Whitlingham Broad Campsite

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Upper field (car free) (added by manager 02 Aug 2022)
Sunset over the campsite
High up in the trees your woodland holiday home
Yurt

  • Family-friendly Norfolk Broads site in 80 acres of country park
  • Watersports centre less than five minutes’ walk away
  • Play area and shop on site; 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 play area. 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…

Site type

Rent a tent 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent sites 40
RV sites 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling 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

Reviews

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great site, friendly reception, good, clean facilities.

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

Lower Meadow primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Nice walk around broad, park and into city centre. Coffee shop and brewery plus pizza nearby

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Beautiful setting. Really good facilities and especially liked the eco feel of…

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

Lower Meadow primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Beautiful setting. Really good facilities and especially liked the eco feel of everything. Very friendly staff.

Disliked: The washrooms would be even nicer if a duster was put round. There is a lovely coat stand but covered in cobwebs. I wouldn't want to put my coat on it.

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Beautiful campsite close to city centre

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

Upper Meadow primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Wonderful campsite. Quiet and peaceful when I stayed. Good washrooms, hot showers and toilets. Excellent location close to central Norwich but nestled in the peaceful environment of the Broads. I highly recommend.

Disliked: There’s nothing to dislike.

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Central location, friendly staff, good facilities.…

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

Whitlingham yurt

Liked: Central location, friendly staff, good facilities.

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A very good site all round

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

Upper Meadow primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The setting the staff the camp was clean the wash room were clean plenty to do lots of walks to do

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Lovely flat site with lots of walks and 15 minutes to cycle…

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

Lower Meadow primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely flat site with lots of walks and 15 minutes to cycle into Norwich

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Amazing and so well organised

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

Lower Meadow primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Loved this site. Reminded us of the amazing city campsites you get in France: feels really remote and peaceful but you’re only a few mins drive from centre of Norwich. You could even walk into town in half an hour or so from here. Walks out around the Broad and river are beautiful. Loads of great activities to do. Facilities excellent and clean + a great little shop at the reception on site. Would recommend to families as great for kids but also we found it perfect for us just as a couple on our own. It was a very well run site.

Disliked: I’m not 100% sure but there didn’t seem to be any electric hook ups. If we came again (which we would love to do) and stayed for more than 3-4 days we might appreciate some electric to charge our batteries and lights etc. I do remember they offer phone charging at reception though.

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Brilliant woodland setting, quiet and peaceful, good facilities, the onsite shop is…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Lola shepherd's hut

Liked: Brilliant woodland setting, quiet and peaceful, good facilities, the onsite shop is really handy too. Loads to do during the day, and not too busy on site. Friendly staff.

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Very near excellent

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

Lower Meadow primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely site and location. Facilities perfect great friendly staff. Thanks for great stay 👍

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Wonderful

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
Chris R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Lower Meadow primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Excellent location. Friendly staff. Clean facilities. Flat field to pitch tents. The town centre was easily accessible on foot.

Disliked: Nothing

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Tents for hire Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Gastronomic delight Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites) Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback 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 GMT (GMT+00:00)

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

  • 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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-park 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 $47.06 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.