Bucket and Spade

View prices & book 9.3 124 reviews
Rusty exterior
Rusty exterior
Outside the shepherd's hut
Outside the shepherd's hut
Woodie
Outside
Looking across the site
Plenty of space on site
Touring pitches
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Outside the shepherd's hut
Outside the shepherd's hut
Woodie

  • Small family-run touring site in the village of Sidlesham
  • A 10-minute drive from Chichester and south coast beaches
  • Simple, well-kept pitches; pub two minutes' walk away
As one might guess from the name, Bucket and Spade is close to the coast – about 10 minutes’ drive from the beaches of Bracklesham Bay, West Wittering, East Wittering and Selsey, in fact. This touring site's handy location means you can spend many a day bouncing around between different coastal corners, trying out watersports, building sandcastles, paddling and taking walks through the dunes along the shoreline. Being slightly inland means that this site also has the advantage of being surrounded by splendid West Sussex countryside for walks and other outdoor activities (with the handy bonus of there being a pub two minutes’ walk from the site for a drink and some food at the end of the day if you want…) For other eating options you may like to head up into Chichester, which is 10 minutes’ drive away and has plenty of places to pick from (and a whole bunch of things to see and do as well, of course). Life on site is fairly simple, with the facilities stretching just to toilets, showers and a washing-up area. It’s all nicely maintained though, with plenty of space and trees to give shade, privacy and a bit of colour.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 6
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Touring caravan pitches 6
Open now
Opens 11 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 11 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 124 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
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Peaceful

92% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

This small, well-maintained campsite receives consistent praise for its exceptionally clean and modern shower and toilet facilities. Guests frequently highlight the spacious, level pitches and the friendly, helpful owners. Its convenient location offers easy access to local pubs, public transport for exploring nearby towns, and numerous walking and cycling routes. While some guests noted road noise, most found it minimal. A few mentioned limited bathroom facilities during peak times and the absence of WiFi. Overall, visitors highly recommend this peaceful and well-located site and express a desire to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Secure access gate, water and Ehu on pitch, tidy well kept site,…

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Secure access gate, water and Ehu on pitch, tidy well kept site, friendly staff and good communication, good showers with plenty of hot water at all times, short walk to the pub.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Sehr empfehlenswert.

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10 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Sehr schöner Campingplatz, familiengeführt. Hunde sind willkommen. Es ist sehr ruhig.

Disliked Da fällt mir nichts ein.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good overnighter for Portsmouth ferry - 20-30 minutes away

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7 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Jane B.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Quiet and clean

Disliked Bit of road noise as on pitch 1

Recommend to friends Visit again

Cleanliness and newness of showers. Security of closing front gate. Nicely spread…

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8 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Cleanliness and newness of showers. Security of closing front gate. Nicely spread out pitches. Walking distance to a lovely pub!

Disliked Cold showers in evening, messaged contact, but no response until the morning when the water was hot again! Road noise meant we needed to have pop top down, wasn't too bad but stopped my husband sleeping.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Super friendly and helpful. Facilities were very clean.…

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John-Glen S.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Super friendly and helpful. Facilities were very clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent facilities and a lovely location.…

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Excellent facilities and a lovely location.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, would recommend.

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Robert H.

Rusty shepherd's hut (four person)

Liked Shepard's hut lovely. Great campsite quite and peaceful and very clean.

Disliked Only thing I didn't like in the Shepard's hut was the toilet door as it clashes with the bed steps, would be better as a folding or normal door!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Worth a trip - we will stay there again.

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Wifi
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Gavin T.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Spacious pitches - our hard stand pitch seemed newly done, along with 3 others. We had our own water supply as well which was nice and unexpected.
Warm welcome from Warden. Facilities very clean and again nice that it is actually two complete bathrooms and one toilet.

Disliked Getting off the property onto the busy road can be a bit awkward, but not impossible.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site with excellent facilities

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Karen G.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Small campsite with very good, clean facilities. Just a few minutes walk to a reasonable pub.

