Chanctonbury View Wild Camping at Gallops Farm

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Peaceful family-oriented campsite on a farm with South Downs views
A 15-minute drive to Worthing; 10 minutes’ walk to the South Downs Way
No-frills pitches with outdoor showers; fires allowed in firepits

Many campsites are in historic spots, but Chanctonbury View Wild Camping at Gallops Farm takes some beating, with no-frills spacious pitches looking out over the ancient landscapes of South Downs National Park. Here, you’re only a 50-minute walk from the Bronze Age barrows at Chanctonbury and Cissbury rings, and it’s a great overnight pitstop for long-distance hikers and cyclists too, as it's a 10-minute walk to the nearest sections of the Monarch’s Way and South Downs Way. At this family-run working farm, the fields are full of grazing cows and you’ll soon be firm friends with the pigs and cheeky hens. Conservation plots are dotted around the place too, so it’s a haven for wildlife, and quiet guests may spot deer, hares, buzzards and the resident barn owl. The site is a 20-minute walk from the village of Findon, which has a handful of pubs, an Indian restaurant, a butcher and village shop where you can load up with supplies for the barbecue. A round-up of facilities at this back-to-basics site here includes portable toilets, standing water taps for doing the washing up and basic gas-powered showers hooked up in the trees, so you can get right back to nature and shower in the open air. Pitches are well spaced and campfires are allowed, but only in firepits, please – a few are available for hire (subject to availability) and kindling is for sale on site too.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

No dogs allowed

Portable toilet

Pop-up campsite

Campfires 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

Disabled facilities

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

Scouts welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

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

Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm

Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Chanctonbury View Wild Camping at Gallops Farm

Gallops Farm

Findon

Worthing

West Sussex

England

BN14 0RP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.87572°N
-0.39622°W

Route directions

Head south on the A24 to Findon roundabout, and take the first left off the roundabout down School Hill. At the bottom of School Hill there is a crossroads with a pub on either side. Go straight across and then take the first left up Stable Lane, and Gallops Farm is at the very top. Follow the drive and then turn right, signposted ‘Farm’ for the campsite.

Nearest transport

Bus

3.5 mi Church

4.3 mi Rose Walk

4.4 mi Rose Walk

Rail

4 mi West Worthing Rail Station

4.1 mi Worthing Rail Station

4.1 mi Durrington-on-Sea Rail Station

Ferry

20.6 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal

21 mi Bosham Hoe Ferry Landing

21.1 mi West Itchenor Ferry Landing

Airport

5.5 mi Shoreham Brighton City Airport

21.8 mi London Gatwick Airport North Terminal

21.9 mi London Gatwick Airport South Terminal

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

Jump in the car and take the family to Worthing (15 minutes’ drive) for a day paddling in the sea, eating ice cream and walking along the pier. Splashpoint Leisure Centre on the seafront has a fantastic indoor swimming pool with slides (perfect for any rainy days), and Gull Island Playground has plenty of sand and a big grassy slope for kids to roll down. Other surefire hits with the kids include the petting farm and themed rides at the Hello Kitty Secret Garden in Drusillas Park (45 minutes), while Out of Bounds (20 minutes) has rope trails as well as soft play areas for younger children. For more sedate days out, Arundel (20 minutes) is a buzzy little market town with a Norman castle and surprisingly enormous cathedral to explore, as well as farmers’ markets (third Saturday every month) and lots of arts and music festivals in the summer months.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Worthing	4.8 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lancing, Beach Green	5 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Shoreham Beach	6.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Southwick	7.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Littlehampton	8 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Parham House & Gardens 5.2 mi

Arundel Castle and Gardens 7 mi

Hove Museum & Art Gallery 9.9 mi

Preston Manor 11 mi

Fishers Adventure Farm Park 11.5 mi

National Trust

Petworth House and Park 12.1 mi

Nymans 14.8 mi

Monk's House 18.1 mi

Wakehurst Place 18.9 mi

Sheffield Park Garden 19.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cissbury and Chanctonbury Rings 1.2 mi

Washington - Sullington - Kithurst Hill 2.1 mi

Storrington - South Downs 3 mi

LITTLE THAKEHAM 3.8 mi

HIGHDOWN 4 mi

Local events

Arundel Festival (Saturday, August 17, 2024 – Saturday, August 17, 2024)
Arundel, England 7.1 mi
Goodwood Festival of Speed (Thursday, July 11, 2024 – Thursday, July 11, 2024)
Chichester, England 15 mi
Glyndebourne Festival (Thursday, May 16, 2024 – Thursday, May 16, 2024)
Lewes, England 20 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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What attractions are near Chanctonbury View Wild Camping at Gallops Farm? Jump in the car and take the family to Worthing (15 minutes’ drive) for a day paddling in the sea, eating ice cream and walking along the pier. Splashpoint Leisure Centre on … Read more