Abbey Farm Holidays

View prices & book 9.5 130 reviews
Pitches
Pitches
Pitches by the pond
The farm alongside the site
The fishing pond on site
Path towards the site
Working farm site
Resident horses
Hitching rail at the stag, west acre super ride/drive/walk
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Pitches by the pond
The farm alongside the site
The fishing pond on site

  • Quiet family-run working farm site in rural Norfolk
  • A 30-minute drive from Thetford Forest Park; 35 minutes to Hunstanton
  • Horses and dogs accommodated; fishing pond and kitchen area on site
From muddling your way down bridleways, forest trails and estates to pottering around quaysides or getting stuck into a classic Victorian seaside resort, you’ll be able to kickstart a breezy break in Norfolk from Abbey Farm Holidays. This quiet, rural site halfway between Swaffham and King’s Lynn isn’t just a good spot for the family or your assorted group of adventurers, though – dogs and horses are also accommodated on site. You’re in for a pretty cosy time here, as there’s a shower and toilet on site, as well as a small kitchen area with a fridge, microwave, kettle and dishwashing area for prepping your own food, perhaps ready for a campfire or barbecue. The site is in East Walton, one of three villages in the Westacre Estate, where footpaths and bridleways are an added convenience. The estate has a rewilding project surrounding the site, so you might catch wild ponies, cattle, pigs and other native animals while out on your wanders. This is a family-run site, so the owners will be able to point those of you with horses in the direction of good horse riding routes. You’ll also get the lowdown on where’s hot to eat out nearby – handily, there are a couple of pubs within five minutes’ drive of the site. Those of you who are down for a spot of fishing will also be happy to find that there’s a fishing pond on site stocked with tench, roach, perch and carp to round things off.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 5
Tent pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • A charge of £1.00 applies for the use of the shower.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 130 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
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Peaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

This peaceful farm campsite offers beautiful surroundings, friendly hosts, and a range of facilities including a kitchen area with a kettle and fridge. Guests enjoyed the quiet atmosphere, lovely views, and ample space on the pitches. Nearby walks and wildlife sightings were highlights, with some mentioning the opportunity to use a rowing boat on the pond. Minor points included a single toilet and occasional queues for facilities.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Everything was lovely. Very clean. Great wildlife! Would definitely return…

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Everything was lovely. Very clean. Great wildlife!
Would definitely return

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely beautiful place with friendly people! The price was amazing and Rachel…

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Charlie M.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Absolutely beautiful place with friendly people! The price was amazing and Rachel also let me charge my E-bike batter in the camper's kitchen. A perfect stop off along Peddars Way! Slept sound surrounded by the wonderful sounds of the country (deer barking, multiple owl species, waterfowl, chickens), and watched a fantastic display of swifts at 5am. HEAVEN.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good sized pitch. Curfew. Plugs in the kitchen where I could recharge…

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Good sized pitch. Curfew. Plugs in the kitchen where I could recharge my battery pack. Pub within walking distance. Very clean facilities.

Disliked Maybe just one shower and toilet isn’t sufficient?

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, with everything you need.

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Stephen N.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Peaceful, clean, relaxing, well equipped.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant small site clean and friendly. Lots of lovely walks

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Lovely and peaceful for a working farm and stunning views, brilliant hosts, even got a go on a row boat on the lake

Disliked The only down side was 1 toilet for all pitches and having to wait quite some time.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Stunning location so peaceful. Lots of facilities that you do not normally…

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Stunning location so peaceful. Lots of facilities that you do not normally get. Loved the kettle!

Recommend to friends Visit again

will be going there again

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Norman F.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked The friedly wecome the well keeped pitch the facialteis that was there to use if needed could not fault

Disliked nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely, peaceful site. Good facilities, especially the kitchen area with kettle and…

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Rachel S.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Lovely, peaceful site. Good facilities, especially the kitchen area with kettle and fridge! Beautiful views and surrpunding area.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good cheap camp site, but better communication needed from hosts

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Tilly M.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Facilities and Scenery were fabulous and definitely worth the low price of £15 per night. Would go again if I had a reason to visit Kings Lynn. Washing machine, microwave, kettle, fridge, washing up facilities, toilet and shower were brilliant, always clean and rarely had to wait to use them. Water hose and electric hook up at every site were very convenient. Fire pits provided and wood available to buy (£5 per bag) was a nice touch. Absolutely awful phone signal but we saw that as a positive!

