The Barn Caravan Park

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Picnic table provided
The pitches are in a circle around a field with a kids play area.
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Picnic table provided
The pitches are in a circle around a field with a kids play area.
Pitches

  • Peaceful site seven miles from Brighton and half a mile from trains
  • Carefully maintained to avoid overcrowding
  • Picnic tables, small café/bar and play area on site
Like Topsy, it just growed…The Barn Caravan Park at Lancing, West Sussex opened in 2003 and has been growing and welcoming guests ever since. Fret not though if big sites 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. Pitches are on grass and come with access to The Barn’s five toilets, baby changing, showers with lashings of free hot water, and a cold water beach-type shower for outdoor suds. There are picnic tables for guests to use, and a good play area with full-sized football goal, swings, ball game area and a climbing tower slide. A handy little extra is the licensed café/bar, which sorts guests out with drinks and ice creams throughout the summer. For getting off site, buses and trains are within a mile; Lancing train station, with a supermarket outside, is about half a mile away. Eating out can be done in style at the smart Art Deco restaurant at Shoreham Airport, a mile away from the site. You're also welcome to bring your own barbecue to the site.

Campground type

Tent sites 20
Camper sites 15
RV sites 15
Open now
Opens March 27
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • There are limited hot washing-up facilities.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, Mar 27 to

Campsite types & availability

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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 216 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Peaceful

98% would recommend this campground to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

Well-kept, quiet site with helpful owners. Spacious, private pitches. Spotless facilities. Great location for beach, shops & transport to Brighton. Family-friendly with play area. Occasional plane noise & limited showers/washing-up at peak times.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Well maintained, close to beach & shops but tucked away so peaceful

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Roberta K.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Lovely, well maintained campsite. Joe was very helpful and friendly. Field is a good size with everyone parked around the edge in decent size pitches that are marked out. Showers were spotless, powerful and hot water in abundance. In the bathrooms there are plugs for hairdryers etc and a freezer to refreeze your ice packs. Once the sun went down the campsite was very quiet. There is a field with a goal, climbing frame and swings for the children to play. Lancing beach is no more than 10 min walk. Worthing is very close and Brighton not too far either. There is a Budgens about 5 mins drive and Asda just a bit further. This campsite is in a good location, near facilities but tucked away so it’s peaceful. Just to mention Brighton/Shoreham airport is very close therefore there are small aircraft flying overhead (quite low!) but not until 9am. It didn’t spoil our stay, in fact it was interesting to see them.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great option for visiting everywhere from Brighton to Worthing

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Ben R.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Really nice little site with everything you need, good little shop, clean facilities, water taps near pitches. All lovely and clean and well kept. 15 minutes from train station and 10 minutes from the beach.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site for families with young children

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Child friendliness
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Sue G.

Powered grass campsite

Liked The open grass space in the middle (all pitches on the outside edge) with football goal and play equipment in middle, thus easy to watch children play from van.

Use of wooden picnic tables was a bonus too.

Easy 15 min walk to beach

Recommend to friends Visit again

Schöner ruhiger weitläufigen Platz Netter Platzwart…

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Marcus R.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Schöner ruhiger weitläufigen Platz
Netter Platzwart

Disliked ...Duschen und Toiletten könnten sauberer sein, liegt aber an den Nutzern!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely friendly place, clean & tidy and plenty of space.

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Judy M.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Cleanliness of facilities, friendly staff, quiet safe campsite. Good sized pitch. Bus is a 10 mins walk to go along the coast to Brighton or Worthing in the other direction.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site for my first camping experience.

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Trevor S.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Quiet, well kept, play park, clean toilets/showers, easy check in.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well laid out with everyone around the edges of the field. Everyone…

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Karen J.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Well laid out with everyone around the edges of the field. Everyone respected the rules of the site.

Friendly host.

Facilities kept clean.

Location was good for accessing public transport to local towns/cities but on the outskirts so it was quiet.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall great site and would definately visit again

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Vince H.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great site with spacious pitches with large open central grass space. Pitches and site overall well maintained. Nice that there was a small cafe on site as well for snacks , coffee/ tea etc. Table tennis table and freezer. Close to beach (walking distance) and town centre closeby.

Disliked Only comment would be that in peak season toilets and showers would ideally need more than once daily cleaning. It wasn’t dirty at all however seen the amount of people there to stay on top it would be required more frequently.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Cleanliness and size of the site. Friendly and helpful staff. Very quiet. Close to bus…

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Cleanliness and size of the site.
Friendly and helpful staff.
Very quiet.
Close to bus stop on a good service route.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff very friendly and helpful, clean facilities

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Mary C.

Powered grass campsite

Liked How we’ll run the site was.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Leave the car at home

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Barn Caravan Park

Old Salts Farm Road

Lancing

West Sussex

England

BN15 8JG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.82616°N
0.31006°W

Nearest transport

Bus
0.7 mi Three Horseshoes
0.8 mi Three Horseshoes
1.5 mi High Street
Rail
0.6 mi Lancing Rail Station
1.8 mi Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) Rail Station
2 mi East Worthing Rail Station
Ferry
16.2 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
24.3 mi Bosham Hoe Ferry Landing
24.4 mi West Itchenor Ferry Landing
Airport
1 mi Shoreham Brighton City Airport
23.7 mi London Gatwick Airport South Terminal
23.7 mi London Gatwick 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

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. 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. 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. 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.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Lancing, Beach Green 0.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Shoreham Beach 1.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodExcellent
Southwick 3.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Worthing 3.5 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Hove 6.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Hove Museum & Art Gallery 5.6 mi

Preston Manor 7.1 mi

Brighton Fishing Museum 7.3 mi

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery 7.5 mi

Royal Pavilion 7.5 mi

National Trust

Monk's House 14.2 mi

Nymans 16.2 mi

Petworth House and Park 17.2 mi

Sheffield Park Garden 18.3 mi

Wakehurst Place 19.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

ADUR ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 01/03/1986) 1.4 mi

Beeding Hill - Monarch's Way - South Downs Way Circuit 3.5 mi

Cissbury and Chanctonbury Rings 4.4 mi

HIGHDOWN 5.7 mi

Devil's Dyke - Poynings - Fulking - Devil's Dyke 5.9 mi

Local events

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

    Arundel, England 10.9 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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Barn Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Barn Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Barn Caravan Park? 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 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Barn Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.

    Please call the site using the contact details provided in the booking confirmation email when you are on your way to confirm arrival time.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Barn Caravan Park? From $88.24 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.