The Blue Ship

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The pub
Plenty of spaces available
Level pitches and no designated spaces
Grassy pitches lined with trees

Country walk, nice pub dinner, couple of drinks, very short walk back to your bed… if that sounds like a top way to spend a day, get yourselves over to the pitches behind The Blue Ship, a rural West Sussex pub just under 10 minutes’ drive from Billingshurst. The pitches here are on the basic side (toilets are provided, but not showers) but they’re very well placed for rural walks and bike rides. Nearby trails run alongside rivers or canals and through little villages, and there’s easy access to the Downs Link route not far away too. Families and dogs are welcome on site, making it a splendid spot for a weekend away in the countryside, walks with the dog included and all. If you catch yourself in the mood for a bit of alfresco cooking, it's good to know that barbecues are permitted on the pitches as long as they're kept off the ground and supervised at all times (please note that firepits and disposable foil barbecues are not permitted). Bilingshurst should have most of the supplies you need, and bigger Horsham is about 15 minutes’ drive away for the pickier eateries. That said, the prospect of an evening in the pub is likely to be enticing too – it’s got a good menu of homemade dishes (including desserts and weekly specials) and an equally tempting range of drinks including cask ales. All of this is rightly popular, so booking is essential if you want to dine in the pub for lunch or dinner. In sunny weather, the beer garden (with a play area) is the place to be for an alfresco drink or two.

Type campingplass

Bobilplasser 10
Campingvognplasser 10
Teltplasser 15
Åpner 1. mai 2026
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  • Stedet har ingen dusjfasiliteter.
  • Personer under 18 år må være i følge med sine foreldre eller verge.
  • Ingen adgang på campingplassen for raser/blandingsraser som er på listen over farlige hunder.
  • Ingen utdrikningslag tillatt via Pitchup.com.
  • Kommersielle kjøretøy (kjøretøy med arbeidsrelatert formål, transportere varer eller passasjerer mot betaling) og kjøretøy med firmalogo er ikke tillatt på stedet.
  • Minst et av gruppemedlemmene må være minimum 21 år eller eldre.
  • Det er ingen søppelkasser på plassen. Alt avfall må tas med hjem.

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91% ville anbefalt denne campingplassen til en venn

89% ville overnattet her igjen

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Rolig, landlig campingplass ved en populær pub. Gjestene setter pris på vennlig velkomst, store plasser, rene fasiliteter og god pubmat. Enkel, men fredelig ferie med fine turer. Noen savnet varmtvann og søppelkasser. Ledelsen forklarer at enkel standard og pris henger sammen.

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Ankomstdato (seneste først)

Great cheap camping option…

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Richard B.

Plass for campingvogn på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte Great cheap camping option

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The food was nice and the…

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corrie r.

Plass for telt på gressplen , uten strøm (for familier, stor)

Likte The food was nice and the old lady who served us was very friendly

Likte ikke The toilet cleaner came over to us in the morning and started moaning at us for cleaning up the site and leaving a black bag beside the ash bin that we were going to move when we left .

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Fra bestyreren: A 2/10 rating purely based on the fact that you were told not to leave your rubbish behind, which was very evidently your intention given that you had walked from your pitch to the metal bin very clearly labelled for ash disposal only.

FYI - it was the owner (not a toilet cleaner) who saw you to so on CCTV and headed out to politely tell you that you need to take your rubbish home. Nobody “moaned at you”, you were simply told to take your rubbish with you when departing which for some reason you’ve clearly taken offence to without justification.

We do not offer rubbish disposal, this is made clear in our listing when booking, in the welcome letter sent to all customers by email, and clearly signed in the campsite, and yet a small number of campers have the self entitlement to think this does not apply to them and that it is entirely acceptable to leave their rubbish behind.

Exellent spot…

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simon h.

Plass for campingvogn på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte Exellent spot

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Fra bestyreren: Thank you for visiting, we are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you again soon.

Best Wishes
Sophie.

Food and drink great, hosts were…

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Anonym

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte Food and drink great, hosts were lovely!

