Hawthorne Farm Wisbech

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Camping field at Hawthorne Farm
Entrance
Grass pitches
Pond paddock

  • Well-maintained, dog-friendly farm campsite in Cambridgeshire fenland
  • Sandringham Estate 40 minutes’ drive; Heacham beach 55 minutes
  • Best of both worlds - In between nature and local amenaties
Found in a quiet corner of the rural Cambridgeshire Fens – close enough to the borders of Lincolnshire and Norfolk for days of adventure in three different counties – Hawthorne Farm Wisbech is a well-maintained and peaceful sort of place, with grass pitches overlooking rolling fields. One of the biggest USPs here is the fact that dogs are welcomed on site with open arms. They are allowed everywhere on the camping fields except the leafy garden around the pond, and they get their own special field for doing the zoomies – but of course, please be sure to clean up after them. Another bonus here is the site’s proximity to local amenities. Yes, it’s tucked into peaceful countryside, but the supermarkets of Wisbech are only 15 minutes’ drive away, there are farm shops for buying up barbecue goodies within 20 minutes, and a decent sprinkling of pubs and restaurants in around the same distance. A third advantage of staying here – this one is weather-dependent, however – is that if the skies are cloudless, you’ll be rewarded with spectacular sunrises and sunsets, and after dark the Milky Way will dance its way across the heavens. And of course, there are loads of quiet country lanes for bike rides, as well as fenland walks straight from the pitches. However, if you’re keen on exploring far and wide around the Fens, the site owners advise that it’s best to have a car.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Tent pitches 15
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Be aware of local wildlife and please do not leave food and or rubbish outside: store food in your vehicle or suitable caches.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

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100% would recommend this site to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

This immaculately maintained, peaceful campsite offers spacious, flat pitches and exceptional facilities, including exceptionally clean shower/toilet blocks and a well-equipped communal kitchen. Owners are consistently praised for their friendliness and helpfulness. The site is particularly noted for its dog-friendly amenities, with a large, secure exercise field. While some find the rural location requires driving for amenities, most appreciate the tranquility and natural surroundings.

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Really lovely site; a spacious pitch for our tent in an enclosed…

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Stephanie F.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Really lovely site; a spacious pitch for our tent in an enclosed field so safe for our children. Good, clean toilets and warm showers. A lovely area to walk, where we watched a barn owl swooping around. Quiet area with beautiful surroundings - we came for one night to test our tent as we’d not used it since having children and the site isn’t too far from our home - we’ll definitely be back and very pleased to have found this site.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your review. We are so pleased that you will be returning. We look forward to welcoming you back.

Immaculately cared for site quiet site with brilliant facilities.

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Stunning little campsite 9/10

* The owners truly love this site and I’m sure that over time it will become busier as others find this hidden gem. When we stayed it was only us and one other family.

* Immaculately cared for grounds with really lovely theming touches.

* The three shower pods and 2 toilets are fabulous.

* The newly planted Forest with trails was a joy to wander in the evenings and the empty dog exercise arena provide a good space to try out flying a kite! Or playing ball games.

* The kitchen was the best equipped we’ve ever seen in a camp site. Washing machine and drier, microwave, kettle and spare mugs. Fridge and Freezer too.

Disliked Only small things to point out really:

The site is still young and so until the trees grow more mature the field is currently very exposed. The night we stayed was windy and there is no shelter from it, it’s just flat open fields.

The ground was immensely hard. We lost a lot of pegs as they bent going in and later we really struggled to remove them. We’ve never had such an issue before with the ground (even the prior night at the other camp site). No idea why it’s so difficult in this particular location.

The toilets are a bit of a hike across the field and then you have to pass by a pond. If we had been camping with younger kids this would have been a worry for me as a Mum. I couldn’t have let me younger kids go to the toilet independently. You would need to always keep them in sight.

The toilet roll stocks ran out in one of the shower pods. It was a shame there wasn’t a stack of spares provided.

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From the manager: Many Thanks for taking the time to leave us such a great review. We appreciate it when our visitors provide feedback to us and it was a lovely review thank you.

