How much does it cost to stay at Brockford Sidings Campsite?

From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Brockford Sidings Campsite

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External view of carriage camping pod alongside box wagon camping pods (added by manager 17 apr 2024)

Spacious pitches (visitor image) (added by manager 08 sep 2022)

Grass tent pitches (added by manager 04 may 2021)

Quiet rural campsite on the track of the old Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
In central Suffolk, half an hour's drive from Bury St Edmunds
Simple campsite in the grounds of a farm; half a mile from the A140

Take the little ones to stomp through the Suffolk countryside or find a peaceful plot for a catch-up with friends at Brockford Sidings Campsite, a quiet rural site on the trackbed of the old Mid-Suffolk Light Railway. Although no trains have passed this way since the 1950s, it's still possible to see what the line known affectionately as the 'Middy' was like if you walk five minutes over the road to well-preserved Brockford station, where there's a volunteer-run museum and part of the track is still open to visitors. This low-key campsite is set on a large arable farm in central Suffolk in a convenient location half a mile from the A140 and the small village of Wetheringsett. The larger town of Stowmarket and the A14 dual carriageway are a 15-minute drive away to the west, meaning almost all of East Anglia is within easy reach. This is a dog-friendly site that's very close to a good number of cosy country pubs. The nearest are about a mile away, but the site owners recommend bringing a bicycle for the full Suffolk pub crawl experience.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
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).
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring 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).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
A cable measuring at least 8 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 28 Mar to Wed, 30 Oct 2024

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Everything, love the place!…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Sam B. May 2024

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Everything, love the place!

Disliked: Unfortunately ( and no fault to the owner at all, who always comes around to say hello ) a travelling group turned up with lots of children who ran riot, damaging equipment, repeatedly banging scooter into the metal part of the toilet block, swearing and shouting, and clogged up one of the toilets. Went several times last year and never had this problem, so assume it's an infrequent occurrence, but its so nice we shall be back regardless.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful surroundings.well kept facilities.quiet but just what we wanted.pitches well maintained.simple but…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Jodie W. May 2024

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Beautiful surroundings.well kept facilities.quiet but just what we wanted.pitches well maintained.simple but very effective and would definitely come back

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to stay recommend to all

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous May 2024

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Freedom to choose where we pitched, the cleanliness of the shared facilities The owner was incredibly helpful Site layout

Disliked: The dog field next to tent area but only when large amount dogs brought to be exercised bit loud but only lasted half hour

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely location, great and quirky accommodation. Very clean, albeit the British weather…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Paul W. May 2024

Railway Wagon camping pod (four person)

Liked: Lovely location, great and quirky accommodation. Very clean, albeit the British weather made that tricky.

Disliked: Get some recycling bins.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site well kept good facilities and clean even with all the…

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

Philip G. May 2024

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Lovely site well kept good facilities and clean even with all the mud after a very wet weekend nice and central for local attractions didn't use the WiFi so I can't comment booked again for latter in the year

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite, plenty of space, play areas for kids and dogs!…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Sara Q. May 2024

Railway Wagon camping pod (four person)

Liked: Lovely campsite, plenty of space, play areas for kids and dogs!

Disliked: Just a little annoying that there was no toilet roll from Saturday morning to Sunday morning! - I'm really just writing this in the hope that the owner reads this and learns that he should really be refilling the loo roll at least every morning... especially when a whole load of people are due to arrive at the campsite!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, quiet location and large pitches

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous May 2024

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Lovely campsite, large pitches, lovely owner, very chatty.

Disliked: Could do with some more toilets, especially when site was full.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful and clean campsite, well maintained.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous May 2024

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Good size pitches with clean and well maintained facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

The whole site well laid out clean and tidy everywhere And so…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous May 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The whole site well laid out clean and tidy everywhere And so quiet and peaceful we loved it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay, would go again.

Overall	10/10
Location	6
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	10

Anonymous May 2024

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice and quiet. Good facility. Polite friendly owner. Can take dogs. Little quirky with the old train cabins.

Disliked: May have to wait to use the ablutions if site was busy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs 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

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Location

Brockford Sidings Campsite

Knaves Green

Wetheringsett

Stowmarket

Suffolk

England

IP14 5NN

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.25053°N
1.11321°W

Route directions

Please approach via Park Green or Wetheringsett. Entry turn from Brockford Green not advised due to sharp left-hand turn into site.

Nearest transport

Coach

6.6 mi Station Road West

8.5 mi Bus Station

11.2 mi Jacobs Close

Rail

6.4 mi Stowmarket Rail Station

7.2 mi Needham Market Rail Station

8.5 mi Diss Rail Station

Ferry

21.4 mi Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing

21.6 mi Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing

Airport

29.8 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

After taking the kids to learn about old-fashioned travel at the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum (five minutes' walk), take them off for animal encounters, agricultural insights and pony rides at Easton Farm Park (30 minutes' drive), or venture in the other direction towards Framlingham Castle (30 minutes) for family-friendly adventures on a medieval theme. If you liked that, then Henry II's unusual polygonal tower at Orford Castle (50 minutes) should be right up your street too. While here, make time to take in Orford village's pretty traditional cottages and welcoming pubs, or follow the sound of the waves and explore the wild wetlands of Orford Ness National Nature Reserve (50 minutes). More coastal capers await at spectacular spots such as Aldeburgh (55 minutes), Thorpeness (an hour) and Southwold (an hour), all of which are located within the gorgeous Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Birdlife abounds in this biodiversity haven – your hosts particularly recommend grabbing a pair of binoculars and heading to the well-camouflaged hides at RSPB Minsmere (an hour) and Walberswick (an hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Felixstowe North	22.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Felixstowe South	22.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Dovercourt	23.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Southwold The Denes	24.4 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwold The Pier	24.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Bressingham Steam and Gardens 9.5 mi

Framlingham Castle 10 mi

Christchurch Mansion 13.4 mi

Banham Zoo 14 mi

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 14.5 mi

National Trust

Sutton Hoo 14.5 mi

Lavenham Guildhall 16.6 mi

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 16.8 mi

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 19.5 mi

Thorington Hall 20.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Debenham 3.3 mi

Occold 3.5 mi

Eye 5.1 mi

HELMINGHAM HALL 6.3 mi

Little Green - Botesdale 6.4 mi

Local events

Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival (Saturday 28 September 2024 – Saturday 28 September 2024)
Aldeburgh, Suffolk 17.3 mi
Latitude Festival (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)
Beccles, Suffolk 21.4 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
The site will send you further check-in information 2 day(s) before your arrival.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 1 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
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).
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
Refunds within the indicated cancellation period are only possible if the site is able to relet your unit/pitch.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring 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).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

A cable measuring at least 8 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

No vehicle movement between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 10 p.m..

Payment terms

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Does Brockford Sidings Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Brockford Sidings Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Brockford Sidings Campsite? After taking the kids to learn about old-fashioned travel at the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum (five minutes' walk), take them off for animal encounters, agricultural insights and pony rides at Easton Farm … Read more

When can I check in and check out of Brockford Sidings Campsite?

Camping and touring
Arrive:	12 p.m. –	8 p.m.
Depart by:	12 p.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	12 p.m. –	8 p.m.
Depart by:	12 p.m.

How much does it cost to stay at Brockford Sidings Campsite? From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.