Wheathill Campsite
From £30 For 1 night, 4 adults
- Suffolk farm campsite with smashing wheat-field views
- A 20-minute drive to Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park, and 30 to Ipswich
- Peaceful pitches with a fishing lake on site; pub 10 minutes’ walk
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Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.- No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
- Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
- Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
- At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
- If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
- Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
- Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
- Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
- There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
- Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Languages spoken
English
Open from Thu, 1 Feb to
Pitch types & availability
Non-electric grass pitch
6 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Pitch size: Min 8.0m width x 8.0m depth (26.2ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 64.0m² (688.9ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £30 1 night, 2 adults
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Electric grass and gravel touring pitch
6 people maximum Ground type: Grass and gravel
Pitch size: Max 8.0m width x 10.0m depth (26.2ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 80.0m² (861.1ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £35 1 night, 2 adults
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Electric grass tent pitch
6 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Pitch size: Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £35 1 night, 2 adults
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The Hive shepherd's hut
2 people maximum 
No dogs allowed
Dimensions: 6.0m width x 2.4m length (19.7ft width x 7.9ft length) Calculated area: 14.4m² (155.0ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £125 1 night, 2 adults
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The Nest cabin
4 people maximum Dimensions: 3.5m width x 6.0m length (11.5ft width x 19.7ft length) Calculated area: 21.0m² (226.0ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £150 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
Voted 86% of visitors View breakdown
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Over priced considering the clean but rather basic facilities
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Electric grass and gravel touring pitch
Liked: The site itself was lovely with a lovely fishing lake, beautiful views and local walks. Very peaceful with basic clean facilities
Disliked: No wash basins in the showers. Only tiny sink in toilets which only had cold water and not enough room to wash in
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From the manager: Thankyou for your comments. We appreciate your feedback regarding no hot water in the toilets. We are always aiming to improve our site and this is an area we will look into for the future. Glad to hear you found the site lovely and enjoyed the beautiful walks from the site.
I loved how cute and small the campsite is. Love the quality…
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Non-electric grass pitch
Liked: I loved how cute and small the campsite is. Love the quality of showers and toilets are clean. Diner and pub is so cool. Enjoyed my stay
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From the manager: Great to hear you enjoyed your stay and the local pub and diner (We agree they are fab!) Thankyou for your review
View of pond at night it lovely
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The Nest cabin
Liked: The mattress in the nest cabin was the best nights sleep ive had will be returning 100 percent sarah was great sorted out our fire wood 😁 had a great time 10/10
Disliked: Nothing
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From the manager: Thankyou for your lovely comments, feedback on the mattress is good to hear and we look forward to welcoming you back. Glad you enjoyed your stay
Excellent quiet site; spotlessly clean; friendly staff
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Electric grass and gravel touring pitch
Liked: Beautiful site in the heart of the rolling Suffolk hills. The pitches are situated around the lake and the views are lovely. A couple of minor issues - our satnav tried to take us up Derrick Hill. DO NOT do this. The campsite sign is immediately next to the hill with the entrance through the farmyard. The hill to access the site is quite steep but once you are there it's a joy. Sarah is super helpful and friendly. There are 2 lovely showers and 2 loos, as well as washing up facilities for campers. Currently only cold water for washing up but Sarah said they are planning to install hot water over the winter months. They are also installing a grey water waste drain in the ground which will be very useful for motorhomers. Grey water currently needs to go in the Elsan point which is uphill so a bit of a trial. The site also has a couple of glamping pods which looked lovely. Very peaceful and beautiful site. Will visit again.
Disliked: Nothing
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From the manager: Thankyou for your review, we are indeed planning to put hot water in the wash up area and a drain for grey water. Look forward to welcoming you back :)
Highly recommend, a basic site with everything done well.
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Non-electric grass pitch
Liked: I really liked everything about this site, one of the best I’ve been to on Pitchup and I’ll definitely be back again. I made a little YouTube vlog which if you search for Wheathill Campsite you’ll find.
