Book at Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Stud Farm, Telscombe Village, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3HZ 07377 374 371
Indian Summer
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Get a flavour of India in this 5 metre Bell Tent-sleeps 3
English Country Garden
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Listen to the birds, enjoy the wild flowers & relax in our English Country Garden Bell tent-sleeps 2
Down on the Farm
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Feel close to nature in our signature themed Bell tent-sleep 4
The Wild West
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Feel like a Cowboy or Cowgirl in out Wild West themed Bell tent-sleeps 4
On Safari
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Take a trip on the wild side with our 6 metre Safari themed Bell Tent-sleeps 4
About Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Our picturesque campsite is located just off the beautiful South Downs Way, offering pitches for tents and camper vans only, (sorry no caravans or motor-homes). The site is within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with breathtaking views over the Downland and sea. Where ever you pitch you are guaranteed a view and peaceful stay. It's also only a 20 minute stroll from the gorgeous Sussex coast and within easy reach of Brighton and many other attractions.
The site is purposefully basic but does offer a flushing toilet facility with 2 basic showers. A washing up area and 2 drinking water taps. Please do not expect power showers though, due to our our location right on top of the downs! Fire pits can be hired to create a camp fire or barbecue (camp fires directly on the ground are NOT permitted). Logs & fire lighting packs can be purchased along with breakfast & barbecue hampers & marshmallows. The campsite is dog & family friendly and you are able to park next to your chosen pitch. This is an ideal location for walkers and cyclists.
Stud Farm is a mixed working organic farm. Previously a horse stud and home of a Grand National winner in 1902. It is now a working sheep farm, along with pigs and arable farming. Race horses are still trained here under the trainer Camilla Poulton. We produce our own lamb, pork and a range of sausages, pork & lamb burgers, all available for purchase and along with our free-range eggs can be supplied to hungry campers! We don't have a farm shop.The beautiful farm house offers B&B with equine companions welcome. Perfect for a ride along the South Downs way.
We are based in lovely Telscombe, a historic and picturesque village recorded in the Domesday Book. It is nestled at the foot of the South Downs with Telscombe Tye to the South. It houses the ancient church of St.Laurence which dates back to the twelfth century. Stud Farm forms part of the village along with the village Hall and houses such as The Manor and the Old Rectory. It has less than 50 inhabitants and therefore still remains quiet and unspoilt.
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Booking Policy
- Outstanding balances will be taken 6 weeks prior to your arrival
- Saturday - Thursday: Check-in times are 14:00 or 17:00
- Friday: Check in times are 14:00, 17:00 and 19:00
- Bell Tent check in time from 3pm
- Please state your ETA in the notes section
- Check out time is strictly by 12pm
- Please only use firepits (available for £5 per night). No burning directly on the grass in any other areas
- Please ensure that all rubbish is cleared up and taken home
- We welcome our canine friends but please keep them under control at all times and clean up after them
- Please respect quiet hours and keep noise levels to a minimum between 9pm – 7am
- If walking around the adjacent land, please keep to the footpaths and respect any crops that are growing and respect our neighbour's peace, quiet & privacy
Cancellation Policy
- All bookings are non-refundable within 28 days of the arrival date.
- Any bookings cancelled prior to 28 days of arrival date will be subject to a refund minus the 50% deposit
Reviews
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Wonderful little site
Lovely site. Greeted by a very welcoming lady, Basic but immaculate amenities and a wonderful view.
Charming night at Stud Farm Camp site!
We camped one night during our bikepacking at the campsite and we enjoyed it a lot! The views, proximity with the sheep are charming and the surroundings are charmings and the facilities are very clean. Thanks!
