The Secret Campsite Lewes

Town Littleworth
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East Sussex

BN8 4TD

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Welcome to The Secret Campsite Lewes

The Secret Campsites Lewes is one of The Secret Campsites, a collection of Real Camping and Wild Glamping sites focused on nature, peace and space.

The campsite is a peaceful, tents only campsite for nature lovers, real campers and their families, who are looking to explore Sussex, Brighton or Lewes. Our woodland meadow camping pitches are large and secluded and come with their own camp fire pit and free hot showers. We also have a number of unusual shelters where you can spend the night.

By keeping the meadow car and dog free we enable wildlife to flourish, and this increases the number of encounters that you and your family will enjoy. It also ensures that it is a safe place for children to roam freely and explore, and we have an area of woodland where dens can be built and trees climbed.

We are located in a beautiful and sparsely populated part of East Sussex, and our camping meadow is enclosed by both private and public nature sites. These include great stands of ancient and coppiced woodland, and a site of nature conservation interest, SNCI. This mosaic of habitats is incredibly rich in wildlife and The Secret Campsite Lewes is lightly managed to create an environment where wildlife can thrive. The surrounding ancient woodland has been encouraged to advance at the edges of the camping meadow, which ensures an ever changing diversity of animals and plants for you to watch, hear, eat, smell and touch. Catch glimpses of deer, hunt for slow worms, wake to the dawn chorus, build dens or simply enjoy the unique flavours of fresh and foraged produce at the end of a busy day.

We also have two secret shelters, The Tree Tent and Gridshell. These are both fantastic quirky accommodation options for your stay in our beautiful site. Both of these beautiful shelters have been designed by local inventor and designer Jason Thawley and the Tree Tent was even featured on George Clarkes Amazing Spaces.

Camp with us as you relax and explore Sussex, and you’ll leave wanting more.

Please note we are a peaceful family site and do not allow groups.

Directions

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Travelling from the South:
Leave Lewes heading north on the A275 ½ mile after the Cooksbridge train crossing, turn right at the Rainbow Inn, signposted to Barcombe. Stay on this road for 2 miles to Holmansbridge Farm Shop and we are the fourth turning on the right. The Secret Campsite at Brickyard Farm shares it’s driveway with a house called Woodside.

Travelling from the North:
Follow the A275 South through North Chailey. Continue through Chailey Green with the Five Bells pub on your right. ¼ mile after leaving Chailey Green, and just after you enter South Chailey take the first turning on the left, Markstakes Lane. Follow this lane for about 1 mile and take the first turning right onto Town Littleworth Road. Follow this road for ½ mile and take a left into Brickyard Farm just after passing White Lodge on your left, where you will see a blue sign for the Secret Campsite.

If you reach Holmansbridge Farm Shop you have overshot. From the shop go back up the road and we are the fourth turning on the right. We share our driveway with a house called Woodside.

For those with sat nav Brickyard Farm is at BN8 4TD

On arrival find a space in the car park and then head to reception. As the field is car free we’ll help you unload and transport your belongings over to the meadow.

Trains
Lewes has a busy train station and is approximately a £15 taxi trip away. There are usually taxis waiting here or pre book with Lewes taxis 01273 48 32 32

Alternatively, Haywards Heath, is around a £20 taxi ride away. Again, there are normally cars waiting here, or you can book ahead with Haywards Heath Taxis 01444 420 004

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29 Apr 2016

02 May 2016

Stayed In: Tent

Review Submitted: 01 Jun 2016

Camping with real fires and spacious pitches

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If you want tent camping with real fires and spacious pitches, this is the place for you! We spent the early May Bank Holiday at the Secret Campsite for the first time and came away mightily impressed. Our pitch was enormous (as were the others), meaning lots of privacy. There was virtually no road noise as the nearest main road is a fair distance away. With no cars on site, there was even less noise (and plenty of barrows to move gear from car to pitch). This left us to the glorious sounds of nature, peace and tranquility. The general vibe of the place was really friendly and relaxed, and the owner Tim with his staff were always on hand and helpful. The price of wood was a bit steep, however this price is shown on the website. Can’t wait to camp here again. Cheers! Richard & Mandy

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29 May 2017

01 Jun 2017

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Review Submitted: 11 Jun 2017

Had a great stay

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Weather was ace which always helped, but the warm welcome from Tim, plus the beautiful scenery, peacefulness and proximity to coast all make for a superb break (kids loved it)

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23 Apr 2017

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Review Submitted: 13 Jun 2017

One of the best campsites ever

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As a life long camper and scout leader it is always great to find a new gem of a place to stay. The Secret Campsite is one of those amazing gems. The only pre-requisite my son had for his birthday camping trip was that we had to have a "proper caveman fire to cook on!" Its not so easy to find a campsite these days that allows open fires for reasonable safety reasons - however Tim and the gang at the Secret Campsite avoid this by giving everyone acres of space almost literally!!! We cooked every meal on the open fire and it was wonderful. From the moment we arrived and Tim came bounding out to greet us, get to know our names including the three excited young boys in the back and then send us off to explore the site and decide where we wanted to pitch to the moment we left having met the sheep, we had a wonderful time both on site and exploring the local cycle tracks and pubs. Tim remembered our names from the very first meeting which is always a lovely touch but I won’t let on to how he does it - that’s another secret. I cannot recommend this place enough - but please don't tell anyone - its a secret for a reason.

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