Food & Drink

Located at Westerlands, Woodfire Camping serve the most delicious meals made with locally sourced ingredients and cooked on an open woodfire grill.

Think less a restaurant, more like going to theirs for breakfast or supper. Dinner itself is like a big, relaxed family meal. Tables are moved around, kids come and go or play nearby while adults can chat and linger to watch the sun set.

Stella & Griff

Stella & Griff set up Woodfire Camping at Westerlands in 2018. They began cooking for campers on Friday nights, knowing from experience that travelling from work, putting up a tent and then having to produce a meal can test the most patient of souls.

They now cook breakfast and supper when they are open and their food is so good they have built a reputation for it (BBC GoodFood Magazine, The Guardian, The Telegraph Food & Drink etc).

Visit their Instagram page to find out more about them and what to expect when you visit Woodfire.

How it works

Pre-order your food a few days before you want to eat. Then Stella and Griff can order only what they need from their suppliers so there's very little waste. Don’t forget to let them know if you have any allergies or if they need any extra information regarding your order.

They always cook a bit more in case the delicious smells lure latecomers so it's worth ordering even after the deadline in case they can accommodate, but once it's gone, it's gone!

Bring your own plates, glasses and cutlery and soft drinks (not alcohol). You can buy chilled beers, cocktails and wines at the Kitchen.

Timing

We have two or three sittings, between 6.30pm and 8.30pm depending on how busy the campsite is.

The times for these may vary so please pop round to see us and reserve a time slot on the day of your booking. Best times to see us are:

before 11am or
after 4pm

Prices

Woodfire cook one meal each evening, just like at home but with a meat and vegetarian/vegan option. There are two portion sizes: standard or half (kids over 8 with a healthy appetite probably need a standard).

£20 for meat/fish dishes (£10 for half portions)
£16 for veg dishes (£8 for half portions)
£7 for desserts

You don't pre-pay for your order (sometimes people are ill or kids aren't hungry etc). You can pay as you go or keep a tab and settle up with a card payment when you leave.

How to book

PRE-ORDER YOUR FOOD

Have a look at the meals below and place your order as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. No pre-payment is required.

Reach out to the Woodfire Team if you haven’t managed to place your order in time and want to check if there is enough space for you to join them for dinner.

Menus for the week ahead

Remember to pre-order your food a few days before you want to eat. Then Stella and Griff can order only what they need from their suppliers so there's very little waste.

Main Meals

  • Reminder

    Sittings

    We have two or three sittings, between 6.30pm and 8.30pm depending on how busy the campsite is.

    The times for these may vary so please pop round to see us and reserve a time slot on the day of your booking.

    The best times to see us are:

    Before 11am when we are serving breakfast or

    After 4pm when we start preparing supper

  • Tuesday 29 July

    Main Meal (pre-order)

    Served between 6.30-8.30pm
    Reserve your time slot on the day of your booking (before 11am or after 4pm)

    Grilled, boned chicken thighs marinated in garlic, thyme and lemon with Woodfire salad* and Woodfire flatbread

    £20 full portion / £10 half portion

    OR

    Ember roasted celeriac with a spiced rub with Woodfire salad* and Woodfire flatbread

    £16 full portion / £8 half portion

    *Salad ingredients change depending on what's local and in abundance but generally it's something fire-cooked, something pickled/fermented and something foraged with leaves, herbs and a delicious dressing

    PLACE YOUR ORDER

  • Wednesday 30 July

    Main Meal (pre-order)

    Served between 6.30-8.30pm
    Reserve your time slot on the day of your booking (before 11am or after 4pm)

    Fire-grilled bavette steak with chimichurri, rosemary potatoes and caramelised onion, dressed green salad

    £20 full portion / £10 half portion

    OR

    Fire-grilled halloumi with chimichurri, rosemary potatoes and caramelised onion, dressed green salad

    £16 full portion / £8 half portion

    PLACE YOUR ORDER

  • Thursday 31 July

    Main Meal (pre-order)

