Bookings
Adhurst operates around a simple arrival pattern which helps us keep the woodland peaceful and prepare each space properly between guests.
Most stays begin on Fridays, Mondays or Wednesdays.
- Friday arrivals – 2 or 3 night stays
- Monday arrivals – 2 to 4 night stays
- Wednesday arrivals – 2 night stays
We don’t accept single night bookings.
Check-in is between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
Check-out is by 10:00 am.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
For more information, please see our FAQs.
Cooking
Cooking is a big part of life at Adhurst and every yurt and cabin has its own covered safari kitchen tucked beneath the trees.
Each kitchen provides running drinking water, a double gas hob, preparation area and everything you’ll need for simple outdoor cooking. We provide cookware, crockery, cutlery, glassware and cooking utensils, so there’s no need to bring a car full of camping equipment.
You’ll also find a traditional storm kettle for boiling water outdoors, alongside your own fire bowl and BBQ. Many guests end up cooking at least one meal over the embers during their stay.
The covered safari kitchens are one of our guests’ favourite features. They provide shelter from both rain and strong sunshine, allowing you to cook, eat and sit outside whatever the weather decides to do.
A starter supply of chopped firewood, kindling and firelighters is provided when you arrive. Additional chopped firewood can be pre-ordered before your stay for £25 per trug.
If you’re bringing a cool box, you’ll find a chest freezer near the tennis court where ice packs can be re-frozen throughout your stay.
Each safari kitchen includes:
- Covered safari kitchen
- Running drinking water
- Double gas hob
- Storm kettle
- Pots, pans and cooking utensils
- Crockery, cutlery and glassware
- BBQ tools
- Fire bowl and BBQ
- Starter supply of firewood, kindling and firelighters
Food always seems to taste different when it’s cooked outdoors. Whether it’s coffee on the hob, tea from the storm kettle or supper cooked over embers, meals at Adhurst tend to become part of the experience rather than simply something to get through.
Bathing and Loos
There are three gas hot water showers in the woods. There’s no roof so you shower, shave or rinse off your feet all under the canopy of leafy trees. Coppicer’s has its own woodland shower…and so does Chestnut. The third shower is shared. They all have bench seats and mirrors.
If you are staying in Willow or Rother there is the bath yurt en suite to your yurt. These yurts are perfect for honeymooners and also couples with tiny children or babies. The baths have hot running water! It’s not wood-fired so anyone can operate this bath with no bother at all.
The conventionally-plumbed wet room shower is located by the farm entrance behind the car park. And a flushing toilet. Even a wall-mounted hair dryer!
We have five privies on site and you can request that some of them become private. The privy at the cabin is always private. There IS a loo seat! There is loo roll on a branch. There is a door and a lock. And a motion sensor solar light for after nightfall. And open windows. And a roof. There is also saw-dust with a scoop – to complete the composting. There is no running water or flush. The privy is known as a dry privy or earth closet. There are no chemicals used. It’s a good idea to bring antiseptic hand wash, as soap is useless with no water!
Guests are encouraged to wee in the great outdoors as wet waste in a dry compost privy can slow the composting process. To speed the composting process tip the cold ashes from your wood burner or bbq down the privy.
What to Bring
Adhurst is simple by design. We provide the essentials, leaving you free to pack lightly and enjoy life in the woods.
Included in your stay:
- Fully made-up double bed
- Starter supply of firewood, kindling and firelighters
- Wood burner and fire bowl
- Gas hob and kettle
- Cookware, crockery, cutlery and utensils
- Running drinking water
- Solar lighting
- Toilet roll
We recommend bringing:
- Towels, unless pre-booked
- Food and drink for your stay
- A cool box for food storage
- A torch or head torch for moving around the woodland after dark
- A lighter for lighting fires and the wood burner
- A portable power bank if you use your phone heavily
- Pet bedding if bringing a dog
For additional camp beds:
Please bring sleeping bags or bedding for anyone using the camp beds, unless a children’s bedding pack has been arranged in advance.
Optional Extras:
- Towel hire (£5 per towel)
- Children’s bedding packs, Pillow, Duvet, Sheet (£20 per set)
- Battery packs for essential device charging. Each battery pack will typically provide around one day’s worth of phone charging. Guests may request up to two battery packs per stay, subject to availability. Please request these at the time of booking.
Guests often find these useful:
- Cafetière
- Favourite blanket or throw
- Hot water bottle
- Eye mask if you’re sensitive to early morning light
- Candles for extra atmosphere
We don’t provide baby equipment, tennis rackets, charcoal or specialist kitchen gadgets. Most guests find everything they need is already here.
Dogs
Adhurst is dog-friendly, within reason. We regulate how many dogs are on site at any given point. First come first served. We will accept more than one dog in a space if they’re sausages or lap dogs. We’ve even accepted cats and were amazed that they behaved like dogs and went on walks with their owners.
We will only accept large breeds at Coppicer’s Cabin because the cabin is set apart from the yurts. On school holidays we tend to not allow dogs on the south site (Redwood, Chestnut and Birch) and always prefer them to be on the north site at Willow or Rother or Badger’s. The best advice is to ring us to discuss your particular pet; they’re all unique and we wouldn’t want to generalise!
Car Parking
We don’t allow cars to park by the yurts or cabin, apart from drop off and collection. As soon as you’ve unloaded please repark your car at the car park (if you’re on South Site) or inside the upper yurts gate (North Site & Cabin) but don’t leave your car parked where you are glamping.
Cars are not allowed up at the yurts or cabin, apart from drop-off and departure. Most cars remain in the car park at the gates but the North and South of the woodland. Only one car is allowed per yurt or cabin. Additional cars must be booked in and there is a charge for parking additional cars. Also, we request the number plate of all residential guests to ensure security.