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Sumners Ponds Fishery And Campsite
Chapel Road
Barns Green
Horsham
West Sussex (Browse area)
RH13 0PR
Tel: 01403 732539
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Pitches: 140
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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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 |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 Evening Entertainment |
 Fishing On Site |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No 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: June 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Rockchevy85 |
1 review from this member |
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 What can we say? The campsite is beautiful. The shower and toilet blocks are immaculate, especially the one with underfloor heating. The separate shower cubicles make all the difference too.
This is the perfect campsite for those who want to get away from it all. It is especially good for those who wish to get away from children, as this is primarily a fishing site and therefore has regulations for noise and disturbance.
When we arrived we were greeted with friendly staff who showed us to our plot.
We will definitely be visiting again, as this is the best camp site we have ever visited. 
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Jensue |
10 reviews from this member |
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We camped by the lake, and the view was stunning. When I first saw the portaloo cabins in the field by the lake my heart sank, but they were spotlessly clean. There is a children's field two minutes walk away with a play area for under five's. Fabulous site if you want peace and quiet but a little boring for my 13 year old who isn't into fishing! Children have to keep quiet when camping near the lakes to keep the anglers happy - so even the usual exploring activities had to be slightly restrained unless we walked to other areas of the site. We would go again for another short break, as it was clean, friendly and beautiful.
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Nikki8 |
2 reviews from this member |
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What can I say - believe the reviews - this campsite is absolutely fabulous. The showers are great with under floor heating. And the wardens are helpful and friendly. It rained but when the heck doesn't it anyway it wouldn't be camping with out the rain :-))
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Nikiandsimon |
3 reviews from this member |
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Just when you thought it couldn't get any better here. IT HAS. Shower facilities now by the lake and some hard standing with electric hook ups. Perfect. Not only that, new woodland walks and special events i.e. Quad biking various dates and the lakeside concerts. Fantastic site. As always Eddie and Lorna are running around ensuring cleanliness and customer service. Altogether the best site in the country. Fishing well with good sized carp coming out. The most perfect place. Thank you Simon, Becky, Eddie and Lorna for making our stays so memorable. We'll be back again soon .
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: RichardA |
3 reviews from this member |
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Located within a lovely area, peaceful and quite. Lots of beautiful surrounding countryside for long walks and short strolls. The site is well maintained, the shower
and toilets are very clean and tidy. The pitches are flat and spaced apart. Local pub and shop are well stocked and friendly. Sumners Ponds is how camping should be and definitely worth a visit.
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Lisa69 |
4 reviews from this member |
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We have been camping to a few different sites and this was the best so far! It was a nice small site with excellent facilities. I am fussy when it comes to clean shower and toilets and these facilities were excellent!
Laundry facilities were really good too.
As a dog owner (2 in fact), was really pleased to find excellent dog walks. We also tried the Quad Biking (not the dogs of course!), hubby and boys loved it, it was a brilliant experience. Will definitely return soon, hopefully to do the Quad Biking again.
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| Date of Visit: March 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Shrek67 |
3 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned from a long weekend at this peaceful and rural campsite and cant wait to return. On arrival we were greeted by Ed, who showed us to our lakeside pitch, and then reversed and levelled our caravan for us. What fantastic service! Ed explained where everything was on the site and where the local shop and pub was. (Ignore any reports about the grumpy landlord of the Queens Head, we found him to be very friendly and chatty. Good Beer, good food and the perfect host.)
The new main facilities block was immaculate, and I mean immaculate, with heated floor and very spacious. A point worth noting were the excellent disabled facilities, both loos and showers. Also specially designed and reserved pegs for the disabled on both lakes, with easy access.
We have had a great few days, relaxing and fishing (even me, a novice angler, caught some great fish!). The shop and cafe near the lake sells hot and cold food and drinks, and all the bait you will ever need. The owner of the farm, Simon, and all the staff were really helpful and very welcoming. We will definitely be returning soon. We need more campsites like this! Well worth visiting.
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| Date of Visit: January 2006 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Ladyjinxy |
1 review from this member |
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We booked this campsite following on from the reviews on this website - and we were not disappointed. It did 'exactly what it said on the tin'! The showers and toilet were immaculate and the warden and his wife couldn't have been more helpful. Fantastic - grade'A' site - would definitely recommend (even if it was just for the heated floor in the shower block!)
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| Date of Visit: October 2005 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Babydaisy |
8 reviews from this member |
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When we arrived at Sumners Pond for the October half term, we were met by Lorna and Eddie, the wardens, who explained where everything was. Eddie unhitched my caravan and towed it to the site, and levelled it up for me. V nice service!
The website seriously does not do this site justice. It is extremely clean and tidy, the toilet block has free showers, with underfloor heating, so when you take off your wellies before going to the loo, your tootsies are nice and warm.The washing machines and dryer, actually clean your clothes not just wash them, both are £2.00 (tokens). Lorna and Eddie could not have been more accomodating.
The reception, houses a lovely little shop,(just essentials though) which also sells bait for those that fish. The lakes are fab too and we all saw some massive fish being caught. You can also get a day fishing licence here as well as park right next to the lake.
