A national newspaper has reported on an out of the ordinary campsite in East Sussex.
The Guardian’s Neil Jewitt stayed at Hammonds Wood Campsite for a weekend and explained how the unique facility operates.
It was bought by tree surgeon Joc Hare, who decided to purchase the land as a way of ensuring more saplings are planted.
The site offers free accommodation in return for a few hours’ work, with the eventual aim of turning the land into a fully sustainable and operational wood supplying timber for building and burning.
“Quirky” and “rustic” are two words used to describe the facility, which has an open kitchen for guests to use, complete with a stove fashioned from an old wheel barrow.
It has hot and cold running water, but the campsite’s bath is located a few feet off the ground – an old cast iron model perched on a tree branch and offering guests the chance to cleanse themselves while surrounded by nature.
Earlier this month, the Guardian suggested camping is a good way of keeping carbon emissions down while still enjoying a holiday.
Chris Malone