    Served between 6.30-8.30pm
    Reserve your time slot on the day of your booking (before 11am or after 4pm)

    Chalkstream trout cooked over fire with Woodfire salad* and Woodfire flatbread

    £20 full portion / £10 half portion

    OR

    Ember roasted beetroot, creme fraiche, horseradish with Woodfire salad* and Woodfire flatbread

    £16 full portion / £8 half portion

    *Salad ingredients change depending on what's local and in abundance but generally it's something fire-cooked, something pickled/fermented and something foraged with leaves, herbs and a delicious dressing

    PLACE YOUR ORDER

  • Friday 1 August

    Main Meal (pre-order)

    Served between 6.30-8.30pm
    Reserve your time slot on the day of your booking (before 11am or after 4pm)

    Fire-grilled bavette steak with chimichurri, rosemary potatoes and caramelised onion, dressed green salad

    £20 full portion / £10 half portion

    OR

    Fire-grilled halloumi with chimichurri, rosemary potatoes and caramelised onion, dressed green salad

    £16 full portion / £8 half portion

    PLACE YOUR ORDER

  • Saturday 2 August

    Main Meal (pre-order)

    Served between 6.30-8.30pm
    Reserve your time slot on the day of your booking (before 11am or after 4pm)

    Grilled, boned chicken thighs marinated in garlic, thyme and lemon with Sussex slaw, Woodfire flatbread, green salad

    £20 full portion / £10 half portion

    OR

    Ember roasted celeriac with a spiced rub with Sussex slaw, Woodfire flatbread, green salad

    £16 full portion / £8 half portion

    PLACE YOUR ORDER

  • Sunday 3 August

    Main Meal (pre-order)

    Served between 6.30-8.30pm
    Reserve your time slot on the day of your booking (before 11am or after 4pm)

    Sussex beef tagine with ember-roasted sumac onions, beetroot molasses, tabbouleh salad, labneh yoghurt, Woodfire flatbread

    £20 full portion / £10 half portion

    OR

    Roasted vegetable tagine with with ember-roasted sumac onions, beetroot molasses, tabbouleh salad, labneh yoghurt, Woodfire flatbread

    £16 full portion / £8 half portion

    PLACE YOUR ORDER

  • Monday 4 August

    Main Meal (pre-order)

    Served between 6.30-8.30pm
    Reserve your time slot on the day of your booking (before 11am or after 4pm)

    Chalkstream trout cooked over fire with new potato salad with mixed leaves and vinaigrette

    £20 full portion / £10 half portion

    OR

    Ember roasted beetroot, creme fraiche, horseradish with new potato salad with mixed leaves and vinaigrette

    £16 full portion / £8 half portion

    PLACE YOUR ORDER

Menu Fixtures (when Woodfire is open)

  • Breakfast

    8.30am to 10am

    South Downs bacon and local eggs cooked over wood fire in various combinations:

    Egg sarnie £4.50
    Bacon sarnie £5.00
    Bacon & egg sarnie £6.50 
    Sodt Bakery Pastries £3.00
    Tea £1.00
    Coffee £2.50

    NO NEED TO PRE-ORDER

  • Desserts

    All sittings (pre-order)

    We usually have one or, if you're lucky two, from the selection below:

    - Lemon posset and fennel crumb
    - Strawberry and rosemary fool
    - Sodt Bakery fire-warmed chocolate brownie with cream or strawberry cream
    -Seasonal fruit tarte tatin
    -Yesterday's pastries bread and butter pudding

    £7.00

    PRE-ORDER WITH YOUR MAIN MEAL

  • Dessert Wine

    All sittings

    We have a delicious and unusual Ambré de Rivesaltes - amber dessert wine meant to be paired with fruit puddings from a little French village where Griff used to work.

    We also have a dark Bany uls dessert wine, made from old vines cultivated on the slopes of the Catalan Pyrenees in the Rousillon region of France.

    £8.50 a glass

    NO NEED TO PRE-ORDER

When is Woodfire open?