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
One of the things guests remember most about Adhurst is cooking outdoors.
Every yurt and cabin has its own covered safari kitchen tucked beneath the trees. Whether you’re making coffee first thing in the morning, cooking breakfast over the hob or preparing supper while the fire crackles nearby, meals here tend to become part of the experience rather than something squeezed in between activities.
Each kitchen includes:
• Running drinking water
• Double gas hob
• Pots, pans and cooking utensils
• Crockery, cutlery and glassware
• Kettle
• BBQ
• Fire bowl
• Cool box
• Covered preparation area
You’ll also find a starter supply of firewood, kindling and firelighters waiting for you when you arrive.
Additional firewood can be purchased before or during your stay for £25 per basket, including kindling and firelighters.
Food simply tastes different when eaten outdoors. Morning coffee beside the wood burner, breakfast cooked in cast iron, supper flavoured with wood smoke and evenings spent around the fire watching the flames. Most guests find themselves slowing down without really meaning to.
There are no fridges in the accommodation. Instead, each unit is provided with a cool box. We recommend bringing ice packs with you, which can be refrozen in the chest freezer near the tennis courts throughout your stay.
Because Adhurst is properly off-grid, there are no plug sockets or mains electricity in the accommodation. Guests may request up to two USB battery packs for charging phones and small devices during their stay.
The aim isn’t to make life difficult. Quite the opposite.
We’ve simply chosen to keep the things that add something and leave out the things that don’t. Most guests arrive wondering what they’ll miss. They usually leave wondering why they need so much at home.
Bathing and Loos
Adhurst is properly off-grid, and that extends to the bathing experience too.
Most of our showers are outdoors, surrounded by woodland. There are no tiled cubicles or fluorescent lights here. Instead you’ll find hot water, birdsong overhead and the feeling of being part of the landscape rather than separated from it.
Willow Yurt and Rother Yurt each have their own private bath yurt, complete with a freestanding bath and hot running water. These are perfect for long soaks after a day exploring the woods, sitting by the fire or wandering down to the River Rother.
Chestnut Yurt has its own private outdoor shower and private compost loo.
Coppicer’s Cabin also has its own private outdoor shower and private compost loo.
Birch Yurt, Redwood Yurt and Badger’s Yurt share woodland bathing facilities and compost loos.
For those who prefer more conventional facilities, there is also an accessible wet room near the tennis courts with a hot shower, flushing toilet and hairdryer.
Our compost loos are simple, clean and surprisingly easy to use. They’re part of the rhythm of life here and most guests quickly discover they’re far less intimidating than they imagined.
Like much of Adhurst, they’re simple, on purpose.
This isn’t luxury hidden behind the language of simplicity. It’s genuine simplicity, thoughtfully done. Most people who come here find themselves adapting far more quickly than they expected.
What to Bring
Adhurst is properly off-grid and simple, on purpose.
There are no plug sockets, no televisions and no WiFi. Instead you’ll find lantern light, wood smoke, woodland paths and the quiet you forgot existed.
A little preparation before you arrive will help you settle in more quickly and enjoy everything Adhurst has to offer.
Included in Your Stay
You’ll find the following ready and waiting for you:
• Fully made-up double bed
• Children’s camp beds and bedding where included with your accommodation
• One bath towel per guest
• Starter supply of firewood, kindling and firelighters
• Wood burner
• Fire bowl
• Gas hob and kettle
• Cookware, crockery, cutlery and kitchen utensils
• Running drinking water
• Toilet roll
• Lantern lighting
• Cool box
We Recommend Bringing
• Food and drink for your stay
• Ice packs for your cool box
• A torch for moving around the woodland after dark
• Outdoor clothing suitable for the weather
• Pet bedding if bringing a dog
Optional Extras
• Additional firewood (£25 per basket, including kindling and firelighters)
• Two USB battery packs for charging phones and small devices. Guests may request up to two battery packs per stay, subject to availability.
Useful Facilities
Near the tennis courts you’ll find:
• An accessible wet room with a hot shower and flushing toilet
• A hairdryer
• A chest freezer where you can refreeze ice packs for your cool box
Guests Often Find These Useful
• Cafetière
• Favourite blanket or throw
• Hot water bottle
• A lighter for lighting fires and the wood burner. We provide matches, but many guests find a lighter easier to use.
• Eye mask if you’re sensitive to early morning light
The yurts and cabin are designed to wake with the day. Skylights and clear crowns allow natural light to fill the space from sunrise onwards.
If you’re wondering whether you’ll miss the electricity, most guests ask themselves that before they arrive. By the second evening they’re usually sitting beside the fire wondering why life isn’t always this simple.
We don’t provide baby equipment, tennis rackets, charcoal or specialist kitchen gadgets. Most guests find everything they need is already here.
Dogs
Dogs
Dogs are welcome at Adhurst.
The woodland paths, open spaces and walks down to the River Rother make it a wonderful place to explore together, and many of our regular guests wouldn’t dream of leaving their dog behind.
We welcome one dog per accommodation, subject to availability across the site.
The charge is £30 per dog per stay.
We ask that dogs are kept under control around wildlife, livestock and other guests, and that owners clean up after them during their stay.
Please bring your dog’s bedding and any other comforts they might appreciate while away from home.
Adhurst is a place where people slow down and spend more time outdoors. Most dogs seem to understand that immediately.
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.