The Old Brick Kilns

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Sun shining over the touring pitches (added by manager 02 Aug 2022)
Small fishing lake on site (added by manager 29 may 2022)
Spacious fully-serviced super pitch with water, electric, tv and waste facilities (added by manager 30 dec 2017)
The park (added by manager 27 may 2019)

  • Award-winning, peaceful rural site 15 minutes from Fakenham
  • Pitches and main facilities all wheelchair accessible
  • Half an hour's drive from the beaches of the Norfolk coast
The kilns may be old but the facilities – them’s all set for the 21st century. In fact, The Old Brick Kilns has got things so well sorted it’s even won awards for its offerings. All your everyday needs have been considered by the thoughtful folk at this peaceful rural site: there's a launderette that takes card payments, a tourist info point stacked with handy pointers and first-rate washrooms with underfloor heating. The shop’s shelves are filled with various essentials and treats, and you can call in a day ahead to order warm bread and fresh croissants for a leisurely breakfast. If you’re here at the right time, site staff can sort your evening drinks too: the bar is open on certain nights, with ales and ciders up for grabs. Should you choose to lounge about on site for a bit (as indeed you should…) there are wildflower meadows to skip through and a fishing pond that you’re welcome to dangle your rod into for a small charge. A playground, table tennis and games room are all on hand for the entertainment of small people. This nifty Norfolk location, 15 minutes from Fakenham, has you well placed for all sorts of outings too – beaches, nature reserves and stately homes are all within a half-hour drive. Guests travelling with wheelchairs or buggies will be chuffed to note that this is a pleasingly accessible site, with plenty of ramps and firm pathways to aid manoeuvres around the place.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Tent pitches 16
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 15 March
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.
  • Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 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 16/03 and 15/12.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The bar is open between 16/03 and 30/09.
  • Please note that tents of more than 6 metres across are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 15 Mar 2024 to

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

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would recommend this site to a friend

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Idyllic site with immaculate facilities.

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
Robin G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: It’s always uplifting to drive down the lane from the main road and enter this idyllic camping and caravan site. Always a friendly welcome at reception, with a range of basic provisions available to buy in the adjoining shop, or where you can order pastries for the morning. The site is so lush and green, with beautifully tended grass and flower beds. There is a lot of space surrounding the individual tent pitches. Lots of electric hook ups available, too. The lake in the middle of the site is an eye-catching magnet. My 13 year old son caught his first fish here, after paying only £3 for a day’s fishing - it made his holiday. The shower/toilet/washing up block is immaculately clean and well lit at night. No wonder everybody staying on the site seemed so happy and friendly. It was a wrench to leave after our third stay at this great site, but not before popping into the reception to thank the hard-working owner.

Disliked: Sadly, because we were staying towards the beginning of the week, we weren’t able to benefit from Barney’s excellent weekend bar and take out food service.

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Excellent site with fantastic facilities

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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Very clean, high standard facilities, the shower and toilet blocks were excellent. Lovely onsite bar and restaurant (food was very good and catered for gluten free) Perfect location near enough to go to Wells-next-the-Sea Handy communal freezer facilities Quiet site and everyone was friendly

Disliked: Nothing - we will be coming back for another camping weekend Only thing we missed was not being able to have a small camp fire in the evening

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The site was beautifully kept, good washrooms which were very clean with…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (adults only)

Liked: The site was beautifully kept, good washrooms which were very clean with plenty of hot water. Staff extremely friendly and helpful. Peaceful surroundings. Will definitely be going back

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The site was very well kept, the toilets were the cleanest I…

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

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: The site was very well kept, the toilets were the cleanest I have seen at a caravan site for a very long time. All the staff are very helpful, Beans bar that is on site food very good. I would recommend staying here.