Disliked: Nothing at all!
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From the manager: Thankyou for your lovely comments and photos.. love the vlog on YouTube!! We plan to add hot water to the wash up area over the winter but great tip on using the shower water if needed 👍 Look forward to welcoming you back
Perfect getaway
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Electric grass and gravel touring pitch
Liked: Nice peaceful site great host very clean shower/toilet, easy fishing and to top it off marshmallows included with the fire wood perfect site in my eyes
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From the manager: Thankyou for your lovely comments, glad you enjoyed the marshmallows with the firepit pack :)
I LOVE THIS PLACE! Perfect get away weekend. I cant fault this…
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Electric grass tent pitch
Liked: I LOVE THIS PLACE! Perfect get away weekend. I cant fault this campsite at all. Toilets and showers are always spotless, owners are amazing people, quiet and relaxing and plenty of fish to catch. First time bring my parents with us and they are already speaking about booking again. Thank you. See you again
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From the manager: Thankyou for your review, great to hear your parents enjoyed their stay. Look forward to welcoming you all back 😊
Everything was very good…
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Non-electric grass pitch
Liked: Everything was very good
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From the manager: Thankyou
Excellent site, clean facilities, dog friendly.
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The Nest cabin
Liked: We had a wonderful stay in “The Nest”. Everything we needed was available to us. Spotlessly clean. Complimentary tea, coffee, milk, logs for the log burner. The gas ran out and within 10 mins it was replaced. One evening was much cooler and we were offered more logs for the log burner and a heater. The lake was stocked well and the fishing was very good! Our 2 puppies loved our doggy holiday too! Clean, safe surroundings for them. Sarah & Mike were terrific hosts, thank you. Pub only 10mins walk away, we were made very welcome on our visits! Would definitely recommend and we will return.
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From the manager: Thankyou for your lovely review, great to hear you enjoyed the Nest, Fishing and the local surroundings including the Limeburners pub.. we are very lucky to have this on our doorstep . Look forward to welcoming you back soon
Fantastic and will we will defiantly visit again
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Electric grass tent pitch
Liked: Fantastic site with a Great Lake for novice fishing. My boys aged 8, 14 and 16 never fished before and came away with great skills and they caught many fish. Toilets and shower rooms extremely clean. Great views and the most relaxing camping we have experienced.
Disliked: Maybe providing hot water to wash dishes is the only issue we had in the washing area. We had to wash with cold
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From the manager: Thankyou for your lovely comments and feedback. Hot water in the wash up area is on out to do list 👍
Features
Dogs allowed
Campfires allowed
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
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
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Rules
Barbecue provided
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Peaceful
Remote location
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Electric car charging point(s)
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Dog walk nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Farm
Tiny (1-10 pitches)
Nearby leisure
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Location
Wheathill Campsite
Ipswich road
Willisham
Ipswich
Suffolk
England
IP8 4SH
Directions Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
52.10697°N
1.0272°W
Nearest transport
Coach
Rail
Ferry
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
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
| Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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| Dovercourt | 16.2 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Felixstowe South | 17 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Felixstowe North | 17.2 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Walton | 20.8 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Good | Good |
| Brightlingsea | 20.8 mi | Estuary | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Data source: European Environment Agency
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firstsite 15.9 mi
National Trust
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Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
SHRUBLAND HALL 3.8 mi
WOLVES & RAMSEY WOODS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 29/04/2002) 4 mi
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Local events
- Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival (Saturday 28 September 2024 – Saturday 28 September 2024)
Aldeburgh, Suffolk 20.3 mi
- Latitude Festival (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)
Beccles, Suffolk 29.2 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 Suffolk?
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- Is Wheathill Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
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- When can I check in and check out of Wheathill Campsite?
Read moreCamping and touring Arrive: 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Wheathill Campsite? From £30 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.