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Reviews of Southdown Way Caravan And Camping Park

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Southdown Way Caravan And Camping Park
Southdown Farm
Lodge Lane
Keymer
Hassocks
West Sussex   (Browse area)
BN6 8LX
Tel: 01273 841877
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Pitches: 80
Open: 01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
           

Rating: Average Review Score: 9/10 from 151 Reviews
                9/10 from 151 Reviews


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 Electric Hookups   Hardstanding Pitches   Fully Serviced Pitches   Show Full Facilities
Who's it for
 Families Welcome   Not Members Only   Rallies Welcome   Not Naturist Site 
 Dogs Welcome   No Dogs Allowed   Groups Welcome   Motorbikers Welcome 
Facilities
 Toilet Facilities   Hot Showers   Washing Up   No Bathroom 
 Baby Changing Facilities   Laundry On Site   Drinking Water   Disabled Friendly 
 Chemical Disposal   Battery Charging   No Gas Exchange   Recycling Facilities 
 No Kitchen Facilities   Freezer / Fridge    Motorhome Point   No Wifi Access 
 Shop On Site   Bar <1 mile   Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Activities
 Kids Playground   No TV Room   No Games Room   No Evening Ents 
 Fishing <10 miles   No Wild Swimming   Indoor Pool <5 miles   Outdoor Pool <5 miles 
 Horse Riding <5 miles   Cycle Hire <1 mile   Golf <1 mile   No Tennis 
 Beach <10 miles   Watersports <10 miles   Boat Launch / Mooring <10 miles 
Other Features
 No Sea Views   Not Working Farm   Campfires Allowed   Open All Year 
 No Waterside Pitches   Public Transport <1 mile  Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 

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Date of Visit: July 2013 Unit:  Motorhome
Reviewer: Dougsteeds 2 reviews from this member

 What a wonderful Site, The wardens were very friendly and helpful but not over powering. Easy access even for our large ARV Motorhome.

Toilet facilities & Shower blocks were pristine!

Easy walking into local Villages and pubs. And the bonus is you can walk to Railway Station in about 20 mins. And purchase return ticket into Brighton for under a fiver.

Well worth a visit as site is under used. Will be back soon. Very satisfied campers. 


Date of Visit: July 2013 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Afcross 1 review from this member

 Just spent my camping holiday as Southdown way caravan park is a great campsite. Nice big pitches with plenty of space to relax and enjoy yourself. Beautiful views of the southdown way. Toilet block is lovely with plenty of showers and toilets. The whole park is very well maintained throughout. I would recommend to anyone wanting to visit the area. Nice walks and only a 10 min walk from the train station. 


Date of Visit: June 2013 Unit:  Motorhome
Reviewer: Julie and Marc 1 review from this member

 Lovely site! Clean and tidy. Wardens are absolutely delightful and very helpful and accommodating. Site filled with quiet, respectful campers. Toilet block modern and very clean. Lovely open fields with lots of birds. Hard Pitches are very generous in size with electric, water and waste points. We have visited 3 times this summer so far and will return again. Close to Brighton but far enough away to feel you are way out in the country. 


Date of Visit: June 2013 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: ElainePlatt 1 review from this member

 We have just had a fantastic holiday on this site. The Wardens, Anna and Colin, couldn't have been more helpful.

The toilets and shower facilities were very good and kept clean.

The site is a great location for exploring the South Downs, with good walks available from the site or within a short drive.

Good shops available in the village and the railway station makes travel into Brighton or London easy.

Many good local pubs serving good food, including The Greyhound and Jack & Jill.

Would recommend this site without and doubts.

See you next year! 


Date of Visit: September 2012 Unit:  Motorhome
Reviewer: Samwillis 25 reviews from this member

 We visited this site with our friends, also in a motorhome and were accommodated next to each other in a lovely spot with fantastic views of the South Downs. Just a short walk to the nearest shops and pub (the Greyhound)where they do nice food and you can take your dog in the pub or the pretty garden (Be aware there is a pub cat!). A small walk further and you reach the Thatched Inn, another food pub with garden.

The village of Hassocks is about 15 mins and has all the shops/banks/takeaways you need as well as a mainline station into London/Brighton.

The site facilities are very good and clean with several showers, toilets, washing up sinks and laundry. The owners are friendly and based on site.

