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Sumners Ponds Fishery & Campsite
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Suitable for Families | WIFI Available | Pet Friendly | Instant Booking |
Swallow’s Hide is another of our fantastic Safari Tents and unlike any other camping experience. Situated on the bank of the Sumners Lake the views through the fully opening bi-fold doors are superb!
The tent itself can sleep a family of four between two bedrooms but is also perfect for couples. The master bedroom comes with a double bed and the second bedroom a set of bunk beds. All the bed linen is supplied.
The living area is furnished with a sofa, tub chair, fold-up dining table and benches and a large log burner. A “smart” satellite television with catch-up services and free Wi-Fi
Also in the living area is a well equipped kitchen complete with, an oven, hob, fridge, sink, microwave and plenty of storage space. Cooking equipment, glassware, crockery and cutlery are all provided.
In the surprisingly spacious bathroom you will find a shower, flushing toilet, towel rail, sink and light-up mirror.
Outside you will find a large BBQ, picnic bench, bait and tackle storage shed complete with its own bait fridge and two lounge chairs perfect for enjoying the view.
There is a private veranda overlooking the Sumners Lake and is ideal for fishing or just relaxing and taking it all in.
Use of electric and gas is inclusive, and all the bed linen and towels are provided. Guests will need to bring their own washing up liquid, bin bags etc
Fishing on Sumners Lake from your platform is included within your stay. Guests are welcome to fish the other lakes which are near-by but will need to purchase a day ticket.
Glamping at Sumners Ponds Fishery and Campsite in West Sussex is a unique and beautiful spot set in tranquil countryside amongst 100 acres of lakes, woodland and pasture.
The campsite itself boasts high quality campsite facilities, acres of woodland, a working farm and fishing lakes. All this in a beautiful setting which is perfect for just relaxing, or for the more active, exploring the many footpaths and safe cycle-ways within and around the site.
Sumners Ponds is an ideal touring base, with many beautiful towns and villages near by. Access to the South Downs National Park and the coast is easy, while Brighton is only half an hour by car and London only one hour away. There really is something for everyone.
The Cafe by the Lake is our restaurant and bar which is open to both those staying on site and the general public.
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All reviews featured on Glampsites.com have been submitted by genuine customers who have stayed at this accommodation.
9/10 overall rating based on 20 Reviews in last 24 months
95% would recommend this site
95% would stay here again
04/02/2023
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Miss S Brewer - Stayed with partner, Jan 2023
We staid in Swallows Hide, check in was seamless and the accommodation was spotless. The accommodation has been designed perfectly, they have utilised the space well and everything you need has been carefully thought out. We ran out of logs but after a quick phone call... We staid in Swallows Hide, check in was seamless and the accommodation was spotless. The accommodation has been designed perfectly, they have utilised the space well and everything you need has been carefully thought out. We ran out of logs but after a quick phone call more were delivered to us within 5 minutes, we couldn’t have asked for a better service. The site itself is beautiful, there’s an amazing cafe on the lake and plenty of green space to roam around. We fished from the deck, unfortunately we didn’t get a catch all weekend but I suppose that’s just how it goes sometimes. All in all an amazing peaceful weekend away, we will definitely be back!
13/01/2023
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E Hickmore - Stayed with friends, Jan 2023
Thank you. I loved. Sumners Pond, Barnsgreen is a delightful community and the Queens Head was a bonus for evening meals. The Swallows Hide was just glorious, wonderful to have our own shower and toilet. The log burner and central heating kept us cosy, even in... Thank you. I loved. Sumners Pond, Barnsgreen is a delightful community and the Queens Head was a bonus for evening meals. The Swallows Hide was just glorious, wonderful to have our own shower and toilet. The log burner and central heating kept us cosy, even in January! Debbie and the staff were very friendly and helpful especially changing from a Shepherds hut to the Safari Tent. And also very welcoming. I found some of the emails were out of date and I found the website not the easiest to navigate. Had I known the Safari Tent was so well equipped with a full kitchen I would have brought at least breakfast stuff and maybe lunch stuff too. Only a slight regret, but it might be good to update some of the emails and maybe make the website more user friendly. Despite having 75% rain over the weekend it was still a memorable time. I loved the cafe by the lake and it’s decor.
