Whitlingham Broad Campsite

I really enjoyed my stay at Whitlingham Broad Campsite. I enjoyed exploring the wonderful country park that the site is located in. The Staff were helpful and welcoming. I liked the option of pitching in a car free field and the environmentally friendly ethos of the site. I will defiantly stay here again and recommend this site to friends.

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Fab location, great new toilet and shower block. Great value for money. We have stayed 4 years running and will certainly stay again.

Nothing to dislike, we have stayed in a shepards hut in the past but felt the fee was quite high. We now camp and love it.

Nice showers

Poor check in times . Can't check in till 2pm which is unfair as by the time you put your tent up and settle in that's the day gone . Also u have to leave by 11 so that's enough day wasted .

WOW!!!! what a great little get away.

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This was our first time at Whitlingham Broad campsite and we werent disappointed!!! Check in was quick and easy and the staff were really approachable!! They bent over backwards to give you a truly memorable holiday!! They had great local knowledge and the bell tent that we stayed in was super clean and stylish!! We slept really well and the price was great value for money as we were travelling with our three children so five of us in total and there was plenty of room for us, our beds, luggage and our camping equipment to store when not outside. The setting is beautiful and is very tranquil and peaceful, great to have a relaxing time!! The shop boasts a variety of camping essentials such as eggs, juice and fruit and also the fire pit rental is very reasonable. We hired one and used it every night. Everything was very well signposted and there were even games and puzzles and sports equipment to borrow. When the reception was shut there was always a mobile number for any issues and as the staff live on site they are very accessible. The local area is beautiful and Norwich city centre is only a stones throw away!! So the best of both worlds!! They had a wood fired pizza van come around too and this was gorgeous and a great price!! The cafe across the road does a lovely breakfast and they even use locally sourced sausages. My children loved being back to nature!! We all loved it so much that we were intially booked in for 4 nights and ended up booking another night as we didnt want to leave!! Thanks to everyone at Whitlingham Broad for making our stay so enjoyable and I am sure that we will be back!! Maybe try out the luxurious yurt next time!!

I am finding it very hard to find anything to complain about but as I travelled with a baby I wouldve found it helpful to have a baby changing unit in the family room and maybe the ability to pull the shower head down from the wall but this is me being picky!!

Very pretty site, good location for visiting Norwich city and the broads. Stayed on the upper site which was good for my 3 & 5 year old to explore safely, without the worry of cars. Staff friendly and helpful. Thinking of staying again.

Nothing to dislike but would like to a recomendation, the 'family' bathroom needs somewhere to sit children other than the toilet to get them dressed and some hooks for clothes and towels.

The friendly and helpful staff contribute to this being a really good camping experience. Best value i've ever had. The car free field option, that i took was most welcome and space to pitch also. Location wise- to be so close to Norwich City yet not even seeing a building (apart from Tourist barn) was pretty unique. new shower/toilet block very good- not too far to walk. The country park surroundings and lake brilliant for cycling/walking. I would definately stay here again!

The pot washing facilities were disappointing- but in fact were re-newed whilst i was there! The ground was very hard for pegging.

Chilled out and friendly small site.
Great newly constructed shower block.
Reception stocked with essentials, small charge for phone charging and freezer pack refreezing.

No wifi, but very good 4g signal...and actually it was nice not to be so reliant on gadgets.

Nice flat roomy pitches, with short grass, good toilet/shower block with 4 toilets 4 showers 4 sinks in the ladies. There is a family and a male wash room as well. The small shop is handy and the barn cafe across the road serves good bacon sandwiches and delicious cakes plus a varied menu but we only tried these. The area surrounding the site is great for walking there is the whitlingham broad right there and loads of footpaths around it. There is boat hire and boat trips on the broad and an information centre with very helpful staff. It is about a 15 minute walk into the village where you will find a shop, two pubs and a very popular vegetarian restaurant. Norwich is only a 30 minute walk away.

We pitched on the lower field at 7 am daily a very noisy recycling lorry arrives and empties the bins right next to our pitch.

The campsite is lovely and the country park it's based in is well worth spending some time exploring, with the broad itself making a great walk round the perimeter looking for its abundant wildlife. The owners are very friendly, helpful and readily available. There are two fields, lower which allows for cars next to tents, and upper which does not. We camped on the upper field, and it was nice not to have to worry about cars crossing the site where the children were playing. The site is family friendly and every evening our boys found other children to play football or frisbee with, which they thoroughly enjoyed. The facilities and reception are based in the upper field, so access to these was easier for being camped in that field, although the other field is right next door so not really much further to go. The small shop in reception stocks a few basics and has a freezer for freezing cool blocks in. There are fire pits available for hire at a very reasonable price, some of which could be used as a barbecue instead. The toilet block is brand new and nicely done. The showers have free hot water and are pleasant to use. As the toilet block was so new, it only opened days before we arrived, it was not quite finished. When we camped the washing up area wasn't finished, but it was being worked on and once finished would complete a very nice block over all.

Although the fire pits were nice, especially seeing them all lit up and glowing after dark, they did produce a lot of smoke across the site. If the wind was in the wrong direction the tent had to be kept closed to minimise the amount of smoke getting in.
This was also a rather noisy site. Obviously it was peak season so the site was full, but people were generally not very considerate about the amount of noise their children were making until quite late at night, so our children found it quite difficult to drop off to sleep. This seemed to be because, during our eight night stay, it appeared that most other campers only stayed two or three nights so people didn't mind their children having a couple of very late nights (past 10pm every night, on occasion after 11pm).