Whitlingham Broad Campsite

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Upper field (car free) (added by manager 02 Aug 2022)

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  • Norfolk Broads site in 80 acres of country park
  • Watersports centre less than five minutes’ walk away
  • Shop, bike storage and café next door
Say Pah to the passport, avoid the airport and don’t go a-broad for a holiday overflowing with activities and attractions – go to the Norfolk Broads instead. There's a wide range of all-weather things to do around Whitlingham Broad Campsite once you’re there: the Broads are in its back garden with a watersports centre less than five minutes’ saunter from your pitch; the city of Norwich is an easy 15 minutes by bike or bus, and the site is in 80 acres of country park with masses of room for kids to run around and with a network of walks stretching directly from it. The site itself is entirely made of grass, but the country park landscape also takes in rivers, water meadows blooming with wildflowers, and wildlife-laden woodland with trees young and old. Sturdy (not disposable) barbecues are allowed on all pitches, and some firepits are available to hire from the Whitlingham team. Just steps away from the accommodation fields are the three large lakes of the Great, Little and Conservation Broads: take a canoe out here or fish, picnic and wildlife watch from the banks. The Outdoor Education Centre a few minutes’ walk away has kayak and dragonboat hire and sailing and surfing courses as well as landlubber activities like archery and rock climbing. Family washrooms are available at Whitlingham Broad for guests and other amenities include an onsite shop and cycle storage. A café is right next door, but local companies will deliver to your pitch if you fancy a takeaway for dinner: ask the team for their broad list of recommendations…

Campground type

Rent a tent 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent sites 40
RV & Motorhome sites 25
Open all year
Please note
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of people under 16 are not accepted through Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

Croatian

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.3

Overall rating based on 62 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 74% of visitors View breakdown

94%

would recommend this campground to a friend

92%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great facilities and really peaceful location…

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

Lower Meadow unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Great facilities and really peaceful location

Recommend to friends Visit again

perfect setting, children were able to run freely with a nicely blended…

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

Upper Meadow unpowered grass tent site

Liked: perfect setting, children were able to run freely with a nicely blended play area. You could have a firepit at night and it was quiet at night. Well stocked shop with public bikes to hire nearby. Super clean washing facilities. We plan to come back.

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The campsite was quiet, not very big, beautiful natural surroundings, close to…

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

Lower Meadow unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: The campsite was quiet, not very big, beautiful natural surroundings, close to a beautiful lake. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet/shower room and generally the site is pretty accessible and the staff are friendly.

Disliked: When the bark path was wet after raining my wheelchair got stuck which was quite stressful. If you’re a wheelchair user I suggest you stay on the grass instead and avoid the bark path if it’s been raining. This was only a minor downside and otherwise we had a lovely stay with good accessibility.

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The location is great, secure and peaceful. Good shower / facilities and…

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

Lower Meadow unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: The location is great, secure and peaceful. Good shower / facilities and the little shop is perfect for those bits you forget.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Super location, friendly staff, short grass, and level site.

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

Lower Meadow unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Had a wild camping atmosphere if you wanted that, but all the facilities too

Disliked: No water point in lower field

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for taking the time to review us - we do have a water point in the lower field, We apologies if staff did not convey this. We hope to see you back another time

Wonderful stay. Would highly recommend

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

Lower Meadow unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Everything! Location was beautiful, the shower/toilet block was excellent. Can hire fire pits. Rent cool bricks and everyone was lovely.

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for your review

Second Stay. looking forward to our next Stay.

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

Lower Meadow unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Pitch sizes, being able to pitch up anywhere, facilities, Staff, cleanliness.

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for your review

Good family campsite

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

Bell tent

Liked: Not too busy and simple campsite

Disliked: Cool showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for your review

The space…

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

Upper Meadow unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The space

Recommend to friends Visit again

Worthwhile

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

Lower Meadow unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: All expectations were met and it was good to experience staff went the extra mile to accommodate us and made us feel welcomed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review

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 site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundry

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Tents for hire

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Bush

Gastronomic delight

Lake and/or mountain

Leave the car at home

Luxury

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Whitlingham Broad Campsite

Whitlingham Lane

Trowse

Norwich

Norfolk

England

NR14 8TR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.61939°N
1.32617°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.3 km Bus Station
3.4 km Lime Tree Road
3.5 km Lime Tree Road
Rail
1.6 km Norwich Rail Station
6.3 km Brundall Gardens Rail Station
7.7 km Salhouse Rail Station
Ferry
16.7 km Reedham Ferry North
16.7 km Reedham Ferry South
40.9 km Southwold Ferry Landing
Airport
6.5 km 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

Sticking to the Broads – just to start with – you’ll have the pick of waterside walks, watersports, cycling and wildlife spotting on the Whitlingham Broad doorstep. The café next to the campsite has a visitor centre with interactive info on the Broads to help you narrow things down a bit, and you can also catch the river boat here into Norwich city centre. For something a little more unusual, a ski club is a smooth 10 minutes away. Walks with a view are all around the site and within easy dandering distance: kids might like to monkey around on the child-friendly low ropes course through the nearby woods, in a spot where there’s also a play pirate ship to batten down the hatches at and an old lime kiln to have a peek at (be careful not to disturb the bats that roost there). The Wherryman’s Way path along the Yare in the Yare Valley is also a very good walk (and ends at a very good pub); the 12 circular walks along its route are handy for those who don’t fancy following it all the 35 miles to Great Yarmouth.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Sea Palling 26.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Hemsby 27.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Caister Point 27.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Great Yarmouth Pier 28 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Great Yarmouth South 28 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 2.2 km

Norwich Cathedral 2.2 km

Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum 2.4 km

BeWILDerwood 12.9 km

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 22.3 km

National Trust

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 22.2 km

Horsey Windpump 25.5 km

Elizabethan House Museum 27 km

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 32.3 km

Sheringham Park 35.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

CROWN POINT 0.7 km

THE ROSARY CEMETERY 1.1 km

Norwich City 2.3 km

CHAPELFIELD GARDENS 2.6 km

THE PLANTATION GARDEN, NORWICH 3 km

Local events

  • Latitude Festival (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)

    Beccles, England 35.2 km

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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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  • Does Whitlingham Broad Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Whitlingham Broad Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Whitlingham Broad Campsite? Sticking to the Broads – just to start with – you’ll have the pick of waterside walks, watersports, cycling and wildlife spotting on the Whitlingham Broad doorstep. The café next to the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Whitlingham Broad Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    Please do not arrive before check-in at 2pm. There are parking restrictions on site - your parking charges are not covered by the site until you have checked in.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Whitlingham Broad Campsite? From $49.85 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.