Chalky Downs Campsite
✓ Family-run campsite on a working farm in the South Downs
🏖️ 2.49 miles from Brighton Kemptown (Excellent water quality)
Brighton
Blackberry Woods
Brighton
Camping pitches
Glamping
📍 Streat, BN6 8RS
🚆 Nearest station: · 1.1 mi
Photo: Robin Webster (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Secluded woodland camping glades, each with a private clearing and fire pit
- Quirky glamping in treehouses, a helicopter, fire engine and double-decker bus
- Set at the foot of the South Downs National Park near Brighton
- Woodland trails, wildlife spotting and campfire evenings for families
- Children's play areas including a zip wire and stream
Blackberry Wood is a woodland glamping and camping site near Brighton, East Sussex, set at the foot of the South Downs National Park. You can camp in a secluded glade with your own fire pit, or choose quirky accommodation such as a treehouse, converted fire engine, helicopter, double-decker bus or shepherd's hut. On site there's a playground, shop, restaurant facilities, toilets and parking, along with woodland trails, a zip wire and a stream for children to explore. Dogs are welcome on a lead, and campfires and barbecues are part of the experience. The nearest station, Plumpton, is 1.1 miles away, while Brighton itself lies just seven miles south, with museums, a theme park and historic houses all within a few miles for days out.
How far to…
- Station
- 1.1 miles away
- Hassocks railway station
- around 3 miles by car
- Brighton
- seven miles
Practical details
- Check-in
- 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
- Check-out
- 12pm for campers, 11am for other accommodation
- Open
- Open all year apart from a few days over Christmas
- Pets
- Dogs welcome on a lead and under control
- Minimum stay
- 2 nights at weekends (1 night low season), 3 at Bank Holidays
Accommodation on site
- Woodland camping pitches
- Treehouses
- Glamping lodges and cabins
- Converted vehicles (helicopter, fire engine, bus)
- Shepherd's Huts
Details taken from the operator's own website on 25 Sep 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Playground
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Baby Changing
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Picnic Area
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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