The Cider Farm Fishery

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  • Laidback adults-only site on a Suffolk smallholding near Bungay
  • A 15-minute drive to Beccles for boat hire; 25 minutes to Southwold
  • Fishing lake and hot tub on site; dogs welcome
A farm with fishing on site? How fabulous. And even better when you hear there’s a hot tub too… All of this is at The Cider Farm Fishery, an adults-only site on a Suffolk smallholding about 10 minutes’ drive from Bungay. It’s a place that’s filled with plants and farm animals, so it’s got a real rural vibe to it – but it’s also well situated for getting out to see some of the local area. Where might your local outings take you? Well, perhaps to the coast for a seaside day in Southwold, or into the Broads National Park for a day of boating, canoeing, walking or cycling through the splendid watery landscapes. You could visit a castle, tour a vineyard, see vintage planes, ride rollercoasters, go for a swim… it’s all up to you really. Then again, you may well opt just to stick around on site for a relaxing few hours at the fishing lake – it’s free for guests to use on a catch-and-release basis as long as they’ve got the right licence. And of course there’s also the option of taking a good long soak in the hot tub – heated to a toasty 38º and with a lovely view over the lake. Life on site is nice and laidback with dogs, barbecues, off-ground firepits, awnings, gazebos and the like all permitted to make life comfortable. There are also portable toilets, showers and a chemical disposal point for guests to use, and the site is overseen by a friendly host who’s always happy to offer any advice or help guests may need.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 50
Open now
Opens 14 July
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • A cable measuring at least 5 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Portuguese

Open from Mon, 14 Jul to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.7

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100% would recommend this site to a friend

100% would stay here again
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Excellent site, shower and toilet cleaned several times a day.

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David C.

Electric optional grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Very welcoming when we arrived. Luke made a point of chatting to us everyday and was attentive. We were pitched right next to the lake, fishing was good.
We enjoyed the place so much we booked and extra night.
A real gem which we look forward to visiting again and again.

Disliked Nothing to dislike,

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, clean facilities, nice lake, helpful staff

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Kerri-ann Q.

Electric optional grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely site for our weekend getaway. Staff were welcoming and helpful. Beautiful little lake with different size fish to catch. The hot tub in the evening was amazing and the views made it even better. Toilet and shower was always clean and stocked. Plenty of trees for shade if you wish to hide out of the sun and the staff even sorted us a fire pit and coal so we could have a evening fire with s'mores. I can not fault this site at all and will be visiting here again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful and relaxing campsite with a great host, lots to do in…

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Alexander W.

Electric optional grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Beautiful and relaxing campsite with a great host, lots to do in the area and great fishing in the lake. 5 stars

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, staff very friendly and approachable, will go back

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Marion H.

Electric optional grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Friendly and helpful staff
Pitch size and level pitches
Clean and tidy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice campsite good location to visiting surrounding areas. Clean toilet and shower…

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Rachel C.

Electric optional grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Nice campsite good location to visiting surrounding areas. Clean toilet and shower and really lovely setting. We enjoyed sitting round the lake and doing some fishing we would definitely return

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really enjoyable stay

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Emma W.

Electric optional grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely site overlooking the lake. Really useful flushing toilet and shower! Very clean too. Luke was very friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend to others and will be coming back!

Disliked Nothing

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This is a very nice little camp,great for fishing,the owner goes above…

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Charles S.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked This is a very nice little camp,great for fishing,the owner goes above and beyond to help ,would highly recommend a visit,

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well worth a visit,

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked *small site *excellent host *beautiful surroundings *flushable toilet *child free *hot shower *clean facilities *wildlife *small towns close by for shopping/browsing *safe to leave tent whilst day tripping

Disliked *shower in portaloo style which left no room for changing, needed a plastic bag to keep towels and clothing in
*some traffic noise at night

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From the manager: Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our campsite.

We noticed you marked us a half on child friendliness and WiFi. We are an adult only site and we do not offer WiFi. This is all clear on our listing. If you could be kind enough to edit that to "no rating" so it dosent affect the overall rating we would really appricate it.

