Like Topsy, it just growed…The Barn Caravan Park at Lancing, West Sussex opened in 2003 and has been growing and welcoming campers ever since. Fret not though if big campsites aren’t your thing: this is a peaceful medium-sized site and is carefully maintained by owner Joe to avoid overcrowding even in busy periods. Hide yourself away here or take a trip to Brighton about seven miles away; several West Sussex beaches are even closer to hand.
Tent pitches are on grass and come with access to The Barn’s newly installed loos and showers with lashings of free hot water; for outdoor suds, there’s a cold water beach-type shower. There are brick barbecues and picnic tables for guests to use, and a good children’s play area with full-sized football goal, swings, ball game area and a climbing tower slide.
For getting off site, there are buses and trains within a mile; Lancing train station, with a supermarket outside, is about half a mile away.
Nearby attractions and activities
Beaches, beaches, beaches…the nearest beach, South Lancing, is within a short walk, with the beaches of Worthing and Shoreham-by-Sea each two miles’ walk from here. Or head west along the coast to the flumes of Littlehampton’s Harbour Park or to the bountiful resort of Bognor Regis, officially declared Britain’s sunniest seaside resort in 2011. Going east? Brighton probably doesn’t need an introduction, but if you’re looking for recommendations on what to do there, George IV’s Royal Pavilion, Sea Life Brighton or shopping/eating out around The Lanes are good places to start.
The town of Lancing is less than a mile away from The Barn with a nature reserve, Lancing Ring, to its north and restaurants and shops at which to fill your boots and empty your wallet. Worthing is also well worth a look as one of the biggest towns in the area – and the former home of Oscar Wilde and Harold Pinter for those who like their literature. There are a couple of hundred listed buildings in the town to make your way around as well as the biggest museum in West Sussex, an undercover shopping centre and, er, a haunted oak tree. Worthing is also the venue of the annual International Birdman event, where optimists attempt to fly off the end of the pier in the oldest Birdman event in the world.
Along the coast to the west there’s cracking Chichester with its Norman cathedral, festivals and shops; Fishbourne Roman Palace, the biggest Roman home in Britain, is just outside the city. Portsmouth is around an hour’s drive away for days’ worth of activities and attractions like the award-winning aquarium or a trip around Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to see old ships including the Mary Rose; for a true day trip, hop on the ferry to the Isle of Wight or France.
Going inland, nature lovers, sightseers and adrenaline seekers will find heaps of things to do: the market town of Horsham and its birds of prey centre; horse-riding, hiking and historical artefacts in the South Downs National Park; the RSPB reserve of Pulborough Brooks and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust wildlife haven Arundel overlooked by Arundel Castle.
Sprogs have plenty of choice too: take them along to West Sussex’s farm parks and play centres, to Chichester for mountain boarding (not biking) or for a puff on the South Downs Light Railway.
