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Found this site by looking for a campsite near Brighton with a view to meeting up with Family during our stay.
Nice, basic campsite with good, serviceable toilets and showers. Where we were pitched had long, cut grass and this tended to get walk-in everywhere (my only real criticism though). It was August bank-holiday and although busy on our first night (Sat), was much less so on the Sunday.
The staff at reception were friendly and helpful, and had a few basic camping items for sale. There was also a freezer where you could freeze your ice-packs free.
Henfield is a nice little town about 5 minutes drive away. There is fuel, a hardware store and a One-Stop, all open late on a Saturday afternoon.
We had an excellent meal at the Bull pub. The menu reads like an Italian restaurant’s so avoid if this isn’t your thing.
As has been mentioned previously, there is a large children’s play area with some amusing fibreglass animals – my kids loved them.
There is also a small fishing lake on site. Don’t fish without a landing-net though (like I did!) as there are reasonable size carp in the lake.
Many thanks to the kind gent who lent me his net!
All in all, a great ‘real’ campsite and one I’ll definitely return to.
WE stayed at Blacklands for the first time last weekend and were fortunate to have the good weather! We never know what to expect when we arrive at new places as everyone who leaves reviews has different likes/dislikes. We are very particular about having our own privacy (as much as possible) therefore when we see campsites advertised as fields we are usually quite nervous. However we were very impressed with blacklands the bottom field filled up quite quickly so we were glad we chose to set up in the lake field which did not get so busy although this is only open fri & sat. We camped on the corner of the lake and had a great spot that felt very private. Unfortunately our dog could not keep herself out of the water so we felt the need to move so she was not trying to pull our table that she was attached to in with her! We moved to the edge of the field (there was another field attached that you could not camp in) we faced that field and again felt that we had some privacy and not looking at everyone elses tents! The empty field we felt was a great place to throw balls with our dog off lead too. During the day we took the footpaths at the back of the lake to whineham lane we turned left and followed that lane all the way to a dog friendly pub. This pub has a resident staffordshire bullterrier called Ace that runs around.Very pleassent dog and a lovely little old school country pub it was just perfect. We picked some sloe berrys on the way back as there was plenty of trees for this. There seemed to be loads of toilet blocks on this site and all very clean as well as washing up points (although no hot water at these) overall a very good site, we will be returning.
The reason for our visit was to attend our friends' wedding in Brighton, and having looked at the website and reviews, decided that Blacklands was the most appealing site with good access to the city.
I have to say, though, that the website gives a very different 'feel' to the place than is actually the case. Blacklands is nothing more than a large field, with another field next to it that is only open on a Friday and Saturday night. The full-time field, we found, wasn't particularly welcoming. It's large, and there's a lot of units (this place is, undeniably, popular). In one corner of the field is a mass of storage caravans, which are a bit of an eyesore. Along from these, are 4 or 5 portakabins, which are the loos and showers. There's plenty of them.
We just felt that Blacklands lacked character - there's plenty of potential, and plenty of space, and the lake field is more like a proper campsite, but the main field just feels like a motorway service station car park with grass.
Having said all this, for whatever reason Blacklands Farm seems to appeal to many. It's just not our bag. Camping for us is more about detaching oneself from day to day monotony, and we just felt that Blacklands didn't do this for us.
There's plenty of space for the kids to let off steam - with a big wooden boat in the middle of the field, and that's exactly what the kids did when we were there - don't expect any peace as of 8am!
Something else that made this not the most pleasurable camping experience was the abundance of wasps. If you don't like wasps, don't go to Blacklands Farm! They really are persistently pesty!
To give them their due, I think that they have made an effort to make Blacklands a comfortable place to be, but have just missed a few points here and there.
A fantastic site, proper old school camping, where serious campers go. Spent a great weekend on the site where we were kept thoroughly entertained by a group of very considerate families that shared their time with us. The fibreglass animals were an amusing feature that kept both the children and other considerate campers occupied.
