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Wowo Campsite
Wapsbourne Manor Farm
Sheffield Park
Uckfield
East Sussex (Browse area)
TN22 3QT
Tel: 01825 723414
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Pitches: 48
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
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 No Caravans |
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 Small Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
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 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <10 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 Outdoor Pool <5 miles |
 Horse Riding <1 mile |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <1 mile |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 Beach <10 miles |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 Riverside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Bernie99 |
2 reviews from this member |
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 After hearing good things about this campsite, I was pretty surprised how poorly maintained I found this site was when I stayed there with my family.
It is indeed a lovely setting, but it has become neglected. The chemical toilet on our field was full (literally to the brim!) on Friday and by Sunday, still had not been emptied. The main toilet / shower block was very unclean, even though a cleaner left it as I was going in, after supposedly having cleaned it (I'm not fussy but much grimness left on the loo seat).
The rope swings were seriously tatty and falling apart and a baby swing seat was splitting underneath badly
An uncovered manhole in a walkway was lethal. If you managed to avoid that, a disused underground cable that had surfaced and been chopped off, with it's exposed rusting metal cores was a very scary thing to behold.
There was a communal indoor relaxing area with table tennis and easy chairs, but the net was held up with sticky tape, everything was dirty.
I wasn't convinced about the site's so called green credentials either - a motley collection of very old fridge/freezers for the campers use, probably accounted for much of the local CFC emissions.
On the plus side - the free soup and bread on Saturday was very tasty.
If you still insist on coming here, you might want to bring a guitar as that will apparently gain you free admission at the weekend, if you have a communal strum and a bit of Ging Gang Goolie 'round the campfire. Although from the bits of performances I heard, I think I've worked out where the seemingly never ending supply of distributed firewood came from! 
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Groovycamper |
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WOW! What a super campsite! Probably the best we've been to with friends and small children. We had a super pitch, overlooking the fields to the back of the site. But where ever you pitched I think you'd be delighted. Camp fires are actively encouraged (and let's face it, camping wouldn't be camping without one!). Plenty to do on site with rope swings from the trees to wood carving in the early evening. There were a few large groups staying in our field but this didn't cause a problem with noise as everyone staying seems to be very considerate. The owners were dishing out free soup on the Saturday night and the ethos of the staff was wonderful. I have one main criticism though, and that's the loos and showers. The toilet blocks could do with upgrading badly (cracked sink, no lock on one of the two toilet doors) and one loo block backs on to the washing up area (which is not nice when you're washing up!). The shower cubicles are very small which makes showering small children very tricky and none of the loos or showers are very private. I have to say that Wowo is the most cool campsite in a very beautiful setting with lots to do on and off the site; it's obviously very popular but please Wowo, re-invest in your washing and toilet facilities as one weekend is enough using the facilities available now! It really lets down an otherwise fabulous site. Will go back but not for an extended stay sadly.
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Jessdean |
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An excellent campsite for everyone! I would recommend it for any families, singles, kids, couples of any ages as there's truly something for everyone.
I only camp if they allow fires and being only an hour drive from me in London was a real bonus. Furthering on from the last review I can also confirm they now take all rubbish so don't let that put you off as if anything can't be recycled they stil take in general waste!
Toilets good and clean, portable loo's but with proper toilets (not the plastic ones!) or compost toilets - you do have a choice now. Showers were clean and hot and it was pretty busy during my stay but never had to wait for them.
Washing up area was very clean, all campers I saw wiped down and washed out the sinks after they'd washed up. And the campers fridges and freezers were something I'd not experienced before and were all basic and 2nd hand but were clean (bar a bit of grass - but if that worries you then I wouldn't recommend camping for you!)
Staff were polite and helpful. Firewood delivered to your tent each night which was excellent - but if you want you can collect it from reception. On Saturday night there was tasty soup and fantastic bread (all free) it was all you can eat, fresh and organic from the farm! There was also seconds on Sunday for lunch! All veggie too for all you vegetarians like me out there.
There are some beautiful walks that reception can help you with. I really enjoyed ditching the car for the entire time and taking in the countryside how nature intended - on foot.
I will definitely return to this site, can't really fault anything at all!
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Tiny-sarah |
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Fantastic site, :)
Me and my boyfriend are new to camping (I did it a lot as a child but this is my first time since being an adult, can't say I've grown up though!)
And we both loved this site, it's very relaxed and easy going, we stayed for 2 night's between Easter and the royal wedding weeks, but it wasn't too busy lots of room in the pitches which many have a fire pit and I suggest camping near one it's such a cozy and relaxing atmosphere to have a campfire, plus when we went it got very cold at night so it kept us warm and you cant beat a cooked meal on a fire you made.
