Park Farm Camping

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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 Hannah and Ryan, 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

Touring caravan pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 50
Tent pitches 10
Open now
Opens 27 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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 6 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).
  • 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 site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • 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 site 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

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice flat site, plenty of room between pitches. Very quiet. Well kept…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice flat site, plenty of room between pitches. Very quiet. Well kept toilet facilities. Very helpful staff.nice country lanes to walk or cycle to nearby village shops.

Disliked: Nothing really

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From the manager: Thanks for your review - We are chuffed that you enjoyed your stay here at Park Farm and hope to welcome you back again soon!

Excellent place to stay

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely clean tidy area. Grass all cut. Easy check in and out. Peaceful and was nice to just enjoy our time

Disliked: Only criticism was another guest turned up at 1am and was very noisy.. although wasn't owners fault.. maybe that late check in shouldn't be allowed

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review - I can only appologise for the noise during your stay. We do normally like to keep check-ins before 8pm and guest movements to a minimum that time of night. Unfortunately the weekend in question was the Dereham Blues Festival which can go on till quite late with quite a few of the bands and visitors staying on site. This doesn't excuse the noise and I can only apologise once again; Hopefully look forward to welcoming you again and giving you the best experience possible!

A pleasure to stay good facilities great couple to deal with already…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: A pleasure to stay good facilities great couple to deal with already booked return

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and staying with us, we hope to welcome you back sometime soon!

Very welcoming , rural campsite

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Was greeted with an excellent welcome. Park Farm was easy to find and is a lovely rural campsite. Sufficient amenities and a pretty communal area with barbecue . Hosts were very helpful and went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your review - We are so glad you enjoyed your stay here and look forward to welcoming you back again some day!

The absolutely excellent service provided by the site managers. Lots of space -…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The absolutely excellent service provided by the site managers. Lots of space - level pitches - quiet location.

Disliked: The facilities might be insufficient if the site was busy but I do believe that there are plans for improvements

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From the manager: Thanks for your review! We are glad you enjoyed your stay here - Look forward to welcoming you back again soon.

Lovely campsite with a lovely welcome on arrival. Reception was very friendly…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely campsite with a lovely welcome on arrival. Reception was very friendly and informative of the local are with walks etc. All facility were immaculately clean and as a solo female camper with a dog, I felt very safe. Dog ties outside the showers etc was a great touch as travelling alone with a dog can sometimes be difficult especially in a tent. Would highly recommend this campsite.

Disliked: None

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From the manager: Hi Elizabeth, Thanks so much for your lovely review - We will hopefully see you again sometime soon! All the best, Ryan & Hannah x

Lovely, pleasant campsite with great facilities. Very friendly staff and very quiet…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely, pleasant campsite with great facilities. Very friendly staff and very quiet around the site.

Disliked: It would be lovely to have wifi as there was no service in the area.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind review, we are very happy you enjoyed your time here - We are actively trying to find the best solution for WiFi given our rural location, hopefully next time you come we will have improved/resolved the issue! Feel free to email the manager to check ahead of booking! Thanks again for choosing Park Farm.

nice quiet site…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: nice quiet site

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OK

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
tony L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Plenty of space, clean toilet block, personal welcome.

Disliked: No wifi, no mobile phone reception, no recycling. Access to local walking trails not great. We felt that the price was high for the facilities offered. These criticisms are not necessarily reason not to come here, but some of them are contrary to the listing. They did not put us off staying for a third unplanned day, but we would try a different site next time.

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From the manager: Hi Tony, thanks for your feedback and for staying with us. We're sorry to hear that you wouldn't choose to stay with us again, but as our management changes hands we'd be delighted to hear what facilities you'd like to see at Park Farm. Feel free to email us with any suggestions to make the site better and thanks again for your honest feedback.

Nice peaceful sight in quiet country side. Derek the manager was…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice peaceful sight in quiet country side. Derek the manager was fantastic, very friendly and helpful Good clean site

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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 pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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 pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

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 Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathroom: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Disabled facilities

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 tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Park Farm Camping

Park Farm

Swanton Morley

Dereham

Norfolk

England

NR20 4JU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (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
3.2 mi Market Place
3.7 mi Victoria
4.1 mi Millwrights
Rail
11.2 mi Wymondham Rail Station
12.6 mi Spooner Row Rail Station
13.6 mi Attleborough Rail Station
Ferry
25.4 mi Reedham Ferry North
25.4 mi Reedham Ferry South
25.7 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
12 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

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 18.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Runton 19.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Wells 19.3 mi Estuary N/A N/A N/A Good
East Runton 19.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Cromer 19.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 11.8 mi

Mannington Gardens 11.9 mi

Castle Acre Castle 13.1 mi

Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum 13.5 mi

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 13.6 mi

National Trust

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 11.7 mi

Sheringham Park 16.6 mi

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 17 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 17.4 mi

Oxburgh Hall 20.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Swanton Morley 0.6 mi

Lyng 2.6 mi

Neatherd Moor - East Dereham 2.7 mi

Beetley 3.1 mi

Foxley - Foulsham - Foxley 3.4 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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 touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  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 £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.