Heathside Holidays

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  • Well-maintained and green site five miles from the Suffolk coast
  • Lake and nature trail on site
  • On-site village shop and off-licence; pub 10 minutes' walk away
Travel five miles inland from the sunny Suffolk coastline and you’ll arrive at this little gem on the outskirts of Wenhaston. The gorgeous, well-maintained grounds at this smart site are just part of the attention to detail all around the park, which has been carefully laid out by the friendly and helpful owners. There's greenery all around here: this small and pretty site has its own nature trail and lake, and is surrounded by acres of countryside for hikes and rambles. If walking isn't your thing, hire bikes from the Southwold Bike Centre (20 minutes' drive away) to pedal around the flats of Suffolk; horse riding's pretty popular in the area too, or you could go golfing at Halesworth Golf Club five minutes' drive away. Taking things (much easier), the local pub is a 10-minute walk down the road. Heathside Caravans has a village shop and an off-licence on site for those holiday essentials, and a well-maintained shower block for guests' use. For more supplies. the village of Halesworth is under 15 minutes' drive away and Aldeburgh, Snape and Beccles are all within half an hour.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 35
Tent pitches 16
Motorhome pitches 16
Touring caravan pitches 16
Open all year
Opens
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Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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0 children
0 dogs
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Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 438 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Peaceful

94% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-maintained campsite offers spacious pitches, clean facilities, and friendly, helpful staff. Guests praise the beautiful countryside location, ample space for children and dogs, and the well-stocked on-site shop. Glamping pods and shepherd's huts are generally well-received, though some find the beds uncomfortable. WiFi can be unreliable. A recurring point is the limited number of toilet and shower facilities during peak times.

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 Hazel U. 8 reviews

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked Everything

Disliked Small dislike, could do with a few more showers

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convenient location. Plenty of space onsite.…

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Anonymous

Shepherd's hut

Liked convenient location. Plenty of space onsite. Other campers well behaved and considerate.

Disliked Not enough water points. Two toilets and sinks in ladies inadequate for the numbers staying, no privacy for sink washing or toothbrushing. Beds in shepherd huts very uncomfortable, thin well worn mattress and big dip in the middle. mattress covers not very clean, nor were the mattress topper covers.Fridge settings too high - all my food froze and had to be discarded. Blind on door window would have been appreciated.

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The owner here was super helpful…

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 Teri M. 1 review

Glamping Pod

Liked The owner here was super helpful on our stay. Any issues were dealt with and she even supplied jump leads to us on a Sunday morning. Lovely site, clean, quiet and scenic.

Disliked Wifi is practically non existent- keeps dropping out as soon as you signed in

Pods could do with a deep clean

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Fantastic site, will definitely visit again

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 Brett H. 1 review

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked Great site, excellent facilities and location. Very spacious pitches, with lovely grounds and surroundings

Disliked Nothing

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Louise G. 1 review

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked Nice big pitches and well serviced. Plenty of places to walk the dogs, with fields, a small lake hidden in the woods. Great facilities with an added bonus of a very good value for money on site shop with friendly staff. Will definitely be coming back.

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Great value. Sheppherds hut was clean,…

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Anonymous

Shepherd's hut

Liked Great value. Sheppherds hut was clean, exactly as described. nice quiet site with plenty of space. Friendly staff

Disliked Toilet/ shower facilities limited but didnt cause us a real problem

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Philip P. 1 review

Shepherd's hut

Liked Clean accomodation. Lovely hosts. Very straightforward!

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Shepherd's hut

Liked Nice. Thanks

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked Location, Pitch, washing facilities, People in reception/shop.

Disliked Noisy neighbours, dogs barking

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Beautiful site but needs more facilities

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked A lively spacious site with a beautufuk nature trail. Good facilities for kids with a football area, tennis net, table tennis and play area.

Disliked There are not enough showers and toilets for the amount of people during peak season. 3 showers between ladies, gents and disabled. Only one toilet in the gents.

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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 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

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

Peaceful 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 Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

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

Location

Heathside Holidays

Blackheath Road

Wenhaston

Halesworth

Suffolk

England

IP19 9EU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.31705°N
1.55214°E

Route directions

Coming from Wenhaston village turn right after the Star pub into Blackheath Road, and carry on until you come to the site on the left. From A12 come into Wenhaston turn left into Blackheath Road just before the Star pub, and carry on until you reach the site on the left.

