Church Farm is a place for quiet camping and enjoyment of the countryside where you can camp under the stars. To enjoy a little more comfort book one of the wooden cabins, which sleep up to four, or why not try glamping in one of the smart bell tents which offer a range of extras. Come and meet the animals, collect some eggs for dinner and get a taste for farm life. Café, shop and pub serving fresh farm produce with play areas too.

Set in acres of Hertfordshire countryside, innovating sustainability in farming

Meet the animals and camp under the stars at this ultimate countryside retreat

Family friendly with woodland play areas and animal experiences for the little ones

About Church Farm

This farm is a not for profit community interest company, setup in order to innovate and create sustainable small farm enterprises. It produces every cut of meat, every vegetable and every fruit it can. Value is added through doing its own butchery and processing, making ready meals and guests eating in the pub, cafe - and buying from the farm supports this. There is a core team of full and part time people who help across the enterprises, supervised work experience for adults with difficulties volunteers and much more contributing to getting the huge amount of work done on site, to grow food and bring it to market. With 175 acres, there's no shortage of beautiful Hertfordshire countryside to enjoy and space for everyone to spread out on grassed pitches without electric. One area even offers a chance to swing a hammock from the trees or camp in tempting woodland. This is a place for quiet camping and enjoyment of the countryside. Ideal for families and friends, there are unallocated pitches to enjoy for tents and motorhomes. Campfires are welcome and kids love meeting the animals, feeding sessions and all the fun of the farm. Plus, wooden cabins provide a cosy break for families (sleeping four) and bell tents (sleeping up to five) offer some incredible glamping packages to suit any taste. These include mattresses and blow up beds as standard (wood burner in the cabins), while you can add extra packages with freshly laundered linen and bedding, Prosecco and glasses, BBQing essentials and much more. Enjoy connecting with the land and getting to know where your food comes from!

Grass camping pitches are available during school holidays. Woodland pitches and the cabins are available all year round and bell tents are available from Easter to the end of August.


Facilities and amenities

There are plenty of facilities on site including an outdoor shower unit, water and compost loos in the fields. There are also showers and toilets at the farm and a farm cafe, perfect for breakfast, lunches or afternoon tea and cake. You can shop at the onsite farm shop with essentials for your BBQ and more. There is an indoor soft play area and outdoor woodland play area too.

Across the road is the Jolly Waggoner Pub which serves dishes prepared using food from the farm.

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Adult only

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Allow commercial vans

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Allow pets

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Bike hire

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Café / restaurant

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Communal BBQ

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Disabled facilities

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Drinking water

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Electric hookups

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Entertainment

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Family friendly

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Fires allowed

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Fishing

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Games room

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Glamping

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Golf

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Horse riding

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Hot tub

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Internet access

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Kids club

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Kids playground

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Laundry

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Near beach

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Near pub

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Open year round

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Peaceful

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RV pitches

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Shop

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Showers

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Swimming pool

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Toilets

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TV room

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Vineyard

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Water hookups

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Watersports

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W.C. disposal


A note from the site themselves...

We are a community interest, not-for-profit social enterprise. We set up the site to innovate and create, replicable and sustainable small farm enterprises. The project started back in 2008 and it took over six years of losses and a steep learning curve to get it to full production and just break even!

At the heart of everything we do is rural care and education programmes. We provide training and work experience for people with learning disabilities and/or mental health issues and offer educational trips, internships and programmes to local schools and colleges.

Our 'Co-farmers' work with our experienced staff in small mixed-ability teams in a variety of jobs to suit individual interests, needs and abilities, contributing to the upkeep and maintenance of the farm. We are very proud of everything we do here and hope to keep it going for many year to come, Tara


Map and address

Park address

Church Farm,

Ardeley, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 7AH

Coordinates

51.9269, -0.0966 | TL 30 27

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Church Farm is ideal for...

Couples

Older children (13+)


There are 234 accommodation options on-site

Bookable pitches and accommodation options

150 x Grass Camping Pitches

Max 6 people

Grass camping pitches which are not allocated, but rotated between fields with events and livestock. Small campervans, hammocks and tent camping all welcome. No electric.

50 x Hammock and Woodland Camping Pitches

Max 6 people

Wild camping in woodland, ideal for hammocks, tents and tarps. No electric.


Church Farm reviews

4.75 /5

24 reviews

100%

would recommend

Overall
4.75
Location
4.79
Value for money
4.67
Service
4.83
Facilities
4.71
Cleanliness
4.75

"Very impressed with the site and all it's facilities, especially for families"

Penny S - Jul 2024

"I rarely visit a campsite that is so friendly and thoroughly well run as Church Farm"

Tony C - Jul 2024


Great camping spot

Kiri M

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Small Tent - Hammock and Woodland Camping PitchesAug 2024

Lovely place to camp with great facilities. Very picturesque.

Site's response

Hello Kiri, Thank you for leaving such lovely feedback, we hope to welcome you again in the future. The Church Farm Team.

Worked well for us

Alan T

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Sprinter-Type Campervan - Grass Camping PitchesAug 2024

We were happy with everything. The facilities were basic, but suited us. We didn't have time to go to the farm park or go for any walks, maybe next time.

Site's response

Thank you Alan for your feedback, we hope to see you again soon. :-) Church Farm Team.

One night stay

Penny S

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Medium Tent - Grass Camping PitchesJul 2024

Only stayed one night but had a delightful stay with our campervan and family in a tent. Very impressed with the site and all it's facilities, especially for families.

Site's response

Good Morning and thank you for taking time to leave some feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again in the future. Thank you.

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FAQ

Check-in for camping is between noon till 6pm and from 2pm-6pm if glamping - check-out for camping is due by 4pm and before noon for glampers.

Yes, you're welcome to bring up to three dogs per camping pitch or accommodation, provided they are not left unattended and are kept on a lead whilst on the site.

Campfires are welcome, after permission from the site, and campfire packages are available to purchase onsite including kindling, logs, firelighters and matches - logs are also sold in the farm shop onsite. Guests are also welcome to bring their own BBQ or you can purchase disposable BBQs, charcoal bags and more at the shop. There is also a large BBQ available to hire which is equipped with grill, tongs, charcoal and lighters.

Sorry, awnings, gazebos and pup tents are not permitted.


This is a very special place, where all the family can visit a real working farm. They regularly offer events such as Egg Collecting, Lamb Bottle Feeding and Pygmy Goat Walking - and if you're staying during special holiday (e.g. Easter, Halloween etc.) then there are even more activities to choose from.

Go for gorgeous walks around the site, feed the animals and then show the little ones a good time at the woodland play area or follow the Fairy Trail.

Enjoy walking the farm and seeing the animals - this is your very own slice of country heaven.

The listing for Church Farm was last updated on October 31st, 2024 at 4:23 PM

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