FAQ for campsite in Sussex

Yes you can and lots of campers do.

The address to use is:

The Lodge

Fox Wood

Selden Lane

Patching

BN13 3UL

Plan to have arrived at the campsite before your scheduled food delivery time and make sure that your mobile is on loud (and in your pocket) - as the delivery driver will call you once they arrive at the campsite reception - and request that you come to reception to collect your food.

TOP TIP: There are wheelbarrows available at reception to load your food shopping into. However many hands make light work so remember to enroll and bring some helpers down to reception to help you unload the shopping. Teenagers are great for this and seem to really enjoy it :-)

We have a charging station at the reception shop.

You can leave your phone here and the cost is £2 per device.

Just remember to bring a cable with you.

We have a USB hub to plug your cable in and kept locked in our shop when there are no staff around.

Yes - you can bring your freezer blocks to the reception shop.

The cost is 50p per block.

Please label your blocks clearly so that you can identify them at collection.

Try this great hack if you are camping for a few days.

1. Plan your meals.
2. Freeze any meat, cheese or milk that you are using on day 2 or 3 of your stay.
3. Layer your cold box with your food in the order you are using it.
4. Don't take your food out unless you need to.
5. You'll find that the food will be naturally defrosted as you get to each layer.

Top tip:

Milk and cheese freeze.

They work like an ice freezer pack and you get to eat them rather than take up space.

We have great local beach at Goring.

Use this postcode to get to the beach BN12 4HR. This is the closest beach to the campsite and about a 15 minute drive by car.

It has free parking, big green spaces for picnics and a café with separate toilets.

The beaches are stone, but if you time it when the tide is out, you’ll get half a mile of sand with rock pools for the children.

Check the tide timetable for getting some sandcastle building time.

We always recommend to try and get an outgoing tide as you'll get more time on the sand and a chance to check out all the rock pools.

This is a great YouTube video showing you Goring Gap from the air.

Looking for some more sand, then we can highly recommend West Wittering Beach. This beautiful sandy beach gets very popular. You do need to pay for parking, which you have to do on arrival at a kiosk.

Use this postcode PO20 8AJ to get there and it takes about 45 minute drive from the campsite.

Get there early. When car park is full, they'll turn you away.

Just a short 10 minute walk from the campsite you'll find Culberry Nursery with a lovely shop and stocked with local produce.

It's definitely worth a visit while you're here.

Address: Culberry Nursery, Dappers Lane, Angmering, BN16 4EW

Opening hours:

Or wanting a bigger supermarket? Then you'll need to jump in the car.

Nearest supermarkets (we have 3!)

1. TESCO EXTRA

• 3.7 miles / 11 mins by car
• New Road, West Durrington, Worthing,  BN13 3PB

2. ASDA SUPERSTORE

• 4.4 miles / 11 mins by car
• Littlehampton Road, Ferring, West Sussex, BN12 6PN

3. SAINSBURYS SUPERSTORE (WITH ARGOS)

• 4.9 miles / 10 mins by car
• Rustington Retail Park, Unit C, New Road, Rustington, BN16 3RT

We have 2 local pubs, which both have lovely gardens and play areas. Booking is always advisable.

The Fox Pub, Patching - walking distance 5 mins

The Worlds End Pub, Patching - walking distance 15 mins

There are also a couple of cafes by the sea, but you'll need to jump in the car to get to these.

Sea Lane Cafe, Goring - 15 mins driving

Blue Bird Cafe, Ferring - 15 mins driving

We do have a few supplies at the reception.

You'll find everything you need for your campfire:

• Bags of logs
• Bags of kindling
• Bags of charcoal
• Fire lighters
• Matches & lighters
• Grills to cook on

We also do discounts on buying multi packs. See offers at shop blackboard.

There is also a tuck shop which sells:

• Ice-creams
• Bagged sweets
• Snacks & crisps
• Marshmallows & sticks
• Canned drinks
• Water bottles (large and small)

We have a few food essentials:

• Longlife milk
• Alternative milks such as; almond, oat & rice
• Pasta and pasta sauce
• Condiments such as; ketchup, mayonnaise & BBQ sauce
• Burgers, sausages and the trusty jacket potatoes.

And finally:

• Torches
• Toothbrushes and toothpaste

For anything forgotten, you have 3 major supermarkets to choose from:

• 1. TESCO EXTRA
  • 3.7 miles / 11 mins by car
  • New Road, West Durrington, Worthing,  BN13 3PB
• 2. ASDA SUPERSTORE
  • 4.4 miles / 11 mins by car
  • Littlehampton Road, Ferring, West Sussex, BN12 6PN
• 3. SAINSBURYS SUPERSTORE (WITH ARGOS)
  • 4.9 miles / 10 mins by car
  • Rustington Retail Park, Unit C, New Road, Rustington, BN16 3RT

There are no electric hook up pitches at Fox Wood Campsite.

