Fontmills Farm Campsite
Fontmills Farm Campsite
4.92 /5
Located in the stunning East Sussex countryside, Fontmills Farm Campsite offers friendly, family run camping and glamping. Get back to nature from your grass pitch, great for tents and small campervans or treat yourself to glamping in a fully furnished bell tent or a beautiful shepherd's hut. Near the popular towns of Eastbourne and Tunbridge Wells and with access to the famous Cuckoo Trail, it's the ideal spot for your tranquil break.
Small onsite shop with delicious homemade treats and camping essentials
Walk or cycle along the Cuckoo Trail, a car free track located right at the bottom of the farm
Friendly and spacious camping and glamping in the Sussex countryside
About Fontmills Farm Campsite
This welcoming camping and glamping site is set on a 140-acre family farm in the low Weald of East Sussex. Head here for sweeping country views, sheep in the paddocks next door and fantastic walking trails nearby, including the Cuckoo Trail. Suitable for tents and small campervans, there are 42 pitches available on the camping field, each with plenty of space to enjoy a restful break. All pitches are first come, first serve. It wouldn't be camping without a campfire, either! The site has fire pits to borrow, and log bundles are available onsite to keep the fire burning. For glamping, experience a relaxed rural escape in one of the fully furnished bell tents or shepherd's huts. Except for a good book, all you need to bring is yourselves! Sleeping up to two adults and three children, there are three beautiful bell tents - Lovelily, Ruby and Zephyr. All are fully furnished with a king-size bed and a few other home luxuries, including a kitchen box with essentials (plates, bowls, mugs, cutlery, pots and pans etc.) and a picnic table outside. Wendy and Winnie, the shepherd's huts, also provide the perfect country retreat. Sleeping up to two people, each is well equipped with all the essentials and offers stunning uninterrupted countryside views. The two shepherd's huts also share a fully equipped, covered, all-weather kitchen cabin, including a gas hob and fire pit. Sorry, no dogs are allowed.
Fontmills Farm Campsite is open from 03/05 to 14/09 in 2024 and from 02/05 to 13/09 in 2025.
Facilities here include three showers, four flushing toilets, two compost toilets and freezers for ice packs.
There is also a farm shop onsite with a few essentials available, including logs, firestarter kits, marshmallows, eggs, the site's own lamb burgers, flapjacks, brownies, cold drinks and ice cream. The shop is open between 3pm and 7pm daily.
Local pubs include The Six Bells and The Gun in Chiddingly, both a 10-minute drive away.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Internet access
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilets
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
There are 47 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
35 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
Max 6 people
Grass pitches with no electric and space for more than one tent or a small campervan. Pitches are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.
7 x Non Electric Grass Pitches (Weekly)
Max 6 people
Grass pitches for those looking to stay for the week. No electric.
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Clara P
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Fontmills is amazing! Surpassed all our expectations! We’ll be back!
Beautifully clean and simple camping
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Helen W
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Very friendly owners on hand to help and offer suggestions for local places to visit. 3 camping fields and a huge wildflower meadow to wander through. Fire pits to hire and limited light pollution - a very relaxing site! I would definitely recommend.
Loved every minute!
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Sophie A
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I cannot recommend Fontmills enough, we had such a lovely weekend and I want to book to come again! Steve and Nicola are delightful hosts, and want to make your stay as great as possible. Our highlights were giving Wotsit the goat a good scratch and enjoying the stunning wildflower meadow just next to the campsite, and we had plenty of space to play lawn games. The facilities are great, always very clean and had everything you need and more. Can't wait to come back!
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Things to do on site and in the Hellingly area
There's no shortage of things to do at Fontmills Farm Campsite. Plenty of walking and cycling opportunities are nearby, including the Cuckoo Trail, which can be accessed from the bottom of the farm. This popular walking and cycling trail follows an old railway track between Heathfield and Polegate and is ideal for all the family!
If you're after a fun family day out, head to Knowhatch Adventure Park and Farm (10 minutes), Blackberry Farm Park (10 minutes) and Drusuillas Zoo (20 minutes).
For one of the prettiest coastal walks in England, the famous Seven Sisters Country Park is just a 25 minute drive from the site. Or you can head to Eastbourne (20 minutes) for a lovely day on the beach.
Other attractions include:
- Herstmonceux Castle (20 minutes)
- Glyndebourne Opera House (20 minutes)
- The Observatory Science Centre (20 minutes)
- Lewes Castle and Museum (25 minutes)
- Ashdown Forest (30 minutes)
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