Help, half term camping x2 families and poss dog near beach south.

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i am lucky enough to live near the beach in suffolk, guest family have vetoed east anglia as cheating cos a hot bath is only a short drive away.

need a campsite near a beach, south coast somewhere, i veto devon/cornwall as i'm driving and anything over 5 hours away is out.

5x dc from 12yrs-4yrs
oh and poss a dog
Any recommendations?

wareham is lovely, dorset

studland beach is beautiful. we used to camp at a site in wareham but I can't remember what it's called

oh that sounds good, thanks yesterday

We went to Scotts farm at East Wittering, near Chichester last year and will definitely go there again. It was a larger site than we usually go for and we were almost put off by the picture on the website of acres of caravans but it wasn't as bad as it looks. There were actually several fields to choose from and we had loads of space round us and didn't feel crowded in at all even though it was August. You can choose where to pitch which is always a bonus as far as I'm concerned and the showers etc are lovely. There is a kids play area for 12 and unders and a separate field for walking dogs.

It's a ten minute walk to the shops and beach (which is sandy when the tide is out) and if you go to West Wittering just along the road the beach is absolutely fantastic. There is a site along there as well but we rejected that one as our tent was just too big for their marked pitches and we couldn't afford to pay for two.

anything nice around brighton or is it all caravan parks?

there is a lovely one called blackberry wood near brighton which is fantastic but it'll probably be booked up by now.

i don't know that there is much near the beach

I think there is a campsite at Sheepcote Valley which is East Brighton, very near the Racecourse and not far from the Marina and Kemptown.

here is some info. I don't know what the actual site is like as I was brought up in Brighton so have had no need to camp there but there are some reviews on this link (I haven't read them). However, I used to play by the racecourse and in Sheepcote valley as a child and it's a nice spot with seaviews. It's very easy to get to the touristy bits of Brighton from there. HTH.