The Hollies

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Pitches
Pitches
Spacious campsite
Seaside pitches
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Beach
Steps down to the beach
View of the beach
The beach with access from the camping site
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Spacious campsite
Seaside pitches
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitches

  • Kessingland site directly on the Suffolk coast
  • Three different pitching up areas over 28 acres
  • Two new amenities blocks, including disabled and family rooms
What a beach! And what a view… The gorgeous East Anglian coastline and an expanse of Suffolk sands sweep out for miles from The Hollies touring and camping park near Lowestoft: the site is set on a cliff and the views from your pitch or your firepit of an evening will be Hollie-wood worthy. It's Kessingland Beach below you at The Hollies, which is a highly scenic ten or 15-minute saunter along the clifftop path and an equally scenic scene on arrival with its miles of golden sand. And the beach is dog-friendly all year round, as is The Hollies – hurrah and woof. The amiable Hollies team has arranged three picks of pitches on its roomy 28-acre site: the Barley field for tourers and with electric hook-up; the Seaside field for tents and without electric; and the Hay field especially suitable for mixed groups with a mix of tent and touring pitches, all with electric. Amenities are newly built and include two large shower and loo blocks with family rooms and rooms for disabled guests; a newly built playground is on site too for Suffolk coast-based little squirts.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 50
Tent pitches 150
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 14
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of The Beeston Group group.

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs
Dogs allowed

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 691 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

92% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers a stunning cliff-top location with direct beach access. Visitors praise the clean facilities, spacious pitches, and friendly staff. On-site food options, like fish and chips, are popular. Some guests note noise from nearby roads and occasional issues with the number or cleanliness of facilities during peak times. The steep steps to the beach are a common mention.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 04/08/2026

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Stay clear of the Meadow Field

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James M. 5 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked It's near a beach.

Disliked Being placed in the Meadow Field part of the site where the gravel pitches are next to what are obviously travellers in the entire lower middle section.
Kept awake on Friday night by 'Michael' and his mates having a right good session culiminating at 4am with an 'everyone back to their vans and have a domestic with their wives'.
Constant vehicle activity after midnight, hazards going, headlights on full beam. 5mph speed limit ignored by most 'seaonal residents' and the warden which is ironic.
Left after 1 night of a 3 night stay. Complained to indifferent staff who clearly know there is an issue and came up with the 'they only arrived recently line'. The vans in question have grass growing up around the awnings, airers and washing machines.
I was advised I should have phoned the warden but he should have been able to hear them as well as I could, quite what he would have done with 6 inebriated travellers is anyone's guess.
Promised a phone call from management who mysteriously weren't on site all weekend. Call never came which tells me they couldn't care less what casual punters think. Don't let them put you in the Meadow Field is my advice.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location. Go to Hollies few…

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Marius J. 1 review

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Good location. Go to Hollies few times during summer

Recommend to friends Visit again

Convenient food stalls , amount of…

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Nick B. 15 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Convenient food stalls , amount of facilities… constant visibility of warden. Perfectly situated with cliff access to beach

Disliked Overtime it has become a victim of its own success…. In that it’s becoming very busy and hence losing some of it’s peaceful charm

Recommend to friends Visit again

nice quiet place, shower blocks…

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 donna w. 1 review

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked nice quiet place, shower blocks were reasonable.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitches nice and big. Toilets clean.…

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5 out of 10
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 Cindy M. 2 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Pitches nice and big. Toilets clean. Lots of drinking water taps around

Disliked Not enough wash up areas. Steps down to the beach. We didn’t get told until
We asked on our last full day if there was a closer beach, then we got told to follow a path where there are no stairs. Getting told on the day we arrive we are not allowed to have any bbq’s.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Close to the sea clean toilets…

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bert b. 4 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Close to the sea clean toilets and showers helpful staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beach close by. Fish and chips…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Beach close by. Fish and chips van

Disliked No convenient store just for things like bread milk butter .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very spacious site, it was busy…

