Fairlight Wood Club Campsite

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Good for families

Ancient woodland setting

Very well kept, in ancient woodland setting. [ No amusements for kids,which is not something I needed] . I have a dog,and walked straight into the Woodland Trust Guestling Woods every morning, which are wonderful. Paths lead onwards to pub and church through pasture and crops. My pitch had views of other caravans without screening, but this is a smallish site,and feels relaxed. Not far from Hastings town nor from Fairlight Country Park. Needs an aerial co-ax cable [sold at the shop] to connect to the booster,since the TV signal is poor. Definitely returning.

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tenire

Caravanner from East Sussex

Reviewed on 05/08/2018 17:02

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Difficult for Motorhome users

The site is quite remote and as a new motorhome user i was disapointed with the absence of buses, that are so infrequent as to be almost unusable. There is not easy riding option to cycle to Hastings and a 25% incline has to be overcome to get back from the local beach. The site is a nice woodland site for woodland walking but I suggest that it has limited value to motorhome users as an access site for Hastings.

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Keith bertie

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Reviewed on 04/08/2018 20:57

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Good and bad.

We were given a choice of two pitches on arrival for our caravan and awning. Taking the warden's advice we chose a pitch which was the poorest. Two 25m cables for hook up and a TV point that didn't work. Chocks needed to level the van and a squeeze to get car and awning on the pitch. Strangely the non awning sites seemed larger pitches, reserved for the camper vans. The approach to the site is tricky, very narrow in places and essential to arrive after 12.00 and leave well before. Facilities are standard CCM and adequate for a small site. Good parts are the woodland walks, a good pub two minutes away and the tranquil setting. Decent location for visits but not suitable for cycling. Day trip to Calais was enjoyable, Battle, Rye and Camber sands also. Hastings not brilliant, neither the Cuckoo cycle trail, 15 miles away and just a long tunnel of bushes, not very interesting. Be sure to go south to North to avoid the uphill return. Overall an enjoyable stay but the weather made it. In future I won't listen to wardens.

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spg123

Reviewed on 29/07/2018 12:09

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Too many dogs

We stayed here in June 2018. The facilities were spotlessly clean the warden was friendly and helpful. Good food a short walk through the wood to The Two Sawyers pub. Unfortunately this site is overrun by the dog brigade. We saw owners with four and six dogs some were off lead. I would say that we counted upwards of 30 dogs on this small site The barking and yapping was at times unbearable.

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Stilroamin

Reviewed on 26/07/2018 13:50

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Summer holidays part 1

First time to this part of the country and this made a great base, wardens very friendly and helpful, site clean and tidy. Great pub (Two Sawyers) through the wood take a torch for your wobble back. Don't try to cycle into Hastings unless super fit as it's a bit hilly, a cycle ride from Hastings to Bexhill is worth it though. A visit to Rye is a must. Everywhere was very dog friendly. Will have to return.

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webstar67

Reviewed on 25/07/2018 17:27

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Home away from Home

We've been touring for 5 weeks around the UK, staying mainly in Club sites and have had 3 separate stays at Fairlight. Whilst all the club sites and wardens have been very good, the Fairlight site and the wardens Sue and John are in a class on their own. The site is smallish but well laid out, with good privacy between most pitches and an easy walk to the facilities. Plenty of service points and a spotlessly clean and modern toilet block. A short walk thru the woods is a lovely Pub with good food and beer and well priced. The only downside is the last 800m drive into the site is on a single track lane. We had no problems, but it is narrow. Also take care NOT to turn right leaving the site (or to approach from that side) as its 2 miles of single track with no passing bays. We are now in Europe for 6 months, but will definately return to Fairlight if the opportunity arises.

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Colin the Kiwi

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 03/06/2018 19:54

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A perfect bank holiday

A great weekend had a Fairlight woods Site. This is the smallest CMC site we have been on and we loved it. It’s set in Fairlight woods so lots of trees around, good size pitches and very clean facilities. The wardens are super friendly. If you have dogs and they love woodlands then this site is perfect. There is a woodland to one side of the site that has lots of different paths you can take. Then the woodland at the bottom of the site goes through to an open grass area and a good pub! I did not see a play area for children (but i was not really looking), however there were a number of families on site with kids who were playing on their bikes. We have a large twin axle unit which meant our pitch was allocted for us, we dont mind this and are very used it it due to our size. My top tip is to ensure you follow the directions on the website as the road is narrow on the approach, if you come the wrong way you will not be able to turn into the site. All in all a very nice site, one I would recommend and certainly visit again.

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lorrainegravett

Reviewed on 28/05/2018 14:16

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Peaceful & chilled atmosphere

We stayed here for a long weekend in May, 11th - 14th. It was very peaceful with a chilled atmosphere, a great site for dogs. There's a lovely walk through the forest to the local pub. The site, showers and toilets were immaculately clean. The wardens were very welcoming and friendly. The site is only a few miles from Pett Level Beach which is dog friendly and when the tide is out has a massive sandy beach with rock pools and the ancient sunken forest. There's a lovely forest/meadow walk directly opposite the site across the road called Guestling Woods. We will definitely stay here again, us and our dogs absolutely loved it.

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Wonkydog

Caravanner

Reviewed on 22/05/2018 18:46

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relaxing peaceful site

Wonderful site within beautiful woodland, full of bluebells and wood anemones and plenty of wildlife to see. Facilities were excellent and spotlessly clean, staff are friendly and very helpful. A lovely experience, we loved it our dogs loved it even more! We can't wait to go back there again.

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Carloz

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Reviewed on 10/05/2018 18:28

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Delightful

What a gorgeous little Site. Set in a lovely wood, Primroses, Wood Anemones and Bluebells abound. A warm welcome from the Wardens, very clean facilities and a great little shop. The bonus is a 5 minute walk through the Bluebell wood to the Pub! But respect the arrival time though, otherwise you will cause chaos and the Wardens will be cleaning 'til 12 anyway.

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Davidjronald

Reviewed on 28/04/2018 14:37

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