Lorna cooks fab cheesy chips and jacket pots for those who fancy lunch. There is a dog friendly and child friendly pub about 300 yards along the road and next door to that there is a post office /shop which opens till 7pm. Tescos and Safeways are not far away too.
I unfortunately had to move pitches halfway through the week as the ground got bogged out in my awning, both Eddie and Lorna and the owner Simon, helped me move to a hardstanding and Eddie lent me some awning pegs to suit the hard ground as I didn't have any. Nothing was too much trouble.(There is also a camping shop about two miles away which came in handy!)
The kids had a good playground and the woods at the back of the site have all been paved out with bark, so you can walk for miles. Brilliant for the kids,who all said, " Can we come back again?" We most certainly would.
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| Date of Visit: August 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Loopy |
52 reviews from this member |
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A lovely tranquil site just North of the South Downs. Two main areas, one with serviced pitches and one around the beautiful landscaped lakes (for people fishing only) plenty of public footpaths around the site and pathed woodland walks. Only two ladies showers for the whole site, so during peak times you could be in for a bit of a wait. A small shop selling basic bits but a Tesco's about 15 minutes away.
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| Date of Visit: August 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Digger |
3 reviews from this member |
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We were there with the ukcs meet.The site is on a working farm. Both camping and farming do not clash with each other. There is a really pleasant woodland walk - it is pathed so you will not stray too far. And it is excellent for fishing in 3 lakes.
We were in the rally field were there were no stand pipes for fresh water. But you can get fresh water from the taps in the main site. The showers and toilet block in main site are new and very well laid out. There is a toilet block near the lakes for both fishermen and rally field campers that are kept clean.
We would go again but in the main camping site next time.
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| Date of Visit: August 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Jan P |
29 reviews from this member |
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We stayed on the main site for a week in the school holidays. The toilets were the cleanest I have ever been to. The warden and his wife seemed to on the go the whole time. There is a small snack bar on site and a village shop a few minutes walk away. The pitches were large and flat. Both the O2 and tv signal were poor. The fishing was very good but there isn't much around for children except the play area. If we went again we would go on one of the lakeside pitches
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| Reviewer: Ratty |
332 reviews from this member |
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August 2005
I was here as part of the UKCampsite.co.uk Bank Holiday Members Meet, so I cannot comment fully on a couple of points. On arrival we went straight onto the rally field, therefore did not get to meet the reception or other staff members, so cannot comment on them.
The rally field is large and well maintained with some excellent drainage, just before we arrived the heavens really opened and if was still suitable to drive and pitch on without churning up too much mud. I cannot comment on the main site, but looking at it , it looked just as dry and well maintained.
The facility block was very nice and looked very modern with two showers in the mens, and two toilets, I assume the same for teh womens, but did not venture in there! There was a laundry room on site as well.
The pitches on the main site, looked very well maintained with the majority having electric hookup pitches and plenty of grass around them for the children to play on.
There is a fishing lake here , which I heard, was quite good for fish, although I am not a fisherman and did not give it a go. I also understand that there are some pitches next to the lake, so you can pitch up and walk a few feet onto your peg and fish away!
There is a small farm shop on site selling the basics and there is a Londis type shop about 100 yards down the lane for all your other groceries, papers, booze and ciggies etc. If you require larger shopping , there is a huge Tesco about a 5 - 10 minute drive away in Broadbridge Heath which is a 24 hour opening store.
There is a delightful pub 100 metres from the site offering some delicious home cooked food, families welcome in there and well worth a visit if you like local ales, or even a pint of Stella!
The area is nice and flat and being in the country is well suitable for bike riding, I do not like hills and this area doesn't have many!
There is good reception for Orange mobiles, for both calls and GPRS, other networks I cannot comment on.
Overall a great site and one that I would go back to when in the area.
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| Reviewer: GailV |
10 reviews from this member |
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July 2005
I agree with the comments below about the attractiveness of the site. We didn't have aircraft or train noise, but some very noisy people around: dogs, babies and radios at 0730am each morning (2 nights). Not the site's fault but a shame as it would be peaceful otherwise. We were disappointed that we had to leave at 12 noon, there appeared to be some empty pitches. We didn't find the staff that helpful as some have commented also.
Be very careful with the directions, we ended up on very narrow roads. Directions say follow A264 towards Bognor and Billingshurst, but you don't get these signs until after you have followed the A264 Guildford.
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| Reviewer: Gilly G |
6 reviews from this member |
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August 2004
What a lovely site with great fishing and room to move. Lots of wild life and a true working farm (cows got into camp field 1 night!!) Lovely pub nearby and shopping in Horsham not too far.
On the down side, trains and aircraft noise invasive. Also we were given a hard standings when we asked for tent pitches so we had to set up on the verge. Not enough loos and showers or washing up facilities, but what there was was spotless.
Didn't find the staff that helpful, as we were pitched on grass verge we were told we could have refund on 1 pitch but it was never given to us. No proper shop on site so trip to Billingshurst was essential.
However, all said and done, we will probably return as the fishing was so good
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