Hill Farm Camping
Hill Farm Camping
4.93 /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.
Overall runner up of Best Newcomer Award in our 2024 Camping and Glamping Awards
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 in 2024 and 2025.
Facilities include showers and toilets as well as accessible facilities including disabled toilets, a mobile friendly wet room, an electric height adjustable changing table and a power outlet for a personal hoist. There is also WiFi access.
There is also a washing up area and a shared fridge/freezer. BBQs can be purchased from the site and electric bikes are available to hire.
For little ones there is a play area with a swing, a slide, a sandpit, zip wire and games. The site is also on an activity centre with frisbee golf, a 9 hole pitch and put, archery, farm tours, animal petting and a nature pond.
If you are planning on cooking during your stay you can pick up supplies there is a Co-op in Great Bardfield, or if you would prefer to dine out there is The Vine Bardfield both of which are a 15 minute walk away or under a five minute drive.
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 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 10 amp electric hook up. No dogs allowed and shared facilities nearby.
4.93 /5
100%
would recommend
"The facilities and amenities were all very modern and clean and the animals are just an added bonus!"
Jake R - Sep 2024
"The campsite offered so much space and our pitch felt wonderfully secluded"
Chris W - Sep 2024
"Perfect for camping with lots of activities. Our two young children didn't want to leave"
Tom B - Sep 2024
"A special experience I will never forget"
Alex T - Aug 2024
Lovely place, lovely animals, lovely people!
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Jake R
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Alan and Ruth (the owners) were really friendly and hospitable but also let you get on with your own thing when you want to as well. The location is very pretty and quiet, the facilities and amenities were all very modern and clean and the animals are just an added bonus! Can’t wait to come and stay here again!
Amazing!
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Chris W
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I had an amazing stay at Hill Farm with my three-year-old daughter, who absolutely adored all the animals. From the moment we arrived, Alan and Ruth made us feel incredibly welcome. The campsite offered so much space and our pitch felt wonderfully secluded, with no one else in sight. The facilities were excellent and spotlessly clean. I highly recommend staying here and can't wait to return—hopefully for a longer stay next time!
Lovely
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Alix B
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An absolutely lovely stay at the farm! Ruth and Alan were so helpful and went out of their way to be hospitable. The campsite was lovely and animals were a super cute addition. Lots of free activities too, like badminton, archery etc. Facilities were good too. Town is an easy, nice walk and The Vine has amazing food. Can't wait to stay next year.
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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