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Gumber Camping Barn And Campsite
Bignor
Slindon
West Sussex (Browse area)
BN18 0RN
Tel: 01798 868259
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Pitches: 25 bunks plus camping
Open: 01/03/2024 to 30/10/2024
01/03/2025 to 30/10/2025
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 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics 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 |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 No Dog Walk |
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Date of Visit: July 2023  |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: With friends |
| Reviewer: Marcl8 |
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 We had a beautiful stay at the Gumber campsite, Lisa and the camp keepers are all very welcoming and friendly and I will 100% come back next time I'm in the area.
The facilities are great (wc, kitchen) and the terrain to camp is well looked after.
It has plenty of space to shelter should the weather turns badly and it's remote and wild as it can get around the area.
Management is also quite flexible with payment (cash or card) and before or after checking in, so yes, very convenient. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2023 |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
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| Reviewer: Edward |
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My son and I bike packed here and stayed a glorious night in this fantastic remote spot.
Very simple but just what is needed in the modern world.
Perfecto!
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| Date of Visit: June 2023 |
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Travelling as: Solo traveller |
| Reviewer: Chrisl |
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Wonderfully isolated, ie nocars/vehicles-which makes it particularly special: you have to make an effort to get there.
When you do, you are rewarded with quiet, stillness, big open skies and a tent field and separate bothy.
Bothy has bike stands, well stocked and super clean kitchen, lounge with lots of board games and upstairs from that a big sleeping area.
There is also a separate toilet/shower block(inc disabled loo)-again, all very clean and well looked after, with complementary tubes of shower gel.
Me and a mate both had small backpacking tents and had walked in from Amberley ( good train connections), - excellent yomp in via Monarch's Way paths through several woods and a tree lined raised roman road. Gumber Bothy is clearly signposted off this route.
Weather was hot sun with clear starlit night - ace all round really
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| Date of Visit: April 2023 |
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We`re delighted to advise this site is reopening for 2023 onwards under new management, after being closed since the 2021 season. It is no longer run by the National Trust.
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| Date of Visit: May 2021 |
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| Reviewer: Webmaster |
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Please note we have been advised that this site has closed, and no longer offers camping, motorhome or caravanning pitches. If you know that this situation has changed in the future, please could you let us know. Many thanks
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| Date of Visit: July 2019 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: With friends |
| Reviewer: Sprucy |
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What a magical place! And absolutely worth the slog of walking carrying your tent and stuff to reach it. My friend and I worked out a route on foot from Amberley station and returned to Arundel station, both on the same railway line (we had come by train from London).
All the info is on their website but, in brief, you have all the kitchen equipment you need, so not necessary to carry cooking utensils unless you really want to do it the “proper” way. Kept very clean. Select your own (unmarked) pitch.
The people who run it come and check up that you have booked and paid - there is no reception. While we were there the main sound of wildlife was not sheep, but sparrows, wood pigeons and swallows. The nearest delightful shop/café is in Slindon, requiring a very pleasant walk.
The signposts in the woods aren’t always helpful in terms of telling you where you are going, so we found our OS app invaluable, in addition to our paper map (of course you can use a compass).
People also cycle there. There are three very comfortable looking dormitories in the bunkhouse and a living room. There is a covered section in the camping area and several picnic tables.
What’s not to like?
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Nacourt |
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Lift up your hearts at Gumber at the Belloc plaque says on site. I have been here 6 times now - by bike with mates and walking in with the kids - and it is a consistently unique and uplifting experience. As a result it brings out the best in people.
Example 1: guest family 1 set about building the fire for the communal fire.
Example 2: other groups us included) went to the woods to gather more firewood.
Example 3: my kids were offered marshmallows and a pokey stick on which to cook it by fellow guests. Nice touch.
All of this under starry skies as the owls tweeted and the sheep bleated (okay, maybe bring some earplugs).
Yep, there's a kitchen, showers and toilets and they work - but this place transcends conventional site descriptions.
Also, we walked to the nearest pub The George at Eartham. Top pub and its 3 miles away. We bottled out of walking back through the woods and so got a taxi back!
In short, if you collect special UK camping experiences in the South, its a top five thing to do before you die!
As the Hilaire Belloc plaque says Lift up your hearts at Gumber.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Erichschlaikjer |
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Our children are of an age where a campground that requires effort to access is good. We liked the mile walk to arrive.
The other reviewer covered the facilities well. Nice kitchen and showers. Ground sloped a bit. Campfire. 10 pounds each. Many noisy sheep. Not too crowded, but you are supposed to book.
Lots of geocaches around here. Bignor Roman Villa was just ok.
There is a round blue plaque at the campsite to Hilaire Belloc, poet of the immortal 'Matilda told such Dreadful Lies, It made one Gasp and Stretch one's Eyes' etc.
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| Date of Visit: May 2007 |
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| Reviewer: Lazgoat |
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We stayed at the Gumber Farm Bothy/Camping Barn over the May Bank Holiday weekend. The weather was forecast to be bad so we missed the first night, so cant comment on how busy it may have been. We were the only people there for Bank Holiday Monday. It cost £8 per head whether camping or staying in the Bothy.
Getting to the site is by foot or bicycle only and you have to park your vehicle about 1mile away and walk the rest. The site is about a mile off the South Downs Way so could be a handy night stop over for those doing the SDW.
The Camping Barn/Bothy is run by the National Trust and has good facilities. There is a kitchen with two gas cookers, basic cooking utensils(pots, pans, cups etc), sink with basin & drying area, hot and cold water and a couple of tables with chairs. There are good toilets and hot shower facilities too.
If you are staying in the Bothy there are sleeping platforms for about 20+ people at one end of the barn and then a "Hay Loft" area that could take about 10-15 more. As for camping there is space for about 5-6 tents, an open fireplace and two barbecue stands. The ground is very slightly sloping.
Location wise, the Bothy is an ideal base for exploring this part of the South Downs. Its a little "remote" if yo want to get to a pub. For those looking to get away and "back to basics" its ideal and I'll definitely be going back.
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