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Justas V. 4 reviews

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Very spacious site, it was busy but that's not an issue, allot of facilitates, my toddler enjoyed the play ground, and the walk to the beach is very close we are coming back next weekend this is just shows how much we loved the place

Disliked could do with some kind of update on the pitch website that the bbq are not allowed during the drought

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful location spacious and clean

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Leona T. 2 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Very spacious pitch very helpful warden when we arrived ..beautiful location with the beach so close
A very busy site which was so clean the toilet and showers were cleaned well
We look forward to a return visit

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything brilliant place and beautiful beach,…

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Andrew H. 4 reviews

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Everything brilliant place and beautiful beach, will be back soon

Disliked Toilets could do with being cleaned more often

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Beach access 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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer 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

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level site, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches

Location

The Hollies

London Road

Kessingland

Lowestoft

Suffolk

England

NR33 7PQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.43139°N
1.72108°E

Route directions

From the A12 heading towards Lowestoft, take the third exit off the roundabout on to London Road and we are just down the road on the right. On a local bus route and the bus stops at the entrance to the park.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.5 mi Gordon Road
6.9 mi Old Market Place
9 mi James Paget Hospital
Rail
2.7 mi Oulton Broad South Rail Station
3.2 mi Lowestoft Rail Station
3.2 mi Oulton Broad North Rail Station
Ferry
8.2 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
8.3 mi Walberswick Ferry Landing
11.3 mi Reedham Ferry South
Airport
24.9 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

The Hollies is in a spiffing location to get to the best of Suffolk, Norfolk, the countryside and the Broads for a bit of whatever you fancy in boating, fishing, hiking, rainy day activities and family days out. Lowestoft, Southwold and Great Yarmouth are all within ten miles – Lowestoft is only about five minutes by car – and are all well worth a day trip each, as is lovely Norwich about an hour's drive to the north-west (services run regularly from Lowestoft Station too). Lowestoft has two theatres and a handful of small museums in Sparrow Park alongside the main Lowestoft Museum in Nicholas Everett Park; head to the library's local history section for more pics and info of days of yore. Lowestoft's lighthouse is probably its most well-known feature, but take time for a trip to Ness Point too, the most easterly location in the UK (just ask a Lowestoft local to point you towards Gulliver). If you're on hol with the kids, you'll find loads of family-friendly options in the area, like the Africa Alive animal park five minutes' drive from the Hollies (go here on a Sunday for a bonzer of a car boot sale) and the Pleasurewood Hills theme park about 20 minutes away. Kids might also like the wooden roller disco at Lowestoft's Claremont Pier, but if this doesn't have them wheeling around in joy, take them to walk the plank at the play park Adventure Island, or to see more species at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Park just outside Great Yarmouth. Finally, nautical sorts don't need to tie themselves in knots trying to find a craft to take care of, as fishing boats can be chartered near Kessingland for sea angling trips, and the Norfolk Broads Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is within easy reach to drift along wildlife-laden waterways.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 2.5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 2.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southwold The Pier 7.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Southwold The Denes 7.9 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Gorleston Beach 9.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 6.5 mi

Fritton Lake Country World 8.2 mi

Pleasure Beach 11.3 mi

Framlingham Castle 21.4 mi

BeWILDerwood 22.3 mi

National Trust

Elizabethan House Museum 12 mi

Horsey Windpump 22.1 mi

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 24.7 mi

Sutton Hoo 28.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Mutford - Carlton Colville - Barnby - Mutford 2.6 mi

Carlton Colville 2.8 mi

BELLE VUE PARK 4.2 mi

North Cove 4.4 mi

Gunton 5.3 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 The Hollies have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Hollies dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Hollies? The Hollies is in a spiffing location to get to the best of Suffolk, Norfolk, the countryside and the Broads for a bit of whatever you fancy in boating, fishing, hiking, rainy … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Hollies?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Hollies? From £16 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.