When can I check in and check out of Creative Camping?

Camping and touring Arrive: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: 10:30 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Creative Camping?

From £32 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Creative Camping

View prices & book Last booked 5 days ago 9.4 258 reviews

Friendly West Sussex campsite with handy indoor space
A 10-minute drive from Selsey and Chichester
Indoor 'beach' area with sandpit, books and games

Find your new happy place at Creative Camping, an aptly named campsite close to the West Sussex coastline. Located midway between Selsey on the coast and the historic city of Chichester, this laidback spot is a top pick for families and friends looking for a getaway somewhere just that little bit different. As well as the well-maintained pitches and green outdoor area, Creative Camping has a spacious indoor area for guests to enjoy. Come and relax on the indoor 'beach', sit back on one of the comfy chairs, let the kids play in the sandpit or take your pick of the games and books on offer. The indoor space also has a lounge and dining area, a kitchen with sinks, two toilets, two showers, a changing room and a baby changing table. When you spend time outside, you'll appreciate the site's quiet location away from the road and the natural feel of the place – sit back and relax and it's quite likely that you'll see birds of prey flying overhead. Dogs are welcome here and there's easy access to footpaths in the local area for their walks. The sensible use of open fires and barbecues is allowed, and guests can make use of the site's big barbecue and pizza oven. Handily, Sidlesham village centre, where there is a pub, is about a quarter of a mile away to the north.

Site type

Open all year

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Facilities/activities including Bookable Arts and Crafts-guided workshops for children and adults are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
Reception is unmanned after 7:30 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
No electric barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Sunset fromcreativecamping. dark skys great for star gazing.

Near by dell quay, a short taxidrive away

Field of sunflowers in the adjacent field.

Creative camping site is surrounded by beautiful fields of flowers full of butterflies.

Large pitches. Competitive pricing. Great hosts. Very chuffed

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Jason C. Nov 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Certainly is, as the name suggests, a creative place. Imaginative area. Hosts are lovely, Kym is runs a lovely place to hide away for a few days. We were here off-season so only a few other campers around, however in the busy months this would be great as the pitches are large, you're not crammed in like most sites just making money. There is a lovely old greenhouse converted and split into a shop for the public and areas for residents to sit, relax and even a child area for those rainy days (including an indoor sandpit). Fire pits are available, kindling was only £10 and on-hand. A great stay, A great location and our mad rescue dog loved it too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A pleasant and convenient site.

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Anonymous Sept 2024

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Friendly welcome, clean facilities, quiet and convenient.

Disliked: All good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommend camp site.

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Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Both hosts are very friendly and kind. This is small camp site but have all facilities you need, well organised and clean.

Disliked: We really enjoyed the time here. Nothing dislike!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved it.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
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Facilities / Activities	10
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Child friendliness	10
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Wifi	No rating

Helen M. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very clean showers and toilets, lovely shop, excellent facilities for young children. It has a nice indoor area with comfy seating, which is crucial when the weather is lousy! There are so many nice, practical and thoughtful touches, such as a dressing table for applying your morning makeup, kitchen utensils to borrow if you've forgotten something crucial, nappy sacks at a baby changing table, books to borrow or take away, fire pits to borrow for toasting marshmallows. There's a lovely little shed made up as an old fashioned kitchen, with outdoor sofas. Overall, a lovely friendly site.

Disliked: Not sure there is anything. I could hear the road a bit, as we were over that side, but it's a 30mph limit, so not too bad and besides, that's not the fault of the campsite, as they can't change it!

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No one else was there so it was extremely peaceful. The trees…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2024

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: No one else was there so it was extremely peaceful. The trees on the site were beautiful. The owners were very friendly. Squirrels jumped on the roof of the motorhome which was very sweet ( do not happen often and not at night though which was good).

Disliked: Shower was a little small but worked well.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fun family camping with a real community feel - a must visit!

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Natalie D. Sept 2024

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: What a fun place for families to camp and hang out in close proximity to Wittering and the beaches.
Really liked the community feel of the camp site, the amenities on site that were all self service and well set out, the friendly/local feel of the other campers on site, the toys and things to keep young children amused, how quiet the site was.

Disliked: Very little to dislike - the site is obviously well used and a little rough around the edges. I think this is fine and adds to the charm but not sure it's for everyone. With a 3 year old who made the most of the amenities I couldn't help but notice a fair few 'hazards' which although had warning signs on did give me a feeling that it might not be safe to give her the freedom we'd have liked to and felt like issues that would need to be solved for in time.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice large pitches.

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Facilities / Activities	8
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baz r. Sept 2024

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely place very friendly hosts.
Just what we where expecting.Will defiantly be staying again.

