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Blackberry Wood Campsite
Streat Lane
Streat
Ditchling
Brighton
East Sussex (Browse area)
BN6 8RS
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Pitches: 20
Open: 01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
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 Tent Pitches |
 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <10 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <10 miles |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Kea123 |
2 reviews from this member |
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 This place is heaven. A rare mixture of laid-back (campfires) and considerate, strict rules (no music/noise curfew). You can pitch in clearings where you can't see anyone else. Owners really friendly and take complaints seriously.
Facilities basic but who cares when you have this degree of peace and wilderness?
When we rang Spring 2006 the site was fully booked every weekend until September! It's had a lot of press publicity as it is so unusual. Hopefully we will get in next summer. 
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Fatbloke |
5 reviews from this member |
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What a great little site ! Brings out the 'man the hunter' in you. Totally different type of site which I have only come across once before and that was twenty years ago in France. Incredible birdsong from early morning till late evening (along with a few of their big brothers on the approach to Gatwick - but not enough to spoil things).
You really do feel that you are miles from anywhere. I stayed on the aforementioned 'Stonehenge' pitch which means you only have to barrow your gear less than fifty yards - very convenient!
Unfortunately had to cut short my planned three night stay to two but as I only live a 35 minute drive away I am sure I will return - and the sooner the better. Some people have commented that the prices are a bit high for a 'basic' site - but what price sanity and relaxation I say. I only hope that the next time I camp here things have'nt changed and it's not been turned into Disneyland Ditchling - a Butlins Burgess Hill - or a Haven
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Norfolkfellow |
1 review from this member |
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We were 8 nice bikers. We stayed over 2 nights a Friday and a Saturday. This place is really fantastic, its gives you exactly what you read on the label. Proper camping! The people who run it are really friendly and helpful. Everything you need is there. This was me and my wife's first camping experience it was the best place to start. You can not use radios and the such like but to be fair, if you go like we did with good friends, conversation by the open fire can't be beat.
The only slight issue, if an issue at all is, if you take a bike, take something to stand your stands on, the ground is soft and the bikes are heavy they may fall. Also as bikers! car owners and drivers are not the most of helpful of people when it comes to parking near bikes i.e abandon and run policy. We could not get close to our camp area when returning back after a days site seeing so we parked our bikes right next to our tents this made us feel even closer to "LONG WAY ROUND" This was no problem to the owners.
In conclusion if you want a good time, back to nature and want to experience a little of the Charlie BOORMAN and Ewan McGREGOR trip with a few comforts like showers and loo's then this is the place to start. To the owners THANK YOU
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Hotgail00 |
1 review from this member |
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My partner & I stayed there last Sunday night, what a place! It is beautiful and as we are from Surrey was only an hour away. Perfect getaway with a difference. My partner had never camped before and loved it - despite the rain. We were the only campers there on the Sunday night which added to the fear factor! The White Horse pub I believe it was called was super and in nearby Ditchling food was lovely.
We cooked lunch on our campfire - we stayed in "Stonehenge" which we loved. We definitely plan to return in the summer. Superb. Thank you to the owners.
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| Date of Visit: March 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Sjcoles |
3 reviews from this member |
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Superb site for those wanting to camp properly!
Although it does look as though it has the potential to get pretty muddy, having said that you get a great feeling of wilderness camping.
The individual sites are well screened from each other but seeing as all the people we met were into this kind of camping also everyone respected each others space.
Tim and Eva were great and even though this was an expensive site we'd rather give our money to people like them to keep this kind of place going than some flash bang wizzy entertainment loaded holiday park.
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| Date of Visit: September 2005 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Nettlesaj |
2 reviews from this member |
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This is what camping is all about to us. Had a fantastic weekend of getting back to basics. Turned into Ray Mears, made a spoon and a spit on which roasted chickens over an open fire!
Hunted high and low for this kind of place. You really feel like you are by yourself in the woods but with the luxury of a toilet and shower a short walk away! Fellow campers very considerate, didn't even know they were there. I hope nothing changes its great just as it is.
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| Date of Visit: August 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Kezza72 |
2 reviews from this member |
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My partner, I and two children just spent 4 fantastic nights at this campsite. Tim and Eva are lovely, very help and accomodating.
The facilities are very basic but they do the job and they were always very clean. Even though they seemed to be busy over the bank holiday we never had to queue for the toilet or shower. My only suggestion would be to upgrade and add some more washing up facilties
To be able to sit by a camp fire looking at a sky full of stars and listening to the wildlfe was wonderful and totally made up for any minor problems. Thanks Tim and Eva, we will be returning next year.
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| Reviewer: Mariamabbutt |
2 reviews from this member |
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August 2005
Having a husband from Africa, I leapt at the chance for a real wood fire dinner experience. Upon arrival we saw that there were plenty of opportunities for fires of all kinds. Each site has a fire pit with natural benches and logs for those evenings telling stories under the stars. Also the place was littered with barbeques which could be used as needs be. So our desire for open air cooking could not be better catered for. This feeling was shared by our fellow visitors who tend to be African and Australian and even though the site is only in its second season it has a high return rate (according to the owners).
The sites in the woods varied in size and most of the clearings were too small for our very long 6 man tent. There were sites large enough but these were already taken and so we pitched on the open area by the carpark. This has a variety of fire pits and whilst still very rustic and natural had the added advantage of being closest to the showers and toilets and handy for unpacking the car too. But as previous reviewers have mentioned, there are wheelbarrows provided to get your equipment to your site if you pick one which is deep in the woods.
The woods are mixed native trees. Some sites are hemmed in by thick bush (mainly blackberrys) with open sky, others are tucked under thick tree cover and fairly dark, some are very close together, others have their own private windy paths to reach them. So whatever type of going native you prefer, there is something here. They all have their own names like Sirus and Bunny, so that you can identify them if you wish to book a favourite. Toilets and showers could do with some TLC but they were clean. The owners encourage recycling and saving water. There are no radios etc so the place is peacefull apart from the noise our boys were making.
Wellys are a MUST. Here is a site for those who do not mind getting muddy and stinking of wood smoke fires. We had a day of constant rain and still loved every minute of it.
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| Reviewer: Donkeyshed |
3 reviews from this member |
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August 2005
A really chilled out site with some excellent areas to camp. My daughter loved picking blackberries and exploring the woods. The atmosphere was excellent and everyone was really friendly. The camping areas are excellent- especially those in the woods (it feels like REAL camping, although you have showers & loos too!) Having a campfire was brilliant and we were also lent a cast-iron barbecue for the night. Owners very friendly. Will definitely return!
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| Reviewer: Spicyniknak |
1 review from this member |
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August 2005
What a fantastic campsite. It was like being part of fairytale. If ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ had skipped past the tent or ‘Hansel and Gretel’ had stopped and asked for directions I wouldn’t have been surprised. After relaxing by an open fire in the middle of the woods, surrounded by natures splendour, without a man made sound in earshot you couldn’t help but rest like ‘Sleeping Beauty’.
The owners (Tim and Eva) were perfect hosts – kind, honest and interesting - working hard to keep the facilities spotless.
PS If you get the chance pick yourselves some of the ample ripe blackberries, mix them with some trifle from a local supermarket and you have one hell of a dessert!!!
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