Blackberry Wood and The Half Moon

It is rare that I go through a day when we go out that I'm really impressed with all I see. Today was such a day. In our research on camp-sites in the East Sussex area, we had discovered what seemed like an unusual one near Lewes called Blackberry Wood. The web site was professional and showed some unusual static caravans – by unusual, I mean a double decker London bus, a helicopter (yes, really) amongst others.

Thinking that it may not really be for us, we decided to go up there this morning to take a look. We are finding out just how friendly campers and those running them are. If it was going to be any good, we reasoned, then they won’t mind us visiting.

The first surprise was that it was reasonably easy to find; just off the road near to Plumpton College and a few miles from Lewes. And even though we had quite a lot of rain over the weekend, we were both struck by how ‘unmuddy’ it was. And yes, it had a double decker bus and helicopter in the main area, together with other unusual static cabins, including a Curvy Cabin.

On asking at the reception area, we found they were happy for us to explore, and gave directions so that we could view nearly the whole site. The areas for tents to pitch seemed to be in the wooded areas, each with their own fire grill for camp fires. As it was mainly empty it was difficult to say how secluded each pitch was, but as we intend to go along mid week before Christmas, this wasn't a major issue. It looked impressive and I wanted to try out our bell tent there (more about the bell tent in another post!), like now! But patience is a virtue….

Next stop for us was the The Half Moon, a public house that we had passed on our way to Blackberry Wood. Once again, a big surprise awaited us in the form of lovely food at reasonable prices and beautiful surroundings. And following our meal, we had a swift walk to Plumpton College and back before making our way home.

I am now eagerly awaiting our next camping trip. Hopefully, the weather will dry up a little in the next couple of weeks so we can try Blackberry Wood out (and eat at The Half Moon again). We are fortunate that we can try these places out without having to travel too far and to enjoy the beautiful Sussex countryside up close and personal, as it were.