We would like to address the small things that you pointed out to us and we think its important.

Unfortunately being in the fens it is very flat and we agree when the winds picks up it can be very exposed. As you pointed out we have planted some trees and bushes but they will take a few years to mature to provide shelter so there is not much we can to provide any further shelter in the meantime.

The ground is suffering from lack of rain fall this year and we can only apologise that you experienced difficulty with getting your pegs in the ground.

Apologies that one of the shower pods ran out of toilet roll, as per our welcome letter the facilities are checked regularly. We agree it would be a good idea to leave out some spares, which we will do in the hut. I am unsure if you were aware but there are another 2 separate toilets on the opposite side to the showers.

With regards to the point in relation to having to go past a pond to get to the facilities we would not advise any young children to be left unaccompanied at anytime whilst on site but we note your concerns and will add a note into our welcome letter.

Impressive, well managed and friendly site with great facilities.

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Ray R.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very well kept, spacious, good facilities, very dog (and people!) friendly.

Disliked Nothing really. Good recycling facilities s although I didn’t spot anything specific for food waste?

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for us it is very much appreciated. It was lovely to meet you both and your dog is such a lovely girl.
Unfortunately due to being in the country we do not have the facility to recycle food waste due to the fact that this can attract vermin which as I am sure you can understand we wish to avoid.

Fantastic site

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Rena B.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Our second year staying here and just as perfect as the first. Liked the fact that the bins are now in the camping field - made it much easier for popping recycling across. One again everyone was super friendly and facilities extremely well maintained. Already looking forward to returning next year.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: It was lovely to welcome you all back to Hawthorne Farm and we are so pleased you enjoyed your second stay with us.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review we very much appreciate it.
We look forward to seeing you again next year.

A lovely little well looked after campsite with great facilities toilets and…

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Michael W.

Electric grass pitch

Liked A lovely little well looked after campsite with great facilities toilets and showers was nice and clean lovely hot shower after setting our tent in 30 degree heat the owners are very nice and helpful people we loved watching the owners dog being driven around on a golf cart 🛒 f your looking for peaceful relaxing camping then this is for you…

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review we really appreciate it.
It was lovely to meet you and your family
We look forward to seeing you again at Hawthorne Farm.

This place is a charming little campsite with everything you need nice…

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Michael W.

Electric grass pitch

Liked This place is a charming little campsite with everything you need nice clean toilets friendly helpful owners lovely surroundings and most of all good it was so quiet we will defiantly be returning here again.. loved it

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review we really appreciate it.
It was lovely to meet you and your family
We look forward to seeing you again at Hawthorne Farm.

Great tranquility. The pitches are very generous and excellently maintained. Level pitches…

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Lynn C.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Great tranquility. The pitches are very generous and excellently maintained. Level pitches with paving slabs provided to protect the grass.

The recycling facilities are easily accessible and well signed.

The additional field and newly planted walking area are great and in time will provide a great wooded area.

The facility area is very well equipped with a toaster, microwave, kettle, numerous fridges and if you forget any essentials they are on hand with tea, coffee, mugs and cutlery.

The shower area is functional with self contained shower, toilet , wash basin, heater and most importantly a hair dryer.

Check out the label on the unit they have seen action in the world.

Watch out for upcoming additions with the planning for a shepherds hut.

If you love peace and tranquility this is a little oasis of mindfulness. Sharing the environment with, blackbirds, pigeons, chaffinches, kestrels and hares is such a great experience.

We loved our stay and were rewarded with a lovely sunset and a chance to recharge our batteries.

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From the manager: That you for choosing Hawthorne Farm to spend the weekend with us. It was great to see you both and a pleasure to have you stay with us.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review, we really do appreciate it.
Sorry that the sunsets were not as amazing as we normally have. We hope that you will visit us again in the future and the sunsets will be a plenty.

We loved our visit to Hawthorne Farm. We were greeted on arrival…

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Carl B.

Electric grass pitch

Liked We loved our visit to Hawthorne Farm. We were greeted on arrival and shown our pitches.

