Strangers Holiday Park

From £37 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.6 58 reviews
Our electric gravel pitches (added by manager 21 Mar 2023)
Our electric gravel pitches (added by manager 10 mar 2023)
Our gravel pitches at sunset (added by manager 10 mar 2023)
Extensive camping field (added by manager 01 mar 2023)

  • Peaceful and secure gated touring park in Bradfield village, Essex
  • Colchester Castle 25 minutes’ drive; Wrabness Foreshore 10 minutes
  • Dog-friendly pitches with electric hook-ups, showers and beer garden
Whether you are arriving in the UK from Hook-of-Holland, or setting off on your European adventure from the ferry ports at Harwich (20 minutes’ drive), you won’t find a handier place to stop over than Strangers Holiday Park. With pretty views over the Stour Estuary, this gated holiday park has grass and gravel touring pitches in the village of Bradfield, Essex. Sheltered by mature trees, the site has all the facilities you need for comfy layovers – electric hook-ups to all the pitches, a shower block and shared barbecue areas. Dogs are more than welcome too, but please keep them on a lead around the park and clear up after them. Stay just one night if you’re heading deeper into the UK, or linger longer and acquaint yourselves with the all-round loveliness of Essex countryside, towns and villages. And if you like the sound of escaping the big smoke for the weekend, Strangers Holiday Park is roughly two hours’ drive from central London.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 20
Motorhome pitches 20
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 1 Feb to

This site is a member of Starglade Leisure group.

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Pitch types & availability

Reviews

91%

would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Behulpzaam en vlakke plaatsen. Sanitair netjes

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Flexibele aankomsttijd. Door de iets vertraagde aankomst in Harwich en flinke file voor de douane waren we later dan verwacht. Door een pincode konden we gewoon de poort in. Eigenaar was er en wees ons een betere plaats dichter bij de faciliteiten aan waar we ook konden staan. Mooie vlakke en ruime plaatsen. Prima camping. Net sanitair.

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Our first time visiting and was a very pleasant site

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Steve N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Nice location easy to access good level pitches

Disliked: Nothing

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Clean facilities, good security, quiet site…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Clean facilities, good security, quiet site

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Lovely clean space overlooking the stour. Plenty of space and well drained…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Lovely clean space overlooking the stour. Plenty of space and well drained and level pitch. The pub is unfortunately closed though. It would have been much better if it had been open because the nearest eating place is a few miles away.

Disliked: The price to stay is a bit much given that there isn't too much to do.

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Nice stay

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Paul F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Nice Place in a nice area. Very relaxed, and good facilities.

Disliked: The pub was damaged by a car and it will be good when it opens in June.

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Large gravel pitch nice toilets and showers very secure with key pad…

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

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Large gravel pitch nice toilets and showers very secure with key pad electric gates well maintained site

Disliked: Nothing

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The toilets were in need completely refurbished. they did not put any…

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Barry D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: The toilets were in need completely refurbished. they did not put any heating on in the toilets .plus it said there was good in the. Pub it was not open

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Excellent site with clean facilities and helpful staff.

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely quiet secure site. Has both grass and hard pitches with plenty of space. Excellent very clean facilities. John the site warden was very helpful when we had a problem with our towing electrics and had to stay an extra night and then wait for a recovery vehicle the following day. There is also a really good fish and chip shop 'Mistley Fisheries' which is a couple of miles away that I'd highly recommend.

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Booked very last minute but no problems . Very nice and quiet…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Booked very last minute but no problems . Very nice and quiet security gated site. Only stayed one night as it was a test run for new campervan and awning.

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: ruhig - Fährhafen gut erreichbar

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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

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

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Location

Strangers Holiday Park

The Street

Bradfield

Essex

England

CO11 2US

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.93308°N
1.11699°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.5 mi White Horse
5.5 mi Motel
7.2 mi Station Road
Rail
1.7 mi Mistley Rail Station
2.4 mi Wrabness Rail Station
3.3 mi Manningtree Rail Station
Ferry
5.9 mi Harwich International Ferry Terminal
7 mi Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing
7 mi Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing

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

Here for a longer stay? Pull on the hiking boots to ramble the heathland in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (half an hour’s drive), or walk along the River Stour to the famous riverside cottage featured in Constable’s ‘The Hay Wain’ in Flatford and Constable Country (20 minutes). Raise your activity levels by challenging each other to kayak races at Alton Water Sports Centre (25 minutes). Turn your attention to the coastline and stroll the sandy expanse at Wrabness Foreshore (10 minutes) to the green-tiled House for Essex, a beachside folly designed by Grayson Perry. Play the amusement arcades on the Victorian pier at Clacton-on-Sea (25 minutes), and if the weather’s showing promise, have a laze on the sand at Walton-on-the-Naze (20 minutes). And you’ve got many options for rainy days too. Get under cover to see railway memorabilia in the former Victorian station at the East Anglian Railway Museum (half an hour), or tour the interactive history exhibits at Colchester Castle (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Dovercourt 6.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Walton 8.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Frinton 9.2 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Holland 9.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Felixstowe South 9.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Christchurch Mansion 8.9 mi

firstsite 9.6 mi

Colchester Castle Museum 9.7 mi

Colchester Zoo 13 mi

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 14.6 mi

National Trust

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 4.5 mi

Thorington Hall 8.6 mi

Bourne Mill 9.6 mi

Sutton Hoo 14.5 mi

Lavenham Guildhall 18.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Wrabness - Essex Way - Ramsey - River Stour - Wrabness 2.4 mi

Alton Water - Lower Street - River Stour - Holbrook 3 mi

Manningtree - Mistley - Bradfield - Great Bromley - Manningtree 3.1 mi

Manningtree - Nayland - Wormingford - Bures: Part 1 3.2 mi

Alton Water - Stutton - Brantham - Tattingstone 3.5 mi

Local events

  • Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival (Saturday 28 September 2024 – Saturday 28 September 2024)

    Aldeburgh, Suffolk 22.7 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Essex?

  • Does Strangers Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Strangers Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Strangers Holiday Park? Here for a longer stay? Pull on the hiking boots to ramble the heathland in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (half an hour’s drive), or walk along … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Strangers Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Strangers Holiday Park? From £37 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.