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great site, lots of extras,clean, tidy level pitches.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
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Wifi	10

.Natalie W. Sept 2024

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: What a great quirky Site. The owners are very friendly and welcoming. There is a little shop on site, where you can buy logs, kindling, firelighters for the firepits provided by the site. They also have A pizza oven & BBQ'S you can borrow for free, chairs and tables and sunloungers all available. There are so many good points about this site. Lots of places to wash up, inside and outside showers, always hot. If you have young children this site is like a play centre, toys, books,crafts, games, sandpit..... playhouse..... prams, bikes, ride ons, go carts and more.

Close to Dell Quay, with a great Pub, walks and Quay side, we ordered Ubers and they arrived quickly each time.

All round a tidy, clean site wirh great facilities and lots of extras we didn't expect. Definitely will rebook this quirky site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly a x good

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: It was so welcome g and enjoyable. Will definitely be going back first clas

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good place glad we went there

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	2

Anonymous Sept 2024

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Really quirky family friendly site. Staff very friendly.

Pitches were good size a relatively flat. Outdoor showers were a revelation and kids enjoyed all the toys.

If you looking for new buildings and expensive club houses and swimming pools this place isn’t for you.

Disliked: Leaving and the weather

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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

Baby-changing facilities 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 Rallies welcome 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 Communal freezer Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Creative Camping

Selsey Road

Sidlesham

West Sussex

England

PO20 7QX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.78171°N
-0.79087°W

Nearest transport

Coach

3.5 mi Bus Station

5.1 mi High Street

5.2 mi High Street

Rail

3.5 mi Chichester Rail Station

4.1 mi Fishbourne Rail Station

4.9 mi Bosham Rail Station

Ferry

3.8 mi West Itchenor Ferry Landing

3.9 mi Bosham Hoe Ferry Landing

10.3 mi Hayling Island Ferry Landing

Airport

22.2 mi Shoreham Brighton City Airport

27.5 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

There are all sorts of coastal corners you'll want to explore while in West Sussex, from the wildlife haven wetlands of RSPB Pagham Harbour (five minutes' drive) to the cheerful seafront at Selsey (10 minutes) or the sandy stretches of West Wittering (15 minutes). Slightly further afield, it's easy to get to other maritime spots, whether you fancy a day trip to the seaside resort and pleasure harbour at Littlehampton (30 minutes) or want to walk around the historic dockyards of Portsmouth (30 minutes). Jaunts to the bright lights and vintage shops of Brighton (an hour and 10 minutes) are also on the cards if you fancy a really special day out. There's also much to see and do inland locally, with many of the prettiest parts of the South Downs National Park just a short drive away. While you're in the area, make sure to check out pretty historic country estates like Arundel Castle (25 minutes), and if ancient history's your thing you can make tracks for the mosaics and columns of Fishbourne Roman Palace (15 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Pagham	2.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Selsey	3.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Bracklesham Bay	3.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Bognor Regis (Aldwick)	4.3 mi	Sea	Good	Good	N/A	N/A
Bognor Regis East	5.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Fishbourne Roman Palace 3.9 mi

Chichester Cathedral 3.9 mi

Goodwood House 6.6 mi

West Dean Gardens 8.4 mi

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum 8.7 mi

National Trust

Uppark House and Garden 12.6 mi

Bembridge Windmill 14.9 mi

Petworth House and Park 16.2 mi

Hindhead Commons and The Devil's Punch Bowl Cafï¿½ 23.1 mi

Hinton Ampner 23.9 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 2.1 mi

BRACKLESHAM BAY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM ??/??/2006) 2.8 mi

Hazardous 3.6 mi

Chichester Harbour: Itchenor - East Head - West Wittering 3.7 mi

FISHBOURNE ROMAN PALACE 3.8 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
There is no reception at this site. Please check in at the Our Shop by the parking area instead.
The site will send you further check-in information 1 day(s) before your arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 1 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.

Extras

Facilities/activities including Bookable Arts and Crafts-guided workshops for children and adults are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
Refunds within the indicated cancellation period are only possible if the site is able to relet your unit/pitch.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Pitches

A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.

Reception

Reception is unmanned after 7:30 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No electric barbecues allowed.

Visitors

Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Payment terms

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Creative Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Creative Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Creative Camping? There are all sorts of coastal corners you'll want to explore while in West Sussex, from the wildlife haven wetlands of RSPB Pagham Harbour (five minutes' drive) to the cheerful seafront at … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Creative Camping?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Depart by: 10:30 a.m.

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How much does it cost to stay at Creative Camping? From £32 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.