The pitches are on flat ground, the grass was healthy and well-kept. The adjacent field for exercising dogs is really good and worth a wander around even if you don't have a dog.

On site facilities are clean and tidy, and showers were hot.
Communal fridges, washing machine, drier, and pot washing are welcome additions. We would certainly return.

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing Hawthorne Farm. We love to hear your comments and pleased ypu enjoyed your stay. We hope to welcome you back in the future

Everything! Our very first weekend away in our new caravan and everything…

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nicki y.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Everything! Our very first weekend away in our new caravan and everything was just perfect. Facilities were excellent and very clean. Quiet and relaxing location. Level and spacious pitches. Very dog friendly. Fantastic owners and loved Bertie the dog! Can’t wait to return!

Disliked Coming home!!

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing Hawthorne Farm for your first weekend away in your new caravan. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review its very much appreciated.
We hope to welcome you back in the future.

Will be going back again! If you want peace & quiet, this is the place

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Rob W.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Wow what a great welcome! The location was perfect, quiet and peaceful. The facilities were very clean with easy access. The washing area was a great addition with all you could need.

Disliked N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing Hawthorne Farm. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
We appeciate you taking the time to leave us a review.


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 Composting toilet 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

Themes

Peaceful Remote location

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby

Location

Hawthorne Farm Wisbech

Black Lane

Tydd St Giles

Wisbech

Cambridgeshire

England

PE13 5NJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.72146°N
0.06592°E

Nearest transport

Coach
5.5 mi Horse Fair Bus Station
6.2 mi Lynn Road
7.5 mi Primary School
Rail
10.4 mi Spalding Rail Station
11.2 mi March Rail Station
13.7 mi Watlington Rail Station
Ferry
13.8 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
13.9 mi King's Lynn 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

Photogenic Wisbech (15 minutes’ drive) sits on the banks of the River Nene. Have a stroll through the streets and a nose around the daily market, and then take yourselves off to see the Georgian splendour of elegant rooms at the National Trust - Peckover House and Garden. If the weather’s not playing ball with you, take the kids to the climbing walls at Fenrock Climbing Centre or learn about fenland flora and fauna in the Wisbech and Fenland Museum. For more fenland history, make a beeline for Flag Fen Archaeology Park (half an hour), showcasing a 3,500 year-old Bronze Age site and reconstructed round houses. Find out how medieval royalty lived with a visit to striking Castle Rising, and see how our present-day monarch lives with a tour of the grand apartments and gardens at Sandringham Estate (both 40 minutes). If the kids are getting bored with all this cultural stuff, restore good humour at Church Farm - Stow Bardolph (40 minutes), where they can pet the alpacas and ponies. If they’re still not happy? Head for the expansive beach at Heacham (55 minutes) for an ice cream and a bracing stroll along the dunes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Heacham 21.3 mi Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Hunstanton Main Beach 22.9 mi Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) 24.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens 10 mi

Peterborough Cathedral 16.5 mi

Sandringham 20.1 mi

Grimsthorpe Castle, Park and Gardens 22.2 mi

Burghley House 22.4 mi

National Trust

Peckover House and Garden 5.4 mi

St George's Guildhall 13.9 mi

Oxburgh Hall 23.3 mi

Houghton Mill 28 mi

Tattershall Castle 28.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

PECKOVER HOUSE 5.4 mi

Wisbech 5.6 mi

Walpole Cross Keys 7.7 mi

Peter Scott's Way 8.6 mi

Terrington St John 8.9 mi

Local events

  • Burghley Horse Trials (Thursday 4 September 2025 – Thursday 4 September 2025)

    Stamford, Lincolnshire 22.6 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Hawthorne Farm Wisbech have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hawthorne Farm Wisbech dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hawthorne Farm Wisbech? Photogenic Wisbech (15 minutes’ drive) sits on the banks of the River Nene. Have a stroll through the streets and a nose around the daily market, and then take yourselves off to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hawthorne Farm Wisbech?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Hawthorne Farm Wisbech? From £25 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.