Shear Barn Holidays and Touring
Hastings, Sussex
Formerly known as Hastings Touring Park, Shear Barn is a safe and secure park - ideal for all the family with a choice of defined pitches and modern amenity blocks, as well as lots of space for you and your family to enjoy the great outdoors. Literally on the doorstep there's the rural beauty of the 660 acres of the Hastings Country Park to explore.
About Shear Barn Holidays and Touring
This is one of those sites you might want to keep under wraps. Shear Barn is walking distance (only one mile, to be precise) from the smuggling adventures of St Clements Caves and Hastings Old Town, five minutes' drive from two priceless East Sussex beaches, and 15 minutes' walk to Hastings town for rummaging around at Hastings Castle and the Blue Reef Aquarium. It'll be a hit with the kids, that's for sure. With the site location high on a hill overlooking the Sussex sea and parkland, you'll have superb views all around you too. Even a tipple in the bar is accompanied by English Channel scenery. Closer to ground, there are swathes of well-maintained greenery on site to take advantage of the Hastings sunspot locale - think picnics aplenty. A choice of grass and hardstanding pitches - both with electric if necessary - range in size from 10m sq upwards.
The site normally opens on 1st March and closes on 31st October, though some facilities (bar and restaurant) are open all year round.
The site offers excellent services and facilities, with modern amenity blocks and plenty of space to play and enjoy the great outdoors. The children's playground should keep the kids entertained, while you can also nip next door to Shearbarn Park for tipples, food, heated indoor pool, fitness room, Sky Sports and an indoor soft play area.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets on site
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
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilet
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
WiFi
There are 427 accommodation options on-site
299 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
Non electric pitches for tents up to 9.0m x 9.0m (29.5ft x 29.5ft). Gazebos are not permitted. Parking for one car next to your pitch is included.
99 x Electric Grass Pitches
Electric pitches for tents sized up to 6-man (max 10.0m x 10.0m, 32.8ft x 32.8ft). Gazebos are not permitted. Parking for one car next to your pitch is included.
29 x Electric Hardstanding Pitches
Max 9.0m x 9.0m (29.5ft x 29.5ft). Gazebos are not permitted. One car parking space next to your pitch.
Site tariff
Interested in staying at Shear Barn Holidays and Touring?
Call 01424 423583 to book.
Unfortunately Shear Barn Holidays and Touring doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
Site rules and policies
Nil refund due to inclement weather.
Pitch to the left.
Normal size pitches are 10m x 10m on average.
Gazebos only at the discretion of the warden, enquire on day of arrival; charges will apply.
Awnings must be attached to your unit of accommodation and not pitched separately.
Awnings at a maximum width of 2.5 metres.
No fires.
BBQs at the warden's discretion must be raised off the ground.
No single sex group bookings.
Due to traffic congestion, arrival time is from 1:00pm only and departure time by 11:00am.
Late check-outs at discretion of the warden on the day of your departure, charges will apply.
No loud noise, amplified music, engines left running after 11:00pm.
Please respect other guests and children by keeping language and behaviour clean.
Dogs must be on a lead at all times and not cause a nuisance to other guests.
Please dispose of all litter in bins provided. Do not leave litter on your pitch when departing.
Only 1 vehicle per pitch allowed. Additional cars must go in the main car park located at Shear Barn Holiday Park, and not on vacant pitches.
Parents and guardians are responsible for the supervision of children in their care.
Alcohol may only be consumed within your pitch area, access roads and play areas are dry areas.
Vehicles including scooters & bicycles must be kept off the grass, except for the parking area at your pitch.
The speed limit is strictly 5 mph throughout the site.
We do not allow commercial vehicles on the site - if you are unsure about your vehicle, please contact us before travelling.
Please refrain from using the trees as clothes lines.
Skateboards, scooters and roller blades are not permitted. Ball games are allowed but not near buildings or camping areas.
Anyone not abiding by these rules will be asked to leave the park.
Things to do on site and in the Hastings area
The site is moments away from the hundreds of acres of Hastings Country Park, part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - and for those who fancy a stealth visit across the Channel, the ferry services of Dover and Folkestone are around an hour's drive away. Great family days out to London or Brighton are easy without the car too.
St Clements Caves has enough history for at least a couple of films, being used as everything from a gambling house to an air raid shelter, to a smuggling den.
While you're around West Hill, take a trip on one of Hastings's two cliff railways for access to Hastings Castle. The other railway, East Hill Lifts, is the steepest funicular railway in Britain and leads to Hastings Country Park via views over Hastings Old Town and the Stade.
At the seafront, the Hastings Miniature Railway runs to its headquarters Rock-a-Nore, home of the fishermen's museum, the Blue Reef Aquarium and spectacular seafood outlets (try the Essex oysters).
To land some of your own, take a shore, boat or deep sea wreck fishing trip from Hastings or one of the nearby coastal towns.
The shingle beach at Hastings is about 15 minutes' walk from Hastings Touring Park and the sands of St Leonards within five minutes' drive. Both are family-friendly and with easy access to town facilities.
Elsewhere, swimmers should flow towards award-winning Pelham Beach. Watersports fanatics, sunbathers and those with buckets and spades can pick from Bexhill, Camber Sands with its kitesurfing school or peaceful Winchelsea, a shingle beach with sand showing up at low tide.
Hire a bike in Hastings town centre to take advantage of the off-road cycling routes across the Sussex Downs or pedal your way along one of the routes direct from the touring park. The Hastings and St Leonards Cycling Club sets off on a ride most Sunday mornings and can share tips on some of the best routes.
You'll also find downs and cliff walks direct from the site via Hastings Country Park - pick up a site guide at the visitor centre - and several horse-riding schools in the area to see the countryside from high up.
Interested in staying at Shear Barn Holidays and Touring?
Call 01424 423583 to book.
Unfortunately Shear Barn Holidays and Touring doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
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