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Boutique Hotel — Camber Sands

Happiness
is a place

Welcome

Experience Happiness

The sand between your toes. Sky and beach as far as your eyes can see. Wonderful food made with love. Deeply comfortable beds in beautifully thought out bedrooms. Daily yoga and wellness classes. A mini Bamford Spa.

But above all else, a team that are here to make you smile. So you leave not only revived and restored, but happy too.

We are proud to be a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World representing 500 of the very best, small independent luxury hotels around the world.

 

Stay

Rest assured

Sinking into a sensational bed in a beautifully thought out room. Our bed linen has a seriously high thread count. Sweet dreams.

Eat and drink

Wonderful food made with love

Everything our cooks do is an extension of their personality, it comes through their fingers and finishes on your plate.

Sustainability

How we manage our impact

We are committed to reducing out impact on the world, improving our sustainable working practices and creating a working environment that we can all be proud to be associated with and recognised as a leading light in our industry of hospitality.

 

Spa

The Bamford Cabin

A sanctuary of calm devoted to relaxing, restoring and nurturing your well-being with treatments delivered by our expert practitioners.

Treatments can be booked online, you don’t need to be a member or staying with us.

What's On

Curated events

A program of inspiring wellness events and holistic activities that anyone can book. Events to meet other kindred spirits, that will make you happy and uplift your soul.

Plan an event

Exclusive take overs

Our highly considered hotel, with its variety of beautiful spaces and beach beyond the dunes, is a uniquely relaxing environment to host your private event or gathering.

PLAN AN EVENT

Corporate gatherings and brand activations

We have hosted everyone from large multi-nationals to emerging challenger brands. Board meetings, department off sites, product and fashion launches.

Weddings

Exclusive celebrations and weddings

We create totally bespoke events during which our hotel becomes your private beach house by the sea, exclusively yours for you and your guests.

Membership

Happiness is a place you can join

Enjoy priority access to our beautifully considered spaces, exquisitely prepared food, sensational beds, calming treatments, inspiring classes and special events at special member’s rates.

In the press

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Customer Reviews

Happiness Delivered

We ask everyone that comes to stay for feedback. Here are the 5 most recent.








Customer reviews
(504 reviews)


25 April, 2023

Always a joy to stay at the Gallivant! Friendly service, fabulous location and the best Dirty Vodka Martini I have ever tasted (many thanks to the barman…). Look forward …

Always a joy to stay at the Gallivant! Friendly service, fabulous location and the best Dirty Vodka Martini I have ever tasted (many thanks to the barman…). Look forward to our return.

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23 April, 2023

Visited The Gallivant on the 18th April and booked to stay for one night. What a lovely Boutique Hotel. As soon as you walk through the doors you …

Visited The Gallivant on the 18th April and booked to stay for one night. What a lovely Boutique Hotel. As soon as you walk through the doors you get a lovely feeling about the place. We arrived at about 12:30, knowing that we couldn’t check in until 4pm. So enjoyed the free coffee and lovely cookies in the comfortable lounge area. The location right by Camber Beach was just perfect for a wonderful walk and two and half hours later we checked into our very cosy room which was beautifully decorated. The bed was very comfortable – we had a very good nights sleep. We booked in advance for an evening meal which was very enjoyable in the lovely dining area.

The outside seating area was very welcome following our walk – sitting in the sunshine drinking a G&T was so relaxing – a very nice touch and much enjoyed by the other guests.

All in all a very pleasant stay – thank you The Gallivant for looking after us so well.

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21 April, 2023

A superb stay, from start to finish.
The team are achieving their goal. We felt completely chilled. Never rushed. Everyone was attentive and we were consistently served with a smile.
Thank you …

A superb stay, from start to finish.
The team are achieving their goal. We felt completely chilled. Never rushed. Everyone was attentive and we were consistently served with a smile.
Thank you Gallivant for a wonderful night away 🌞

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17 April, 2023

We had a wonderfully relaxing stay, which was, in a large part, due to the excellent service we received from everybody at the Gallivant. We really couldn't single anybody out!




17 April, 2023

What a lovely few days!!! We had a girls trip to The Gallivant to celebrate a 60th birthday and even though the weather was pretty poor we had a fabulous …

What a lovely few days!!! We had a girls trip to The Gallivant to celebrate a 60th birthday and even though the weather was pretty poor we had a fabulous time. The hotel is beautifully decorated with lots of little touches that make it different, the staff are all friendly and efficient, and added lots of little extras that made our trip memorable.
We mentioned that we were going to try and catch the sunset in the sand dunes and that afternoon we found wicker bags in our rooms containing glasses and a complementary voucher for a flask of cocktail at the bar to take with us. We were also given pots of nuts and olives – made our day.
We had massages and took part in a couple of yoga sessions that were all A*, the lady who took the Friday morning yoga was particularly good.
All the meals we had in the restaurant were excellent with great service too.

