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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: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
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| 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 |
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 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: January 2016 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: TimCESmith |
78 reviews from this member |
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 My 7yo daughter wanted to go camping for February half term. When that was thwarted by a family obligation, she was keen to go for a weekend instead. There's not a huge choice of campsites which are open to tents in January and within striking distance of South London for a quick weekend. Adding to that list 16A EHU and a well heated facilities block, we found ourselves pitching in the dark at Southdown Way just as storm Gertrude was getting into her stride.
It's a big site at 26 acres, with a dozen or so hard standings and the rest grass - so soggy at this time of year that we were shown a patch of grass (not a regular pitch) by the entrance, which was the driest area to be had. Even that was pretty boggy, but my nylon deltas held despite the 50mph gusts. (My 10' T-pegs had been whipped straight out of the ground, so despite the odd stone here and there this is definitely a site for plastic pegs). Given the conditions this was an ideal pitch, being relatively sheltered and about twenty yards from the facilities block, plus we could leave the car in the nearby visitors' parking area so it didn't sink.
The facilities are superb and the lovely site managers are rather proud of them. They are cleaned seemingly constantly, warm, dry and bright with hot hot water, excellent, spacious showers and generous pot-wash sinks. The hand dryers are those Excelerate ones which are so powerful that you can make farting noises with your hands. Endless amusement. All this is wheelchair accessible. The laundry room also has a fridge, a chest freezer, a kettle, toaster and microwave. If our tent had died in the storm we could have spent a very comfortable week end in the facilities block!
Hugh and Christine, the site managers, are tremendously helpful and considerate. We'd said we planned to visit Brighton and they checked the trains were running and told us the best place to park for Hassocks station, even bringing us a list of suitable trains. On the drizzly Sunday morning Hugh came over to say that the forecast was for drier weather later on and that we were welcome to wait around for a dry pack up.
The site is conveniently located for lots of days out. There’s a BT Wifi-with-Fon hotspot, but it wasn’t doling out IP addresses. We got an impressive 30mbps with a 3 mifi however. There is some traffic noise during the day if you’re pitched near the road.
We’ll definitely be coming back - although we’ll wait till the ground has dried out a bit first. 
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| Date of Visit: December 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Mordarth |
2 reviews from this member |
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Stayed for a single night on a fully serviced pitch with our new caravan, owners are very welcoming and made us feel at home straight away. The shower block is kept spotless and the addition of a microwave & kettle in the laundry room is very thoughtful for those under canvas if needed.
Site is near a road so there was a little noise overnight however the views of the south downs and facilities more than make up for this. Walking around the site the grass was naturally wet this time of year but is nice and flat and the pitches are spaciously set out with low hedges to break up the camping field. We look forward to returning for a longer stay.
Lastly the ability to book online is great!
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| Date of Visit: October 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Grahamrouse |
3 reviews from this member |
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Had a weekend here in early October and I really could not fault the site. It is well run with great facilities and very reasonably priced.
The fire pit hire sounds expensive when you book but it included a bag of wood and fire lighters both days so is actually quite good value.
The site is located a short walk (half a mile) from the Greyhound pub in Keymer although the road is quite busy making it a bit of an unpleasant walk for the first 300yds until a pavement starts. It is also only one and a quarter miles walking from the South Downs way.
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Cat+Gus |
7 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned from our this campsite and really enjoyed our stay. The site is in a wonderful location with lovely views of the South Downs and Jack & Jill windmills. It is a spacious and flat site with plenty of space midweek although I felt it got too crowded at the weekend with several groups arriving. (Like many other sites, people had booked one space and then arrived with a large tent, pup tent, gazebo and 2 cars and wondered why it felt crowded!)
