Our Nordic spirit

Sunnyside founder Katja is a proud Finn. Finland is officially the happiest country in the world and Kat knows why. "Our happiness comes from many things but, if you ask me, our ability to integrate nature into our lives is top of the list.  In Finland, the nature isn't just around us, it's within us. Being outdoorsy isn't just a trait, it's a way of life."  

Firepits for all

We love campfires and see them as an integral part of the camping experience. Campfires bring people together at the end of the day, to cook, socialise and relax. The smell of the wood smoke at twilight and the excitement on the kids' faces when the marshmallows come out are bound to set you up for a perfect night away from the city lights!

Our new adventure for this year is Foodie Fridays!

As you all might know, we are foodies and love cooking and eating! We have experimented catering ourselves, but realised quite quickly that is not for us.

We have a few communal foodie weekends, please check our dates & events for more info!

But to add to the mix, we are planning on organising a food truck for Friday nights, so that when you lovely lot arrive, there would be an option to buy food instead of having to cook after the working week, pack up and the travel to us.

We are experimenting with lots of different options and companies, please check our website and socials in the coming months, there will be much more info in due course!

I have seen headlines talking about a “loneliness epidemic” facing the UK. With roughly 3.8 million people experiencing chronic loneliness, it’s clear that many of us never fully recovered from the isolation of the past few years.

I don’t think there is an simple solution for such a complicated issue. But sometimes, the best place to start is with the basics: getting off our screens, stepping out of the house and reconnecting with the earth and each other.

At Sunnyside, we’ve built a space designed for exactly that. We provide lots of activities free and open for everyone, have a communal fire that anyone is welcome to sit around & chat and

our communal sauna is open every Saturday night. 

We don’t claim to solve the loneliness crisis by any means! But we do offer a place for connection with nature, ourselves and others.

If you are looking for a break in a friendly environment, our gates are open! 

Those of you who visited us last summer may have been lucky enough to have already met the lovely Kilted Cocktails!

https://kiltedcocktails.co.uk

We feel very privileged to have them onboard: It feels very luxurious to finish the day sitting around the campfire with a delicious cocktail or mocktail in your hand, served with a friendly smile!

We are so pleased to announce that they are coming back this summer on quite a few of our weekends and have lots of lovely recipes in store to complement some of the activities we have on offer.

Come and say hello and join us for a Campsite Cocktail hour!

It's wholesome, low-key, and super friendly. The atmosphere felt genuinely safe, which meant I could let my 7-year-old roam freely - and that's all he really wants! 

I didn't try the sauna this time, but friends who did said it was fantastic.

The owners were incredibly friendly, and it's the kind of place I'd happily return to on my own with my son - I know we'd both enjoy it, and there would be other lovely adults around to chat to. A really special spot.

Campsites.co.uk customer review

 All of it was really well put together, and I think there's something here for all types of campers. There's four fields, so if you want remote 'wild' feel camping, you can get that there. Then the community feel of the first field is unlike any sites I've been to; Heath and Kat were so welcoming, friendly and down to earth.

Lovely woods and trails for walking surrounding the area. Facilities are pretty great too, had a lovely sauna with my 7 year old there's a little wooded area round the central camp and rope ladders, hammock swing etc. It's my little boys new favourite camp site! 

Pitchup.com customer review