The site has loo's they call thunder pot's these are eco friendly compost loo's and have a lot of these scattered around. Though the idea behind them are great, there just a bit too close to nature for me and my boyfriend so we walked back and forth to the more normal flush toilets near the barn. We camped in the far corner of lower moat and didn't mind the walk. They have four shower's per sex in all but they we're never over crowed in are stay. I had a shower in the portable one and was very hot (you can turn the temp up or down in these ones)
The barn is full of furniture and chairs so could sit many people, the barn also has plenty of fridges and freezers for camper's to use. And also has WiFi connection which came in handy,
Reading review's before people said you had to take your own rubbish home, they now have a recycling and general rubbish bins near the reception. And encourage you to recycle.
We brought are dog with us and it's a good site for them too, though you have to keep them on a lead in the camping area's there are big dog walking field's in which you can let them off and has a wooded area in which when we went was full of bluebells and was breath taking,
There's a couple of public walks from the campsite, and we ventured into Uckfield village about 7 miles away so takes about 15 mins in the car, and has allot of shops and a co-op and a Tesco, a boots pharmacy (which we had to use for hay-fever tabs for my boyfriend) we stopped at the cock and bull pub for lunch which has good food and is good value, I would recommend it (also I would recommend the cookie mountain, delicious!)
All in all a totally great site, if you want chilled relaxed and close to nature then this site is for you,
We're definitely going back in July.
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Alkarichard |
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We had such a lovely time there. We have 8 year old and 6 year old boys and it was paradise to them. At weekends you can book bushcraft classes for them too. Great play space in a barn and lots of fridge and freezer space.The staff were really friendly and all the other campers were great too - nice music playing in the evening too. It was all quiet by 10pm and we all slept well. Would be good to use over a weekend as it's only an hour and a half away from south London. Definitely go back.
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Hela |
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Before setting of we had many friends raving on about this campsite but we had no particular expectations. It's ok but I didn't like the eco/organic/tree hugging thing that they've got going on. I would probably go back but only if they fix up the facilities which are not good.
I got to use my new campfiregrill (see http://campfiregrill.Co.Uk/) which lots of people asked me about and having an open fire was great.
PROS:
Good range of pitches but you have to choose carefully- luckily we did- as you'll either end up very exposed to all elements or in a wind tunnel.
Free soup and bread over the weekend
Fridges to freeze food and ice blocks
Nice homemade bread in the shop
Great woods and brooks for the kids to explore
Indoor activities such as table tennis for the kids
That weekend they has chicks for the kids to look at
Nice local walks and attractions such as the Bluebell railway
Washing up facilities were ok
Staff responded quickly when I reported the grim state of the facilities (see cons below)
Can have a fire at anytime
Expensive considering the state of the facilities
CONS
The compostable toilets- reeking, and minging- build proper toilet facilities with low flush ones (I think these are more environmentally friendly)
The ancient portaloos with cold tap water, no hand towels/dryer and dodgy showers
The only slightly better purpose built toilet/shower block which at least had hot tap water (no hand towels/dryer) but rubbish showers
The lack of showers and toilets (surely the ratio to campers is incorrect)
Dirty campers which made the facilities even more grim
The 1980's fridges which must have been emitting enough CFC's to put an even bigger hole in the Ozone layer
The 'by donation' thing for wood and bread when in fact it has a single charge- £5 for wood and £2 for bread
The 'don't drive for the environment' but then delivering the bread by a very polluting 4x4 off roader, despite the fact that there were wheelbarrows and no pitch was that far from the barn
Some of the brooks were very stagnant and smelly (of sewage in places) so had to be sure kids didn't fall in water
Campers using the wheelbarrows to cart kids or other things they're not designed for in and breaking them
Not close to any major shopping area
The very expensive bushcraft activities
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Rosie36 |
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We loved this site! Very natural, lots of different fields, hay bales and gullies for the children to play and a Spanish BBQ breakfast at the weekend. Very chilled atmosphere. I would definitely go again but can't as we have a caravan now and they don't accept them :( Sad as it was so lovely, especially having a campfire and they deliver firewood to your tent door every night! Now that's what I call service!
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Kirkyk |
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We had a wonderful 3 night break at Wowo. We stayed at Stepping Stones pitch with a 4 year old boy. He loved being in the hub of the children's play area and made lots of really nice friends of all ages. It would have been nice to have some peace once it went dark so we could get our son to sleep easier.
But it is a kids paradise if you like the natural theme park of idyllic trickling stream, mud slides, plentiful rope swings(ten more next year) and campfires. We did have the world and his dog exploring through our pitch but they were all friendly.
Shower facilities were sparse and the toilet block is best. Didn't take a shower in the mobile because it was not very private. Had to wait for a mum to shower her two children but I didn't mind life is slower when you are camping.
The barn, trails, compost loos and walk to the Pub great fun. Many fridges and freezers and good information with friendly staff.Would be useful to have bins only saw one rat but we were right by the river.
The wash up area in the lower moat could do with hot water. But we enjoyed the walk to the Barn. The Trading Place was very reasonable and great place for the family to eat have a drink and play. The sloop Pub was a lovely warm reward after the adventure of dear spotting in the near by forest. We are going to book for next year though perhaps a more quiet pitch.