Yes - We have four luxurious Bell Tents for hire. These tents are located within forest glades - and are perfect for singular families to enjoy their own campfire as well as for families who are joining friends (if you are joining friends please advise us in the notes section of your online book who you are camping with so that we can make sure you are placed together).

Inside your glamping Bell Tent is equipped with carpets and comfy beds (a double and two singles) with a pull cord light providing an ambient glow for when the sun goes down (there are also fairy lights outside the door with bunting attached).

Outside your glamping Bell Tent you will have your own campfire to sit around and soak up a truly relaxing forest experience.

Please Note

We have a strict no dogs policy in or around any of the Fox Wood Glamping tents.

For convenience there are shared washing and shower facilities located onsite.

There is no bedding provided in the Bell or Emperor Glamping tents - So, you'll need to pack a few items of your own:

• Bedding, blankets, pillows
• Cooking equipment, including pots, pans, utensils
• Chairs
• Glasses, crockery and cutlery
• Towels and torches
• Food and drinks

If the glamping bell tents are all booked for the dates you are looking to visit, then please consider booking one of the Emperor glamping Tents  - These tents are slightly bigger than the Bells however please note that these tents only have space for one other family to camp with you if friends are joining you

All Glamping tents requires a £100 security deposit added to total stay cost, which is refunded after your departure day on condition that the staff find it clean, undamaged and all items remaining in the area.

We can happily recommend a couple of external hire companies if you find that all our bell tents are booked out.

All our tent pitches are located in the woodland and you'll be camping under the majestic oak canopy.

Families

Fox Wood is great place for a relaxing family break - we are located in the countryside - great for walking, close to country pubs as well as the beach.

Groups

Fox wood can also accommodate multiple family groups and have areas set aside for the groups - If you are part of a group please decide on your group name (via your Whatsapp or text chat) and make sure you tell us in the notes section when you make your reservation- that way we will know to allocate your pitch in the group section along with your friends and not place you in the family section.

Contact us on [email protected] for any questions.

Glamping Booking

Anyone who doesn't own or have access to a tent for their stay can rent a tent from us - please check availability for a glamping tent here

Camping Booking

If you are bringing your own tent please check availability for your stay here

Or follow the step by step directions below to book your forest camping pitch for your tent:

1. Go to the Booking tab on our website to check our calendar.
2. Use the drop down menu found under Select Pitch or Bell Tent to see availability

Here you have 4 options. Select Woodland Tent Camping from the pull down menu.

This will allow you to see the availability calendar for this pitch type.

We have 4 camper van pitches available in the meadow.

PLEASE NOTE: We do not have space for large motorhomes and we do not have electric hook up.

We can accommodate more than 4 camper vans or a mixture of vans and tents - but you do need to check that these areas are available before booking.

Contact us on [email protected] for any questions.

For a standard campervan booking.

1. Go to the Booking tab on our website to check our calendar.
2. Use the drop down menu found under Select Pitch or Bell Tent to see availability

Here you have 4 options. Select Campervan Meadow Edge from the pull down menu.

This will allow you to see the availability calendar for this pitch type.

Please go to the Camping Dates page for a breakdown of cost by peak and off-peak prices and an easy 3 step guide to booking..

Or for more specific Prices have a look at the Prices Page.

Below is some general related information:

Staying for 5 nights from Sunday to Friday (mid week). You only pay for 4 nights.

Weekends require a minimum booking of 2 nights.

and

Bank Holiday weekends are a minimum booking of 3 nights.

• A pitch includes up to 2 adults, 2 children (under 16), 1 car and your own tent (6m x 5m including guy ropes).
• There is a maximum of 5 people to a pitch, but you can book an extra pitch if you have more than one family camping together.
• Get in touch if you have more than 3 children as we can suggest booking options.
• There is limited parking at Fox Wood, so we allocate a single car per booking. - additional cars can be registered, but we have only a limited number of extra car spaces to allocate.
• If you are booking with a larger group and you've booked for a large pitch, then the staff will make sure that you are have an area large enough to accommodate your tent.
• £10 extra per person over the 4 person pitch allocation
• £5 per dog
• £20 additional car per stay (regardless of how many nights staying)
• £20 for a trailer per stay (regardless of how many nights staying)

We have a couple of campervan (no motorhomes) pitches at the edge of the meadow with their own campfires.

Don't fancy cooking or just got back from the beach?

For pubs:

• The nearest pub is The Fox in Patching. 5 mins walk from the campsite.

• The Worlds End in Patching, 25 mins walk from the campsite.