The rules are few, but easy to adhere to, and there was absolutely no noise after 11pm, which was much appreciated by myself and my neighbours who camped with Alice.
The facilities were more than adequate with plenty of hot water, free coolblox freezing and a great play area for the kids. This site is an absolute gem, and we will be going back again.
We spent 7 nights on this site and although fairly pleasant there are a few things that need attention. Firstly, the toilets and showers although a recent addition look old already. There is only cold water in the mens wash basins, soap dispensers with no soap and a general untidiness. The one annoying problem is that when the owner cuts the grass it is fairly long between cuts so that there are piles of cut grass all over the field which gets in the tents and the toilets and showers. The site needs a good tidy up. The shop, although advertised on its door as open every day is only open at weekends and the field which has the lake is only open Friday and Saturday nights. Not a high cost for camping but not the cheapest.
Just returned from our second visit this year (after the wet Easter - it was a nice hot w/end). The facilities have been updated drastically since Easter - well done Blacklands! Lots more loos/showers/hook-ups. Better washing up facilities (no hot though, but boil a kettle to take with you). No price increase, thank goodness.
We were in a mixed group of caravans and tents. On our return from shopping, a large group of tents had pitched so close we couldn't walk round without tripping over their guys. I did mention the fire regs of 3m between units to the chap in reception but he didn't know anything about them. Said he would look into it but didn't. This is my only gripe about this site - pitches are not marked, which is fine, but there doesn't seem to be any supervision. There was plenty of space, but everyone pitched very close to each other, leaving huge areas empty.
This site is run by an inexperienced young boy who checks the facilities daily but does very little cleaning. This is carried out once a week by 2 other men who did it at 8. 30am-the busiest time of the day! The showers have a very shabby, run down look about them although there is always plenty of hot water. Some of the older toilets are very small and covered in dust and cobwebs. The cut grass is not picked up and ends up in the showers and everywhere else. You are left to pitch wherever you like which resulted in another motorhome pitching about 4 feet in front of us completely blocking our view. I think this site is more suited to tents than vans and there were lots of young families there during our stay. Part of the fishing lake is reserved for local club members leaving only a small area for campers. We walked into Henfield via the footpaths and also cycled the Downs Link in both directions. We really liked the area but we would not return to this site
Just spent a weekend on this site with friends, our first visit. Peaceful site with an open grassy area in the middle of field for ball games etc. However disappointed in the facilities, the newest toilet block was clean but out of hand towel for most of the weekend. However, the worst thing was no hot water in any of the toilet blocks (clearly never has been, the hot taps are there but no water at all comes out of them). Also water at washing up sinks only tepid. We boiled a kettle for all our requirements but felt at £17 per night we really ought to have been able to use the tap. Pity, as the site is well located (just round the corner from Nymans and level and apparently the showers are very hot
Booked this site on the basis of reviews read here and we weren't disappointed (well, apart from one quite major niggle, but more of that later).
Good points:
:: Clean loos with plenty of loo roll, despite being simple portaloos
:: Lots of toilets available
:: Clean, hot showers with 2 great family showers which are perfect if you have small kids
:: No noise after 11pm rule is very well observed
:: Easy to find site
:: Great for planning days out to the beach (try Shoreham-by-Sea - so much quieter than Brighton and some sand at low tide)
Bad points:
:: On Saturday night there was a rave a short distance away - it was still going strong at 2am so not sure when it finished, as that's when we finally remembered about the ear plugs at the bottom of our essentials box. Such a shame really, as the no noise rule was observed by everyone on the campsite and would have made for a very peaceful night (bar the odd snoring episode!)
In a nutshell, if the raves are a regular feature we will not be returning (someone else mentioned them in their review), but we are going to try and find out. If they can be avoided, then we'd love to return.
