Blackberry Wood Campsite is camping with a difference. Don't expect a big field chock a block with…read morevarious tents. Here you hire your own personal glade in the Wood complete with fire pit, cute carved benches and your personal cooking grate to knock up a truly rustic feast. The location is really beautiful and while you are in the country and will certainly need a car to reach to site, it's still close enough to Brighton (about 4 miles from Ditchling) to be easily accessible. Be warned though, this place is immensely popular and weekend stays are already fully booked for the summer season of 2010. You can check for availability of glades on their website and you may get lucky and find a slot from a cancellation. The lady who runs the site lives in a caravan at the campsite, complete with chickens running about the place. She has a small shop with supplies including milk and firewood. There are also showers and proper toilets. If you don't feel like sleeping in a tent there are also a number of buses, Gypsy caravans and suchlike to hire for a more comfortable stay. The prices are reasonable and this is really a great way to camp, whilst still retaining the magic of the experience. A real gem and unique approach to a great British pastime. I cannot recommend this place enough!

This is a really friendly camping and caravanning club site. It has no toilets or showers so it is…read moreessential that you have your own. As we only have a folding camper we made good use of the toilets in the Sainsburys in town. Possibly because of the lack of facilities the two times that we have been there have been very few children which does mean that the site is quiet except for the parakeets which are quite noisy in the mornings. Do be aware that there is quite a long narrow road approaching the campsite. Could be awkward at busy times.

It is a really nice camp-site and v laid back. You are given lots of space and the facilities are…read moresuperb. James, the owner I think, met us when arrived and was pleasant and helpful. I would say it is a little steep though, price-wise. I'd bring your own kindling/wood too, they charge a hell of a lot. But broadly I would definitely go again, it's so well maintained and I really love how much room they give you, we were about 60 meters away from the next closest tent.

Great park easy to reach from M40. Visited the last week in August and the park is very popular…read more Shower blocks clean and one of the blocks has big private changing rooms for families. the kids adventure playground is great and we loved watching the red kites flying around. there is a pub in the village which is very popular and another one on the main road they both do very good food. Riverbank is great for picnics. Kids didn't want to leave!

From the owner: Our family-friendly park sits alongside the River Thames in the picturesque village of Hurley…read morebetween Henley-on-Thames and Marlow and has been run by four generations of the same family since 1926. With direct access to the River Thames and the Thames Path we are perfect for lovers of the river and walkers alike. For those with a boat or canoe we have two slipways and for those without we have over a mile of river frontage for picnics. With the lush green countryside of the Thames Valley all around, red kites circling above and the river traffic gliding past it is hard to believe we are only an hour outside London. We offer a happy, family-friendly atmosphere and only accept bookings from families and couples. We are proud that many of our caravanners and campers return year after year and recommend us to family and friends. In fact some of our customers who visited us as children now bring their own grandchildren!

Ignore the three stars for an overall review - you need to take this place in context. If you want…read moresomewhere to go to have a very peaceful break in the countryside, this is for you. It's like a static caravan park but with log cabins instead of plastic caravans. They're actually really nice, and we stayed in the bog standard one which was lovely despite the grade. It was warm, dry and with an absolutely magnificent view of the valley just outside of Battle where Crowhurst Park nestles. One nice touch was the small pack of sponge and J-Cloth in the kitchen, one of those silly little things on a self-catering holiday that make it fun in a nerdy way! It's REALLY quiet, possibly favouring the older generations, although there is a health centre with a swimming pool and an adventure playground for the kids. There is a restaurant, bar, small café and a shop. There's also a small games room with a couple of arcade games and a pool table. The café serves a nice cooked breakfast but we didn't eat in the main restaurant or drink in the bar. Nearby Battle and Hastings have plenty for the fellow history buffs out there yet Battle still maintains an element of life in the form of pubs and restaurants in the evenings. The views really are something special, and with a lot of land to wander around it is the perfect getaway. It's relatively expensive for what it is, and it's not a destination for a young family, and that's why it gets three stars, but a fabulous place to stay for the right reasons.

We had 2 cabins in the summer, shame about the weather, but thank goodness for the heated indoor…read moreswimming pool. We used it at least once a day and were impressed with the lifeguards and the cleanliness. The cabins were comfortable and roomy. they had lots of storage and a good level of equipment. All the staff were friendly. Its a shame that the main tarmac road through the park was a bit of a race track at times mainly from people going to the gym and not residents. let the safe feel down. I think that a few speed bumps or a couple of timely placed bollards would helpor a fence would help. The location of various supermarkets is great..thanks satnav. The traffic in the summer though is awful It took us hours to wind our way down from the m25. I loved Battle what a pretty village. Great Place to stay with young kids.