• Or slightly further is The Lamb in Angmering, which is about 35 mins walk.

For takeaways that deliver:

Fish & Chips (and burgers and kebabs)

The Chip Shop – Goring

Chip Shop (www.thechipshopgoring.co.uk)

01903 505030

Pizza

Pizza Hut – Goring

Pizza Hut Delivery Worthing Goring Rd | Pizza Hut UK

01903 500300

Indian Curry

Shafiques of Angmering

Shafiques Angmering (www.shafiquesangmeringonline.co.uk)

01903 850725

We have six tents available for glamping hire at Fox Wood.

4 Bell Tents and 2 slightly larger Emperor Tents.

On occasion when these tents are all booked out -There are a couple of local independent bell tent companies who can supply you with a bell tent.

The Happy Glamper - Pre-pitched Bell Tent Hire Sussex | Glamping for Weddings, Parties & Events

www.thehappyglamper.co.uk

07796 305767

[email protected]

Beau and Bell Tents - Bell Tent and Giant Tipi Hire - Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire & London

www.beauandbell.co.uk

01323 723134
[email protected]

Anyone hiring a glamping bell tent through an independent , would still need to book a woodland pitch through Fox Wood Campsite as well as booking the bell tent separately.

It’s also helpful when booking to put in the notes that you are thinking of a bell tent hire via an external company. This will help the staff on your camping weekend know if we should expect a bell tent company to be turning up at some point in advance.

Yes - We have two luxurious Emperor Tents for hire (the same look and feel as our 4 rental Bell tents - but with a bigger internal footprint to let you spread out). These tents are each located in their own private clearings - with space for one other family to join you (if friends are joining you they should book their own separate woodland pitch and advise us within the notes section on their online book that they are camping with you in the Emperor Glamping Glade).

Inside your Emperor Glamping tent it is equipped with carpets and comfy beds (a double and two singles) with magical lanterns for when the sun goes down.

Outside your Emperor Glamping tent you will enjoy a private campfire area supplied with camping chairs and a grill to cook on.

There is also a gazebo in your area with a large table and seats for you to eat meals and play cards. The gazebo has fairy lights which illuminate automatically as the sun fades.

Please Note

We have a strict no dogs policy in or around any of the Fox Wood Glamping tents.

For convenience there are shared washing and shower facilities located nearby onsite.

There is no bedding provided in the bell or Emperor Glamping tents - So, you'll need to pack a few items of your own:

• Bedding, blankets, pillows
• Cooking equipment, including pots, pans, utensils
• Glasses, crockery and cutlery
• Towels and torches
• Food and drinks.

If the Emperor Glamping Glades are both booked, then you are welcome to book one of the four Pre-Pitched Forest Bell Tents - however the Bell tents are not supplied with a gazebo, table and chairs or cooking grills by the campfire.

All Glamping tents requires a £100 security deposit added to total stay cost, which is refunded after your departure day on condition that the staff find it clean, undamaged and all items remaining in the area.

We can happily recommend a couple of external hire companies if you find that all our bell tents are booked out.

Yes - the Fox Wood Campsite is all about relaxing in the forest and enjoying a campfire.

The woodland has been carefully organised so that each pitch has its own campfire area under the trees.

You will not share your campfire with people you do not know - and every campfire is large enough for families or gathering around if you are camping with friends.

Please note:

• We only permit the burning of FSC approved logs - and these must be purchased from the campsite shop/log store
• For the protection of the forest you are not permitted to bring any external wood for your campfire - as this increases the risk of killing or contaminating the woodland trees here with bugs and diseases bought in inadvertently of unchecked firewood.
• For the protection of the Fox Wood forest - the picking up of sticks and foraging is also forbidden as this could potentially damage the habitats of the insects and fungi found within the woodland.
• We ALWAYS have a good supply of firewood and lighting products to purchase from the reception shop.

Private hire for the woodland is only available when we are not open for camping.

You'll need to look at our calendar on the BOOKING page to see our camping dates.

If there's a date that you are interested in, please drop us an email at [email protected]

Fox Wood Campsite welcomes family groups.

1. Decide on a really cool name for your group.
2. Then when you book online, please complete the shared group name when booking.

This allows staff to know if you're camping with friends.

If your group consists of 4 families or more, then the staff will reserve a forest glade of a suitable size for your group.

This to so you can guarantee you'll be all camping together and sharing a campfire for your evenings.

Every forest glade is suitable for at least 3 families to share in standard tents and to gather around a campfire, without needing to have glade reserved.

Please note: We do not allow adult only groups.

We get asked this question a lot!

And obviously the sun needs to be out in the first place 🌞

If you're camping under trees in a woodland, then yes it will be shady.

But you certainly will get times of the day when the sun will pour down into the open glades.

