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

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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 243 Pitchup.com customers

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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)

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff, level pitches.

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked This is a lovely quiet field just of a housing estate but you would never know!
Flat pitches with electric hook up.
Decent facilities and a nice play area for kids and room to kick a ball (which is allowed).
Little coffee shop on site which looked nice but we didnt use it.
Train station 15 minute flat walk and a train every 15-20 mins to Brighton.
Asda also next to station for those essentials.
The site owners were great and recommended places to eat nearby and what might need booking. We ate at The Bridge in Shoreham which was great with a fab decking area looking over the water.
We also ate at The Perch in Lancing (definitely book), service was a little slow but food was fabulous 👌
We also had a major downpour just as we were about to take down the tent which meant we were late leaving the site and the owner was very good about this and appreciated we couldn't have taken it down whilst it was raining so heavy. We are truly grateful for his understanding 🙏
All in all a great site, great location and friendly owners.
We will not hesitate to book again if we want to visit Brighton in the future.

Disliked Nothing springs to mind.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site and location

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maria D.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great location - near the beach, walking distance to Perch, the station and 700 bus to Brighton. Great clean facilities and well maintained. Spacious pitches and friendly owner. Also has a cafe which we didn’t use but very handy. Love the fact it has an outdoor table tennis table

Disliked Could do with another toilet and shower esp when busy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Chilled out, calm, flat grass site. Great host.

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Matthew B.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Super chilled out site. Lovely open grass area, short walk to both the beach and the train to Brighton. Very nice host - nothing a problem at all.

Disliked Nothing was a problem at all.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Superb facilities, great location…

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Alex P.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Superb facilities, great location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Gem of a campsite.

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Deborah B.

Powered grass campsite

Liked An absolute gem of a campsite. Lovely pitch, clean shower block and plenty of hot water.
Joe could not be more helpful. Will definitely be returning.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good small site, all facilities are keeped clean

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Keith J.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Nice and peacefull

Disliked Nothing to dislike really, small area to wash up & only 2 showers & toilet cubicle, but it is a small site. Says there is a cafe, no cafe just a small area to have an alcoholic drink.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Bite the bullet and stay

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Lovely field hidden away from this very built up area. Surrounded by trees and hedges, everyone camps around the perimeter. This is the only campsite with facilities in the Worthing area.
Plenty of hot water for washing up, lots of space for children and a good play area.

Disliked Even if you book a space won’t necessarily have been allocated a space, as I found. There are only two loos and two showers for us women and girls, not really enough when the site is busy. Whilst the water in the showers is hot, there’s no hot water for the two hand basins and there was no soap provided in the dispensers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean site

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Lorraine C.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Really nice open site close to shops etc,toilets and showers really clean and well stocked with toilet roll and hand wash...

Disliked No dog walk area so always needed to go out in car to walk dogs and bad opening into site ...maybe needed mirrors to see what's coming before you pull out

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good space clean and tidy value…

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David L.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Good space clean and tidy value for money

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite, friendly owners, very clean…

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Teresa E.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Lovely campsite, friendly owners, very clean facilities and spacious pitches around the edge of the field making a nice open view, not overcrowded even though the site was fully booked. Perfectly positioned between Brighton and Worthing with good transport connections and close to the beach for coastal walking.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

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

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.

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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 $88.12 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.