The best camping in Brighton

Overlooking the South Downs, Chalky Downs Campsite is just about two miles from the Brighton seaside and boasts impressive views of the surrounding hills. The seasonal campsite is fitted with showers and toilets and offers a number of pitches and bell tent bases. You can hire bell tents, fire pits, coolers, and other useful camping gear, and there's breakfast delivery available as well. As the campsite is based on a working farm, there are even farm animals like goats for you to pet.

The East Sussex branch of the nationwide Caravan and Motorhome Club can be found just outside Brighton, within walking distance of the marina, the town centre, and other Brighton landmarks. The campsite includes everything you need for a family-friendly caravan trip, including washrooms, an on-site playground, electric hook-ups, laundry, and more. You can also book tent and camping pod pitches here.

Pegs & Pitches operates a pair of family-friendly glamping campsites in East and West Sussex, each within an hour's drive or less from its Brighton office. The campsites offer a range of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy, such as campfire cookouts, birdwatching, and den building, while being close enough to Brighton that spending an afternoon by the seaside is easy. The campsites are furnished with bucket showers, flushing toilets, and other amenities that help make your stay comfortable yet still adventurous.

The seasonal Stud Farm Campsite is located on a working organic farm just beyond Saltdean and offers pitches for small camper vans and tents, along with hireable bell tents. It's a very simple campsite with just the bare necessities – showers, toilets, and that's about it – letting visitors uncouple from modern trappings and enjoy the great outdoors. You can order meat and produce straight from the farm while there, as well as book a fun alpaca walk.

Carefully maintained throughout the year, The Barn over in Lancing offers pitches for tents and caravans, with basic facilities such as toilets, showers, a playground, picnic tables, and brick barbecues. The beach is just a short walk away, and it's around seven miles to Brighton proper, with bus and train links available.