Attractions near The Barn Caravan Park
Must see
- Hove Museum & Art Gallery (5.6 miles)
- Preston Manor (7.1 miles)
- Brighton Fishing Museum (7.3 miles)
National Trust
- Monk's House (14.2 miles)
- Nymans (16.2 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Activities near The Barn Caravan Park
South Lancing (0.7 miles) Beach - Excellent Water Quality Beaches
ADUR ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 01/03/1986) (1.4 miles) Birdwatching
Southwick (3.2 miles) Beach - Excellent Water Quality Beaches
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Good value for money daveyh (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: Very pleasant location Large area for tents plenty of space for children to play Disliked: n/a |
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The camp site was great. Spacious and relaxed and clean, well located. Nikki S. (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The owner of the site was friendly and laid back, he was very helpful and gave us some good ideas for things to do in the surrounding areas. The amenities were clean and well maintained, the scenery was beautiful. Located 10 mins walk from lancing station it was easy to leave the camper parked up and catch a train into Brighton, or take a short drive up to devils dyke. I would definitely recommend to ... Disliked: The cold floor in the shower room, it gets a little chilly early morning! |
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Very pleased - clean, quite camp site Catalin H. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: - Clean area; Disliked: N/A |
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nice camping site and very friendly, + hot showers all day long stephen E. (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Nice campsite showers and WC very clean and nice hot water to shower cold water tap on sink good to wake you up first thing in the morning. Plenty of room for each tent and you are not put right on top of the tent next door. Disliked: needs a few signs to make it easy to find we have a tomtom so no problem for us but with out it maybe not so easy as it,s down a small road. In holland most of the campsites have a few signs on the roads close to the camping to make it easy to find. |
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Liked: The peace and the fields with the horses,the lovely guy on site,everything about it i loved.The loo and showers were spotless, and smelt very fresh at all times,overall love this place a great place to chill. Bus ran every 10 mins to Brighton so if you wanted to explore or pub crawl it's all there. Happy days. Disliked: nothing. |
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Excellent facilities, friendly warden, superb site close to sea front. Will definitely visit again. Rammatthews (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: Large flat camping area for tents. New purpose built shower block with drinks vending machine and free facilities to freeze ice blocks. Play park for younger children and full size goal for older children. Ideal stop over for Brighton or a longer stay. Very relaxed site with plenty of room. Disliked: There are a few high trees reducing the view of the aeroplanes during the air show weekend. Nothing we disliked about this site. |
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nice friendly campsite sammy_j (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: The location close to sea and town Disliked: nothing |
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Liked: Nothing Disliked: Only 2 toilets and 2 shower cubicles. Not enough pitches with adequate shelter from bad weather/winds ie trees, hedges etc |
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A good experience Michael T. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The toilet block was cleaned several times a day. There's a big area in the middle kept clear for ball games, and a climbing frame. Handy washing up area. Manager very friendly and answered email in minutes. Disliked: Only one toilet in the ladies'. Pitches are a bit on the small side. It's a windy site like most of the British coast. |
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LOVED IT :-) karen71 (Extended family, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: SITE OWNER GREAT, COULDNT DO ENOUGH TO HELP...CLEAN SHOWER-TOILET BLOCK...PLENTY OF HOT WATER....CLOSE TO TOWN YET PEACEFUL SURROUNDINGS...WE WILL DEFINATLY RETURN Disliked: PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT BE BOTHERED TO SWEEP THE GRASS UP THEY PADDLED IN USING THE BRUSH PROVIDED....(SMALL MINORITY).. |
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Lovely camp site very friendly owner perfect location Mrs Lisa S. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: I like the fact that it is not a huge huge site and i could keep tabs on the children. Although we didn't have Electric hook up, next time i will make sure we book electric hook up. Nice to see that at every electric hook up point there was a brick built BBQ. Look forward to seeing more changes that the owner wants to make when we go back :-) New shower block clean ... Disliked: There is nothing that i disliked! |
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Had a good time Melina R. (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: This is a basic campsite, which is what we were looking for. The management was friendly, the toilets clean and it is just a 5-10 min walk away from the beach and roughly 10 miles away from Brighton. Disliked: if you want a fancy site this isn't for you. If you want a place to pitch up your tent, this is what you are looking for |
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Friendly laid back site, great value for money! giddykipper (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Stayed here for a hot weekend in August. Site is well kept clean and tidy, and the site manager Joe was super, very friendly and helpful. Was pleased to see he has kept site limit sensible and even though site was 'full' ,it was still very spacious and did not have to queue for showers once. Facilities basic but so is the price! Location of site is fantastic, just a 5 minute walk to Lancing ... Disliked: Not much to dislike for the price, except another ladies' loo would be useful. |
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simple, well run site Melvyn B. (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Very ' hands on ' friendly owner, Disliked: no shade ( but saplings planted ), would have liked an extra loo but in truth it wasn't a problem even on a sunny August weekend |
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worth a visit mr_Richards (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: The area was very nice close to sea and town we arrived and found a large open space with newly planted trees and there was wildlife horses/swans very peaceful Disliked: N/a |
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very nice relaxed could do with a couple of improvments timothy_l0 (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Joe was very pleasant and helpful. Site very nice, small play area very nice. Short walk to the beach. (not much at that beach, no cafes, shops ect) Disliked: No hot water for washing up. Only one sink working and only one toilet in the shower block for ladies. |
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We turned up and nobody was there from the caravan park. The caravan park was a small field littered with piles of timber and cordoned off small areas of ground in the middle of it. We had a look at the field and shower block and decided not to stay. deboraho (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: Nothing Disliked: The 'reception' was an unmaned shed.