The staff there could not have been more welcoming and were constantly busy checking the site and cleaning the washrooms which made this feel so much better than other sites we have stayed in. The facilities were excellent - the ladies block had 6 large shower cubicles and 6 toilets were ideal with plenty of hot water (There was an issue with a boiler breakdown while we were there but there were tradesmen on site late in the evening to fix it)
The field we were in had play equipment in the centre and plenty of space for children to play and be seen by parents preparing meals. We all enjoyed the fire pit rental which was a wonderful change since many other sites do not like open fires. My children said this was the best camp site ever!
The location was really handy for family friendly activities - we enjoyed 2 days in Brighton and a day at Newhaven Fort which was impressive. Local shops in Hassocks included a Sainsburys Local and the Forgetful Cat which made a great lunch, cake and coffee stop.
The only improvement I would make would be to ask the site to check whether large groups are family based or a group of young people as we were located directly behind the latter type who drove us mad with their music choices and late nights! (My 5 year old came home with a new word we wish he hadn't heard!)
Overall this is an excellent site and we will definitely be returning.
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Fisherwidow |
10 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned from a few days here. We opted for a full service pitch and were amazed to see other people from the next field coming to use our water tap (as well as others on service pitches). The showers etc were sufficient during the week but for the weekend at this time of year not enough. Having had cold showers and washing up on our first morning we thought it was because of the amount of weekend people. Sadly this was not the case. We each only had one good hot shower during our time there. We did not think there was much room between the pitches if you had an awning out. We foundthe bus stop in Hassocks a bit of a stretch. Our only other problem was the road noise - HORRIFIC. The staff though were extremely friendly and obliging.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Marion55 |
13 reviews from this member |
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Southdown Way is a great site, lots of room for children to play in safe view of their parents, wished we had had our granddaughter with us. Clean toilets and showers, plenty of hot water. Friendly helpful wardens and then sadly we were let down, we hired a fire pit it was dropped of with wood in good time. We really enjoyed it so the next day, I paid for more wood, £5 not the £12 you pay the first time. There was no wood when we arrived back, when it finally arrived, it was far too late. My friend spoke to the warden the next day, to suggest the £5 was kept as a donation, and he said that I had not paid anyway, clearly very poor customer service, made me quite sad.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Marrow4 |
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We’ve just got back from our second trip to the site and it won’t be our last. The site is clean, very tidy and well maintained.
We were met by a very friendly warden who was very helpful and showed us our pitch and explained all of the site amenities.
The site is perfect for all types of holiday. If you like walking it is on the South downs way. A 15 minute walk gets you to Hassocks railway station and for £4. 90 off peak return you can get to Brighton, which is about the cost for one hour parking. The site is a great base for touring around both East and West Sussex.
Hassocks is well served with local shops, banks and take-aways, the Greyhound Pub a short walk away serves good food and some great beers.
Hope to get back to the site soon as we didn't get to do all we wanted.
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Toffeeman58 |
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Stayed here in August, warders were very friendly and helpful. Toilet block is very clean with 6 showers.
Use of fridge, freezer and microwave which was excellent.
Washing machine and dryer had a charge of £3 each which was very reasonable.
Small play area for children on the big field but apparently bringing more in for the children which would be a plus. Plenty of paly areas though for ball games etc
Really enjoyed our stay and will return
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Trevor2110 |
9 reviews from this member |
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Nice, basic, quiet site. Level field. Warden was friendly. Toilets and showers were modern and clean. Showers included in the price so no scrabbling around for 20p's(but I think the hairdryers in the ladies were 20p. )
Close to the village of Keymer. We walked to The Greyhound pub - the ales and food were good.
Very close to the Southdowns Way and Jack and Jill windmills. Jill Mill still works and you can go inside at certain times - check thier website. Very interesting and we had a lovely walk to Ditchling Beacon. Look out for the dew ponds on the way.
And to top it all, it's run by a charity, the Sussex Lantern, so you're helping them by staying here!
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Cathy6973 |
20 reviews from this member |
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We recently bought a new awning and were keen to try it before going away for our main summer holiday and realising we were missing 3 poles and 14 pegs! We booked this site as it was close to home and we simply wanted a couple of nights away. In addition, my in-laws had just purchased a new caravan and wanted to test theirs too before going further afield.