Nearest transport

Coach
9.9 mi Old Market Place
10.8 mi Cork Bricks
10.8 mi Chaucer Street
Rail
2.8 mi Halesworth Rail Station
3.3 mi Darsham Rail Station
5.4 mi Brampton (Suffolk) Rail Station
Ferry
4.9 mi Walberswick Ferry Landing
4.9 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
16.6 mi Reedham Ferry South
Airport
27 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

After all the walking, cycling, horse riding and golfing, get stuck into the area's history at the 12th-century fortress of Framlingham Castle, half an hour's drive away. Once the refuge of Mary Tudor, this fab place now has exhibitions, themed trails and an audio tour covering its centuries of history: enough to keep young Horrible Histories fans entertained too. Arty sorts will know that Suffolk is Constable country: if this is you, come armed with camera or paintbox to snap and sketch the countryside, harbour and coastal views around the area. You could also take a trip to art complex the Snape Maltings on the Alde river, for events, activities and evening entertainment in the concert hall. Seaside? But of course. Have a stroll around Southwold and its colourful beach huts, or drive half an hour north to Lowestoft for seaside amusements and Pleasurewood Hills, a nifty tucked away theme park with rollercoasters and attractions for all. Walberswick beach, around a 15-minute drive from Heathside, is a popular spot for crabbing. If you’re staying at Heathside for a while, set off early and spend the whole day on the Norfolk Broads (about an hour and 15 minutes' drive north, or drive south for around an hour and a half to the villages of Long Melford and Lavenham with their medieval timber-framed houses.

Food and drink

  • Singtong Neeyom Thai Restaurant 2.7 mi
  • Cleone's 2.8 mi
  • Rajputh 2.8 mi
  • Main's 3.9 mi
  • Satis House 4 mi
  • The Sail Loft 5.3 mi
  • Loaded 5.3 mi
  • Enzo's Pizzeria 5.3 mi
  • Sutherland House 5.4 mi
  • Jack's Burgers and friends 5.4 mi

Groceries

  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 2.7 mi
  • You Drink Bottle Shop & Taproom Off-licence 2.8 mi
  • Adnams Shop Off-licence 5.4 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 5.4 mi

Parks and play

  • Basley Playground 2.4 mi
  • Town Park 2.7 mi
  • Walpole & Cookley Playground 3.6 mi
  • Yoxwood park 3.7 mi
  • Rookery Park 4.2 mi
  • Village Green park 4.5 mi
  • Middleton Playingfields Playground 4.5 mi
  • Cliff House Holiday Park 4.9 mi
  • Huntingfield (Millennium Green) park 5 mi
  • The Rec park 5.3 mi

Family days out

  • Southwold Railway Steamworks Visitor attraction 5 mi
  • Frostenden Mound Castle 5.6 mi
  • The Arcade Amusement arcade 5.7 mi
  • Under The Pier Show Visitor attraction 5.8 mi

Public transport

  • St Peter's Church 0.3 mi
  • The Star Inn 0.4 mi
  • Hammonds Walk 0.4 mi
  • opp Oak Meadow 0.6 mi
  • Blythe Close 0.6 mi
  • Thorington Road 1 mi
  • Queens Head 1.3 mi
  • Blyth View 1.5 mi
  • Primes Lane 1.8 mi
  • Bus Shelter 1.8 mi

What’s nearby

  • Halesworth Golf Club - Championship Course Golf course 1.5 mi
  • Halesworth Golf Club - Valley Course Golf course 1.7 mi
  • Dipping Platform Fishing 2.5 mi
  • Southwold Golf Club Golf course 5.1 mi
  • Mumfords General shop 5.4 mi
  • Field Farm Fisheries Fishing 6.1 mi

Local services

  • The Co-operative Fuel station 2.7 mi
  • Angel Podiatry Clinic 2.8 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 2.8 mi
  • Cutlers Hill Surgery Doctors 2.8 mi
  • Cutlers Hill Surgery Pharmacy 2.8 mi
  • JET Fuel station 2.9 mi
  • JET Fuel station 3.2 mi
  • Scarlett's Fuel station 3.7 mi
  • Yoxford Branch Surgery Doctors 3.9 mi
  • Wangford Service Station Fuel station 4.5 mi

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Must see

Framlingham Castle 10.9 mi

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 15 mi

Orford Castle 15.4 mi

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 15.6 mi

Fritton Lake Country World 16.1 mi

National Trust

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 15.6 mi

Sutton Hoo 17.9 mi

Elizabethan House Museum 21.2 mi

Horsey Windpump 30 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

HENHAM 2.7 mi

Dunwich Forest - Newdelight Walks - Westwood Marshes 3.6 mi

DINGLE MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/06/2002) 3.7 mi

HEVENINGHAM HALL 4.3 mi

Spexhall 4.3 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Heathside Holidays have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Heathside Holidays dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Heathside Holidays? After all the walking, cycling, horse riding and golfing, get stuck into the area's history at the 12th-century fortress of Framlingham Castle, half an hour's drive away. Once the refuge of Mary … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Heathside Holidays?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Heathside Holidays? From £25 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.