The Old Brick Kilns

From £22 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.5 398 reviews
Sun shining over the touring pitches (added by manager 02 Aug 2022)
Small fishing lake on site (added by manager 29 may 2022)
Spacious fully-serviced super pitch with water, electric, tv and waste facilities (added by manager 30 dec 2017)
The park (added by manager 27 may 2019)

  • Award-winning, peaceful rural site 15 minutes from Fakenham
  • Pitches and main facilities all wheelchair accessible
  • Half an hour's drive from the beaches of the Norfolk coast
The kilns may be old but the facilities – them’s all set for the 21st century. In fact, The Old Brick Kilns has got things so well sorted it’s even won awards for its offerings. All your everyday needs have been considered by the thoughtful folk at this peaceful rural site: there's a launderette that takes card payments, a tourist info point stacked with handy pointers and first-rate washrooms with underfloor heating. The shop’s shelves are filled with various essentials and treats, and you can call in a day ahead to order warm bread and fresh croissants for a leisurely breakfast. If you’re here at the right time, site staff can sort your evening drinks too: the bar is open on certain nights, with ales and ciders up for grabs. Should you choose to lounge about on site for a bit (as indeed you should…) there are wildflower meadows to skip through and a fishing pond that you’re welcome to dangle your rod into for a small charge. A playground, table tennis and games room are all on hand for the entertainment of small people. This nifty Norfolk location, 15 minutes from Fakenham, has you well placed for all sorts of outings too – beaches, nature reserves and stately homes are all within a half-hour drive. Guests travelling with wheelchairs or buggies will be chuffed to note that this is a pleasingly accessible site, with plenty of ramps and firm pathways to aid manoeuvres around the place.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Tent pitches 16
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 16/03 and 15/12.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The bar is open between 16/03 and 30/09.
  • Please note that tents of more than 6 metres across are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 15 Mar 2024 to

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

It was a lovely quiet location , well kept grounds and friendly…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Cliff M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: It was a lovely quiet location , well kept grounds and friendly staff

Disliked: the showers were nice but you struggled to keep your clothes dry as the wooden division is not adequate to stop the water splashing them.

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Quite simply the perfect pitch.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Lynda G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: Everything. Beautiful, quiet well kept site with great facilities and natural features including a pond and mature trees .

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Lovely showers

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: All clean and tidy, probably nicest shower block / toilets we have had on a touring pitch. Lovely powerful hot showers.

Disliked: The long narrow lane to get to the site. Would have been nice and happy to pay extra to have option to leave the caravan packed and parked up for a few hours on departure day to go off for a few hours but told not possible.

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Just immaculate.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (adults only)

Liked: Received Avery friendly and thoughtful welcome. As it was so wet, different pitches were recommended to me and I was able to choose where I wanted to be. There is a lot of. Space between pitches and they had hard standing, drive on pitches, which is why I chose them. (Didn't want to be stuck in the mud!) The toilets were just amazing. Immaculate, new, music playing, warm. I've never seen anything like them on a campsite. The location is set back from any roads. It is so quiet, it's perfect. You can just hear the birds singing. It's also protected from winds which is great.

Disliked: Nothing except the single lane that needs to be driven down to the site. I had a new campervan and wasn't too confident I would be able to get out of trouble if it came to it, so that was my issue and the lane is only short. Maybe it needs a wider passing place/ more passing places.

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Shop Facilities Bar General atmosphere…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Adam B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: Shop Facilities Bar General atmosphere

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Really good perfect stay…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
John S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: Really good perfect stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would stay again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Douglas M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: Location, quiet, toilets, showers, facilities, surrounding area for walks, outside seating area.

Disliked: Would have been nice if the inside bar area was larger.

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Would stay again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Douglas M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: Location, quiet, toilets, showers, facilities, surrounding area for walks, outside seating area

Disliked: Would have been nice if the inside bar area was larger.

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Absolutely everything the pitches where a very good nice .site was very…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Rosaleen R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: Absolutely everything the pitches where a very good nice .site was very very quiet only the birds no traffic at all .The toilets and showers were excellent piped music under ground heating and extremely clean… the staff were very pleasant friendly.. they sited our caravan at no extra cost … have booked again for August.

Disliked: Nothing apart from having to leave.

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Friendly family run site - well kept and good location

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Claire c. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch (super)

Liked: Lovely clean well kept site - shower blocks exceptionally clean. Shop well stocked with essentials. Barney’s bar - nice place with good food. We will be back

Disliked: Barney’s bar needs to be open every night please

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Luxury

Peaceful

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal freezer

Communal fridge

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

The Old Brick Kilns

Little Barney Lane

Fakenham

Norfolk

England

NR21 0NL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.85778°N
0.97671°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.3 mi Market Place
13.2 mi Victoria
13.5 mi Millwrights
Rail
11.4 mi Sheringham Rail Station
12.5 mi West Runton Rail Station
14.1 mi Cromer Rail Station
Ferry
25.5 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing
25.6 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
18.1 mi Norwich International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

The good folk of Norfolk know a thing or two about gorgeous coastlines, so it’s highly recommended that you bag a bit of beach time while you’re here: the great sandy swathes at Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham are both about half an hour away by car. With coast comes wildlife, and the places to find creatures around here are the RSPB reserve at Titchwell Marsh (35 minutes’ drive) and the boat trips that leave Morston Quay (20 minutes) to see England’s biggest seal colony, which hangs out on or around Blakeney Point. It’s not all about the coast, however – inland’s got plenty of treats to offer too: give the Queen a wave at Sandringham (half an hour’s drive), wander through 100 acres of fragrant lavender fields in Heacham (35 minutes) and sniff out some history at medieval Walsingham (15 minutes) or the stately homes Blickling Estate and Houghton Hall (both 25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Wells 9.6 mi Estuary N/A N/A N/A Good
Sheringham 11.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Runton 12.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
East Runton 13.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Cromer 14.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham 5 mi

Mannington Gardens 8.6 mi

Holkham Hall 9.6 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 11 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 12.3 mi

National Trust

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 6.8 mi

Sheringham Park 9.7 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 11 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 12.3 mi

Brancaster 15 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Fulmodeston 1.5 mi

MELTON CONSTABLE HALL 1.8 mi

Hindolveston 3 mi

Saxlingham 4.3 mi

SENNOWE HALL 4.8 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Norfolk?

  • Does The Old Brick Kilns have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Old Brick Kilns dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Old Brick Kilns? The good folk of Norfolk know a thing or two about gorgeous coastlines, so it’s highly recommended that you bag a bit of beach time while you’re here: the great sandy swathes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Old Brick Kilns?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Old Brick Kilns? From £22 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.