I would recommend this for walkers and dog owners as there are walks into the countryside and south downs nearby and good if you like country pubs. The Chinese takeaway in Keymer village (10 mins walk) is also very good and reasonably priced. 

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Date of Visit: September 2012 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: RockyandEllen 7 reviews from this member

 This is our local site & we are regulars here. Tony & Carole (soon to be replaced) are lovely wardens & always on hand.

The site consists of hard standing pitches for caravan, pitches for EHU as well as a huge field that

You can take your pick to pitch in.

There are plenty of toilets & showers and also 3 outdoor sinks with hot water to wash up in.

Lovely views of the south down & windmills make this a very beautiful campsite. 


Date of Visit: August 2012 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: CHOM 1 review from this member

 Brilliant campsite. Can't wait to go again. Owners were lovely and very welcoming. They were kind enough to give us a fire late one night and would always see to any problems or queries we had. Toilet and shower facilities were always very clean and in good quantity.

However, although the campsite was beautiful it was always very quiet and never really became busy.

The town is very local and Tesco was a short 10minute drive from the site. All in all a very successful trip. We would definitely recommend this to a friend. 


Date of Visit: August 2012 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: JTaylor76 2 reviews from this member

 This site is a gem which, lucky for us, seems comparatively unknown - or at least not chosen - by the hoards of regular holiday makers in the Brighton area. All other sites were full when we phoned for a place but Southdown could accommodate us for the whole time with electric and hard-standing. We stayed for a full 2 weeks and I can say that every day was easy to fill with walking, cycling and generally exploring the area. We hardly took the car out and were even able to cycle to Brighton (take a big breath up Ditchling Beacon!) and Lewes! I must say that what made it extra special was the wardens, Tony and Carol who have selflessly given up 4 months of their lives to manage this site voluntarily for the SUSSEX LANTERN CHARITY that owns it. The toilet block was brand new and spotless every day - 6 good showers, loads of really hot water at washing up sinks. Tony spent a long while tending to the grass and hedges and Carol seemed to be always sweeping up the paths and cleaning the facilities. There's a lovely relaxed atmosphere here (obviously enhanced by the good weather we had!) which is probably why the majority of visitors who know about it do return. Often for a long weekend from London. I always say that I won't return to a site because I like to try new ones and it's never the same. This one might not be the same without these excellent wardens, Tony and Carol, - the next ones will have a lot to live up to - but I think we'll give it a try. The area is beautiful!

All the best to you both, Tony and Carol - I hope you're looking after the grass under my 'office'- thanks for the use of the internet. And to Yvonne and Will with little Lauren who were also volunteering their time x 


Date of Visit: July 2012 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Durham lad 1 review from this member

 Good site near rail line to London, and Olympics (50) mins

Toilet blocks modern and with good hygiene

Whilst we were there they had four days of over 35mm of rain fall, per day of a morning and warm sunshine on late evening

The poor man who does the grass cutting is up against the perfect storm in terms of weeds and grass cutting, they had to hire in a light weight grass cutter to cut the grass but the weather is mad down there ask plumpton, racecourse,

They are cutting the weeds back on a weekly basis but they are growing back as fast as mother nature can do it,

A well run site up against the freak weather system we have been having 


Date of Visit: July 2012 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: Pamcoxon 1 review from this member

 This could be a really lovely site, but at the moment it is let down by a few relatively minor things. Positive side: There are 8 flat, fully serviced hardstanding pitches which are a good size and well spaced. The adjacent grassy field is also flat and very large - not sure whether there are any electric hook-ups here.

The toilet block is modern and kept very clean. The wardens are pleasant and available as they live in a static on site.

Now the negatives things. On site maintenance seemed to have been neglected as there were weeds growing up through the hardstandings and thick banks of nettles and weeds at the edges of the site which made it all look a bit unkempt and uncared for. I know we have had a lot of rain, but the grass could have been cut and the weeds cut.

In the toilet block, there is nothing in the showers (other than 1 hook on the back of the door), so no shelf to put toiletries or, for instance, spectacles on. A small built in seat would have been helpful too.

Only 2 of the showers had a curtain, the others being open so clothes and shoes etc got wet from the shower. I had to try 4 shower cubicles - on one the lock was broken, on the 2nd no hooks at all, and the 3rd the shower was so angled as to completely soak the whole cubicle (no curtain). Small things that would make a big difference and are easy to rectify.

Given all of this, we thought the nightly charge of £22 was rather high. 


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