Would highly recommend this hotel, and will defiantly be going back, maybe with our dog in tow next time.

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Customer reviews
(31 reviews)

Jacqueline Thompson

25 April, 2023

Always a joy to stay at the Gallivant! Friendly service, fabulous location and the best Dirty Vodka Martini I have ever tasted (many thanks to the barman…). Look forward …

Always a joy to stay at the Gallivant! Friendly service, fabulous location and the best Dirty Vodka Martini I have ever tasted (many thanks to the barman…). Look forward to our return.

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Debra Whittemore

23 April, 2023

Visited The Gallivant on the 18th April and booked to stay for one night. What a lovely Boutique Hotel. As soon as you walk through the doors you …

Visited The Gallivant on the 18th April and booked to stay for one night. What a lovely Boutique Hotel. As soon as you walk through the doors you get a lovely feeling about the place. We arrived at about 12:30, knowing that we couldn’t check in until 4pm. So enjoyed the free coffee and lovely cookies in the comfortable lounge area. The location right by Camber Beach was just perfect for a wonderful walk and two and half hours later we checked into our very cosy room which was beautifully decorated. The bed was very comfortable – we had a very good nights sleep. We booked in advance for an evening meal which was very enjoyable in the lovely dining area.

The outside seating area was very welcome following our walk – sitting in the sunshine drinking a G&T was so relaxing – a very nice touch and much enjoyed by the other guests.

All in all a very pleasant stay – thank you The Gallivant for looking after us so well.

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Moira Boakes

21 April, 2023

A superb stay, from start to finish.
The team are achieving their goal. We felt completely chilled. Never rushed. Everyone was attentive and we were consistently served with a smile.
Thank you …

A superb stay, from start to finish.
The team are achieving their goal. We felt completely chilled. Never rushed. Everyone was attentive and we were consistently served with a smile.
Thank you Gallivant for a wonderful night away 🌞

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Alison Gibbs

17 April, 2023

We had a wonderfully relaxing stay, which was, in a large part, due to the excellent service we received from everybody at the Gallivant. We really couldn't single anybody out!

Andrea Clifford

17 April, 2023

What a lovely few days!!! We had a girls trip to The Gallivant to celebrate a 60th birthday and even though the weather was pretty poor we had a fabulous …

What a lovely few days!!! We had a girls trip to The Gallivant to celebrate a 60th birthday and even though the weather was pretty poor we had a fabulous time. The hotel is beautifully decorated with lots of little touches that make it different, the staff are all friendly and efficient, and added lots of little extras that made our trip memorable.
We mentioned that we were going to try and catch the sunset in the sand dunes and that afternoon we found wicker bags in our rooms containing glasses and a complementary voucher for a flask of cocktail at the bar to take with us. We were also given pots of nuts and olives – made our day.
We had massages and took part in a couple of yoga sessions that were all A*, the lady who took the Friday morning yoga was particularly good.
All the meals we had in the restaurant were excellent with great service too.

Would highly recommend this hotel, and will defiantly be going back, maybe with our dog in tow next time.

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FAQs

Here to help

If you can’t find the answer to your question please drop us a line or two and we’ll respond within a matter of hours.

What is included your room rate?

Depends what room rate you have booked….

The Essential Gallivant includes a simple continental style breakfast, House supper or £15 credit per person towards our a la carte menu, English Wine at 5 – a glass of English wine to enjoy and whatever wellness class(es) are on that day, normally yoga.

The Complete Gallivant also includes a much more amazing breakfast of cooked dishes from the kitchen, three courses from our a la carte at dinner and We Have Drift Off sleepy time tea by your bed at bedtime.

What are the check in and check out times?

Our check in time is 4pm and check out 11am. If you would like to come earlier (or stay later) to have lunch or a drink at the bar that’s absolutely fine. You can either leave your bags in the car or we’ll look after them until your bedroom is ready or you’re ready to go.

Are dogs allowed at the Gallivant / on the beach?

Yes, but we only allow smallish dogs, so nothing bigger than a spaniel please. They are allowed in the bar area and in four of our bedrooms.  They are also allowed on the beach all year round.

Where is the nearest station / How long is the train journey from London?

In Rye, 4 miles away. There is a high speed train from London St Pancras every hour. It takes 1 hour 9 minutes, change at Ashford International.

What are the Dining Room opening times?

Breakfast     8am to 11am
Day, Mon to Fri     1.00pm to 2.30pm
Weekend lunch     1.00pm to 3.00pm
Dinner   6.00pm to 9.00pm

Can I charge my car?

Yes, we have two car charging points.  If you are coming to stay and would like to reserve one please email reservations@thegallivant.co.uk

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Giving

You give,
we give

Every time you come and stay or eat and drink with us we make a donation to Blood Cancer UK. Since the pandemic they need our support more than ever. It’s a lovely feeling to make people happy.

Click on the Giving Back link to the left to find out more.
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