have never had to queue for a shower.
The showers and washing up water is always hot.
One thing I would like to disagree with is other reviews have said that the shower blocks are dirty not at all the only reason the showers could get dirty is because the people using them do not clean after themselves - it is not because they aren't cleaned
This site is a good base if you want to explore East Sussex - there is loads to do to keep you occupied within a 45 minute driving distance
Also if you don't fancy going out for the day there is a small fishing lake you will end up down there all day I all ways do, lol
This site is wonderful and we will certainly be going back. Thank you to the owners for 3 fantastic holidays - I wish I lived on the site permanently as you do - its like living in a bubble!
Set in 500 acres of beautiful, rolling Kent countryside. The Oast village on site is the World's largest Oast house collection and makes for a spectacular backdrop. Grass and hardstanding pitches for caravans, tents and motorhomes with electric option. Modern toilets and showers and multiple washing up facilities.
Small shop onsite and pub/restaurant at the entrance. The River Medway flows through the site, providing idyllic waterside pitches. Make the most of the location and try your hand at canoeing or fishing or simply sit back, unwind and enjoy wildlife spotting. Five minutes' drive from Paddock Wood station and trains to London Find out more here
I don't know where to start with my review for this site, but promised I would submit an honest review to protect others from the appalling conditions myself and my wife experienced.
We arrived down the steep incline mid-evening, so it was already dark. The owner, an older guy, was in reception sporting a scruffy, dirty jumper explaining he had a bad cough. Nice enough temperament though.
After setting up I visited the loo and couldn't believe how dirty, untidy and full of spiders webs and insects, both dead and alive it was.
Plus, just like the toilet block, the outside washing up area looked like it hadn't been cleaned for weeks; it was disgusting.
The next day, in daylight, it was just as bad; I cringed when I needed to visit the loo and shower. We looked elsewhere in Battle, then checked out of this awful, awful place.
We stayed in the small field at the bottom, next to the small lake and it was lovely, so quiet and peaceful, and flat too.
The facilities are of a reasonable standard - several loos and a couple of showers and we never had to queue for anything, maybe because the majority of units are caravans/motor homes that have their own facilities, or maybe because it was near the end of the season (mid September). I imagine you might have to queue a bit at peak season. There was also a hairdryer for 20p, and everything was regularly cleaned.
The owner was helpful when we booked in, although we were disappointed that the shop was closed, as it was end of the season so can't comment on that.
We enjoyed our two night stay here with our two young children.
Despite the fact that the site is set in great wooded surroundings it loses a bit of aesthetic appeal because of all the staked out pitches, paths and signs - although these meant that the site was well organised. The site was divided about half and half between tents and tourers, a couple of which looked like they were semi permanent.
I thought the shower/wc/washing up facilities were really excellent, in a purpose built block with plenty of capacity. As a family of not particularly hardy campers this is something we look out for, and it is not easy to win my wife's approval, as this site did. There was plenty of hot water for showers, even coping with a large party of French school kids (who were very sensibly put in their own camping area in the woods so the other campers weren't disturbed.
There was a useful little shop which sells ice creams and essentials like washing up liquid, although I was surprised that it had quite rigidly enforced opening hours - given that it was operated by the person on the reception desk who sat right next to the shop window.
There were some other nice touches like an display of local attractions and a freezer for cool blocks; my kids loved the climbing/balance course in the centre of the campsite, and I enjoyed walking the dog through the woods.
No open fires allowed here, which pretty much fitted with the overall ethos - safe, well organised and practical (so very popular with my wife and the children) but for me just slightly lacking that sense of getting away from it all.
Beautiful surroundings but well packed in, pitches seemed very close together. It's been a while since we camped anywhere with so many young children around.
Our children are 19 & 14 & we always made every effort to keep to the noise rulings on sites (ie not after 10 or before 7 etc), but there didn't seem to be such effort made these days to encourage younger children to keep their voices down at 6 in the morning or the middle of the night!
Showers & loos were good although not especially well cleaned!
The lake area was pretty & the owls at night were wonderful to hear. Surrounding area of battle & especially the abbey were fantastic & rye was well worth a visit.
The site was pretty, with lovely woodland, and the facilities were clean. Pitches are pre-allocated and some of the pitches are sloping.
Nearby Battle is lovely, with an interesting castle and great pubs.
However, the site had no recycling facilities of any kind and this is very unusual, considering that most campers are relatively environmentally friendly.
We did not want to throw away our glass, paper and plastic so ended up taking it all home with us. Not ideal.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing On Site 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool <1 mile 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <5 miles 
Beach <5 miles 
Watersports <5 miles 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
I went for a short weekend break with my family (5 people). The site wasn't particularly easily accessible, with lots of narrow and hilly roads leading to it, so I can imagine people with a large vehicle or trailer may struggle. It was also a bit of a distance to the attractions in Battle. 
