The Barn Caravan Park

From £32 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.6 231 reviews
Gorgeous April sunrise (added by manager 19 Aug 2022)
Picnic table provided (added by manager 19 aug 2022)
Overview of the pitches (added by manager 28 jul 2015)
Play area (added by manager 08 aug 2009)

  • Peaceful site seven miles from Brighton and half a mile from trains
  • Carefully maintained to avoid overcrowding
  • Barbecues, 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.

Site type

Tent pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 15
Motorhome pitches 15
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • 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, 14 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great 👍

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Darius B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Such a friendly little site. We will be coming back

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean and friendly site Easy access to lots of places Good facilties…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Sue M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Very clean and friendly site Easy access to lots of places Good facilties

Disliked: No access to WiFi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent. Facilities clean abundant hot water. Level pitches

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Nick C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Helpfulness, size of site, location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quite peaceful site well maintained pitches good clean toilet facilities friendly staff,close…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Quite peaceful site well maintained pitches good clean toilet facilities friendly staff,close to beach and public transport

Disliked: Little niggle field directly behind was used for dog exercise hence barking during g daylight

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely spaced out site. Nice cafe on site and very friendly and…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 10
Paul J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely spaced out site. Nice cafe on site and very friendly and helpful owners.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really nice place with clean and hot showers. Lovely to have a…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Kasia C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Really nice place with clean and hot showers. Lovely to have a place to get coffee in the morning too. Definitely a great place if you’re visiting Brighton or nearby areas.

Disliked: Nothing to complain about.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good Facilities, everything you'd need and expect Flat pitches Proximity to Bristol City airport…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
David G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Good Facilities, everything you'd need and expect Flat pitches Proximity to Bristol City airport take offs (although I appreciate others might think this a nuisance!)

Disliked: Nothing

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Great location a short distance from the sea. Nicely spaced out pitches and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Annabel T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Great location a short distance from the sea. Nicely spaced out pitches and we were able to choose which one we wanted to stay in. The owner was very helpful with advice on walks and restaurant recommendations. Can get a lovely fresh coffee there in the morning - he makes a great cortado! Clean showers and plenty of hot water.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, level, grassy .. stayed 3 nights with EHU. Location…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
David W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Great site, level, grassy .. stayed 3 nights with EHU. Location ideal between Brighton and Worthing. 3 minutes walk to bus stop and 10 minutes to station. Joe extremely friendly and helpful. Small bar/cafe on site. Toilet block small but as site was very quiet not an issue, kept very clean.

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Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Michael C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Spaced out spots, quiet, not far from the train station. Horses in the field behind which was nice and added to that feeling of nature. Host was helpful and accomodating also!

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Leave the car at home

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse 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 GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.82616°N
-0.31006°W

Route directions

From the A259: 1 mile past the Shoreham Beach roundabout, turn right after the car wash into Old Salts Farm Road. Follow the road, turn right into the lane, follow lane and take the first turning on the right. From the A27: turn left at Lancing Manor roundabout signposted South Lancing (Grinsted Lane); follow all the way to A259 Coast Road. Turn left at the roundabout opposite Setyres and follow the road; take third turn on left into Old Salts Farm Road and follow this road; turn right into the lane, follow lane and take first turning on right.

Nearest transport

Coach
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 2020 2019 2018 2017
Lancing, Beach Green 0.7 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Shoreham Beach 1.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Excellent
Southwick 3.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Worthing 3.5 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hove 6.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

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 17 August 2024 – Saturday 17 August 2024)

    Arundel, West Sussex 10.9 mi

  • Glyndebourne Festival (Thursday 16 May 2024 – Thursday 16 May 2024)

    Lewes, East Sussex 16.6 mi

  • Goodwood Festival of Speed (Thursday 11 July 2024 – Thursday 11 July 2024)

    Chichester, West Sussex 19 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.

Want to know more about camping in West Sussex?

  • 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?
    Camping and touring
    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 £32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.