The Hollies

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Pitches
Pitches
Spacious campsite
Views
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Beach
The beach with access from the camping site
Entrance
Fish and chips
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Spacious campsite
Views
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
  • 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 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

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

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating based on 486 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 68% of visitors View breakdown

90%

would recommend this site to a friend

87%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Plenty of space in the tent field and very peaceful. Clean hot…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Plenty of space in the tent field and very peaceful. Clean hot showers. Great fish and chips on site. Easy walks to Lowestoft and Kessingland along the beach (but check the tide!).

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to stop at a great price, will return.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Munish M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: On arrival was greeted by friendly reception staff and Warden came up to us at the pitch to help orientate us to the Camp and surrounding area, a lovely personalized touch.

Great well laid out site, bus stop outside so great to go explore with a day pass, Southwold definitely a place to go visit.

Good on-site amenities including kids play area, on-site Fish & Chips and a breakfast van, laundry facilities etc.

Beach accessible from site and is lovely.

Pubs a mile or so in each direction from site entrance.

Toilet and shower facilities spotless and cleaned regularly, will happily return.

Disliked: Showers have silly timer button that are annoying please change them to longer duration and have the ability to change water temperature.

Wi-Fi should be free not chargeable put the pitch cost up if needed, as phone signal is terrible.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Second time visiting and will definitely go back.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Thomas J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Facilities were very clean, staff were friendly and present. Plenty to do for my child. Coffee trailer is a big win when you run out of gas!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spacious camping site. Very well-kept recreation center. Great access to the beach.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Wojciech O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Spacious camping site. Very well-kept recreation center. Great access to the beach.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Cheap compared to over sites we looked at

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Peaceful, spotlessly clean site, great all round site, dog friendly beach with access straight from the pitch

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean quiet site…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely clean quiet site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quite and peaceful

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Quiet and peaceful with a lovely view of the Sea. Staff at reception were friendly and welcoming. The pitch was grass and gravel which was ideal as we were able to park the caravan on the gravel and used the grass for putting up the awning. Toilet block was absolutely spotless. We had a lovely week and the weather was perfect. 5 stars.

Disliked: No Wi-Fi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really nice site wellkept clean tidy staff very welcoming ,facility's were…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
steve b. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Really nice site wellkept clean tidy staff very welcoming ,facility's were very clean price per night was good . Good all-round restful place to stay

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

It was a really nice place to stat

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Lindsay S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The site was lovely and clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, nice area. Going again in a few weeks 😀

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely Quiet site well maintained.
Clean showers and toilet blocks
Large pitches
Good quality food available on site (fish n chips lovely )
Close to amenities

Disliked: Shower was a bit hot, fine for me but not for young kids

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, arrived late - warden was so friendly & welcoming

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Emily C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful site, clean facilities

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 Car parking by pitch/unit 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°W

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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.