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Alfriston Camping Park
Pleasant Rise Farm
Alfriston
East Sussex (Browse area)
BN26 5TN
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Pitches: 60
Open: 20/03/2025 to 31/10/2025
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 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
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 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <1 mile |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <5 miles |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: October 2015 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Andyhagerty |
4 reviews from this member |
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 Lovely 'basic' site. Slightly sloping field. No marked pitches, but plenty of space. No hookups. No playground, but you are close to the sea, and The South Downs.
10 min walk into beautiful Alfriston, with it's pleasant pubs, all serving fine food. Loads of great walking around the site.
The showers and toilets were ok, and are being refurbished for 2016.
One thing, the owner told me that the site is CLOSED during the winter (from November 1st), however backpackers would not be refused. 
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Dodgers49 |
4 reviews from this member |
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Back to basics camping, camping as I remember it when I first started camping way back in the 1960s!
Quite a nice pleasant location, at the end of a valley with hills to three sides, with woods to the right and left. The staff here were good, friendly and helpful when needed but left you alone to do your own thing when not. When you arrive you just pitchup wherever you like wherever there's a space and the staff come and see you for payment and with all the site details etc etc, seven quid a night per person, can't be bad. The place is just a camping field or two with basic facilities, a drinking water tap at each end of the field with a small toilet block and rubbish bins in the middle, plus and toilet and shower block with washing up facilities just outside the entrance to the field. Open fires are permitted but only in the fire baskets provided, you can buy a bag of logs for a fiver or source your own.
We arrived on Wednesday the 20th of May 2015 and the place was nigh on deserted, just several other campers apart from ourselves, didn't stay that way for very long though! On the Thursaday evening follwing our arrival the place started to fill up, and by the next day Friday it was nearly full, and by that Saturday evening the place was was virtually full, heaving with people and kids, must have been about 250 to 300 adults there plus around 150 kids alltogehter! Daytime it was kids running around playing ball games and various games, flying a kite or two, with the adults sitting around the tents enjoying the sunny weather and the atmosphere, as we did. The evenings were enjoyable too, sitting around the tents with open fires and BBQs, smoke everywhere, some music and partying but there's a 10. 30pm curfew here and the whole place quietens down very nicely shortly after. That weekend was a bank holiday weekend and by the Monday evening the place started to empty, was about half full, we left in the morning, Tuesday morning, was only about a third full by then.
Although the facilities where clean and adequate they did get a bit over streached when the place was full, had to wait about half an hour for a shower on the Monday morning. The pretty quaint old village of Alfriston is a short ten or fifteen minute walk from the site, several old pubs that serve food, several or more cafes and restaurants, plus a supermarket/deli that also has a post office, there's some gift and antique shops etc etc in the village too. Alfriston has some fine old buildings which date back hundreds of years. The surrounding South Downs scenery was very good, at times magnificent, a walkers paradise although we didn't do any hiking. The nice little seaside town of Seaford is about a ten minute drive from the campsite, pubs cafes restaurants and the like, shops and supermarkets, and a nice pebble beach with promenade, also has a train station and good bus connections, we spent some time there. The lovely little town of Lewes is short train ride away from Seaford, and on the Saturday of our stay we parked the car and went upto Lewes by train. Once again numerous shops and supermarkets and restaurants and cafes and pubs etc etc, and some nice old historic architecture, a very pleasant little town.
We liked this campsite and the surrounding area, we would go back one day, although not on a bank holiday, nor probably a weekend either, ( very busy ), but once again we did enjoy the kids and the full site and the atmosphere and so on and so forth.
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| Date of Visit: September 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Lynne F |
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Nice quiet and roomy site with lovely surroundings. Some slopes but plenty of level pitches. Toilet block on the campsite is a bit primitive and could do with an update but there was a larger more modern block a little way away.
Staff were friendly and unobtrusive. Could pitch exactly where you liked. Site is surrounded by woodland so it was a delight to hear children playing fantasy games in the woods like they did before electronic games!
Fires are allowed by your tent in a fire pit which was a nice sight to see. Evenings were quiet which was nice with so many children staying.
On the Sussex Way for walkers and a short stroll into the charming village of Alfriston with lots of pubs cafes and shops.
This is our second stay and we will visit again for a short stay as it is not too far from home.
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Rojomary |
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This beautiful campsite is a party campsite! The atmosphere at the weekend was something like a festival - a village of tents, woodsmoke, music, and really the most wonderfully chilled, happy atmosphere.
We were in the area to visit family, and stayed three nights, Thursday to Sunday. We love Brighton (about half an hour away), swam in the sea at Saltdean, went to Drusilla's park, which is just up the road, and had a pub meal in chocolate-box-pretty Alfriston, at the Smugglers, which is very child-friendly and accommodating.
We drove down the (very pot holed) track, to a gorgeous, basin-shaped field surrounded by woods - a really idyllic location. Some tents were pitched around the edge, and some in the middle, and because we were towing a trailer tent, we went for a middle pitch.
The Thursday night was pretty quiet. The tawny owls were the only noise! The showers were decent - the men's recently refurbished, and the women's tired (to be refurbished), but hot and powerful. There was another block of three toilets, and the main block also has a few sinks for washing up.
After a day out on Friday, we got back to a very full campsite with lots of groups, mainly family, but a few without children too. As other reviewers have said, it was pretty noisy, and the noise went on for a long time - 1. 30/2am. But, it was people enjoying themselves and it's hard to be annoyed by that.
So, while we didn't get much sleep, and wouldn't go there again as a lone family, it is so refreshing to find a site not bound by lots of rules and restrictions, and it's great that groups can go there, sit around a fire and have fun. We enjoyed the atmosphere, and hope that this site continues to offer that to large groups. Bring earplugs! It would perhaps be worth the owners warning little families that it's a lively place to camp, though.
