Beach camping in Chichester Harbour AONB

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Pitch your tent in Chichester Harbour AONB and wake up steps from the shore. With over 290 beachside camping options, you’ll find sites with toilets, showers, and open campfire rings—essentials for a long weekend by the water. The average night runs about £55, but you can snag a spot for as little as £10 if you book early. Campers here spend their days swimming, casting lines, or hiking the coastal trails that wind through saltmarshes and shingle banks. If you want trusted picks, check out Chalky Downs (241 reviews), Lepe Beach Campsite (51 reviews), or Housedean Farm Campsite (44 reviews). Pack for changeable weather and mind the tides—Chichester’s beaches can swallow your footprints in an afternoon.

95% (467) 94 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Chichester Harbour AONB

Chalky Downs

1. Chalky Downs

96%
(605)
10 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Brighton, East Sussex, South East England
Traditional tent camping in a stunningly-located South Downs farm, just down the road from buzzing Brighton
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£16
 / night
Lepe Beach Campsite

2. Lepe Beach Campsite

89%
(149)
20 units · Tents · New Forest, England
Traditional tent camping with views of the Solent and Isle of Wight. Oh and did we mention it's only 150 yards from the beach!?
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£40
 / night
Teddy's Farm

3. Teddy's Farm

99%
(154)
95 units · Tents, Glamping · Hampshire, South East England
Family-friendly pop-up camping in the heart of the New Forest.
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£12
 / night
Ninham Country Holidays

4. Ninham Country Holidays

100%
(38)
16 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Shanklin, England
A stunning, family-friendly campsite on the stunning, family-friendly Isle of Wight
Pets
Electrical hookup
Showers
from 
£14
 / night
The Old Airfield

5. The Old Airfield

85%
(143)
114 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Hampshire, South East England
A New Forest airfield that's been overtaken by nature, less than 10 minutes' drive from the coast
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£30
 / night
Housedean Farm Campsite

6. Housedean Farm Campsite

98%
(100)
3 units · Tents · Lewes, East Sussex, South East England
Epic views of the South Downs, and a walker’s paradise, hidden sweetly on the South Downs Way
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£16
 / night
Woodfire at Westerlands

7. Woodfire at Westerlands

99%
(51)
22 units · Tents · West Sussex, South East England
A foodie campsite with outdoor feasts, set in the heart of the South Downs
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£22
 / night
Fox Wood Campsite - under the oaks

8. Fox Wood Campsite - under the oaks

98%
(48)
21 units · Tents, Glamping · West Sussex, South East England
Woodland camping with campfires in the South Downs National Park
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£50
 / night
The Downs Stables Holidays

9. The Downs Stables Holidays

100%
(2)
2 units · Glamping · Worthing, West Sussex, South East England
Modern glamping pods on a working racing stables in the South Downs
Showers
Potable water
Cooking equipment
from 
£90
 / night
Stud Farm

10. Stud Farm

100%
(4)
1 unit · Glamping · Brockenhurst, England
A shepherd’s hut on a traditional New Forest farm
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from 
£125
 / night
Skoolie Stays

11. Skoolie Stays

100%
(5)
1 unit · Glamping · East Sussex, South East England
A converted, characterful and cool all-American yellow school bus parked up near the South Downs
Showers
Campfires
Potable water
from 
£236
 / night

Pitch your tent in Chichester Harbour AONB and wake up steps from the shore. With over 290 beachside camping options, you’ll find sites with toilets, showers, and open campfire rings—essentials for a long weekend by the water. The average night runs about £55, but you can snag a spot for as little as £10 if you book early. Campers here spend their days swimming, casting lines, or hiking the coastal trails that wind through saltmarshes and shingle banks. If you want trusted picks, check out Chalky Downs (241 reviews), Lepe Beach Campsite (51 reviews), or Housedean Farm Campsite (44 reviews). Pack for changeable weather and mind the tides—Chichester’s beaches can swallow your footprints in an afternoon.

95% (467) 94 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Chichester Harbour AONB

Chalky Downs

1. Chalky Downs

96%
(605)
10 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Brighton, East Sussex, South East England
Traditional tent camping in a stunningly-located South Downs farm, just down the road from buzzing Brighton
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£16
 / night
Lepe Beach Campsite

2. Lepe Beach Campsite

89%
(149)
20 units · Tents · New Forest, England
Traditional tent camping with views of the Solent and Isle of Wight. Oh and did we mention it's only 150 yards from the beach!?
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£40
 / night
Teddy's Farm

3. Teddy's Farm

99%
(154)
95 units · Tents, Glamping · Hampshire, South East England
Family-friendly pop-up camping in the heart of the New Forest.
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£12
 / night
Ninham Country Holidays

4. Ninham Country Holidays

100%
(38)
16 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Shanklin, England
A stunning, family-friendly campsite on the stunning, family-friendly Isle of Wight
Pets
Electrical hookup
Showers
from 
£14
 / night
The Old Airfield

5. The Old Airfield

85%
(143)
114 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Hampshire, South East England
A New Forest airfield that's been overtaken by nature, less than 10 minutes' drive from the coast
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£30
 / night
Housedean Farm Campsite

6. Housedean Farm Campsite

98%
(100)
3 units · Tents · Lewes, East Sussex, South East England
Epic views of the South Downs, and a walker’s paradise, hidden sweetly on the South Downs Way
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£16
 / night
Woodfire at Westerlands

7. Woodfire at Westerlands

99%
(51)
22 units · Tents · West Sussex, South East England
A foodie campsite with outdoor feasts, set in the heart of the South Downs
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£22
 / night
Fox Wood Campsite - under the oaks

8. Fox Wood Campsite - under the oaks

98%
(48)
21 units · Tents, Glamping · West Sussex, South East England
Woodland camping with campfires in the South Downs National Park
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£50
 / night
The Downs Stables Holidays

9. The Downs Stables Holidays

100%
(2)
2 units · Glamping · Worthing, West Sussex, South East England
Modern glamping pods on a working racing stables in the South Downs
Showers
Potable water
Cooking equipment
from 
£90
 / night
Stud Farm

10. Stud Farm

100%
(4)
1 unit · Glamping · Brockenhurst, England
A shepherd’s hut on a traditional New Forest farm
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from 
£125
 / night
Skoolie Stays

11. Skoolie Stays

100%
(5)
1 unit · Glamping · East Sussex, South East England
A converted, characterful and cool all-American yellow school bus parked up near the South Downs
Showers
Campfires
Potable water
from 
£236
 / night

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