From the manager...
Shower block new And cleaned twice aday |
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great place for families mo_t_j (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: location close to beach and town Disliked: n/a |
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Ok ben p. (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Friendly atmosphere. Cost. Disliked: Piles of timber/building materials. Only 1 working shower in ladies and washing up sinks out of order. |
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Great for a night out in Brighton tentman100 (With friends, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: THE LOCATION Disliked: NOTHING |
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Leisure on site
Bar or club house
Cycle hire
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Fitness centre
Games room
Indoor swimming pool
Kids' club
On-site restaurant/cafe
Outdoor swimming pool
Play area
TV room
Take away
Tennis
Watersports
Amenities on site
Bath available
Car parking by pitch
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Electrical hook-up points for tourers
Hard standings
Rules
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Leave the car at home
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Cycle hire nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Leisure/theme park nearby
Outdoor pool nearby
Restaurant nearby
Sailing nearby
Tennis nearby
Watersports nearby
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Nearby farmers' market
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Medium (26-50 pitches)
Camping 2.0
Jumbo tent pitches
Ordnance Survey maps (GB and Northern Ireland only) are available at lower levels via the drop-down menu.
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Lancing: Brighton Rd Coach Stop — 0.7mi
Shoreham-by-Sea: High Street Coach Stop — 1.5mi
Worthing: Marine Parade Coach Stop — 2.8mi
- Train stations
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Lancing Rail Station — 0.6mi
Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) Rail Station — 1.8mi
East Worthing Rail Station — 2.0mi
- Ferry ports
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Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal — 16.2mi
Bosham Hoe Ferry Landing — 24.3mi
West Itchenor Ferry Landing — 24.4mi
- Airports
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Shoreham Brighton City Airport — 1.0mi
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal — 23.7mi
London Gatwick Airport — 23.7mi
Directions
From the A259 Lancing Road: 1 mile past the Shoreham Beach roundabout, turn right after the car wash into Old Salts Farm Road. Follow the road, turn right into the lane, follow lane and take the first turning on the right.
A27 Lancing: turn left at Lancing Manor roundabout signposted South Lancing (Grinsted Lane); follow all the way to A259 Coast Road, Turn left at the roundabout opposite Setyres and follow the road; take 3rd turn on left into Old Salts Farm Road and follow this road; turn right into the lane, follow lane and take first turning on right.
Latitude: 50.8315
Longitude: -0.3066
Permitted arrival time
From noon to 630pm
Cancellation policy
Balance payment is non refundable.
Please note that your deposit paid to Pitchup.com is non-refundable.
Payment of balance
Please contact site as soon as you have made your booking to pay final balance payment by cheque only.
Alternatively if booking within one week before stay please pay final balance in cash on arrival.
Cards accepted on the park
NoneTerms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsCheck availability at The Barn Caravan Park…
7m x 7m grass tent only pitch. One unit per pitch please. Tents only no campervans. Pup tents, gazebos and awnings are not permitted.
Max. persons: 4x
The shower block has 4 showers in total there are 3 toilets plus urinal an extra toilet to be installed before end of season Also a chemical toilet is avalible
Newly planted trees and shrubs will mature for more shelter