The advantage is you won't get cooked in your tent at 5am as the sun comes up as you're not in the middle of a field.

You also get to feel like you are in your own natures room within the trees.

You'll be sheltered from the wind, sun and any chance of rain.

We do have a large meadow which is in full sun, to play games or just sit and picnic.

So this is definitely the place to hang if you love feeling the sun.

You cannot drive your car to your pitch at Fox Wood, however you can get very close :)

Fox Wood operates a car free policy within the camping ground - and this has many benefits for the camping visitors.

• You will not have a unwanted car radio blasting out from a camping neighbour
• You will not have a neighbour leaving their engine running for a prolonged period of time to pump up an air bed
• You can be assured that your camping pitch is car free and therefore a safe place for your children - the cars are all contained along the central car parking track that bisects the camp ground.

To help you you get your gear to your pitch we have 2 wheelbarrow bays - the first is conveniently located along the central car parking track, and the second can be found by reception where we sell logs (please always return your wheelbarrow to one of these allotted bays for other campers to use).

If you need or fancy help getting your camping gear to your pitch please talk to the reception staff - as we also offer a buggy transport service for a small charge.

We have....

Hot showers

Hot water sinks for washing up

Flushing loos and urinals

All available 24/7

Plus a small shop with fire wood, and sweets and ice cream.

We have a super amazing swing and an old school slide.

However the woodland is the children's adventure ground where they can play and make dens and just be children outdoors, making friends and having fun.

Please remember your children must be back at camp by dusk. It's not fair on other campers if children are roaming the campsite after dark.

Yes we allow up to 2 well behaved dogs per pitch booking at Fox Wood.

• All dogs must be leaded or kept on a long leash whilst on site at all times (no exceptions) .
• Please do not make us ask you to lead your dog whilst at Fox Wood.

There are lots of dog walking choices straight from the campsite gate out into the National Park Forest where you can tire out your four legged friend.

If your not heading out into the forest - the fields around the campsite have also got interconnecting footpaths and these often have sheep, lambs and horses in them, so please do not let your dog free roam in the farm fields if you cannot recall and control your dog around farm livestock.

Want to go to a beach with your dog?

There are no dogs allowed on Worthing, Littlehampton or West Wittering beaches. These are all pleasure beaches.

Dogs are allowed on Goring Gap beach. Use this postcode to park BN12 4HR. This is the closest beach to the campsite.

It has free parking, big green spaces for picnics and a café with separate toilets.

The beaches are stone, but if you time it when the tide is out, you’ll get half a mile of sand with rock pools for the children.

Want to get a drink and something to eat with your dog?

Both our local pubs are dog friendly.

The Fox Pub, Patching - walking distance 5 mins

The Worlds End Pub, Patching - walking distance 15 mins

There are also a couple of cafes by the sea, but you'll need to jump in the car to get to these.

Sea Lane Cafe, Goring - 15 mins driving

Blue Bird Cafe, Ferring - 15 mins driving

We allocate a 5 x 6 m space for your forest camping tent pitch, but most of our forest glades will take up to 3 family tents sharing a campfire.

But, if you are coming on your own with 1 family then you will have lots of space to camp.

And remember...... you don't share your campfire with people you don't know.

Even though Fox Wood Campsite is a fluid camping environment, we ask that you let us know if your tent is larger than the pitch allocation.

In our booking system we remove a pitch for every large tent allocated.

Keeping Fox Wood looking open and spacious is super important to the feel of our campsite. Especially when we're fully booked.

Every camping pitch in the forest has sufficient space to accommodate up to 3 families.

If your group is 4 families or more then we will reserve a larger area for your group to pitch up and enjoy a campfire together.

If you and the other families are booking your pitches separately, then please pre-decide a group name for your group and place this in the notes section of your online booking - this will inform the campsite staff of the number of families in your group overall - and they can then allocate a pitch for your group that has suitable tent spaces to accommodate you and your friends.

You'll find an easy 3 step guide on the Campsite Dates page.

For Group Bookings you have 2 options -

Option 1: You can either book and pay for the pitches together under a single booking. Just put the first family into the system. Once you have confirmed this booking, you will be asked if you want to add another family. Keep adding families until you have finished.

Or

Option 2: Contact your friends and ask them to book in independently through our online book facility – If you choose to separately book, the system will request a group name. Please agree on a group name in advance and put this in the box when asked during booking.

We pride ourselves on being a peaceful and family focused site - It is also important that you have read and are familiar with our Terms and Conditions as our South Downs National Park Location entails that visitors are not permitted to play electronic music at any time and the site has a quiet policy between 10pm and 8am (for the consideration of other sleeping campers - quiet or whisper talking around the campfire is acceptable after 10pm).