25/09/2022
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Mr A Murrell - Stayed with partner, Sep 2022
Friendly, helpful staff, clean and tidy facilities. Can’t wait to come back.
13/09/2022
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Mr R Young - Stayed with family, Sep 2022
We love staying at sumners and really can not fault anything, if I could change one thing it would be the restaurant closing time, I think stop cooking food at 3 and closing at 4 is to early as I assume that most people would eat later than this, so I would recommend... We love staying at sumners and really can not fault anything, if I could change one thing it would be the restaurant closing time, I think stop cooking food at 3 and closing at 4 is to early as I assume that most people would eat later than this, so I would recommend it staying open till 6 or 7, other than that it's a perfect place to stay.
06/08/2022
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Mr T Clarke - Stayed with family, Jul 2022
When arriving at the correct confirmation time. We had to wait for 45 mins until the tent was ready. When we went in we were kindly gifted a drink from the bar. And the tent was very clean and tidy. All staff were extremely friendly, helpful and generally seemed to... When arriving at the correct confirmation time. We had to wait for 45 mins until the tent was ready. When we went in we were kindly gifted a drink from the bar. And the tent was very clean and tidy. All staff were extremely friendly, helpful and generally seemed to enjoy being/working at the site. Fishing lakes are great a very family friendly site for accomodations for everyone. The communal shower block by Sumners pond is the cleanest I have ever seen. With the showers being hot and powerful even when all in use. Very clean, tidy well maintained site. Only downside was no cash. Thank you
03/07/2022
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Mr T Edmundson - Stayed with family, Jun 2022
Swallow's Hide Safari Tent was superb: excellent facilities and a great view from the veranda. I would have liked a toilet in the tent. The camp-site was very attractively laid out.
12/06/2022
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Miss L Ferguson - Stayed with partner, Jun 2022
Amazing tent. Absolutely everything you could need is provided. spotless as usual. Sumners has everything for a lovely break with great cafe, toilet facilities very clean & always found a free shower. The only downside is the prices have shot up. Stayed last year,... Amazing tent. Absolutely everything you could need is provided. spotless as usual. Sumners has everything for a lovely break with great cafe, toilet facilities very clean & always found a free shower. The only downside is the prices have shot up. Stayed last year, approx same dates and prices have gone up for a 3 day w/end at £403 to £603 in 2022! The very late check-in time (4pm) and early check-out (10am) means it’s just a weekend away so feel it’s a bit pricey?! Staff always very friendly & had a great weekend.
20/05/2022
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Mrs L Vince - Stayed with family, May 2022
Great little glamping spot with great facilities. Different food vans on a weekend, plus a cafe serving food and drinks daily. Fishing was great and a lovely little children splat area too. Would recommend
15/04/2022
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D Olliver - Stayed with friends, Mar 2022
Excellent weekend just a shame the restaurant closed at 6.00pm and so we could not dine.
14/04/2022
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Mrs R Grinstead - Stayed with family, Apr 2022
I have been to Sumners before and absolutely love the tranquility, the wildlife is lovely to watch while my family do there fishing 🎣. The facilities are very clean but the shower did fluctuate with the water temperature so it got very cold or very hot and sometimes... I have been to Sumners before and absolutely love the tranquility, the wildlife is lovely to watch while my family do there fishing 🎣. The facilities are very clean but the shower did fluctuate with the water temperature so it got very cold or very hot and sometimes in between. I had one issue with our stay this time, we was staying in the Safari tent which is very nice but they where building a new one close to where we was and they started using tools at 8.15am but to be fair the ducks and birds woke me up very early so I was awake anyway but you don't really want to be listening to the sounds of work being done on holiday. Overall we had a great stay and will be back.
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