Whissonsett Hall Farm

From £44.65 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.7 23 reviews
The 3 Glamping pods
A sunny and peaceful day on site (added by manager 14 may 2019)
A glamping pod showing it’s spacious surroundings (added by manager 25 apr 2022)
Pods are connected to mains electricity (added by manager 07 mar 2019)

  • Adults-only site on a working farm five miles from Fakenham
  • 20 minutes' drive from the beaches of the north Norfolk coast
  • Award-winning food pub a few minutes' drive away
Sorry kids, this one’s not the place for you – peaceful Norfolk retreat Whissonsett Hall Farm is strictly for grownups only. The absence of energetic kids makes this place, on a working farm five miles from Fakenham, a rather fine choice for frazzled folk in search of a quiet country break. Rural rambles and bike rides are a cinch from here, as are leisurely days pottering around gardens, historic sites or the gorgeously wild beaches of the north Norfolk coast, which is about 20 minutes away by car. Being sans kids might also mean a chance for a cheeky afternoon in the pub, so it’s handy that there’s an award-winning inn a couple of miles away with an excellent range of beers and a menu a notch or few up from the usual pub grub. Back at base, all is kept simple to aid the relaxed vibe: the cosy wooden pod you’ll be staying in has a pull-out double bed and a little kitchenette with microwave and kettle for your morning cuppa (best slurped sat out on the deck while filling up on fresh air). A short stroll away is a modern bathroom block with toilet and shower facilities.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Open now
Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 Mar to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great little spot, cosy and comfortable.. lovely views and surroundings.…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked: Great little spot, cosy and comfortable.. lovely views and surroundings.

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Brilliant, warm and clean Pods

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
Fiona W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked: Beautiful, warm and well equipped pods, very quiet and peaceful with fantastic sunsets, no light pollution so you can star gaze and see the milky way, loads of rabbits come out to play too. The pull out bed is very easy to do and comfy, and the kitchen area is more than adequate with fridge, microwave, toaster and kettle - also the whole pod was very clean. The owner is very friendly and welcoming, nothing too much trouble. Highly recommended and we will definitely book again for longer next time as we want to explore the area, this was a quick 2 night stay to attend a concert.

Disliked: There's nothing at all to dislike.

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Wonderful location very peaceful, mark was very friendly and helpful.

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

Camping pod

Liked: The pods are great, bare essentials provided kettle toaster microwave. We took everything like we were camping plates cutlery stove etc… fire pit table chairs. It’s so quiet and private and Loos very close and clean. Would definitely recommend.

Disliked: Could do with a separate washing up Sink and draining board as doing it in the sink in loo is tricky with no where to place stuff. Also maybe a few hooks for coats or towels too both outside and inside would be great!

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Excellent

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

Camping pod

Liked: Lovely clean pod host was very polite good basic cleanliness on site and well maintained very good price will stay again

Disliked: No mains water

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Clean and quiet. Met all my needs on this occasion…

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

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Liked: Clean and quiet. Met all my needs on this occasion

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I hate reviewing sites we have visited as we really would like…

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

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Liked: I hate reviewing sites we have visited as we really would like to keep them for ourselves. Whissonset Hall farm is a delightful small site with three pods on a working farm; arable so no animals and very quiet. The village church is a must see in the midst of a lovely Norfolk village that feels like you have stepped back fifty years. Such a shame that they have lost the various shops and pubs over the years but you can easily identify where they were as you amble around. The night sky is glorious with thousands of stars as there is no light pollution. Very highly recommended.

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Clean and enjoyable stay would definitely return

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

Camping pod

Liked: Very quiet and peaceful, owner was helpful and friendly and answered any questions and easy to contact if needed and very helpful, clean and had all of the facilities needed/expected for a peaceful break

Disliked: Nothing I dislike about the stay but not much in the area so be prepared for around a 20 min drive if you want a pub or dinner out, not a problem for us as you can Google local facilities but be prepared for quite a quiet area

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It was a lovely, cosy, quiet pod clean facilities and staff were great

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

Camping pod

Liked: Everything was great. The cabin was nice and clean, comfortable and spacious. It was great having a fridge, microwave, toaster and kettle included.

Disliked: As far as we could see there wasn’t a water point or any notes to say where to get water or if the tap water from the sink was drinkable.

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Good clean site, pod and toilets were immaculate. Very quiet. Owner very…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked: Good clean site, pod and toilets were immaculate. Very quiet. Owner very friendly

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Lovely side, great experience, would definitely recommend and return!

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
Nick Y. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked: Peaceful, quiet, calming surrounds. Very comfortable pod, and the bathrooms were clean and worked well too. Mark was friendly and helpful.

Disliked: These are minor quibbles, but not dislikes: They're not yet equipped with a card reader, meaning that payment had to be via bank transfer (hadn't brought card reader with, so that wasn't an option) or cash. Straightforward to go to Fakenham and get the cash out though, and Mark was very accomodating. The other aspect was that there were no sinks for washing up (we used the toilet/shower block), but we know these will be installed in coming months and again, it didn't disrupt in any way.

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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

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

Adults only

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful

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

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Location

Whissonsett Hall Farm

Hall Lane

Whissonsett

Dereham

Norfolk

England

NR20 5SP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.76999°N
0.84132°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.9 mi Station Road
7.4 mi Market Place
8.2 mi Dunham Turn
Rail
18.3 mi Wymondham Rail Station
18.4 mi Kings Lynn Rail Station
19.2 mi Attleborough Rail Station
Ferry
18.9 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing
19 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
19.6 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

Dust off those walking shoes, for there are many routes to stride forth on around these parts. The wildlife trails of Pensthorpe Natural Park and Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve are both within a 15-minute drive, and there’s excellent birdwatching to be had as you wend your way along the paths that run through the salt marshes of Holkham National Nature Reserve, half an hour away. Holkham’s got a rather fab beach, too, and the splendid Holkham Hall for ducking into if the weather takes a turn (although the ornate 18th-century mansion makes a good day out in its own right as well). While you’re up at the beach you may also like to wander round Wells-next-the-Sea or board a seal-spotting boat trip from Blakeney. If it’s historic houses you’d like to fill your holidays with, how about Houghton Hall, Raynham Hall or the ancient ruins of Walsingham Abbey? All are within a leisurely half-hour drive. And finally, one for those of you who’ve ever been kept awake by the other half: the villages of Little Snoring and Great Snoring are both around 20 minutes away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Wells 14.1 mi Estuary N/A N/A N/A Good
Heacham 18.2 mi Sea Poor N/A N/A N/A
Hunstanton Main Beach 18.9 mi Sea Poor N/A N/A N/A
Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) 19.2 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Sheringham 19.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Castle Acre Castle 7.8 mi

Houghton Hall 8.6 mi

Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham 8.7 mi

Holkham Hall 12.5 mi

Sandringham 14.1 mi

National Trust

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 14.2 mi

Brancaster 15.4 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 16.4 mi

Oxburgh Hall 17.2 mi

Sheringham Park 17.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Tittleshall 1.8 mi

Brisley 2.1 mi

RAYNHAM PARK 2.9 mi

Litcham 4 mi

ELMHAM HOUSE 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.

Offers

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Want to know more about camping in Norfolk?

  • Does Whissonsett Hall Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Whissonsett Hall Farm dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Whissonsett Hall Farm? Dust off those walking shoes, for there are many routes to stride forth on around these parts. The wildlife trails of Pensthorpe Natural Park and Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve are both within … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Whissonsett Hall Farm?
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Whissonsett Hall Farm? From £44.65 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.