News
Tree Tent & Hammock Woods – New for 2025
We have noticed over the last few years people asking for areas for hammocks so we have set aside a 2 acre area of our ancient woodland for tree tents & hammocks, situated in between The Encampment and The Camping Field, it’s a heavily wooded area with some...
The Quad Squad
Introducing our new gear delivery service.. The Quad Squad! Firstly thanks so much to all of you who took the time to repond to our survey, it was clear that nobody wanted the vibe of the field to change, and that having it car free is what makes it special. So we...
Opening Weekend
Opening weekend on the campsite here in Sussex went so well, it's lovely to have poeple here again enjoying the farm, especially the beautiful woods which are spectacular this time of year - thanks to all our gusts, very proud to have had 3 5* Google reviews...
Sussex Vineyards
I have lived on Dern Lane for most of my life, as I look around now I realise that there are as many campsites and vineyards now as there were dairy farms. It is likely that wine has been produced in Sussex for around 2,000 years and was produced either by the...
Farm & Woodland History
At Little Dernwood Farm we are privileged to have one of the largest blocks of coppice woodland in East Sussex. They are formally identified as semi-natural ancient woodland being the vestige of the dark and forbidding forest that covered The Weald in ancient times....
Sussex Luxury Glamping
gorgeous glamping options. Our bell tents, located in private clearings, feature wood-burning stoves and toilet and shower facilities. At the top of the glamping scale, our safari tent sits in a sunny woodland glade and includes 2 bedrooms & a double cabin bed, a wood-burning range, a hot shower, and hot water, and a fantastic outside pizza oven!
Traditional breed Sussex cows – calving season
It's that time of year again when our Sussex cows begin to look pensive, this is number 54 as a baby - she's expecting her 3rd calf this year and is a wonderful mother, they calve inside in the wam straw filled barns and will go our once our very boggy clay ground...
Daffodils and Lambs
Sprng is on it's way, we start calving any day now and then once that's done we're due to start lambing on the 28th February, so we are all on the alert for any body looking slightly peturbed and uncomfortable, i'll keep people up to date on our socials with...
The Hunt for the First of Everything
The Hunt for the First of Everything I come from an extremely competitive family and with three generations living here at Dernwood everything is fair game… every year we vie to be the first to see all the yearly milestones, from the first primroses and bluebell...