Likte ikke Nothing

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Fra bestyreren: Thank you for visiting, we are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you again soon.

Best Wishes
Sophie.

Excellent site with clean facilities

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Carol K.

Plass for campingvogn på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte Everything

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Fra bestyreren: Thank you for visiting, we are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you again soon.

Best Wishes
Sophie.

Location, clean facilities, generous spaces in…

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Anonym

Plass for campingvogn på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte Location, clean facilities, generous spaces in large camping field

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Fra bestyreren: Thank you for visiting, we are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you again soon.

Best Wishes
Sophie.

Ones agine very good stay. And…

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anthony w.

Plass for campingvogn på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte Ones agine very good stay. And the food was very good 👍 .I've stayed twice and will stay again.

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Fra bestyreren: Thank you for visiting and we are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us.
We hope to welcome you again soon.

Best Wishes
Sophie.

OK Budget camp with overrated pub grub

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Anonym

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte Location to Gatwick for outbound flights

Likte ikke Washing up facilities a ground based soiled butlers sink with tired house pipe. Toilets adequate. In flight path to Gatwick so only a 5-6 hour quiet window

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Fra bestyreren: I’m most confused by your review, you liked that we are in a good location to Gatwick (about a 30-40 minute drive for those reading this) and yet disliked that you have planes heading to Gatwick?!?! A total contradiction….?

For clarity for those reading this, any plane heading to Gatwick is at a considerable height due to our distance from the airport, I’m not even sure this has been mentioned in a review of our campsite before that is how insignificant it is!

Yes our washing up area is a large butler sink, nothing less, nothing more.
Our facilities overall are exactly as we claim them to be, we are a basic rural campsite and I simply can’t emphasise enough that if anyone is looking for considerably more facilities than we offer here then please don’t book to stay at our campsite as we could not be clearer about our offerings.
For those that want a basic rural camping weekend in a beautiful location, they love it as you’ll see from our many many reviews on here and other sites.

As for our “over rated pub grub” having won on award this year for one of the top ten pubs in West Sussex, there are many who would very much disagree with you. Everything is locally sourced and freshly prepared to order. Likewise all of our beers and ciders are local too.

Having read your other reviews too, I may suggest that perhaps camping is not for you and a hotel may be better suited as it appears you are yet to find a campsite you actually like.

The amount of space per pitch.…

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Hazel F.

Plass for campingvogn på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte The amount of space per pitch. We had dinner in the pub too which was fabulous. Very friendly, peaceful campsite with basic facilities

Likte ikke Liked everything.

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Fra bestyreren: Thank you for visiting and we are delighted you enjoyed your visit.

Lovely to read how spacious you thought it was given the ridiculous comments raised above by another guest! Hope to welcome you again soon.

Best wishes
Sophie

Very friendly, Easy to arrive and pitch…

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Jo M.

Plass for telt på gressplen , uten strøm (for familier, stor)

Likte Very friendly,
Easy to arrive and pitch up, pub close by that sold amazing food!

Likte ikke Maybe add to the play area for the kids? They made their own fun but a maybe in the future a small patch in the middle of the field would be amazing for them!.

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Fra bestyreren: Thank you for visiting and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to welcome you again soon.

We have no current plans to add any additional play areas to the campsite, we feel this would ruin our rural location and just is not what we offer.

Best Wishes
Sophie.


Funksjoner

Fritidsaktiviteter på stedet

Bar eller klubbhus Barneklubb Fisking Innendørs basseng Kveldsunderholdning Lekeplass Restaurant på stedet Restaurant/Kafé på plassen Spillerom Sykkelutleie TV-rom Takeaway Tennis Treningssenter Utendørs basseng Vannsport

Bekvemmeligheter på stedet

Badekar tilgjengelig Bærbart toalett Dusj tilgjengelig Familietoaletter Gratis WiFi Henting fra offentlig transport Hundepark Internettilgang Ispakkekjøling Kompost-toaletter Matbutikk Myntvaskeri Offentlig telefon Oppvaskområde Pub-toaletter Toalettblokk Tørkerom WiFi

