Park Farm Camping

From £20 For 1 night, 4 adults 8.9 169 reviews
View of the electric pitches and static caravans on site (added by manager 03 Aug 2022)
Electric pitches and static caravans (added by manager 03 aug 2022)
Golden hour (added by manager 03 aug 2022)
Grassy pitches (added by manager 03 aug 2022)

  • Traditional family site near Dereham, in meadows around a working farm
  • Wildlife haven with woodland and plenty of space, away from main roads
  • Heated shower and toilet block, launderette and hairdryers
Your fledglings should love this farm site – and those in charge of the flock are very likely to agree. Park Farm Camping near Dereham in Norfolk is simple, affordable and no-frills… but doesn’t skimp on the amenities either: the heated shower and toilet block even has free hairdryers in the ladies for those of you who like to keep barnets shipshape at all times. The site is managed by Julie and Derek, who run the place as a traditional and safe site for small fry and their tribes: it’s in meadows around a working farm, with wildlife all around and farm animals to see in the next field. There’s heaps of space even in the height of summer for all the herd (including the dog) to run around, as well as a wood to explore and a small play area to swing around – with everything secluded away from main roads for chicks to be safely free range. All this, and campfires are allowed too. Other creature comforts at Park Farm include a launderette, free wifi, public phone and a shop to pick up essentials. Off site, a pub, deli, village shop, bakery, post office, grocer and butcher are all in Swanton Morley a couple of minutes’ drive away.

Site type

Caravan sites 50
Motorhome sites 50
Tent sites 10
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 6 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 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 12/04 and 30/10.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Protective masks must be worn at all times in common areas.
  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
  • 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 campground/park are unlit.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Hired accommodation : please select the extra cleaning service supplement if bringing a pet, otherwise this will be charged on arrival.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 27 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

87%

would recommend this site to a friend

86%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Overall we will be returning and will recommend to caravan friends.

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

Powered grass site

Liked: On arrival there was only one other couple there. Plenty of room for the children to run around. A park for the children to play. Amenities was clean and shower hot. Site manager lovely. Our dog got to go off lead with it being ao quiet. They had a community part with a bbq and outside pizza oven, in the summer I am assuming they do some evenings around this and there were signs up about a swimming pool so again in the summer i believe a pool is put up. Loved this site. So peaceful and quiet.

Disliked: Reception needs to be a little clearer as on arrival the building we thought was a reception actually wasn't. Thank you for a lovely stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful country camping

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Quiet and attractive location with plenty of space. Lovely country lanes for cycling. Nearby pub. Very friendly and helpful welcome.

Disliked: There was only one facilities block with 3 loos and 2 showers in the ladies. This seems a bit on the low side for the number of pitches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, great rural location

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Fantastic relaxed site with great facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for your review and 10/10

Lovely easy site, would benefit from a closer pub, or restaurant

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Good showers, toilets and communication from site

Disliked: Grass had just been cut so a little messy in motor home

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly owners, nice layout, good vibe.

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

Powered concrete and grass site

Liked: Friendly owners - greeted us on arrival and let us to stay a little later on check out day so we could enjoy a big breakfast before our journey ahead. Nice layout making our pitch feel very open and spacious. Clean facilities and useful washing up space.

Disliked: There wasn’t much by way of facilities (no cafe, no shop, no play park etc), so maybe not one for families, but perfect for couples (like us) or people looking for a quieter night away.

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From the manager: Thank You for your 10/10 review, Can I just point out a couple of facts We do have a shop just as you come on to the site and also we have a children play park with swings climbing frame and the always very popular Zip wire

Great site with lovely walks. Close to local amenities.Dog friendly

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Plenty of space Cleanliness of toilets David very helpful

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for your 10/10 review , Derek

Quiet, good WiFi, friendly and helpful…

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

Powered concrete and grass site

Liked: Quiet, good WiFi, friendly and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Be happy…

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

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Be happy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, freshly mown grass pitch , was given a warm welcome…

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Clean facilities, freshly mown grass pitch , was given a warm welcome on arrival. 30 mins from Norwich .