Disliked On a very busy road, one evening the traffic didn’t stop at all. Heavy Lorrie’s as well as cars. Part of pavement to pub is very small and the lorries come very close.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site in a great location.

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Tim M.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Excellent, quiet, dog friendly site in a great rural location.
The hard standing pitches with grassed area are ideal for a guaranteed flat surface plus the ability to erect awnings/windbreaks etc...
The toilet/shower areas are well laid out with plenty of hangers and a mirror in each one. Toilets were always clean and the showers were hot. Good washing up facility.
The bus stop serving Chichester to Selsey is a couple of minutes away, with buses every fifteen minutes. Very handy if you want to leave the van on site for the day.
Pub with beer garden across the road as well.
Plenty of places to walk the dog around the local paths and lanes. Will definitely revisit.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

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/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Bucket and Spade

Selsey Road

Sidlesham

West Sussex

England

PO20 7QX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.78369°N
0.79064°W

Route directions

If you are using a satnav you may find that it takes you past the site. It's about 100 yards past the Anchor pub on the right, so look out for the pub on your left and the thatched cottage. If you reach the garage on the right-hand side you have gone too far.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.4 mi Bus Station
5.1 mi High Street
5.1 mi High Street
Rail
3.4 mi Chichester Rail Station
4 mi Fishbourne Rail Station
4.8 mi Bosham Rail Station
Ferry
3.7 mi West Itchenor Ferry Landing
3.8 mi Bosham Hoe Ferry Landing
10.3 mi Hayling Island Ferry Landing
Airport
22.2 mi Shoreham Brighton City Airport
27.4 mi Southampton Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

And so to the beach – perhaps with a bucket and spade for the sandy stretch at West Wittering or some watersports kit for surfing or kitesurfing at Bracklesham Bay (both 10 minutes’ drive). Elsewhere along the coast, take walks around the Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (five minutes) or out to Selsey Bill (10 minutes), or go wildlife-spotting at Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve (15 minutes). To get a sense of the area’s history, a trip to Weald & Downland Living Museum (15 minutes) is a must – the various exhibits, demonstrations and buildings are great for getting kids intrigued in times gone by. There’s more history to soak up at Fishbourne Roman Palace (10 minutes) and around Chichester (10 minutes), where top recommendations include the cathedral, Pallant House Gallery and Festival Theatre. For alternative activities, perhaps you’d fancy playing a round at Chichester Golf Club (five minutes) – or maybe sampling the top-notch sparkling wines on a tour and tasting at Tinwood Estate vineyard (15 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Pagham 2.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Selsey 3.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Bracklesham Bay 3.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bognor Regis (Aldwick) 4.3 mi Sea GoodGoodN/AN/A
Bognor Regis East 5.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Chichester Cathedral 3.7 mi

Fishbourne Roman Palace 3.7 mi

Goodwood House 6.5 mi

West Dean Gardens 8.3 mi

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum 8.6 mi

National Trust

Uppark House and Garden 12.5 mi

Bembridge Windmill 15 mi

Petworth House and Park 16.1 mi

Hindhead Commons and The Devil's Punch Bowl Caf� 22.9 mi

Hinton Ampner 23.8 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Chichester Marina, Chichester and Dell Quay Circular 2 mi

BRACKLESHAM BAY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM ??/??/2006) 2.9 mi

Chichester Harbour: Itchenor - East Head - West Wittering 3.6 mi

FISHBOURNE ROMAN PALACE 3.7 mi

Hazardous 3.7 mi

Local events

  • Arundel Festival (Saturday 16 August 2025 – Saturday 16 August 2025)

    Arundel, West Sussex 11.4 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Bucket and Spade have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bucket and Spade dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bucket and Spade? And so to the beach – perhaps with a bucket and spade for the sandy stretch at West Wittering or some watersports kit for surfing or kitesurfing at Bracklesham Bay (both 10 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bucket and Spade?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Bucket and Spade? From £34 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.