Disliked Unfortunately the hosts really let us down. Their animals caused us a lot of distress (we were followed and intimidated by a bull and some cows and their little jack russell came to find us at 10pm because she could not find her owners - our “hosts” who had left the site for multiple hours). Very disappointing to find that despite being told we were very welcome to contact Rachel for help, she had gone away for a wedding in Yorkshire which she did not mention at check in, meaning she could not actually help us with the dog situation.

We also struggled to find much to do, although this can be expected when staying in the country. There are walks to local pubs etc on the notice board, but these are quite difficult hikes through wheat fields and rewilding sites, which we did not feel comfortable walking through after being part of a cow stand off!

Although we did not have any small children with us, we would definitely say this site is NOT child friendly, as there is a large lake very close to the site with no fencing, and potentially aggressive animals nearby.

More minor points:
- only one toilet
- £1 per shower (almost unlimited duration)
- unlevel pitches
- long walk to toilet/shower/kitchen
- loud animals all night
- no wifi mentioned at all
- not much info given at check in

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet site and a great nature walks..the owners were lovely and…

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Tim B.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Lovely quiet site and a great nature walks..the owners were lovely and would stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Campfires allowed

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

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

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal fridge 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)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Location

Abbey Farm Holidays

East Walton

King's Lynn

Norfolk

England

PE32 1PP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.71584°N
0.57918°E

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 mi Narford Road
3.2 mi Church
5 mi Church
Rail
7.8 mi Kings Lynn Rail Station
8.7 mi Watlington Rail Station
11.8 mi Downham Market Rail Station
Ferry
8.3 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing
8.5 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
29.5 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

What kind of scenery would you rather have for your wanders? Perhaps a country house, gardens and park for your walks or cycles at Sandringham Estate (15 minutes’ drive)? The Palladian-style Holkham Hall (45 minutes) and its parklands? King’s Lynn (20 minutes) for Hanseatic town with heritage sites, the quayside and the Hanse Trail down a route taken in medieval times? Or Swaffham (15 minutes) to see all the little makings of a market town? There’s walking, cycling and wildlife spotting (if you’ve got the patience for that one) in Thetford Forest Park (half an hour). Binoculars might also come in handy for the Snettisham (25 minutes) nature reserve and beach too, where there might be pink-footed geese, knot and shelduck for the spotting. In case your visit has you craving more of the seaside, Holkham beach (50 minutes) could be your next scenic stop-off, or perhaps Hunstanton (35 minutes), where there’s a classic Victorian seaside resort with the works, including windsurfing, paddleboarding and kitesurfing.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Heacham 14.1 mi Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Hunstanton Main Beach 15.8 mi Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) 16.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Wells 21.1 mi Estuary N/AN/AN/AGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Castle Acre Castle 4.7 mi

Sandringham 8 mi

Houghton Hall 8.3 mi

Grimes Graves 16.4 mi

Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham 17.4 mi

National Trust

St George's Guildhall 8.2 mi

Oxburgh Hall 9.2 mi

Brancaster 17.7 mi

Peckover House and Garden 18.1 mi

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 23.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

NARFORD HALL 2.2 mi

West Acre, Walk 2 2.8 mi

Narborough 2.8 mi

West Acre 2.9 mi

West Bilney Woods 3 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

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Abbey Farm Holidays have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Abbey Farm Holidays dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Abbey Farm Holidays? What kind of scenery would you rather have for your wanders? Perhaps a country house, gardens and park for your walks or cycles at Sandringham Estate (15 minutes’ drive)? The Palladian-style Holkham … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Abbey Farm Holidays?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Abbey Farm Holidays? From £15 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.