Hundred Acre Farm
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Slightly sloping field, no problem with chocks, as drive up track & in at the top of the field, so shouldn’t be a problem getting back out at the bottom: although it’s been wet over the last weeks (or months), ground doesn’t appear waterlogged. Lovely views, walks & bike rides with South Downs on the doorstep. Walked over hill to Victoria Inn at Marsden, which was 4 miles all round 1.5 miles (30 min) walk on direct route. Power & water on pitch, chem empty & bins at bottom of field. Cross country course on site. (Horses). Cost us £25 pn in winter due to electricity costs. Working farm, so some noise as expected. Friendly helpful owners.
Helpful owner,pleasant location.
We got stuck in our 3.5 tonne motorhome as the ground in the parking field was sodden.The owner helped me to push the MOHO to get going. Essential to go in top entrance to field and park parallel to the hedge .The field slopes down slightly and the exit is at the bottom.Do not attempt to turn across the field which is what we did initially and got stuck.
Fresh water and electric at the same point by the hedge.
ÂŁ25 pn March 24. including EHU.
Just the job
Stay at Hundred Acres for 6 nights, it is a working farm so some daytime noise is expected. Sat Nav directions take you straight to the site with no problems. The site doesn’t have facilities although each pitch is serviced with water and electric. Grey waste is empty into the hedge row Two slight issues, the taps are hard to turn and one of ours continually leaked, the hedging around the EHU stand could have had the brambles and hedging tidied up and secondly the CPD could do with some TLC. Plenty of supermarkets and filling stations around in Petersfield and Chichester. Plenty of pubs in the immediate area. The location is convenient for POI,s and there are walks directly from site. Cost was £20/night which included electricity
Not grumpy at all
A previous review described the owner as grumpy. In my opinion this could not be further from the truth. Both Mr and Mrs Bray were extraordinarily friendly and welcoming. The site itself is delightful, situated as it is in beautiful, peaceful countryside. There is no hard standing but we didn’t have a problem (even in January) having been given helpful, sensible advice by a very ungrumpy Mr Bray! Thanks so much for having us.
AndyBrotherwood
Reviewed on 01/02/2023 16:46
Great location
This is a working farm and there is daytime noise of driers during harvest time but this is an excellent rural retreat with great walks and views. A friendly welcome too. Thank you, we will return
Lovely rural site
Site is on a lovely field next to a working farm, so there is some tractor activity occasionally. Water pipe next to the pitches & strong power supply. Dog friendly but site not fenced in.
Handy for Chichester, Arundel, Portsmouth & the Isle of Wight.
Many pubs to choose from. The Victoria Inn, West Marton is very friendly & has fortnightly quizzes. The White Horse at Chilcote had excellent food.
Would return outside of harvest time.
Another fantastic stay at this wonderful CL
This was our 3rd (or was it our 4th, I think I've lost count!) stay at this CL and once again, a fantastic and highly enjoyable stay and we just can't wait to return. Mrs Bray always makes us so welcome and it was nice to meet James this time as well. We love to hike and using this as a base means you can access some of the best walking in the South of England, on well kept up paths that take you through hills, forests and some amazing views - particularly along the South Downs Way. Remember this is a working farm and so if you come in late summer, it's all about getting the harvest in and getting the grain dry. Great pubs within walking distance (by that I mean within 2 miles for the furthest one) and if you have a car you can access great little towns and NT houses too.
Grumpy greeting
As a single female driving a campervan, my worst nightmare is to try and park on a sloping grass field after a day of torrential rain.
So my nightmare was made worse on Saturday 12 October 2019 when I attempted to manoeuvre into position on the CL at Hundred Acre Barn.
Campervans do not like wet, grassy sloping sites and I was doing my best, tried first gear, very slowly and then tried 2nd gear, also slowly................ then to make my nightmare complete, a very grumpy owner came over and said "Look at the damage to the field".
Thank you for enquiring if I had had a stressful journey (that was sarcastic) and that I and my 2 small dogs were safe now and he could assist me (also that was sarcastic!) There was no assistance offered!
There were terse commands to "reverse, now drive forward and DON'T LET IT SLIP" "DON'T LET IT SLIP". He obviously has never tried to drive a campervan on slippery, wet, sloping grass.
I was appalled at that 'welcome' and will never visit again - grumpy owner
vmah
Reviewed on 13/10/2019 19:53
Little gem
Just come back from our second visit, very local to us but in a different world as away from everything, always a nice welcome and great to see the local wildlife like the birds of prey and the pheasants and grouse, good walks from the site and 2 good pubs to walk to , will be back again without a doubt
Smashing CL
Very quiet spot, overlooks arable field, Mrs Bray asked us to just pitch up on arrival, she came and had a chat early evening, there are water points by the electric hook up, grass was short. There are buses to Petersfield and Chichester bus number 54, about a 15 minute walk to bus stop which is opposite the Pub for Chichester, the bus to Chichester leaves at 10am and 12.15. Buses back are the 12.50 and 15.50 from the Cathedral. There is also a village shop near the bus stop in Compton. This is a working arable farm and must be very noisy at harvest time, with combines, and driers being used. Would come again when in the area but not at harvest time.
Having a motor home we found it very useful having buses to go into Chichester without the hassle of driving and parking
Bub and Mos
MosandBub
Reviewed on 15/08/2019 11:22