Does Hook Farm Campsite allow dogs?

Yes, dogs are welcome at Hook Farm Campsite.

How much does Hook Farm Campsite cost?

Pitches from £13 per night. Book directly with the site.

South East•West Sussex•51.074° N, 0.056° W

Hook Farm Campsite

A working-farm valley site in the High Weald AONB where you pitch wherever you like, campfires are on, and the village pub is four minutes on foot.

Hook Farm sits in a south-facing valley on Hook Lane between West Hoathly and Sharpthorne, inside the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Open weekends and bank holidays through summer only, this small-scale farm site keeps it genuinely simple: compost and chemical toilets, a shower block by the entrance (hot water, 20p coin-operated), drinking-water posts with sinks across the fields, and a small shop for essentials. There are no fixed pitches, so you choose your own spot in the meadow or under the copse at the woodland edge, with views out over the Sussex Weald.

Campfires and barbecues are welcome, logs and kindling sold on site. The owners make a point of walking the site regularly to check on guests, and the relaxed atmosphere they set carries through: off-lead dogs, unhurried mornings, occasional food vans on peak weekends. The Cat Inn in West Hoathly, a reliable village pub with good food, is a four-minute walk from the gate. The Bluebell Steam Railway, Wakehurst Place at Ardingly, and riding centres in Ashdown Forest are all within reach for a day's outing.

The valley setting means the terrain is uneven and some pitches slope, but if you take a few minutes to find your spot you will sleep level. In wet weather the lower field can be soft, and heavily laden non-4x4 cars will do better staying in the top field. Weekend-only opening from late spring to early autumn means it never becomes a permanent crowd.

Before you book

Weekend and bank holiday opening only during summer season; no midweek stays.
Lower-field pitches can be soft after rain. If your car is loaded and not a 4x4, the top field is safer.

“One of the most honest campsites in the South East: no pre-allocated pitches, fires on, dog-friendly, and a village pub four minutes from your tent.”

Why it made the cut

South-facing valley in the High Weald AONB with open views of the Sussex Weald
Pick-your-own-pitch layout with campfires and barbecues permitted
Attentive owner presence without being managed or regimented
The Cat Inn, an excellent village pub, is a genuine four-minute walk

The Feeling

Lovingly scruffy · Off grid real · Mixed tempo

Pitch where you like valleyFires on summer eveningsWeald views from the meadowVillage pub four minutes away

Good For

Family
Solo
Date

Best For

Tent-only pitches in a quiet rural setting near West Hoathly
Walking access to High Weald Landscape Trail and woodland trails within 2km
Close to The Cat Inn pub (4-minute walk) and Horsted Keynes railway station

In Campr's collections

Farm fields properWorking valley farm in the High Weald where pitch-where-you-like freedom and fires-on policy are the whole point.
Tents only puristNo-frills AONB valley site with campfires, choose-your-own pitch, and a village pub four minutes away.
Lovingly scruffySlopey meadows, compost toilets, coin-op showers, and an owner who checks in by walking the field: exactly as it should be.

Facilities

Playground

Quick answers

Does Hook Farm Campsite allow dogs?: Yes, dogs are welcome at Hook Farm Campsite.
What kind of stays does Hook Farm Campsite offer?: Tent, Motorhome, in a valley.
How much does Hook Farm Campsite cost?: Pitches from £13 per night. Book directly with the site.
Where is Hook Farm Campsite?: Hook Ln, West Hoathly, East Grinstead RH19 4PT, UK.