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The Secret Campsite
Brickyard Farm
Town Littleworth
Barcombe
Lewes
East Sussex (Browse area)
BN8 4TD
Tel: 01273 401100
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Pitches: 21
Open: 22/03/2024 to 01/11/2024
29/03/2025 to 31/10/2025
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 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 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 |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <10 miles |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
 No Indoor Pool |
 Outdoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Horse Riding |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <10 miles |
 No Watersports |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <10 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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Date of Visit: September 2023  |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Other |
| Reviewer: Amanda |
1 review from this member |
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 I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived and was allocated a pitch. Spacious with natural screening.
So nice to be able to have a fire and/or BBQ.
Recycling bins logical and easy to use including a bin for left over food.
Relaxed and friendly staff who are there on hand if you need them.
Lots to do in close proximity.
Toilets and showers well designed and not too busy.
I can't wait to return, why go anywhere else? 
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| Date of Visit: August 2019 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Solo traveller |
| Reviewer: DeborahTurner |
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For people who enjoy this type of campsite - quiet, a campfire, natural surroundings and plenty of space this is the perfect place.
The thing you really need to think about is whether the 'no cars on the camping meadows' is for you. The barrows and trolleys available are plentiful. Big and easy to use, and I managed my canvas tent, chunky Icey Tek and all kit in two barrowloads.
But some of the pitches are a bit of a walk from Reception, and involve a few bits of slope. For me: it's worth it. NO cars to spoil the view, no car doors closing late at night, no driving between the tents. If this is an issue I am sure you could ask for a pitch closer to the car park.
It isn't a 'pitch where you like' site - the pitches are mown out of meadow, and allocated, with mown grass tracks leading to each pitch. But pitches are a long way apart, and have varying degrees of privacy provided by clumps of bushes and trees, tall meadow plants and the undulation of the ground.
Each pitch is huge, and is equipped with a firepit ( a brick circle) with surrounding logs to sit on.
There are 18 pitches - but you can put more than one tent on each pitch up to a max of 7 people including no more than 4 adults / 5 children on each pitch.
For a Back To Basics experience, the site also has many facilities lacked by similar sites: covered washing up sinks with hot and cold water, a fridge and a freezer, three hot water showers (free- solar, paid for electric) in spacious well equipped cubicles and four flushing toilets and an extra one on the 'paid for' shower room. I used the solar shower : plenty of hot water.
There is also a compost toilet in the meadow.
There is a charging point for electric cars.
At the very friendly Reception you can buy cold drinks (San Pellegrino cans) or fresh coffee - espresso, latte etc, hot chocolate, . During Reception opening hours. 9-11. 3-6. 30. You can pre-book wood, charcoal, kindling, a grill to put over your fire and a Dutch Oven, and these will be delivered to your pitch.
Or if you buy on an ad hoc basis you can pay for bags at Reception, or out of hours put your name on the honesty board for bags you use. I was pleased to have booked 2 bags of logs in advance and have them delivered to my pitch!
Bring what you need - no provisions stocked at Reception, and it is a few minutes drive to the nearest convenience store - there is the Farm Shop just down the road - high quality butchery, some beautiful (costly) cheeses and nice (limited range) of local fruit and veg but it isn't a place you would stock up on groceries.
This is a quiet site: no music any time, quiet requested and quiet by 10pm. No group bookings of more than 2 pitches. There was a mixture of families, adult campers, solo campers.
I would really look forward to returning to this site.
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| Date of Visit: April 2017 |
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| Reviewer: CaoimheD |
1 review from this member |
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If anyone wants a place to find space, peace and nature this is your place.
The Secret Campsite was the most needed tonic. Going through a very stressful time in my life I booked 3 nights. It was so nurturing I stayed for another 5.
This place has individual pitch space, surrounded by carefully planted trees and plants. The owners are wonderful and look after their guests as if they were part of the family.
It is a very special place where the sun shone every day. For single campers to families please give it a visit.
One of the 'worlds gifts'
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| Date of Visit: June 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Crc44 |
2 reviews from this member |
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Another fantastic stay for our family. Our third year. We love the peace and the nature. There seemed to be more wild flowers than ever. Well done to Tim for keeping true to the values on offer. You can escape here, camp in the true style, and they have kept the pitches to a minimum to give you lots of space to breathe!
All very inspiring. Love the nights with starry skies (when it isn't cloudy) and owls hooting in the woods.
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| Date of Visit: May 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Mr & Mrs Mungo |
7 reviews from this member |
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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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| Date of Visit: May 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Steve1694 |
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One of the best campsites we've ever stayed at. It helped we had it pretty much to ourselves, but there was plenty of space around each pitching site. Bluebell woods on 3 sides of the big field. So many birds to listen to and watch. Good, clean and working facilities, although not fancy, and very friendly and helpful staff. Great location for Lewes and that part of the South Downs. Lots of farm shops nearby.
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| Date of Visit: April 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Bplisted |
1 review from this member |
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A lovely campsite. The pitches are spread out across three fields (two small and one larger). You get plenty of space for your tent and a fire pit.
The site is family friendly, no dogs, no cars in the camping fields and no noise after 10pm (no radios allowed at any time). The owners encourage visitors to enjoy nature and have encouraged wild flowers and such to grow between the pitches.
The toilet and shower block is good and cleaned every day; you have a choice of showers fed from a solar thermal unit, or you can pop some coins in a meter to use an electric shower.
The solar showers were warm and fine in April when we visited. Tim, who runs the place, was really friendly and made us feel very welcome. You can walk to nearby farm shop and pub and there's lots to do in the surrounding area being a little north of Brighton.
When we were there the composting toilet in our field was not in use, but it was only a short walk to the main toilet block.
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Tbowry |
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A lovely site where you can enjoy a large pitch with campfires allowed, absolutely brilliant. The pitches are nicely spaced, but it's not as secluded as we had hoped from their website. Some pitches seemed to have 2 tents and it felt like there were a lot of people around. There were too few showers for the number of families staying on site and for the amount charged to stay it is a shame you have to scramble around for 20ps to use one of the showers, especially as this is the only option if the solar showers run out of hot water. The washing up area is very clean and tidy and having a communal fridge was really useful. The campsite is well situated for family walks in the woods and down the disused rail track.
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| Date of Visit: July 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Sprucy |
21 reviews from this member |
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I reviewed this site in June 2014 and nothing has changed since then. Before leaving I suggested to the owner putting up an additional set of hooks and soap dispenser in the communal washroom, next to the second basin, which would be helpful for everybody. My companion said she really liked the site and would come again.
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Royharper |
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It was great to experience 'real' camping for the first time we've taken our two boys ( 3 and 4 ) away in a tent. The Secret Campsite has masses of space with a mix of well mown paths and pitches alongside more natural areas of trees and meadow.
It's really convenient to have use of a fridge and a good sized washing up space.
The dis-used railway connecting the site means you can go off and explore the countryside without the car which is great bonus.
This site really is so quiet and idyllic and the warm welcome and friendliness of owner Tim and his family made us feel so welcome.
To not be right on top of other campers, and their cars is a real revelation.
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