Haw Wood Caravan Park

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Across the pond
Across the pond
Looking east across the site to the suffolk coast
Herb garden
Looking down on hawwood farm from dog walking field
Across the pond to the electric grass pitches
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Patio and cafe
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Looking east across the site to the suffolk coast
Herb garden
Looking down on hawwood farm from dog walking field

  • Peaceful family-run site five miles from the Suffolk coast
  • Close to RSPB Minsmere and in a stargazing area
  • Well-stocked shop on site with essentials and treats
Like a relaxed stay not too far from the sea? Make your way to Haw Wood Caravan Park, a peaceful site just five miles from the Suffolk coast. This family-run site has roomy pitches and plenty of space for the kids to run around (including a splendid playground). The location is rather stunning too, just a short drive from the Suffolk Heritage Coast and the county towns and villages of Aldeburgh, Southwold, Dunwich, Snape Maltings and Walberswick. The facilities on site include a shower and toilet rooms, all with underfloor heating, along with three family bathrooms and a fully-fitted shower room with disabled access. A well-stocked shop is on site too for essentials and treats. The farm is popular with stargazers, nature enthusiasts and birdwatchers who come for its closeness to RSPB Minsmere; there’s even a turtle dove cooing around on site – among other wildlife visitors… Children and dogs are very welcome at Haw Wood Caravan Park.

Site type

Tent pitches 60
Touring caravan pitches 60
Motorhome pitches 60
Opens 1 March
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Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun 1 Mar to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 57 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

95% would recommend this site to a friend

91% would stay here again

What customers say

This immaculately clean and well-maintained site boasts spacious, level pitches and modern, spotless bathroom facilities. Visitors praised the excellent dog walking fields, helpful and friendly staff, and the convenient on-site cafe and shop. Its location is ideal for exploring Suffolk's coast and countryside. A recurring minor point of feedback concerns the short duration of shower timings, and some experienced limited Wi-Fi and mobile signal coverage.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Beautifully clean organised site with super bathrooms

Disliked As with previous posters the shower timing is far too short, a shame as the bathrooms are some of the best I’ve used on sites.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with level pitches and excellent dog walking area

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Location, beautiful part of Suffolk with some lovely beaches and pubs a short drive from site.
Very well looked after site.
Cleanliness, the showers and toilets, very modern
Dan and Georgina were very helpful
In the laundry room was where all the pamphlets for information on the local area, could be found. Very useful for walks around the area.

Fabulous dog walking field and woodland area.

Disliked Push taps for showers, especially as the site is open during winter months.
Some of the showers the water temperature was tepid

Recommend to friends Visit again

Definitely visit again, would love to experience the place in summer.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Visited in the winter, actually spent Christmas Day and Boxing Day here. The site is amazing lovely and clean, one of the best dog walks I’ve ever used. Because there was only about 3 units on site most facilities were closed but they had family shower rooms open which were five star to say the least. Also the camper van service point was really good with everything you’d need including handy blue roll. Ideal location if you want to spend time in Southwold.

Disliked Only issue we had all be it a small one, for all the greatness of the shower rooms and they were impeccable the showers only ran for approximately 2 seconds before you had to press the button again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

All in all, a really enjoyable stay on a beautiful site.

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Christina S.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Immaculate site. Pitches great size. Shower/toilet very clean and warm.
Nice walk to local cafe/bakery. Nice & quiet

Disliked Although understandable, it was a shame that the cafe and shop onsite were closed until Spring. The Wifi was also very hit and miss.

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Toby H.

Electric grass pitch

Liked All round an excellent stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

A good site, friendly with large pitches.

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Jill B.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Staff were friendly and helpful. The site was well kept and there was a small playground for the children, a table tennis table and plenty of space. The new toilet block was large and spacious, it was also kept clean.
Pitches were huge, which was great as you didn’t feel on top of your neighbours.

Disliked The cafe/shop was mainly a cafe and didn’t seem to stock basic items like bread etc although they did have milk. The showers, like the sinks, had push in taps that lasted less than three seconds which made having a shower tricky, also the water ran cold after a few minutes.

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Location/surroundings . Clean , friendly hosts.…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Location/surroundings . Clean , friendly hosts.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well organised site, well stocked little…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Well organised site, well stocked little shop of everything. Toilets and shower block impeccable.

Disliked Only lukewarm water in the morning at sinks.

