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Our second visit to this site, and this time the weather was great. We stayed for 4 nights over half term and the site was fully booked every night.
Good things - the space, we had plenty despite it being fully booked and our kids could run around in muddy ditches and go on rope swings - the campfires, lovely staff selling the logs - great location, plenty to see and do nearby though just chilling on the campsite also has its attractions!
Bad things - morons letting their kids drive their cars around the site, we came to Wowo as it was a safe site for our under 5s but this just made our field pretty dangerous
The toilets / showers were pretty mucky all the time despite regular cleaning, a mop would have been really appreciated! - the rubbish policy, some facilities for recycling would be much appreciated.
Not sure I'd go again now unless there was some improvement in the shower / toilet facilities and there are plenty of other sites I want to try.
We stayed mid May and had a wonderful time. Our children, and sister's children are between 18 months and 4 1/2 years and had great fun. In a few year's time, I think we wouldn't see them from the moment we arrive to the moment we leave so walkie talkies are a good idea for adventurous children.
We loved: the space; tranquillity; friendliness of the staff (including log deliveries to your tent just as the fire seemed to be dwindling - £5 a big box of mixed, dry firewood, paper and fire lighters); the free wild garlic soup around a large campfire on Saturday night open to all campers to meet and have a sing song; all the rope swings and bluebell walks
We didn't quite love: the shower and loo blocks were clean but a bit- old but you're camping so what do you expect!
Not sure what one reviewer was talking about machinery and mowing the lawn, as we arrived at 3 on Friday and left Sunday afternoon and there was no mowing and no machinery. Taking rubbish home had a surprising impact as we were the last to leave our field (Lower Brook) and, despite some pretty disorganised campsites during people's stay, you really would not have known a soul had been in the field other than a few smoking embers of the fires as people took all rubbish away.
What can I say, if you want a true fun, friendly, safe and colourful camping experience then this is the place. We have been coming here for a few years now and there is a reason we keep coming back, it just works for us!
There are great open spaces for the kids to roam, explore and do what kids do best, use their imagination. We bought walkie talkies for them, to get them back for meal times, what freedom. Staff are ace, always friendly and sociable in the evenings. Take field games, masses of space and complete strangers will join in on the fun, great place to make friends. We have introduced many of our friends to this great place over the years and they adored it too for its simplicity and appeal.
Beautiful surroundings with the great sound of steam trains to make you look up and think about where you are.
I was looking forward to my visit to Wowo, the weather was not great but it didn't matter I was looking forward to a more rural site.
On the whole, there is a lot of great potential at Wowo.
I was met by a lovely friendly chap who was helpful and gave a good first impression. Having read the 'rules of the site' ahead of my visit, I thought it sounded fine and understood the environmental approach. I do however have a minor gripe with the need to take your own rubbish away.
I pitched by a stream in Lower Brook and had the vast field to myself, I opted here so I could listen to the brook. This was however hampered by the constant industrial machinery that was a tad annoying, not to mention the need to start mowing both evenings from about 5 until 8.
I loved the idea of the place and it was at its best most peaceful about seven in the morning, when the rabbits were out, the birds were in full force and it was lovely. Again, thinking the place has so much potential.
The washing facilities were fine for me, but noting there were few 'campers', I'm not sure how they would stand up at a busier time. There are also the compost toilets of course for additional resource but they're not everyones cup of tea.
I found the static caravans a complete eyesore and not fitting in with the desired feel of the place.
The location is fab and the distant tooting of the Bluebell Railway was adorable.
I was left feeling a little disappointed but maybe this would have been less noted if it had been lovely and sunny.
We have just returned from our first ever trip to this site, with a group of friends. We have had a fantastic weekend, the children are able to roam freely around the site and through the beautiful woodland. To be able to have a camp fire is fantastic and what camping is all about.
I do, however, feel a little aggrieved, having paid £25 a night for two adults and a child, the facilities are hopeless! The eco loos are definitely not my cup of tea, not the first site we have been to that has them, but still cannot get used to them. The other toilets and showers are poor, not enough and in poor repair. Considering the fees other sites charging a lot less have far better facilities.
The site has hung up the 'eco friendly' sign which appears to me to be a great way to get out of entering the 21st century and supplying hygienic washing areas. And no recycling or rubbish bins.
This was our first camping trip of 2010. I had tried to book into WOWO previously but it has always been full on sunny summer weekends. However, midweek in April, the site had lots of room and we chose a super spot near a small stream.
There are three camping fields and a small wooded area with premium pitches. The site has 4 super looking yurts that can be rented. There is also a field where dogs can run off the lead (great).
