Camping & Caravanning

Featuring lovely views facing south and west towards the South Downs, Idle Hours (formerly Owlsbury Park) is a quiet, rural Adults Only site that offers guests basic facilities.

Idle Hours has its own coarse fishing lake across the field that features carp up to 20 lb, perch, tench and roach. Also 300 metres away there is Crowborough Angling Club. Guests have a chance of seeing deer including white hart during the quiet early morning and evening times. Other wildlife on the site include pheasants, rabbits and foxes.

The park's facilities include drinking water, CDP, toilets with solar lighting, a shower and a wash-up area. There are solar powered electric hook-ups available for guests. The site has 5 hard standings and 15 grass pitches. The site allows well behaved dogs on the site as long as they are kept on a lead at all times and that their owner cleans up after them. Dog owners must bring their own poo bags. There are sheep and cattle in the next door field that could be disturbed by dogs that are roaming free. There are picnic tables and benches scattered around the site. They can provide barbeques on request.

Near the park guests can find the start of several footpaths. In just over a mile you can reach 2 pubs, both which serve great food at reasonable prices. In both Jarvis Brook and Crowborough there are many takeaways, restaurants and food shops.

LOCAL AREA:

Farmers Markets: Crowborough, Uckfield & Lewes - 1st Sat; Tunbridge Wells - 2nd & 4th Sat; Heathfield - 3rd Sat of each month.

Tunbridge Wells 8 miles, Brighton 25 miles, Eastbourne 29 miles, Hastings 38 miles, Arundel 46 miles by car. Also nearby is Sheffield Park; Bluebell, Lavender and Spa Valley Steam Railways; Wakehurst Place; Hever Castle; Firle Place; Groombridge Place Gardens; Nymans; Pashley Manor Gardens; Royal Pavilion, Brighton; Parham House Gardens; Battle (1066 country); Charleston Manor; Newhaven Fort; Rye; Southdown Heritage Centre; Beachy Head, Eastbourne; The Observatory, Herstmonseux; Ashdown Forest Llama Park; Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum; Brighton Sealife Aquarium; Seven Sisters Sheep Centre, Cuckmere Valley; Bedgebury Pinetim; Bewl Bridge Reservoir; Michelham Priory; Chiddingstone Castle; Dover Castle; Chartwell; Ightham Mote; Knole House; Leeds Castle; Sissinghurst Castle Gardens; Penshurst Place; Scotney Castle, Tonbridge Castle; Ramsgate Maritime Museum; Kent Battle of Britain Museum; Howletts Wild Animal Park; Port Lympne Zoo; Emmetts Garden; Squerrys Court; Romney Marshes, Paddock Wood Hop Farm; and many other National Trust, historical and beautiful properties nearby.

Club site is for Camping and Caravanning Members. Another site adjacent for non members, who can consider joining on arrival to avail of preferential fees.

Buses go direct to Brighton and Tunbridge Wells from Crowborough (bus stop close to Plough and Horses Pub - 1.2 mls). Crowborough Train Station serves London Bridge and Victoria (just under the hour). Pick up/Drop off service avalable.

Must book. Gates and toilets have coded security locks.

DIRECTIONS:

From the Uckfield to Crowborough Road, (A26) take the right hand turn 3/4 - 1 mile after the Crow and Gate Pub signed to Millbrook Ind Estate. Keep straight on, passing over the golf course, over a small roundabout, down the hill and past a fish and chip shop, antique shop and vets on left, then pass the Plough and horses on left. Go over narrow railway bridge and take immediate right into Hadlow Down Rd. Go 1.2 miles and the site is on your right. Pull in and the camp area is to the right - you'll see the toilet block. You will need the gate and toilets padlock code if you book, so please call me before arrival.

From Crowborough Cross (A26 - Tunbridge Wells - Uckfield Rd) traffic lights take the turning

to Crowborough railway station/Rotherfield, (B2100). After 2 miles go under the railway bridge and take the 2nd right turn into Western Rd (signed Buxted/Hadlow Down). After 0.4 miles turn left opposite Parker Builders Supplies.

From A272 at Hadlow Down, take Crowborough/Jarvis Brook road. Site is 2.5 miles on left.

From Mark Cross (A267) take the Rotherfield Rd, (B2100) towards Crowborough. Go through Rotherfield, then down the hill past Millbrook Garden Centre on left, then take left turn signed Hadlow Down/Buxted. From A272 (Hadlow Down), take Crowborough/Jarvis Brook Road, go straight for 2.5 miles, site is on left.