Hill Farm Camping
4.92 /5
Set within 18 acres of Essex countryside, Hill Farm Camping offers a family adventure just five minutes from Finchingfield. With spacious grass pitches tents, caravans and campervans can pitch up with the choice of electric. There is something for all ages at the site with friendly alpacas and wallabies to meet, a nature pond, pitch and put, skateboarding and accessible tours! Just a 15 minute walk from Great Bardfield with a pub and shops.
Small site in the pretty Essex countryside with a nature pond and surrounded by rolling hills
Family friendly site set on a farm with ponies, ducks, wallabies and alpacas to meet!
Excellent accessible facilities and onsite activities like skateboarding, archery and pitch and put
About Hill Farm Camping
Enjoy your next family holiday on this action-packed farm site set just a 15 minute walk from the village of Great Bardfield in the scenic Essex countryside. Stretching across 18 acres the site has plenty of space for guests to unwind, play games and try out the activities! The site offers spacious grass pitches, measuring up to 20m x 20m with non electric pitches for tents and an electric hook up for campervans and caravans. Meet the roaming ponies, alpacas and wallabies or stop by the nature pond to say hello to the ducks, this site is great for animal lovers of all ages. The site can even take you on a tour of the farm on their trailers! The site has been modified to provide wheelchair access and accessible facilities so no one needs to miss out on the fun. The local village is just a 15 minute walk away with a local pub and a few shops, or head to Fingingfield, a five minute drive away and known as one of the prettiest villages in Essex. Little ones will love the play area, equipped with swings, slides, a zip wire and even a sand pit! Or, try frisbee golf, archery or the pitch and put course! Sorry, no dogs are allowed due to the animals but please be aware that the farm dog will be onsite. BBQs are welcome and can be hired from the site.
Hill Farm Camping is open from 01/05 to 29/09.
There are 18 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
16 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches
Max 6 people
Spacious grass pitches measuring 20m x 20m for tents only, without electric. No dogs and shared facilities nearby.
2 x Electric Grass Pitches
Max 6 people
Spacious grass and sand pitches for campervans, caravans and motorhomes with a 13 amp electric hook up. No dogs allowed and shared facilities nearby.
Site tariff
Things to do on site and in the Braintree area
There is plenty onsite to keep boredom at bay and with wheelchair accessible paths and facilities everyone can join in! Meet the wallabies, ponies, emus, ducks and alpacas and if you prefer not to walk the site offers farm tours too.
Walk by the nature pond and see what wildlife you can spot with dragonflys, frogs and great crested newts often spotted! Or, try archery, the descender board (skateboarding with tracks!), the 9 hole pitch and put course, or of course visit the playground!
If you wish to explore the area there are some pretty villages and countryside all around the site, the village of Finchingfield is just 15 minutes away or Audley Head is a 25 minute drive. The market town of Saffron Walden has a whole host of cafes, shops and restaurants to explore for a day of mooching.
Other nearby activities include:
- Tuffon Hall Vineyard (20 minutes)
- Audley End House and Gardens (25 minutes)
- Golf World Stansted (30 minutes)
- Chelmsford (35 minutes)
- Colchester Zoo (45 minutes)
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