Rated 4 of 5

Rated 2 of 5

Peace and tranquility

Rated 5 of 5

Access to local places of interest

Rated 3 of 5

Beauty of surroundings and scenery

Rated 3 of 5

Ease of arrival/welcome

Too expensive

Pros... Nice pub a couple of hundred yards away. Not cheap, but the ale is amazing... Owner makes a good profit on the pub, so pub really shouldn't push the pitch price up to £13 with just electricity. Great for a central base to walk East Sussex. Lovely walk possible from site to Barcombe Mills and Anchor Pub. Never tranquil next to the Lavender Line station (woken one morning by a railwayman rendition of "Oh Carolina")... joy.... But then nothing can ever be perfect... Cons... Told that I must take pitch 3 despite other pitches being empty (and later occupied for 2 day stretches despite me being there over a week)... Wouldn't be an issue, but 3 is overshadowed by the mother of trees that both concerned me a little with its two foot thick boughs high above my little van, and subsequently occasioned a three hour clean of my van on return... Brown stains being sadly permanent... Pitches too small... the end pitch was sadly occupied later the next day by a very long caravan that pitched far too close, meaning intimacy with the owner's of the caravan that then parked in between... And I never take much space in my meaningless Edina caravan. Also various works in the field next door did little to heighten the only moderate tranquillity... I was warned of a festival that was coming, but didn't end up staying for that. So I conclude... 1) Overpriced... an expensive area, but £13 for just electricity???? East Sussex is pricey as goes cl's, but £13???? 2) Pitches can be tight. 3) Far from tranquil, far from prettiest. 4) Great for a central walking holiday, but not really close to anything else in particular. 5) Great if you are a steam fan or treal ale buff (I am both)... Not bad, but not worthy of a return at that price for me... Might be heaven for others
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