Beach Green

Lancing seafront is one of the most popular areas of the Village. Enjoyed by visitors and residents alike, this two-mile stretch of coastline is home to beautiful beaches, Widewater Lagoon Nature Reserve, The Perch Café, beach huts to hire and a popular cycle path.
Next to the beach is beach green – a vast open space, ideal for spending time with family and friends, kite flying, informal ball games and picnics. There are also designated barbecue zones on the Green.

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Using the Seafront

Lots of different people work hard to make sure the seafront is a safe, clean and enjoyable place for everyone who uses it, from the Coastal Officers, maintenance team and local volunteers who organise beach litter picks.
Help us look after the space for everyone who visits and protect the coastline. If you’re visiting the seafront, walk, cycle or use public transport if you can and put your rubbish in the bin or take it home.

Sport and play areas on the seafront

There is a play area, outdoor fitness equipment on beach green for all ages. As well as a Skatepark catering for skateboarders, in-line skaters and BMX bikers. On Saturday mornings South Coast Skate Club Lancing run free skateboard club for all ages with skateboards and helmets to borrow.

Getting to the seafront

If you’re visiting the seafront it’s best to come on foot, by bike or public transport if you can.

Car parks

There are two large carparks; one located on Beach Green and the other at Widewater Lagoon.
For more information on parking charges etc.

This large recreational area is utilised for major outside events in Lancing such as Bank Holiday markets, circuses, funfairs and musical events. Please contact the Parish Office to hire Beach Green for an event.

Hire of Beach Green Map

A
Total cost per day – £740
Additional deposit (refundable) – £500

B
Total cost per day – £320
Additional deposit (refundable) – £250

C
Total cost per day – £320
Additional deposit (refundable) – £250

Charities will be granted a 10% discount when providing evidence of charitable status.

Scale of charges from 1 April 2024 until 31 March 2025.

“Millennium Handshake”

In 2000, Lancing Parish Council received funding from the Millennium Commission Lottery to plan and build a public work of art called the Millennium Handshake.

Beach Huts for Hire

• Café & restaurant
• Ice cream kiosk
• Sauna
• Skatepark
• Outdoor gym
• Play park
• Public toilets

• Four chairs
• Fold away table
• Work surface area

Pricing

Lancing & Sompting residents & organisations
Daily Rate: £25
Refundable Deposit: £50

Residents & organisations outside of  Lancing & Sompting
Daily Rate: £35
Refundable Deposit: £50

Beach Huts

The Council is responsible for more than 275 beach hut sites. Beach Green and Widewater hold the greater number and the huts located at these sites are considered permanent erections. In all cases, the council ownership is for the site only. Beach huts are purchased and erected privately by the licence holder. Beach Huts can be sold to residents living in East Sussex and West Sussex.

Beach Green and Widewater
Charge: £381.00
VAT: £76.20
Total: £457.20

Scale of charges from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2026.

Beach-Hut-Selling-Policy

Beach Hut Licence – April 2025

The Parish Council owns two car parks in Lancing that are overseen by our contractors, National Parking Control – for further details please click here

Beach Green, Brighton Road – BN15 8RA

£4.00 per day from 9:00am to 6:00pm (pay & display).
Blue badge holders park for free

Widewater, West Beach Road – BN43 5LF

£4.00 per day from 9:00am to 6:00pm (pay & display).
Blue badge holders park for free.

General Information

Main features

• Free WiFi
• Kitchen facilities
• Stage
• Sound system
• Wireless microphones available
• Polished wood dance floor

Our facilities are available for hire between the hours of 9am and 10pm Monday to Sunday. Any hires booked for outside of our office hours (9am-4pm Monday-Friday) require a minimum hire time of 2 hours.

Bank Holiday hiring may be considered but will incur additional charges.

A returnable deposit is required for the hires of our Jubilee Hall and Hub Cafe (see prices below) and this is to be paid at the time of booking. Your booking will not be secure until this has been paid. The remainder of the costs are to be paid 28 days before your hire date.

Room Charges and Capacities

Jubilee Hall

Hourly hire fee: £25

Deposit required: £150

An additional deposit of £50 is required for use of a bouncy castle in the Jubilee Hall.

Capacity:

• 150 standing (maximum) subject to set-up
• 80 seated at tables (maximum) subject to set-up
• 50 seated at tables with a dancefloor (maximum) subject to set up
• 100 seated theatre style (maximum) subject to set up

Hub Cafe

Hourly hire fee: £20

Deposit required: £75

Capacity:

• 40 seated at tables (maximum)
• Please note: the furniture in the Hub Cafe cannot be moved from its current set-up.

Meeting Room 1 & 2

Hourly hire fee: £15

Capacity: 6 seated (maximum) subject to set up

Additional Charges

Use of the stage (Hall only): £25

Use of the sound system (Hall only): £20

Use of a projector and screen: £20

Use of an ‘OWL’ video conferencing device: £20

Additional staff required for any events involving alcohol: £100

How to book

Find the links below to our Terms and Conditions, Hall Hire Costs and our Hire Agreement Form.

Hirers must read our Terms and Conditions and Hire Costs and then submit a completed Hire Agreement Form to us via email or post. We recommend contacting our team first to confirm availability.