The site is very natural and there are lots of places for kids to scramble and loads of tree ropes / swings. Each pitch has a rough and ready fire pit and being able to light a fire is a real selling point. £5 of logs kept us going from 5pm - 10pm; they will deliver to your tent on request. You are not allowed to collect fallen wood from the site.
I thought the site a little on the expensive side. We were 1 x adult (£10), 1 x 12 year old (£5) and 1 dog (£4.50!). This meant £24.50 with the logs. However, I was happy to pay this for one night to experience the 'wowo package'. I am not so sure I would have been happy to pay nearly £40 if husband and child #2 had come too.
The site is very peaceful; the only noise was the occasional whistle and hiss from the nearby steam railway. The nearest station is within walking distance from the site; another good reason to visit. If you can't afford a train trip, buy a platform ticket and watch the trains, visit the engine shed and use the cafe.
The site facilities are good. There is loads of hot water (including for washing up) and the small shower / toilet block is supplemented by a couple of mobile units that were very clean. I wasn't sure how the facilities would bear up when the site is full. A curious feature of the site is 20 or so large mobile homes sited near the manor house. These were 'private' and seemed to be occupied by friendly, youngish East Europeans (maybe farm workers?) who also seemed to be using the showers etc.
There is a large rambling barn with a table tennis table and tables / chairs. There are also fridges and freezers that campers can use. The barn is fairly rough and ready but might provide a dry place to sit in inclement weather.
Finally, I should mention that there are some great farm shops near the site and Hayward's Heath has an excellent range of restaurants and high street stores.
Stayed here for a weekend in mid September with my husband and (then) one year old daughter.
Campsite was in a good location, very rural but with plenty to see and do locally.
What attracted us to this site was the idea of having an open fire. It was organised really well, with dug out fire pits, so that people weren't just lighting fires all over the place. Making for a good, safe open fire.
As with all of these reviews I do feel that they need to invest in the toilet/shower block. The facilities they had just didn't seem adequate for the numbers of people.
But the campsite itself is lovely. Friendly, well organised and in a beautiful setting. Will go back despite the facilities, but not sure I could convince many friends to come with me.
Four of us went to this campsite, my girlfriend and I, and 2 of our friends. When I phoned up to book the campsite, they did check our ages to make sure we weren't going to be a rowdy bunch (which we are far from it) so this was already good start as we were looking for a nice peaceful weekend away from it.Which is exactly what we got.
We arrived just before check in time and were greeted by a friendly, yet noisy dog and then one of the workers on the campsite, who again was very friendly and informative.
A really amazing campsite with plenty of pitches. We stayed on the Tipi Trail - a wooded area which gives you your own little space and a private fire pit. That really is the main attraction of this campsite that you are encouraged to have a fire.
You can park just outside the wooded area, and choose your own pitch. There are four portaloos which are very clean nearby. Outside of them there is alcohol gel to clean your hands with which is a really nice touch, especially when you've been handling raw meat for the bbq. Especially for men, there is also a HE PEE BALE.Which after much discussion, we worked out that this must be a 'natural' toilet for men!
There are many facilities on site (being there for only one night we didn't use them) such as a laundry and also showers. There is also a communal area with fridges, freezers, places to sit, a table tennis table and also stacks of information about what to do in the local area.
If there is no one in the office there is a radio on the outside of the door so someone can be contacted at all hours.
Fire wood can be bought on site, or you can bring your own. Even though we only stayed for one night, we went through two boxes (one for the long dark evening and the rest for the morning). My advice would be to bring some small bits of wood and kindling with you (or plenty of firelighters) as the wood pieces we had were quite damp and rather large. Another good thing though, if you do want to get some more wood and the office is closed, you can buy some more, by dropping a £5 pound note through the letter box.
There are lots of little walks to go on around the campsite and it really is ideal to get away from everything and just be at one with nature. We were really lucky to get a nice sunny October day which added to the whole experience, but even if the weather wasn't so good, it would still be a fantastic time.
This is a brilliant campsite and will definitely return next year
We just had 2 perfect days here in the small yurt and it wasn't long enough! Everything you need is provided. Can cook inside or out. Burnt all our rubbish so only had empty wine bottles to take away, that's no hardship. Lovely secluded spot, so quiet. Used the portaloos as the thunderbox was too niffy! Showers good, washing facilities good. Bit of a long walk to the pub but we didn't want to leave the site and took plenty of supplies anyway. Friendly chap comes around and sells crates of dry logs, reasonable price too. Table and seats aplenty outside and a good size fire pit. We saw squirrels, rabbits, sparrow hawks ,pheasants,water voles,bats, and a fox in such a hurry he almost bumped into us in the pitch black, I don't know who got more of a fright him or us, and I heard owls hunting at night. Its our first time in a yurt and we are now spoilt, we don't think we want to camp in a tent again! This lovely place was worth the 5 hour drive. Would return.
