Climping Beach — Attraction in Worthing

Easy to find, free parking until the 1st March and a haven for dog walkers; alas not all responsible ones. It's about a mile walk along the beach from the car park at Climping beach to the crossing point of the Arun on the outskirts of Littlehampton.

A pleasant walk but sadly spoilt by dog mess, and not just small amounts either. I don't know whether it's because the dog owners feel that the mess is going to be washed away by the tide or whether they're simply lazy. But having seen several dogs fouling the 🏖 beach and then watch the owners simply walk on, it's probably the latter. There were plenty of bins at the car park, shame the 'minority' (and I do stress minority) of irresponsible dog walkers didn't use them. It amazed me that some dog walkers had used 'poo bags' but just left them on the sea wall, yards from a nearby dedicated bin. The local Arun Council need to sort it out. I stopped short of posting a 'pooey' 📸.

It's a lovely beach. You can literally walk for miles, with nice soft sand under your feet when...

Parking regulations and sign posting are awful. Prior to our journey I looked up online about the parking arrangements for Climping beach- all sources said it is card only, thus, I didn’t not bring cash. When arriving at the beach, the rude parking usher informed us that their WiFi was down therefore payment was cash only. After asking where else we could park they said “just park over there with the other cars” this was the road outside the car park where others and campervans were parking. There was confusing signs all over that road regarding parking. Some parts of the road you could park others you could not but there was no road markings or bays- just a mix of signs. We parked went to the beach and when we returned we were issued a ticket. Considering the amount you have to pay (£10 for over an hour) you think they’d put that money to better signage, a ticket machine that didn’t require WiFi and generally a nicer non-potholey car...

I was looking for a dog friendly beach in the South East and this was our closest choice and it didn't disappoint. We arrived early so not many people around. £1.50 per hour or £5 all day parking with choices of car park - dogs off lead or dogs on lead. Toilets are open and cleaned regularly which is great. We had a lovely long walk along the mainly pebble beach which was quiet then headed back for breakfast. There's an outdoor cafe in the main car park. You order at the hatch and they bring your food out. We ordered an all day breakfast and a veggie breakfast, plus coffees. Great breakfasts with gorgeous doorstep wedges of toast! Our order got mixed up and we got 2 all day breakfasts but they couldn't have been more apologetic about the mix up and exchanged it straight away and also gave us a muffin each as an apology! Fabulous service, very friendly and great food. Highly...