Grupper velkomne

Familievennlig Grupper av samme kjønn velkomne Motorsykkelvennlig Studentgrupper velkomne

Regler

Bål tillatt Griller tilgjengelig Grilling tillatt Hunder tillatt Hunder tillatt hele året Nyttekjøretøy tillatt

Temaer

Avsidesliggende Fredelig Naturparadis Paradis for vandringsfolk

Tjenester

Fornybar energi Gassflasker tilgjengelig Ikke varmtvann Ladefasiliteter Ladestasjoner for el-biler Resirkulering tilgjengelig Tømming av kjemisk avfall

Bekvemmeligheter i nærheten

Bar i nærheten Hundelufteområde i nærheten

Type

Campingplass med bar Medium (26-50 plasser)

Fritidsaktiviteter i nærheten

Fisking i nærheten Golf i nærheten Hesteridning i nærheten Restaurant i nærheten Sykling i nærheten

Beliggenhet

The Blue Ship

The Haven

Billingshurst

West Sussex

England

RH14 9BS

Veibeskrivelse

Tidssone

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

GPS

51,06338°N
0,45288°V

Nærmeste transport

Buss
20,5 km Crossroads
20,5 km Crossroads
20,9 km The Castle
Jernbane
5,4 km Billingshurst Rail Station
6,4 km Christs Hospital Rail Station
9,3 km Warnham Rail Station
Ferge
35,4 km Weybridge Ferry Landing
35,5 km Shepperton Ferry Landing
37,6 km Ditton Island Ferry Landing
Flyplass
22 km London Gatwick Airport North Terminal
22,7 km London Gatwick Airport South Terminal
22,8 km London Gatwick Airport

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Lokale attraksjoner

With the South Downs National Park (half an hour’s drive) so straightforward to get to from The Blue Ship, your packing list might need to include hiking boots for trails like the South Downs Way and a camera to snap pics of the sloping hills and river valleys. To fuel those adventures in the South Downs, fill yourself up with a few tasty treats from the market town of Horsham (15 minutes). The energy will also come in handy for the walking and cycling trails that weave their way around Knepp Castle Estate (20 minutes), a gorgeous castle setting with an eco-friendly rewilding project. Or perhaps you’re keen to potter around more historical places. Loxwood Joust (15 minutes) is a medieval jousting festival that runs on select dates. Otherwise, get into the Victorian spirit around Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens (half an hour), a Grade I-listed building with a Victorian garden, a dollhouse museum and wine tastings. When it’s time for a few classic seaside activities like paddleboarding and strolls along the prom, Worthing (40 minutes) is a very worthy spot.

Vannkvaliteten ved nærliggende badevann

Navn Avstand Type 2020201920182017
Lancing, Beach Green 28,6 km Hav N/ABraBraBra
Worthing 28,9 km Hav N/AN/AN/AN/A
Shoreham Beach 29,2 km Hav N/AUtmerketBraUtmerket
Littlehampton 29,7 km Hav N/ABraBraBra
Southwick 30,2 km Hav N/AUtmerketUtmerketUtmerket

Datakilde: European Environment Agency

Må oppleves

Fishers Adventure Farm Park 4,7 km

Petworth House & Park 13,9 km

Parham House & Gardens 16,4 km

Nymans 18 km

Denbies Wine Estate 22,2 km

National Trust

Petworth House and Park 13,9 km

Winkworth Arboretum 14,1 km

Oakhurst Cottage 14,3 km

Nymans 17,8 km

Shalford Mill 19,1 km

Sykkelruter

Finn lokale ruter i National Cycle Network - over 19000 km med sykkelruter.

Annet

WARNHAM COURT 7,9 km

Shipley - Knepp Castle - River Adur Circular 10,4 km

SEDGWICK PARK 10,6 km

KNEPP CASTLE 11,3 km

Nuthurst 11,5 km

Lokale begivenheter

  • Farnborough International Airshow (mandag 20. juli 2026 – mandag 20. juli 2026)

    Farnborough, England 31,8 km

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