We were a group of 40 adults and children and have just enjoyed a brilliant bank holiday camping.
We were put in a field away from the other campers, which gave us loads of space to camp and for the children to run around. Being a large group it's difficult not to make noise, so putting us with other groups in a big field was a great idea.
The children loved the whole campsite, loads for them to do all day without getting bored. Plenty locally to do; fishing, golf, garden centres etc.
The facilities are not 5* but certainly more than adequate. Do not go if you are used to pampered camping, this is a real campsite.
Staff are excellent and campfires always make camping that much better.
Criticisms: The cost of wood is a bit much, bring your own if you can. The grass needed cutting around our tents.
My score for the whole experience would be 8.5/10.
This is a lovely Campsite - very calm. When we visited, a hot roast was offered on a Saturday, which was delicious! Lots of open space, and reasonably priced. The campfire made it really special!
Facilities were okay. They we're fine for a couple of nights, however I'd want a little more 'luxury' if I was staying for a longer trip.
We didn't get to explore the surrounding area too much, however there were some lovely places to go for walks.
Just got back from August bank holiday camp. We were just staying as a family and there were lots of big groups which could be a little overpowering but the owners directed smaller groups to smaller fields so fine. The clientele were a little self consciously boho at times, lots of tepees and bunting - but to be expected by the marketing and proximity to Brighton.
The site is lovely, very pretty with loads for the kids to do in the woodland and stream. It was easy to get to so perfect for a weekend break. Although on the flypath for Gatwick which stared early in the morning and into the night. Didn't use the indoor facilities that much but the shop, toilets, shower were perfectly serviceable - don't go camping for luxury! We had the hog roast on Sunday night which was nice, we tried the Spanish breakfast as well but didn't think that was as good and expensive at the price.
But the best thing (and the reason that we booked) was the campfires, total treat! Wood was quite expensive at £5 for a small crate, so we got through about £20 worth over three nights.
We went to Brighton one day - very close. Didn't try the local pubs.
Great site. Beautiful open site with lovely veiws edged by woodland and lovely places for children to play. Very friendly site manager who made the effort to visit each pitch over the weekend and talk to the campers. Imaginative and well thought out campsite with some great extra touches such as a Catalonian breakfast and a hog roast. We were a little disappointed with the facilities which were a little run down and found it difficult to have to take our rubbish away. Otherwise a really good site.
Have just come back from one night at wowo's. It was very nice to be able to have a campfire and the kids loved the site, cycling around and playing in the stream.
But, the composting loos were a bit disgusting and you had to walk quite a distance to get to the loos at the front from our field. I used the composting loos at first and then stopped when I couldn't stand the smell any longer! The loos at the front, though better, weren't very clean.
Also, you couldn't leave rubbish at the campsite, so we had to take it with us and take it to the nearest dump on the way home. This would be very annoying if we were there for more than one night, as the nearest dump is 8 miles away!
You cannot use the footpaths surrounding the site, partly because people have been littering heavily, but if they took camper's rubbish, surely this wouldn't happen! they claim that they don't take rubbish for environmental reasons, but surely it isn't great for the environment when every camper staying more than a few days has to drive 8 miles to get rid of theirs, surely it would be much more green for the campsite to pay to dispose of this rubbish?!
Otherwise we had a good time, but wouldn't want to stay more than one night!
We had a lovely, relaxing time at Wowo! We only stayed 2 nights, but would have loved to have stayed longer.
The campfires really made our stay here!
The woodland on the site is really safe, and really fun for the kids (and for the grown ups too!)
The hog roast on Saturday night was so delicious!
The site was lovely and clean - though the shower block can get muddy.
There are some lovely places to visit locally, though the directions for local attractions are AWFUL! We set out on a walk looking for one of the local pubs, and ended up in the middle of nowhere! A map would be handy, or better instructions!
We would definitely return to this site, though as were new to camping, were keen to try other sites.
But overall, LOVED IT! :)
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Tent Pitches 
No Caravans 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
No Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
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 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No 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 
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 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
Riverside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
No Dog Walk 
Our second visit to this site, and this time the weather was great. We stayed for 4 nights over half term and the site was fully booked every night.