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: P Capon |
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This is a lovely natural site surrounded by lovely woodland. There are lots of fridges and freezers for campers and a barn to keep dry in for those rainy days.
However, showering and toilet facilities are poor. I still prefer to be clean and to go to toilet in private! For a site which is supposed to be eco friendly, I didn't feel that having to drive to take your rubbish to a recycling site or piling it up in plastic bags to take home was very eco.
This is quite an expensive site compared to others
We had a lovely time over 3 days but 3 days was probably enough.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Emaburst |
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Waspbourne Manor Farm is a wonderful site for families. There is a relaxed atmosphere throughout the campsite, campers all say good morning and afternoon, it really was quite a find. We spent much of our time just at our pitch in the Tipi trail, cooking things on the campfire and watching out 1 year old son run around in the woods (not very dense, just a few trees). The only drawback I could pass on was that our pitch, The Bluebell pitch, was the epicentre for all of the children to congregate at the rope swing. As lovely as this was for our son, there was no escaping the hoards of curious kids who were happy to wander in to our tent first thing in the morning and stayed at the swing until around 9, long after our son had gone to bed.
For some this is a real plus but I think we would have been happy with a little less attention from the kids - a spot like Frank's spot at the end of the Tipi trail is ideal because the kids are only moments away but you'll get a break.
Next time we'll probably camp in the main fields and be a bit more anonymous I think. We'd definitely return though - the veggie breakfasts were stunning, the atmosphere was lovely and the soup and storytelling in lower moat Saturday night were wonderful too. Just be aware of how close to a swing you are when choosing your pitch!
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Filitosa |
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Wowo is a beautiful campsite and we visited it on a glorious weekend. There was a lot about it we liked: the outstanding natural beauty, the relaxed vibe about pitches, the no-amplified-music policy, the family atmosphere.
What concerned me a LOT was the ratio of loo and shower facilities to the number of campers on site. Surely there should be more than three showers each for men and women, and more than two flushing loos? There must have been at least 150 families camped there, and with lots of babies and young children around, access to adequate sanitation is particularly important.
I have no quibble with composting loos, of which there were several, but it was the hottest weekend of the year and none of our group of children would use them because of the smell.
The verdict from campers in our group who have been there before is that Wapsbourne need to invest in larger, better loos and showers quickly. It's not enough to be lauded in the press for your many glories. I was astounded that the showers and loos were still usable - credit to the other campers. But this was not really glamping!
Friendly welcome though and a fantastic family camping experience. Just a rather dirty one!
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Jesmin |
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The facilities were adequate and clean. There were insects galore, but that's what you get with camping. The pitch was flat, but what really made the camping trip was the open campfire. We loved it although we had to purchase the wood from the camp people. However since being on another camping trip as we normally go with three families, everyone missed having the open fire. The children loved it.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Pinkhebe |
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We went as novice campers with a large group over a weekend.
It was great! Even the compost loos which I was dreading were ok, and the showers were fine
The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves to the extent that I don't think their toenails will ever be clean again. They loved the woods and the rope swings.
Fab soup on saturday night - recipe please, and marshmallows on the campfires were a great way of ending the weekend.
I will definitely be returning.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Jim Stoddart |
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We'd read about this site and booked well in advance to enjoy the music / camp fire vibe mentioned in the newspaper. We were not disappointed at all - the staff were wonderful, the site itself picturesque and 'varied' in that the different fields all offer their own perspectives and atmospheres.
We were lucky with the weather and on the Saturday headed off to the attractive local pub - 'The Sloop' with a great beer garden and good food but in reality there was little need to leave the site. The kids were totally absorbed with exploring the shaded 'Tipi trail', splashing around in the stream and playing on the various rope swings.
The amenities were outstanding - with hot showers and water catering well for the numbers and we even enjoyed free soup prepared by the campsite owner. Saturday's ambience was lifted by the encouragement of acoustic music and our own campfire sing-song was lifted by the fantastic 'Nicky' who came and sang a few numbers with us.
This is an exceptional site run by people passionate about what camping should be about: people relaxing in beautiful surroundings, cooking on open fires and appreciating the place for good, honest acoustic music as part of the mix.
We will definitely be heading back to Wowow soon.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: ZoAnne |
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My 1st time camping and how lucky I was to be camping on the Tipi Trail. The friend I went with is a pro camper so luckily I wasn't totally in at the deep end!
Our pitch was at Brook side. Next to a rope swing over the brook which was fabulous for 2 of the children we had with us. Needless to say no sooner had we finished putting our tents up we got the opportunity to try out the shower facilities as two of the 6 year olds looked like mud monsters!
I know the review is meant to be objective, but hard to find any negatives for this site. Only that dogs really should be on a lead at all times as we had one or two visitors, one who left a rather large gift outside our pitch.
And whilst I think of it.The compost loo's were being used by more people than I think anticipated. May need a lot more sawdust and maintenance.
An idyllic camp site, exceeded all expectations. What a perfect break for the kids. Camping in the woods, next to a brook and being allowed to get muddy!
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