Cracking spot
We stayed with our roof top tent for a couple of nights, we received a warm welcome to a good size pitch with a wonderful view. Short walk to find a pub for dinner followed by a peaceful night. The site has a good loo/shower block and met all our needs/expectations.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
thank you for your review. glad you enjoyed your stay with the view of the Downs and the Sea, many thanks
Excellent place
Perfectly located camping site, friendly service, clean sanitary facilities.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback, glad that you enjoyed your stay, we are more than happy to help where help is needed.
hope you will return
Best Regards
Hayley
Perfect Peaceful Getaway 🌿
Had a fantastic stay at this campsite last weekend. The site was peaceful and quiet—perfect for switching off and relaxing. Facilities were spotless and clearly well looked after, which made a big difference. The location is ideal too, just outside some great walking and cycling routes, so there’s plenty to do without needing to travel far. Overall, a really enjoyable experience and I’ll definitely be coming back!
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback, glad that you enjoyed your stay, this is the place to relax on top of the downs with the views what can make you forget and switch off, there are plenty of places to go for a walk where ever you look there is a different track that takes you somewhere different.
we are here when ever there is anything needed and more that happy to go out of our way to help others.
happy to hear that you will return again.
Best Regards
Hayley
Lovely stay
Really enjoyed my stay here. A warm welcome on arrival and lovely site with great walks and great views. Thank you to everyone at Stud Farm for making my stay an enjoyable experience. I shall return again
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback glad that you enjoyed your stay and would like to return, there are plenty of walks around from our campsite to the local shops and pubs, to the sea front or just a stroll into the downs to take in the views around us.
Best Regards
Hayley
Fabulous few days!
We received a lovely welcome from Hayley and Paul, who were both incredibly friendly and made us feel right at home from the start. The setting is absolutely stunning, with breathtaking views across the English Downs and out to the sea, it’s a truly special spot on the Telscombe cliffs. It’s a more basic stay, but everything you need is there, including a clean toilet and shower block. If you’re looking for somewhere peaceful with beautiful scenery and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, this is a great choice. We would highly recommend it and would happily return.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback we are happy that you enjoyed your stay and we are always at hand when or if needed, the views are some what of a picture.
cant beat the views the walks to the local pubs and shops are peaceful as well.
happy that you would like to return.
Best Regards
Hayley
Idyllic surroundings with sea views and clean amenities.
Driving along Gorhams Lane towards the campsite is a sensory overload of incredible views of a huge valley with rollling hills and chalk cliffs in the backgound. The little village of Telscombe is picturesque. The campsite is set atop a hill so no wind break if it happens to be windy. I came by motorcycle and pitched a tent. I was testing out my new kit so only stayed for two days. I experienced a windy night and then a totally calm day and sunshine. The pitches are 6m x 6m and you can choose your pitch. The toilets and showers are spotless. The water pressure can drop but that was not a problem. Outside sink to wash up. The site is on a working farm so lots of sheep in adjacent fields. Beautiful, stunning views out over the South Downs and the sea. 20 min walk to telscombe cliffs along a stoney road. I wouldn't drive down this road in a car or van unless it was an offroad vehicle. John and Hayleigh were very welcoming and at hand on site if you need any help. They live on site and securiy on my tent and belongings was not a worry. I'm looking forward to going back again mid-summer 2026. Thanks for a peaceful stay.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback its lovely to hear that you enjoyed your stay and we were more than happy to help in any way that we could, been open to the elements can be a bit windy but not all the time the views are a winner you cant say you haven't been to a place where both downs and the sea are visible at the same time. walking down to the local village is a lovely site as well from the farm land with live stock and birds of prey you see can see the sea from a distance, very peaceful walk glad that you will come again.
Best Regards
Hayley
Amazing views
Found this little gem by chance. So glad we did. Its got amazing views, lovely walks down to Peacehaven and Saltdean and its so peaceful. The facilities are good as well. Its was lovely to stay here for a few nights and the dogs loved it to.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback, the views are always a winner as been on top of the downs you can see both sides the downs and the sea which are amazing to see, plenty of walks to the local pubs and the local tesco's and a stroll down to the sea front.
hope you come back soon
Best Regards
Hayley
What a beautiful part of the world...
