Barbecues allowed: Camping sites & Campgrounds in South East England

Chichester Lakeside Holiday Park

• Family site with ten fishing lakes
• Also with heated pool, kids' club, bar and bistro
• Less than five minutes from the centre of Chichester

The Soul Camp

• Peaceful eco-friendly farm site with activities
• A 20-minute drive to Bewl Water and 45 minutes to Hastings beach
• Foraging and fire-cooking workshops on site; a 10-minute walk to pub

St Osyth Beach Holiday Park

Pop-up in the Woods

• Off-grid meadows and woodland camping near the East Sussex coast
• Camber Sands, Rye, Hastings and Battle all within 35 minutes’ drive
• Woods with stream, swings, dens, habitat hunt and natural play area

Popcorn Camping Horsham

• No-frills site with spacious pitches and views over the High Weald
• A 35-minute drive to South Downs National Park; Horsham five minutes
• Secluded camping field with shower block and overnight quiet time

Broadhembury Caravan and Camping Park

• Award-winning park near Ashford
• Large supermarket a few minutes away
• Play areas, games room, herb garden and campers' kitchen

Hill View Camping

• Fully furnished bell tents overlooking the Rother Valley in Kent
• Bodiam Castle 10 minutes’ drive and Camber Sands 25 minutes
• Outdoor kitchen and modern shower room; pub 10 minutes’ walk

Hill Top Farm Wild Camping

• Off-grid site in a quiet meadow five minutes' drive from Charing
• 15 minutes' drive from Leeds castle; half an hour from Canterbury
• 16th-century country inn 10 minutes' walk away for drinks and food

High Barn Retreats

• Dog-friendly wild camping site in the South Downs National Park
• A 25-minute drive from Lewes and half an hour’s drive from Brighton
• A five-minute drive to pubs, local shops and the beach in Rottingdean

Fancy Camping

• Comfortably furnished bell tents in the northern New Forest
• Lyndhurst 10 minutes' drive; 25 minutes to Salisbury
• Set in the grounds of a popular pub and restaurant

Houghton Farm

• Simple rural campsite in a grassy West Sussex meadow
• A 15-minute walk from Amberley station; Arundel a 10-minute drive
• Direct access to the South Downs Way; river Arun a few minutes' walk

Park Farm Camping

• Pop-up campsite on a family farm near Calbourne on the Isle of Wight
• A 20-minute drive to The Needles, and 15 minutes to Carisbrooke Castle
• Grass pitches close to walking routes; beaches, pubs and shops nearby

Bodiam Boating Station

• Riverside site in the High Weald
• Book cruises to Bodiam Castle and Rye, or hire canoes or kayaks
• Private cruise boat hire available for parties and events

Bluecaps Farm Glamping

• Scenic and spacious glampsite on a working farm in the High Weald
• A 15-minute drive from Tunbridge Wells, Bedgebury Pinetum and Go Ape
• Wildlife spotting and llama trekking on site

Tread Lightly Glamping

• Small and luxurious glampsite near Burley in Hampshire’s New Forest
• National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, and Buckler’s Hard 30 minutes’ drive
• Forest access from the site; pubs and shops a five-minute walk

Allhallows Place Touring Park

• Small quiet site with country views, near the River Thames’ mouth
• Five minutes' walk from Allhallows and a 25-min drive from Rochester
• Birdwatching, coastal walks and shipwrecks all within 15 minutes