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You will sleep in a gypsy caravan, known as a bow top open lot wagon, pulled on to an old cider apple orchard not far from the farmhouse. The bow top sleeps two in a cosy traditional extending double bed. You need to be reasonably agile to climb in! Traditionally cooking and washing was done outside. There is an open fire for cooking but nearby there is an early ’70’s ‘flash trailer’, sometimes referred to as a showmans caravan, with fridge, gas cooker and comfortable seating for rainy days. It can also be used as alternative accommodation if sleeping in the bow top is not for you.
Four beautiful cosy and romantic Yurts and one static caravan, each individually furnished to a very high standard all have wood burning stoves enabling all year round use. Each yurt has its own fully equipped cooking tent and fire pit/barbecue for those wanting to use their own culinary skills. Alternatively just ‘arrive’ bring your loved one, a good book, a couple of bottles of wine and they will do the rest! They will happily provide everything from a cooked breakfast in bed, lazy lunches and candlelit dinners for those who want the ultimate relaxing experience. There is also have a communal, heated marquee with chill out area, honesty bar & large dinning table where meals can be taken. Selection of board games, books, DVD’s which can also be taken to your own yurt using their portable DVD players if you want to snuggle up and watch a movie alone.
Wild Swimming in the Lakes
Billycan Camping is a campsite with a difference: Situated in 650 acres of farmland, BCC provides an opportunity to sleep in one of our fully-fitted canvas bell tents, dine under the night sky, toast marshmallows on the communal camp fire, wake up to stunning views and have a break from the routine of every-day life. We are a stone’s throw from the River Arun and within walking distance to the historic town of Arundel, where you can buy anything from a new sleeping bag to organic vegetables, as well as visit The Castle and swim in the Lido.
All yurts are based on the traditional Mongolian ‘bentwood’ design, and have each been handcrafted by ourselves. We coppice the wood locally, shaping each pole using traditional hand tools then steam bending them using a rustic wood-fired steamer. We hope you will love staying in your yurt as much as we loved making it!