Lovely site nothing not to like everything to love basic with necessities beautiful scenery sea and sunsets chilled vibe animals lull you to sleep fire pits fab super clean cant wait to need to chill again 😊 Lovely people on site staff and campers
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback, glad you enjoyed your stay and would like to come again, the views are lovely you cant beat the views of the downs and the sea at the same time, the walks are peaceful with the lambs in the field entertaining us at night
Best Regards
Hayley
Lovely location with big pitches
Had a great 2 night stay at Stud Farm, was checked in by a very helpful and friendly person who gave me directions to a nearby shop (15 min walk). Site had generously sized pitches, beautiful views and walks from the gate. Toilet and shower block clean and efficient.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback we are very happy that you enjoyed your stay hope you would like to come again
Lovely space
Even tho we arrived late, it was easy to navigate. The bays are a really good size, shower and toilet was good and clean. Views are lovely. Only downside that is nothing to do with the campsite but being on top of a hill, there is a wind issue. All in all we would book again.
Great budget overnight stay
I needed somewhere to stay overnight before watching the Brighton marathon and at £25 I could not complain! I was welcomed by a member of staff upon arrival, gave my name, and asked where is likely to be least windy on site. I was directed to the bottom half of the field which, was definitely more sheltered but it ended up being a blustery night! Not sure if I was unlucky, I get the impression it does get windy on site, but nothing that even my budget tent couldn’t stand up to. Campsite wasn’t full, but there were more people than I expected. Despite this, there was plenty of space, and everyone was quiet and respectful. Any noise was probably drowned out by the wind! Toilets were clean and modern. I was camped at the far end from the toilets but it was only a one or two minute walk which isn’t far at all! The listing had mentioned that the showers are warm at best, with low pressure, so I wasn’t expecting much. My experience of showering once there was that the water was warm for about 30 seconds, then cold for the remainder. Pressure dropped to almost nothing as well. As I said, this was all made clear on booking, so I can’t have any complaints, especially at £25 a night. I would use it as a base again, perhaps not for more than a couple of nights due to the showers. Definitely give this place a go if you need somewhere cheap for a night or two in the area.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback, the wind can pick up as we are on top of the downs but its not always windy, we are making improvements on the shower block but the pressure does drop sometimes as we are on the downs and close to the villages.
hope you would like to come back again.
Best Regards
Hayley
Wonderful site, Amazing hosts
This is a beautiful site, with lovely views and very helpful and amazing hosts. I would recommend the lamb burgers
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for you feedback we are happy that you enjoyed your stay the views are amazing with the views of the downs on 1 side and the sea on the other
hope you will like to visit us again
A new treasure of a site.
This was our first visit to the site. Situated hight above Telscombe Cliffs with wide ranging views of the South Downs and the sea. So many footpath options to walk from the site. We arrived on an unusually warm April day. Brilliant sunshine and no wind. The site wasn’t busy so we could pitch where we wanted (in a specific strip) in a generously sized pitch between designated posts. We were warmly welcomed and informed of the site procedures and protocols. The toilet shower facilities are immaculately kept; cleaned several times during the day. One of the great pluses for the site. The ablutions unit is straight forward and functional; no frills but made our stay at the site very comfortable. Barbecue and fire pit facilities are available on site and it was lovely to see and smell the fires as we sat watching the evening sunshine. One of the wonderful things about the location of the site is that it gets the sunshine from sunrise to sunset, no mountains, hills or tall trees to get in the way. Brilliant. Locally sourced produce can be ordered via the site managers; that’s a lovely service to offer. We loved our stay and will be returning for future visits
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback, we are happy that you enjoyed your stay the views are stunning both side of the campsite, we are here to help campers as much as we can with anything that they may need like directing them to the local shops and pubs or ideas for walking.
glad to hear that you would like to re visit our campsite.