Disliked: Very narrow access roads .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect site, fantastic owner. increcible for discovering Norfolk.

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

Unpowered grass site

Liked: The site owner was a lovely, very helpful chap. Check in was a breeze. The site itself is heaven a vast open field for tent campers all pitched around the perimeter, with plenty of space in between pitches. The facilities were always clean, and the hot showers were a delight. It's perfectly placed for discovering everything Norfolk has to offer. There's a wonderful butchers less than a minute from site, together with a fairly priced local shop. The icing on the cake being a dog friendly pub again, by the butchers and shop. All the locals were super friendly. I will be a regular at Park Farm for years to come, I just wished I hadn't been recalled back to work, I could have stayed there for weeks!

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind words and 10-star score


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 site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundry

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

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

Peaceful

Remote location

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Communal freezer

Communal fridge

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans

Motorhome service point

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Park Farm Camping

Park Farm

Swanton Morley

Dereham

Norfolk

England

NR20 4JU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.71017°N
1.00074°W

Route directions

From Norwich, take the A47 towards King's Lynn or the A1065 Fakenham, and take the B1147 to Swanton Morley. At Darby's Free House, take the Elsing Road. Take the second right to the junction, then turn left for Hunter's Hall. Warning: do not follow satnav directions if you are in motorhomes or touring caravans or if towing any trailer. Do not use Norwich Road – use only Elsing Road from junction with B1147 (Darby's pub).

Nearest transport

Coach
5.1 km Market Place
6 km Victoria
6.5 km Millwrights
Rail
18 km Wymondham Rail Station
20.3 km Spooner Row Rail Station
21.8 km Attleborough Rail Station
Ferry
40.9 km Reedham Ferry North
40.9 km Reedham Ferry South
41.4 km King's Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
19.3 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

Use Park Farm Camping as a base to explore north Norfolk and Norwich, or stay close to home and explore the paths and lanes for walking and pedalling around the Wensum Valley: leaflets and brochures on acres’ worth of visitor attractions are at the Park Farm reception. The River Wensum is on the edge of the farm estate with free fishing for Park Farm Camping guests on the two miles where the river flows through nearby Castle Farm (not available during season from 16 March-16 June), or cast off at the Norfolk coast about half an hour away to try your luck at landing mackerel, bass and cod. You could pick a beach or seaside town to drive to every day of your holiday at Park Farm: seal-spotting boat trips from Morston and Blakeney as well as swishing around somewhat swanky Wells-next-the-Sea and Burnham Market (aka Chelsea-on-Sea) are all within 40 minutes' drive. Within 50, make for the Pleasure Beach (and racecourse) at Great Yarmouth or the crabbing, funfair and zoo at Cromer, both top picks to seaside antics. Other eclectic options within accessible reach of Park Farm Camping include padding around Liz II’s pad at royal Sandringham and other old houses like Holkham Hall: both are around 45 minutes away. Norwich is 25 minutes from the site.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Sheringham 29.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Runton 30.8 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Wells 31 km Estuary N/A N/A N/A Good
East Runton 31.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Cromer 32 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 19 km

Mannington Gardens 19.1 km

Castle Acre Castle 21 km

Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum 21.7 km

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 22 km

National Trust

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 18.9 km

Sheringham Park 26.7 km

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 27.3 km

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 28 km

Oxburgh Hall 32.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Swanton Morley 1 km

Lyng 4.2 km

Neatherd Moor - East Dereham 4.4 km

Beetley 5 km

Foxley - Foulsham - Foxley 5.4 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.

Want to know more about camping in Norfolk?

  • Does Park Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Park Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Park Farm Camping? Use Park Farm Camping as a base to explore north Norfolk and Norwich, or stay close to home and explore the paths and lanes for walking and pedalling around the Wensum Valley: … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Park Farm Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Park Farm Camping? From $42.27 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.