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
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| Reviewer: The Family Camp |
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60 people, (24 kids and 26 adults) 20 tents, 6 dogs. Recipe for disaster?? Nope. Just add Alfriston Campsite for a long weekend of fun, BBQ's, water fights, loom banding, beaching and general hilarity! Our group was delighted to come back for the 5th year and we all raised a toast to Roy on the sat night. Frank is doing a great job there and we wish him well: looking forward to hopefully a revamped ladies showers and maybe something done with the massive potholes that have apeared since last winter, but all in all: Frank and Lizzie- your dad would have been so proud of you. See you in 2015.
Xxx
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Karenh46 |
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We planned to stay at this site last weekend of July 2014. We arrived earlyish (or so we thought) at 2pm on Friday. The field was already full around all the edges and we were directed to the left side of the field which supposedly was families only. And we were told to pitch in the middle.
They told us that they were expecting 2 large groups but that these would be pitched at the other end of the field.
Its a lovely spot and would have been a great campsite IF the had not crammed as many tents as could fit into the field. By 11pm on Friday night people were still arriving and pitching their tents. It felt a bit like we were pitched in someone's back garden. There was literally no open grass anywhere near our tent. Or anywhere that I could see. It felt more like a squatter camp than a campsite!
And as it was so packed, it was so noisy. At 1. 30am I asked one set of neighbors to keep the noise down. At 2. 30am a much louder group of neighbors (a 50th celebration I think) with 30+ people were still chatting and laughing. Its not much fun to walk around asking people to quieten down so I didn't, but it was miserable.
At 6. 30am the first dogs started barking and this went on for a while too.
I'm really not a humbug but when I camp I do so to enjoy the peaceful countryside, the stars, sound of the wind, the dawn chorus. This site over this weekend was the least peaceful place I have been to.
We left the site on Saturday and had a lovely day at the Seven Sisters Nature reserve (which is very close by) but when we came back at 5pm and our neighbours were drinking and already rowdy we decided to pack up and leave. Much rather drive back home (2+ hours) than face another rotten night's sleep.
What a shame. The location is lovely, Alfriston is a lovely cute village just down the road, the beach is closeby, the facilities are fine, the campsite owners seemed nice (if a little overwhelmed with the numbers) and there were some great woods for the kids to go and play in.
But until this site can manage the number of guests and learn to manage their bookings better and turn people away to avoid overcrowding, I would say avoid this site if you want a relaxing weekend.
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Shakey isle of dogs |
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This is our favourite campsite.
When the owner Roy Savage suddenly and tragically passed away late last year, we were unsure what the future would hold for this little corner of East Sussex. Along with the perfect setting, nestled in a valley in the heart of the South Downs, adjacent to the pretty unspoilt village of Alfriston, Roy's unregimented, laid back attitude made this place idyllic.
Having visited in May, our fears proved to be unfounded!
Roy's son is proving to be a real chip off the old block. Already the men's showers have been revamped to a high standard, with the promise of many more improvements to follow. Cut in half oil drums for use as campfires have been enhanced to keep them off the grass which prevents scorching. These are supplied free of charge and there are always plenty of chopped logs which are delivered to your pitch and are keenly priced!
I know Frank is keen to emulate his Dad and make this campsite a success in honour of him. In a very short time he has come a long way and is being ably assisted by Augusto.
Good luck. Keep up the good work.
This campsite deserves support.
Paul and Renee,
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| Date of Visit: April 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Salli |
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Great to read all the positive reviews about this site and agree with them, it's a very natural, friendly and unspoilt site which I really keen to support again.
Lovely location and not commercial, very natural and chilled out for groups and families in most lovely part of the world.
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| Date of Visit: March 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Clive Smith |
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Having used the adjacent Caravan CL Site for the past 23 years we too knew Roy Savage and his family very well and miss his presence as much as anyone. This site is far from closed ! Thanks to his Son who has stepped up to the mantle along with some help from his friends, has spent every spare moment of his time ripping out all of the old bathroom facilities next to the tennis courts ready for this season. Rome wasn't built in a day and I am sure that they will build on his success next winter. This lad is a tribute to his late father and his mother and deserves every bit of support that he can get in making this beautiful location going concern for the future. So please come and visit the site and give him a big pat on the back! Dad would have been proud. Clive & Grete
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| Date of Visit: September 2013 |
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| Reviewer: WINNJAZ@HOTMAIL |
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I love this site, its small but just right for a small village and Alfriston is so pretty with a couple of lovely old pubs, quaint cafes, ice cream shop and a few local shops to help with basic essentials. Have a lovely walk down by the river. Have stayed many times and always enjoyed the hospitality that Roy gave us and sadly no longer with us and glad to say his family are running it, thank you!
The prices to stay are pretty average £8 p/p and £5 ish per child!the facilities are fine and expected for a small site. Hot shower and toilets cleaned and kept well. You have local attractions with Drusillas zoo, very nice and something for everyone. Middle farm for cider lovers, good cheeses and home made foods, including a small farm open at a cost but very nice. Seaford beach is not far up the hill only 3 miles away and has some lovely cafes! Cuckmere is one of my favourite beauty spots, you can park and walk through the valley to the beach only 30 mins and have a lovely meal at the cuckmere inn pub and sit in the gardens and enjoy the view. Look forward to staying again in 4 weeks for my birthday and thank you. Noises you can expect there, birds, cows, horses, dogs and people. Its the country and a camp-site, no brick walls just thin material separating you from the next tent so expect laughter, fun etc. If you can not sleep well in the open then re-think your holiday but apart from that we can't wait for our next visit in 4 weeks !
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