Crowborough Training Camp Open
Military · Crowborough, East SussexFormer military training camp previously used for the Afghan Resettlement Programme; began accommodating asylum seekers on 22 January 2026, building to a capacity of 540, with permission to operate through January 2030.
Nearby schools
Nearest school: Ashdown Primary School (Primary), 0.72 miles in a straight line. There are 5 open schools within one mile and 7 within two.
Straight-line distances to open schools in the DfE Get Information About Schools register, shown as objective context. In 2026 the government said asylum accommodation should not be sited close to schools and nurseries; that guidance names no official distance, so these figures are not a measure against any threshold.
Local asylum coverage
- Cadet security upped at Crowborough site used as asylum camp
- March planned in Bicester over asylum seeker housing plans
- Third town considers independence vote over migrant camp plans
- Home Office Crowborough camp plans 'bypass' council
- Government asylum camp decision unlawful, court told
- Face coverings banned ahead of migrant camp protest
Recent local coverage of asylum accommodation, via Google News. Headlines and publishers shown verbatim.