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Pitches Clean and modern facilities Friendly reception…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Pitches
Clean and modern facilities
Friendly reception

Disliked Showers, not easy to use, too cold, slow to heat up

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything on site was immaculate …

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michael o.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything on site was immaculate staff very friendly Pitch was perfect. Dog walking fields brilliant well planned out out cannot fault. Shop and cafe on site extra bonus.

Disliked Timer on showers could be longer only thing I would say as for showers, toilets spotlessly clean pleasure to use facility

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

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

Baby-changing facilities 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 Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Level site, no steep slopes Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Haw Wood Caravan Park

Hinton

Darsham

Suffolk

England

IP17 3QT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.28906°N
1.55366°E

Route directions

Leave the A12 at the Darsham Shop and Cafe. Continue down the lane half a mile, following the signs for Haw Wood Farm. You will find the entrance to the campsite on the right just after the white farmhouse.

Nearest transport

Coach
11.8 mi Old Market Place
12.6 mi Cork Bricks
12.6 mi Chaucer Street
Rail
1.7 mi Darsham Rail Station
4.5 mi Halesworth Rail Station
5.8 mi Saxmundham Rail Station
Ferry
5.2 mi Walberswick Ferry Landing
5.2 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
18.6 mi Reedham Ferry South
Airport
28.8 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

Whatever your preference, you’ll find it on the doorstep of Haw Wood Caravan Park or within half an hour’s drive, whether it’s walking through the forest, strolling on the beach, visiting a historical building or sampling – yet again – a local Adnams ale or home-cooked pub meal. The Adnams brewery with regular tours is at Southwold fifteen minutes away: it would be rude, after all, not to sample the local produce. Outdoors, the wildlife to see in this area is first-class: wild deer in the local fields, a string of Dartmoor ponies in Dunwich Forest and the must-do birdwatching at the RSPB reserve at Minsmere ten minutes’ drive from Haw Wood, where there are also guided walks, safaris and nature trails for walking and cycling through woodland, heathland and reed beds (bike hire is available near the campsite if you’re not bringing your own). The Suffolk Wildlife Trust has dozens of wildlife areas along the coast and inland, including several near Southwold, Aldeburgh and Framlingham. It also co-manages the Suffolk Coast National Nature Reserve between Walberswick and Southwold, where there are over 500 species of butterfly and moth fluttering about the marshes and meadows. After sampling the Adnams, stroll around the seaside town of Southwold to see its beach huts, award-winning pier and thriving harbour. Head towards the fish and chip shop on the High Street to see the blue plaque as a homage to George Orwell whose parents’ house was in the town. Also within fifteen minutes is Dunwich, now a tiny village but once a populous port city with a population half the size of London before most of it was lost to the sea; the free museum telling the tale of the town is open from March to October. Fourteenth century Leiston Abbey and twelfth century Framlingham Castle are 15 to 20 minutes away, and one of the best historical highlights in the country – Anglo-Saxon burial centre Sutton Hoo – is within half an hour. We’d also recommend just getting into the car, switching off the satnav and seeing where you end up: there are plenty of pretty villages within easy reach, or go further afield to the Norfolk coast and Great Yarmouth, and shopping in Norwich and Ipswich. This area is one of the clearest in the UK for stargazing too; there’s an observatory at Seething twenty minutes away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southwold The Denes 5.7 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Southwold The Pier 6.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 14.5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 14.9 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Gorleston Beach 20.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Framlingham Castle 9.9 mi

Orford Castle 13.5 mi

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 13.6 mi

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 16.3 mi

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 16.8 mi

National Trust

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 13.7 mi

Sutton Hoo 16.3 mi

Elizabethan House Museum 23 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Dunwich Forest - Newdelight Walks - Westwood Marshes 2.6 mi

DINGLE MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/06/2002) 3.1 mi

MINSMERE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 11/01/2006) 3.5 mi

Dunwich Heath - Eastbridge - Minsmere River - Westleton 4 mi

Dunwich - Eastbridge - Sizewell - Minsmere - Dunwich 4.1 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Haw Wood Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Haw Wood Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Haw Wood Caravan Park? Whatever your preference, you’ll find it on the doorstep of Haw Wood Caravan Park or within half an hour’s drive, whether it’s walking through the forest, strolling on the beach, visiting a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Haw Wood Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Haw Wood Caravan Park? From £34 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.