We arrived on Friday lunchtime and were able to chose two pitches next to each other, both with electric. Water was some distance away but that’s what you take the kids for! Because the pitches are laid out around the edge of a huge field, you feel like you have the biggest pitch in the world, as there is no caravan or tent in front of you – smashing! You can rent BBQ’s and fire pits, and they even supply the logs and coal – really useful if like us you have a few friends joining you in the evening for a bite to eat and a drink.
The location is amazing, literally right at the bottom of the South Downs, with spectacular views. Hard to believe we were only 4 miles from home (yes, really – handy when you realise you have forgotten something, and being able to use your normal local supermarket where you know where everything is!)
Would we go again – definitely. The facilities are minimal but clean, but if like us you have family and friends that have caravans, this is one of the few sites that let you all go together, where the children can play on the fields and the adults can sit around in the evening over a well-earned glass of wine – super!
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Getcarter405 |
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Great campsite right next to the South downs.
Hardstandings for caravans were very good with own water supply and waste drain
Toilets and showers very modern and clean
Lots of room for ball games in a field next door and lots of places to visit nearby
Had a couple of cases where the electricity went out but the site owners sorted it very quickly
Would stay here again
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Callmechar |
8 reviews from this member |
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We arrived on Friday and booked for 3 nights.
Hosts were nice.
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-Location good, near Brighton and other amenities close by.
-Toilet block clean (but see below)
-Pitch reasonably flat
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-Only one toilet block - quite a walk in the middle of the night. Also only 6 showers and toilets so when busy you may need to wait.
-We had a power cut on Sat night
-Can not get into fridge or freezer whenever you want as it is locked. Need to ask the wardens and they are only there during the day. Did not want to keep bothering them.
-Large groups are allowed, we had a large group next to us who were having a very loud party on Friday evening (they eventually turned the music down).
-No park or play facilities. Fine for us as our daughter is older but not good if you have young kids
We left early as my daughter was ill. Would return for location, but the walk to the toilets is a bit of an off put.
Would be good if there was another toilet block and access whenever you want to the freezer.
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| Date of Visit: December 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Crock |
8 reviews from this member |
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The new wardens are so helpful, could not do enough to help us settle in. Toilets was so clean and site, even in December. The walks up the South Downs which are on the door step were great. This site will come into its own especially in the summer. We would recommend this site to all our friends. With Brighton not far away, you have the best of both worlds, beaches, lovely country side.
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| Date of Visit: December 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Dongle12 |
5 reviews from this member |
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We visited this site for a second time this year. We observed it was a lot tidier and the shower block cleaner. The new wardens have made an impact on this site. They were both very helpful without being intrusive. The views spectacular over the South Downs. Very wet and windy but it didn't stop our enjoyment.
Only one problem. The management team did not seem to communicate with their wardens and we got mixed messages. The workmen on site were very ignorant and unhelpful. Communication needs to be improved. Would we return, maybe if no other sites available, but not first choice.
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| Date of Visit: August 2013 |
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| Reviewer: MichaelBenj |
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What a nice site. Friendly welcome and plenty of space to pitch when we visited during the last weekend of August. The site has a lovely view over the downs to Jack and Jill windmills.
The toilet block is modern and there are plenty of toilets and showers. The only improvement would be more hanging space in the shower(in the summer its fine with one hook but as the weather gets cooler you have more clothes to hang!) and somewhere to put your shower gel etc.
Electric hook up was a reasonable price if you had two people but as I was on a walking trip and alone it was expensive for one camper so I did without it.
I particularly liked the quietness of the site. There was a nice kids play area but it was also possible to pitch in a second field and be peaceful.
Local shops at Keymer were a 15 minute walk away through lanes and there was more shops at Burgess Hill or Hassocks.
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