Second year at this site . They appear to have changed to a 'traditional family site' which is not a problem if you are a family. However, the rule of 'No Noise' after 11pm mean you feel like you have to be in bed by that time! The other field was not open so what started as a short break in plenty of space quickly turned into a crush round the edge of the field (why don't people pitch in the middle? there is a whole empty field next door for games etc . Odd). They have also added to the toilet and shower blocks . Very functional. Highly recommended for families and those who like an early night! :)
At the site over the bank holiday and it was quite busy we were going to pitch in first field, but only spots left had lots nettle/thistles so luckily spotted 2nd field- there are no signs, just saw some others drive there.
Liked the openness of site and fact pitches weren't marked but half the field the grass was a foot high so not much fun to camp in. Luckily we were nearer the lake so grass better but also the large group that were minding the animals and playing a shouting/chasing/football games at 10.30pm.
The views were quite nice and the ground did well in the overnight rain, however ~I think the 3 sinks/water taps/toilets were quite poor for the £7 per person over the bank holiday
Spent the recent bank holiday weekend here and it was fine. Very large so there was enough space even though it got very busy. It's lively and boisterous and was dominated by very large family groups but everyone seemed to respect the 'No music, no noise after 11' rules so there's a good atmosphere.
Toilets and showers were fine - clean enough and well stocked with soap, loo roll etc. The weather was very good though, so what they'd be like on a rainy weekend, I don't know.
There are some nice pubs round here but if you've got small kids, get in the car.
If you're going to camp for the joy of camping then this is a good spot. If you want to use it as a base for sightseeing, I'd say you could find a better location as most attractions are a fair drive away.
Oh, and to the large family group who picked up all the fibre glass animals and kept them in your own little area so no-one else could play on them - shame on you!
My partner and I stayed at the campsite from Friday to Monday (Bank Holiday weekend). We were not sure where we could pitch up as there are 2 fields. The first was getting packed with caravans and so we made our way to the second field. Apparently the first is just for electric hook ups. (The first field is also where the showers, wash up areas and toilets are based)
Anyway, glad we arrived in the early afternoon as we got a nice pitch - our view was of the lake - so no one could pitch up in front of us.
Just across the lake were horses too and there is a public walkway for you to go see them - We also managed to see lots of ducklings too.
For the fishermans: we saw what the other campers caught when they were fishing: Carps & eels! Nice.
Even though the showers etc were far away from us, it was never a problem (as I need the exercise being 8 months pregnant!), the only thing is is that there is no hot water from any of the sinks and no soap. However, there were always toilet roll!
Anyhow, I could not believe how good our 1st shower was -the water was so hot. A bit strange that the shower units are unisex though I think. Anyway, I must have jinxed myself after the first shower as the following 2 showers we had, just had cold water :o(
There were no local shops of walking distance, but there is a farm opposite the campsite that sells free ranged eggs. We drove in to Brighton everyday which only took 20 minutes. We also drove into the local village of Henfield which had a Budgens and a few pubs.
All in all, we had a very enjoyable time as the weather was absolutely amazing but don't think I would visit again. Been there and done that now!
We've just had our first family camping trip & couldn't be happier with our first choice of location.
We arrived friday afternoon & headed down to the 2nd field as the first looked busy & its where the EHU's & facilities were. The view from the 2nd field is just beautiful looking down onto the carp lake. This view disappeared rapidly on Saturday as the site filled up, but we never felt crammed in.
The owner made several trips round so if you needed anything he was on hand. They have an honesty policy at reception so we never needed to speak to him.
There was also an ice cream van that came round twice a day & a fair price for the ice creams, our kids loved this!
The toilets were basic but kept well stocked with toilet roll & were clean. The only nagging point is that the water for washing up is cold. Not sure if this is standard on a basic site.
There is a local pub within walking distance with good play facilities for the children & reasonable food. And a lovely walk by the carp lake down to a river.
The campsite was busy but we still felt we had plenty of space, noise wasn't a problem. With 2 kids waking early we were in bed by 2130 & it was peaceful by then.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing On Site 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
Outdoor Pool <5 miles 
Horse Riding <1 mile 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <5 miles 
Beach <10 miles 
Watersports <10 miles 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
Lakeside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Found this site by looking for a campsite near Brighton with a view to meeting up with Family during our stay.