Best Regards
Hayley
Lovely scenic quiet time
Had a lovely time, great views, clean facilities and generous pitches. Peaceful. Had a lovely walk down to the sea straight from the campsite
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback, we are happy that you enjoyed you stay having pitches that are 10mt x 10mt you dont feel like you are to close to other campers, the walks to the local pubs and local shops are about a 15 min walk from the campsite with some lovely views on the way.
hope you would like to visit again
Best Regards
Hayley
Nice quite site with Lovely views
Nice site with basic but very adequate and clean facilities. Lovely views all round across farmland and the sea. We enjoyed watching the lambs play in the next field. The walk to the bus stop into Brighton only took just over 15 mins (wouldn't recommend for buggys or wheelchairs as its a very uneven footpath but there are are probably other routes on the road). Booking and check in was straight forward, we got to pick our pitch. Some of the pitches are more sloped than others. We didn't find it a problem though. Overall a lovely site and we would likely be staying again.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback, happy that you enjoyed your stay
Rural gem
A great stay, very friendly owners and gorgeous views all around. Nice and quiet and lots of room per pitch. Despite being told about shower pressure and heat being on top of the downs, we were impressed. Great shower and toilet facilities. Checked in later as owners on site so it gave us flexibility. We loved our stay!
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thankyou for your feedback, we are making improvements of the water pressure but it clearly stated on our webpage, happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope that you would like to come again.
Best Regards
Hayley
Great campsite with brilliant views
Generous size camping pitches Friendly staff Clean facilities Fire pits Easy walking access to 2 Downlands pubs
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
thank you for your feedback, we do pride ourselves on keeping facilities clean and everyone does enjoy the views of the Downs and the Sea at this site, glad you enjoyed your stay
Great spot, best view, warm hospitality - what else do you need?
A wide spot in a quiet location. Close to village and hiking routes. Great facilities. And a very friendly host. Heavily recommended.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
thank you for your feedback as it is very important to us, good or indifferent, at 10 x 10 meters square our pitches are a generous size and everyone enjoys the views of the Downs and the Sea, thank you for your recommendation.
Clean, tidy and loads of space.
Pitches are nice and big. Toilets were very clean and hosts friendly. I enjoyed my stay.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
Thank you for your feedback, at least 10 x 10 meters our pitches are bigger than most and we do pride ourselves on keeping facilities clean, we do work on making your stay as good as it can be, many thanks
Great campsite
Lovely campsite very friendly owner nice showers and facilities
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
thank you for your review, we do pride ourselves with the cleanliness of our facilities, and everyone loves the views of the downs and the sea, many thanks
A beautiful stay at a beautiful farm
My partner and I camped here this weekend. Although the weather was on nobodys side the farm was beautiful with amazing showers and toilets - cleaner than a lot of hotels we have stayed at! The farm is a huge working farm so may require a few minutes walk to see other animals but you are surrounded by fields and farm animals. The local town is stunning with historic buildings. The locals were all friendly and you often see horses being ridden or walked around. We will definitely be staying here again and I have recommended Stud Farm to loads of people since!
Fabulous stay.
Excellent, helpful communication. Beautiful views.
Friendly and lovely
Warm and friendly greeting, nice services. Will absolutely stay again!
Peaceful site with amazing views
Although basic facilities for us this was a perfect campsite for a short break. A very warm welcome was given us on arrival, very clean toilets and showers... Everything we wanted. We will definitely be back.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
thank you for your feedback, glad you enjoyed your stay. we do have many costumers that enjoy the back to basics camping with the amazing views and walks around this site.
Amazing campsite!
Loved our stay at Stud Farm. The view all around was incredible, and the walks from the site are excellent. Half an hour down to saltdean and the beach cafe and then access across the downs. Lovely pitches and facilities, was able to have a fire on site in the evenings and some great birdwatching in the mornings. The owner was very friendly, really helpful, and loved watching her dog riding in the front seat of the car for all the check ins! Will definitely be back.
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
thank you for your feedback which we do appreciate, glad you enjoyed your stay. a lot of our customers do enjoy the views of the downs and the sea, many thanks.
Absolutely love this place!
Wonderful campsite, the views are fantastic over looking the rolling hills of the south downs and the English Coast line. The studd farm team are wonderful and very helpful. Perfect pitch if you are walking the SDW or camping for a few days with your loved one. See you again soon Deryn aka the hairlesshiker88
Response from Stud Farm Telscombe Village
thankyou for your feedback, it is important to us, pleased you enjoyed your stay, do let us know if there is anything else we can do for you on your next visit.