Disliked: A dog kept on barking

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Great site we will return

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

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: Beautiful well maintained site with friendly staff. On site shop selling every day essentials. Bar selling hot food but it’s only open for 3 hrs at tea time 4 days a week. We would definitely stay again

Disliked: The unpredictable weather had caused the grass areas to become waterlogged which led to muddy feet and paws. But this was not anything the site staff could have changed and we will return in better weather

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Well worth a visit

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch (super)

Liked: Lovely site, clean, well presented, quiet and peaceful. Nice bar where you can get food to eat in or takeaway, and it was very tasty. Shop on site that was well stocked. Nice location so you can get out and visit local area

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The Brick kilns has excellent facilities. The shower and toilets were very…

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
Lewis H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch (pull-thru)

Liked: The Brick kilns has excellent facilities. The shower and toilets were very clean with a super hot shower. Plenty of waste areas. The shop had everything we needed with hot food available for the evening from the bar/restaurant. I'll be coming back here again for sure

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Amazing all round. No complaints

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (adults only, super)

Liked: Large space. Very quiet. We'll kept site. Beautiful flowering. Small lake pond incentre. 1 way traffic. The toilet shower facilities are amazing. Pub small but very welcoming. Outside area lovely. Saturday night 2 singers on, fantastic. & we had food tonight beautiful. Onion bhaji flatbread very large portion so 2 days worth. 12.95. Loaded mac cheese, hubby said was amazing & the fries too. We will certainly recommend this to everyone. Small family ran but amazing stay

Disliked: Washing machine costs a little high at £5 load, buy well equipped very clean

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Peaceful countryside park

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (adults only)

Liked: The whole site is lovely. Great shower blocks, pitches, shop and games room. Very peaceful place and friendly staff with a cool little bar.

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent site will definitely return and highly recommend

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch (super)

Liked: Whole campsite was immaculate. Shower rooms and facilities spotless. The staff couldn't have done more to help. Shop has everything you need at reasonable prices. So peaceful and quiet.

Disliked: Wifi had a tendency to drop out.

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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

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

Themes

Luxury Peaceful 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

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

The Old Brick Kilns

Little Barney Lane

Fakenham

Norfolk

England

NR21 0NL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.85778°N
0.97671°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.3 mi Market Place
13.2 mi Victoria
13.5 mi Millwrights
Rail
11.4 mi Sheringham Rail Station
12.5 mi West Runton Rail Station
14.1 mi Cromer Rail Station
Ferry
25.5 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing
25.6 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
18.1 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

The good folk of Norfolk know a thing or two about gorgeous coastlines, so it’s highly recommended that you bag a bit of beach time while you’re here: the great sandy swathes at Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham are both about half an hour away by car. With coast comes wildlife, and the places to find creatures around here are the RSPB reserve at Titchwell Marsh (35 minutes’ drive) and the boat trips that leave Morston Quay (20 minutes) to see England’s biggest seal colony, which hangs out on or around Blakeney Point. It’s not all about the coast, however – inland’s got plenty of treats to offer too: give the Queen a wave at Sandringham (half an hour’s drive), wander through 100 acres of fragrant lavender fields in Heacham (35 minutes) and sniff out some history at medieval Walsingham (15 minutes) or the stately homes Blickling Estate and Houghton Hall (both 25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Wells 9.6 mi Estuary N/A N/A N/A Good
Sheringham 11.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Runton 12.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
East Runton 13.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Cromer 14.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham 5 mi

Mannington Gardens 8.6 mi

Holkham Hall 9.6 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 11 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 12.3 mi

National Trust

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 6.8 mi

Sheringham Park 9.7 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 11 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 12.3 mi

Brancaster 15 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Fulmodeston 1.5 mi

MELTON CONSTABLE HALL 1.8 mi

Hindolveston 3 mi

Saxlingham 4.3 mi

SENNOWE HALL 4.8 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 The Old Brick Kilns have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Old Brick Kilns dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Old Brick Kilns? The good folk of Norfolk know a thing or two about gorgeous coastlines, so it’s highly recommended that you bag a bit of beach time while you’re here: the great sandy swathes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Old Brick Kilns?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Old Brick Kilns? From £24 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.