Normans Bay Camping and Caravanning Club Site

Another of the campsites I visited on my short south coast jaunt was Normans Bay Camping and Caravanning Club Site. Easy enough to find, it’s east along the coast from Pevensey Bay holiday park. It ended up being a 3 night stay, arriving Thursday and leaving Sunday. The first night I would be on my own. Ewelina then arrived on Friday evening to spend the weekend with me.

Normans Bay Camping and Caravanning Club Site – Arrival and first impressions

Upon arrival, which was just after 1pm, there was some dispute as to why I was so early. Rather than go into it again you can read about it here. The site is very open with no trees or bushes for landscaping or to separate pitches. I had dreadful weather Thursday and Friday morning but luckily it improved for the weekend.

The facilities were as you would expect from a club site, with showers, toilets, laundry etc. The motorhome service point was one you could just drive over which was a welcome sight. I also noticed a building that seemed to be marked as a playroom but it was not open during my visit.

I should mention the shower block here as it had its good and bad points. On the plus side, unlike most club sites, you could set your own temperature. Any benefit you got from this hot water however was short lived. There were a couple of heaters on the wall but neither seemed very effective. It was one of the coldest shower blocks I’ve used! The other problem was the stone floors used in the shower cubicles. With no mats or other protection I found the freezing cold floors actually painful on the soles of my feet! With just a little more attention to detail this site could be so much better.

The site also has a small shop. It does not stock everything but it has the basics and certainly has a greater range than most club sites. For a greater choice you’ll need to head to Pevensey for small supermarkets or Bexhill-on-Sea for larger superstores.

Normans Bay Camping and Caravanning Club Site – The local sights

Thankfully it stopped raining late on Friday and I was even rewarded with a lovely sunset. After collecting Ewelina from the station we cooked a meal before calling it a night.

On Saturday we decided to follow the coast west. We had already visited some of the sights to the east on a previous trip. Our first stop was at Beachy Head, a famous suicide spot which explained all the Samaritans signs we saw. From here we passed close to Belle Tout lighthouse before parking at Birling Gap for views of the famous Seven Sisters white chalk cliffs. Feeling slightly weary we decided to return to Normans Bay Camping and Caravanning Club Site for an afternoon nap before I prepared dinner. The remainder of the day was spent editing the video which appears below. Video is something both Ewelina and I have recently become interested in. Hopefully you will begin to see more videos in future.

On Sunday we left Normans Bay caravan park before noon and headed to Brighton. The weather was bright and sunny though it was still quite windy and chilly. It had been a largely relaxing weekend and neither of us were that keen to get back to London! If you are looking for cam

Below is a short video of our stay at Normans Bay Camping and Caravanning Club Site. Hope you enjoy it.