Upon receipt of the Hire Agreement, our team will be in contact with you to discuss any further details needed, confirm the total hire cost with you and take the deposit payment required to secure your booking.

Hall Hire Terms & Conditions – April 2025

Hall Hire Costs

Hall Hire Agreement

For more information or booking enquiries, please contact us by email at: admin@lancingparishcouncil.gov.uk or call at: 01903 753355.

Lancing Beach Green

Lancing Beach Green, Lancing, West Sussex

Monks Recreation Ground

Crabtree Lane, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 9PJ

East Lancing Recreational Ground & Allotments

Orient Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN15 8JY

Croshaw Recreation Ground

Grafton Drive, Sompting, West Sussex, BN15 9SW

Wencelling Gardens, South Street

Headborough Gardens, South Street

We have 2 Tiny Forests in Lancing

Crowshaw Rec

In December 2020 we planted a Tiny Forest of native woodland and hedgerow planting. Over 700 saplings were donated by the Woodland Trust.

East Lancing Recreational Ground

Planted in Lancing to boost local biodiversity, Earthwatch Europe, together with partners Lancing Parish Council and West Beach Residents Association, planted a Tiny Forest in West Beach in March. The Tiny Forest in Lancing is one of 12 being planted by Earthwatch with support from Defra’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund.

A Tiny Forest is a dense, fast-growing woodland made up of 600 native trees planted in an area the size of a tennis court. Earthwatch is pioneering the Tiny Forest initiative in the UK, and is partnering with visionary organisations, as well as government, business and local councils, to achieve its ambition of planting over 150 Tiny Forests in urban areas in the next two years. Clara Stevenson, Programmes and Partnership Director at Earth watch Europe, said: “Tiny Forests provide rich opportunities for connecting people with the environment and sustainability. It’s vital that we give people the knowledge and skills to protect our natural world and inspire them to take positive action from a young age. We are delighted to have received funding for 12 Tiny Forests as part of DEFRA’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund, and the support and enthusiasm of Lancing Parish Council and West Beach Residents Association to bring this inspiring space to Lancing.”

Chris Drew, Chairman of West Beach Residents Association said: “The East Lancing Recreation Ground Tiny Forest site is perfectly placed to complement and
promote conservation and environmental issues. The benefits of the Earthwatch Tiny Forest project will inspire schools in Lancing and our families on West Beach
to appreciate our natural environment for the future. We on WBRA will enjoy, support and assist this beneficial and exciting environmental project. West Beach Residents thank Earthwatch and Lancing Parish Council for selecting our area for the Tiny Forest project.”

Widewater Lagoon, a beautiful, coastal nature reserve is one of Lancing’s hidden treasures situated a short stroll along Lancing seafront between Beach Green and Shoreham Beach. As seasons change throughout the year, you will discover a rich diversity of birds that rest, migrate and reside here.

World of Widewater (WOW) is a friendly, local community group consisting of over 50 members, with a Committee and a Constitution.

They share a passion for the Widewater Nature Reserve and aim to help it flourish by keeping it clean and tidy, helping to protect and encourage Wildlife and raising its profile so it can be enjoyed by all.

25th Anniversary Event

It is now more than 25 years since Lancing’s Widewater Lagoon was granted Local Nature Reserve status.  On a glorious autumn Saturday towards the end of September, the local community came together between the lagoon and the beach to celebrate the date in an event organised by local community conservation group World of Widewater and Lancing Parish Council.

Old friendships were renewed, new acquaintances were forged – the Widewater has a vibrant and dynamic population with newcomers mingling easily with longer-standing residents. Few people who come to live here choose voluntarily to leave; locals simply fall in love with the place and stay. History is full of cases studies of residents who leave but are eventually dragged back by the gravitational pull of the place.

Sure the almost ever present breeze blew reliably from the West but the sun shone down generously on the proceedings and much fun was had by all.  The Sundowners with their eclectic mix of easy listening and heavy metal ukulele sounds provided the musical backdrop to the event. The resident swans with their 9 cygnets even dropped in for a bop at one point (though admittedly in the absence of any immediate food donations, they eventually meandered off).

Alongside World of Widewater, several other local community and conservation groups shared in the fun including SDOS, the local birding group, FSOB (Friends of Shoreham Beach) and the local U3A group.  Mike Richards or as we know him, The Owl Man attracted a lot of interest with his beautiful birds of prey. And thanks to Sussex Catering, there was food and drink. There was also bric a brac, tombola and various visual displays showing the history and beauty of the lagoon and its birdlife.

The treasure hunt was enthusiastically pursued by some of the many children who were there on the banks of the lagoon – so enthusiastically in fact that a rerun was required later in the afternoon.

Jo Procter, chair of World of Widewater talked about the local nature reserve and the work of WoW and the parish council in stewardship of the lagoon over the last 25 years and into the future.  That work is to help improve, protect and enhance this unique Local Nature Reserve which is a habitat for rare and specialist species and to ensure a bright future for the lagoon.

Above all, this was an opportunity for the community to get to know more about where they live and the people they live alongside. What can we celebrate next? Surely we don’t have to wait 25 years until the Golden Jubilee.