Visitor Reviews - Blackberry Wood Campsite
Blackberry Wood Campsite 
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Streat Lane
Streat
Ditchling
Brighton
East Sussex (Browse area)
BN6 8RS See Map
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Pitches: 20
Open: Open All Year
Rating: 
8/10 from 74 Reviews
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Cheesyb73 |
4 reviews from this member |
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This is quite a unique campsite, which I highly recommend.
First of all, the pitches are well screened from each other, most being in clearings in the woodland. Each pitch has its own private fire pit, and ours even had a tree swing! The facilities are very good, and we loved the open air showers - quite an experience when it's raining! The wheelbarrows to help get your stuff from car to pitch are a nice touch. The staff were so helpful and laid back at the same time. Fantastic stuff, and a very chilled, peaceful place to be.
The location is good, near to the lovely town of Lewes, with it's lovely dog friendly real ale pub, the Snowdrop. Great network of paths on the doorstep, which lead to a few local pubs, which we didn't try.
I highly recommend this site, which does not feel crowded, even when all pitches are occupied, which they often seem to be. We'll be back.
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Barneyuk |
2 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a lovely weekend stay at Blackbery Wood. We were given a choice of our own glade even though we did not arrive until 6pm. The pitches were nice and flat and we loved the fact that each area had its' own hearth for campfires (logs can be purchased on site). The site facilities are fairly basic but the toilets were clean and the showers hot. You cannot park your car next to the pitch but it really is not far to walk to them and wheelbarrows are provided.
We were happy to sit and enjoy our fire in the evening so did not venture out into the surrounding area for food or a drink but there did seem to be pubs reasonably locally which we believe could be reached by foot, although it may have been a reasonable cross country hike.
The charm of this site is it's simplicity. Although the site was quite full, the arrangement in glades made it seem reasonably private. The site was very quiet in the late evening as there are no radios or music allowed and we enjoyed the dawn chorus in the morning. We will definitely return.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: DeborahTurner |
4 reviews from this member |
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This is a review of the Blackberry Fields, or 'Wild Side' - the adult-only overspill on the other side of the road.
The camping is in small woodland glades, off a path through the wood or off the access track. Most really are quite small and if you have a large tent it will take up most of the glade - I doubt a big family tent would fit and only a couple of glades would accommodate a bell tent.
There was a bigger more open space close to the shower and washing up sink. The glades closer to the road end of the site looked a little sunnier and less muddy - the flip side of lovely secluded woodland camping is that you don't get much sun.
The facilities make a virtue of simplicity. The toilet block was fine for the capacity - no hot water in the Ladies washbasin or the washing up sink, one tap for water, and a wonderful 'al fresco' shower which had an excellent supply of hot water if you happy to stand in a thicket to have your shower! (there is a curtain, a 'busy' sign and fencing to ensure privacy).
If you prefer a more conventional arrangement, use the 20p showers on the main site. Care was evident in that fresh flowering shrubs had been planted, and woodchip put down to prevent mud.
Access to the glades is via a path (only muddy in one place) with barrows. There were a good number of barrows, but it would be better if people waited until all their gear was ready to load and then just use it for the duration of the trip, rather than monopolising a barrow for the whole duration of the packing - up period.
Rubbish and re-cycling needs to be taken to the main site.
The shop on the main site keeps all basics and enough to create an emergency meal, also stocks self-inlfating mats, and bags of logs and kindling are available for £4. Good seasoned wood, to cut down smoke.
The village shop (Londis) in Plumpton is an aladdins cave of excellent goods, with a good deli section, a range of excellent authentic frozen curries, the upmarket home made 'Cook' brand of frozen meals, maps, and all manner of bits and bobs. Homecooked Thai Takeaway meals can also be delivered to the campsite through a local small business - ask at Reception or the site shop.
We had a stroll through the main site, and (perhaps due to only being open in August) the overspill seemed less dank, and the glades more private. The Wild Side site is a good place for quiet camping, not suited to groups, and there is a 'quiet' policy.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Dickie hutch |
1 review from this member |
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After the weather warnings and the predicted rainfall, we decided, against the odds, to meet up with some good friends and brave it camping in Blackberry Wood. On the drive to the camp site I could feel the wind pushing my car, this was not boding well!
However, when we arrived the sun decided to make an appearance and although the wind was pretty bad in the car park the pitches were much further down, so we could hear the wind blowing above but did not feel its effects.
Blackberry Wood is a very pleasant camp site, it has all the basics you need and some quirky additions including a Helicopter, Gypsy Caravan, Double Decker bus that you can hire for you holiday. We even braved the open air showers, fantastic!
We also enjoyed a very pleasant walk to the local (sort of. ) pub. The camp shop has everything you should need and the owners are very helpful. One of the highlights of the weekend was the open fire, accompanied by a few bottles of red wine!
I am not an experienced camper and I have come accustomed to my creature comforts, however, it doesn't take long before you start to feel comfortable, once you have everything in order. My family and I enjoyed our brief stay at Blackberry Wood and have now caught the bug for more camping. On the Internet now looking for my next BIGGER tent.
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| Date of Visit: May 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Peturian |
1 review from this member |
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In general it was an excellent stay and for those wanting the woodland experience you will not be disappointed.
With the open fire pits and spacious pitches it is magical and while the facilities are basic they are adequate and quaintly bohemian.
Unfortunately our stay was marred by a couple in the opposing glade who decided to get completely drunk, shouting, arguing, crying, swearing and throwing glass lanterns and bottles from about 11pm until 4. 30 am.
On ignoring the direct requests of several other campers in surrounding glades to be quiet the camp owner was notified at 2am but for reasons known only by them chose not to do anything about it leaving the terrified campers to deal with the situation themselves?
Despite this we would definitely return
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| Date of Visit: March 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Christine S |
3 reviews from this member |
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We tried to stay at this site last year but left it too late to book, so we thought March would give us the pick of pitches on an empty site – not so! Several other hardy (foolish) campers were lurking in the woody clearings. As my husband is disabled, the very helpful and friendly site manager gave us a pitch at the edge of the wood, near the car-park. The pitch was flat, but no grass had yet grown and after the rain it became quite muddy, but this is only to be expected this early in the year. EHU was not available in the woods. Road noise was almost completely absent and the occasional jet flying over did not bother us. The dawn chorus was amazing and included owls and a woodpecker as well as the pheasant who strutted the site as if he owned it.
The toilets, showers and washing-up facilities were spotlessly clean and well-supplied with soap and paper, although the water pressure and timing in one of the two indoor showers was a little erratic. The open-to-the sky showers in the woods looked interesting but it was a bit too chilly to try them. Every pitch had a fire basket and some form of seating and firewood was on sale, with free kindling.
The woods are quite extensive and pitches come in various sizes, the largest of them able to accommodate two or three tents, but it is clear that when the trees are in leaf no pitch is overlooked by any other. There were very few leaves out but I did find a primrose bank.
The other part of the site had some interesting accommodation available, and occupied, including a double-decker Routemaster bus, a rescue helicopter and a gypsy caravan, all set around a grassy area with a generous sprinkling of children’s’ play equipment. I think that it is probably a children’s paradise in the summer.
Despite the rain we had a relaxing weekend, including a fairly soggy trip to Brighton, about 8 miles away. It was only slightly marred by some inconsiderate people who indulged in some drunken crashing about in the woods in the small hours, but they took their hangovers away the next day.
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