We are sorry to hear you encountered a small amount of traffic noise, the farm campsite is situated in a rural village and speeding mororbikes and cars are really out of our control. They shouldnt be doing more than 30mph. Whilst we appricate your review could you please reconsider how the comments are detrimental to our little buisness.

Thank you for your comments on our showering cubicle, we understand your personal situation with, not being able to store your cloths and belongings in the shower with you are not ideal. Most campers will generally have a dryrobe or dressing gown for the shower run. I urge you to consider that you are camping and that our facilities are cleaned 3 or more times a day. Again these comments while are your opinion they do hurt us as a buisness.

Thank you so much for your feedback and indeed for choosing to spend time with us here at the cider farm. We genuinely really do appriciate your custome and hope you can return and give us a chance to improve for you. Many thanks luke and family.

Very friendly owner who takes great care of his site, facilities…

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Graham B.

Electric optional grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Very friendly owner who takes great care of his site, facilities are clean and well maintained. The site is well placed to visit the local towns and has a lovely fishing lake which you overlook.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a very enjoyable and relaxing 5 day stay.

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Sarah H.

Electric optional grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked We liked Luke the owner. He was very friendly and helpful, and went above and beyond. He exceeded our expectations.
We liked the site. It was very picturesque and clean and quiet. We had a couple of very enjoyable days fishing in the well-stocked lake on site.
We will definitely be returning. Thanks again Luke 😊

Disliked Nothing.

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Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

Adults only

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub 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

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 Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Wild camping Wildlife haven

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 Medium (26-50 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

The Cider Farm Fishery

Halesworth road

Ilketshall St Lawrence

Bungay

Suffolk

England

NR34 8LB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.40455°N
1.49173°E

Nearest transport

Coach
4.3 mi Cork Bricks
4.3 mi Chaucer Street
4.3 mi Chaucer Street
Rail
2.3 mi Brampton (Suffolk) Rail Station
4 mi Halesworth Rail Station
5 mi Beccles Rail Station
Ferry
9.6 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
9.6 mi Walberswick Ferry Landing
10.9 mi Reedham Ferry South
Airport
20.4 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

A tour of the Broads National Park is on the schedule for many guests here – perhaps hiring craft from Beccles (15 minutes’ drive) or taking a walk or bike ride along one of the park’s many trails. There are also various attractions to visit here, including Henstead Exotic Gardens (15 minutes) and the Strumpshaw Steam Museum (40 minutes). Over at the coast, Southwold (25 minutes) is a popular destination for its indie shops, brewery and pier, or you could go birdwatching as RSPB Minsmere (half an hour). Around Bungay, you may like to see planes from across the ages at Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (10 minutes), take a tour of Flint Vineyard (15 minutes), explore Bigod Castle (10 minutes) or see local beers being brewed at St Peter’s Brewery (10 minutes). Other nearby options for a fun day out include Camel Park Oasis (20 minutes) and Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park (35 minutes) – it’s got plenty of fun rides for the grownups too, you know…

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southwold The Pier 9.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Southwold The Denes 9.8 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 11.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 11.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Gorleston Beach 15.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 11.1 mi

Fritton Lake Country World 11.6 mi

Framlingham Castle 14 mi

Pleasure Beach 16.7 mi

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 17.5 mi

National Trust

Elizabethan House Museum 17 mi

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 21.7 mi

Sutton Hoo 22.5 mi

Horsey Windpump 24.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Spexhall 2.5 mi

Rumburgh 2.6 mi

Ringsfield 3.1 mi

Barsham 3.6 mi

Mettingham 3.7 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 The Cider Farm Fishery have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Cider Farm Fishery dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Cider Farm Fishery? A tour of the Broads National Park is on the schedule for many guests here – perhaps hiring craft from Beccles (15 minutes’ drive) or taking a walk or bike ride along … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Cider Farm Fishery?
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Cider Farm Fishery? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.