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Polstead Country Park: Main Field

General

  • Well-maintained, landscaped adults-only park near Polstead in Suffolk
  • A 20-minute drive to Lavenham, and 25 minutes to Ipswich Waterfront
  • Essentials shop on site; food pub five minutes’ walk away

Its rural location on the edge of a Suffolk conservation area ensures visitors to Polstead Country Park have plenty to do during their stay. The pretty village of Polstead is five minutes’ drive away, and walkers have access to a network of footpaths from there, taking in ancient woodland scattered with bluebells in spring, while overnighting cyclists can pick on the South Suffolk Cycle Route with a 10-minute ride from the park.

If you've brought the car, your options widen even further – animal parks, stately homes and beaches are all within half an hour’s drive.

Landscaped with flowers, neat hedges and shady mature trees, the pitches at this adults-only site are generously sized and immaculately maintained. Spotless modern facilities include shower facilities with underfloor heating and a dedicated accessible bathroom, while washing-up sinks and a laundry area make it easy to keep everyone and everything looking shipshape.

The friendly staff at reception can let you have all sorts of information on the local area and places to visit, and there’s also a small site shop stocked with essentials. If you fancy a break from cooking, there’s a foodie pub within five minutes’ walk and other options in Polstead village.

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA 5 pennants

Please note

Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

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.

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).

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).

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.


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Reviews

9.7

Overall rating based on 58 reviews

 

98% would recommend this site to a friend.

97% would stay here again.

  84% described as Peaceful ?

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A beautiful well kept site. Clean facilities. Very friendly owner. …20/03/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomJo C.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    A beautiful well kept site. Clean facilities. Very friendly owner. Nice local walks.

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Thank you so much for leaving a review and we hope to welcome you back again soon. Best wishes.

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Lovely clean shower block20/03/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomDenise S.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    Showers & pitches

    Disliked: 

    Grass was extremely wet & muddy, would benefit extending the gravel as our car churned up the grass due to the amount of rain.

From the manager...

Thanks so much Denise for taking time to leave a review. The weather has been so wet and with the ground being clay based puddles can appear but I'm pleased you would still like to visit again, maybe when it's dry and sunny, which better be soon!

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Lovely stay at a great site20/03/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomAnonymousMobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    Beautiful and peaceful site with very friendly owners

    Disliked: 

    Nothing

From the manager...

Thank you so much for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again soon.

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Spacious, well laid out site. Very friendly welcome and service.20/03/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomJohn G.Confirmed

  • Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    Spacious, well laid out site. Very friendly welcome and service. We were three separate camper vans and were able to have adjacent pitches. Great shower and washing up facilities.
    10 minute walk to Brewers Arms. Nice pub, food okay.

    Disliked: 

From the manager...

Thanks so much John for leaving a review! We really appreciate it and hope you and your friends will visit again, maybe when the weather is behaving better!

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Lovely site13/03/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomLynn F.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    Nice welcome to the site with a run down of where everything was. Nice pitches decided by hedges. Nice clean shower block . Under floor heating in showers. Little road noise but nothing that worried us. Buses only every 2 hours with bus stop about 6 mins walk near the pub. Booked for a carvery on the Sunday for lunch at the pub(brewers arms) was really lovely. Would definitely go again.

    Disliked: 

    Couldn't get WiFi in the paddock where we were pitched

From the manager...

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review Lynn, much appreciated and I will pass your complements to the guys at the Brewers.

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Comfortable relaxing touring site.04/03/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomScott E.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    Clean, well laid out, lovely site managers, excellent shower block.

    Disliked: 

    Poor wifi

From the manager...

Thank you so much for a great review. It was lovely meeting you both and hope to see you again soon!

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Easy access; warm welcome; very clean washrooms; excellent dog walks; …27/02/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomAnonymousMobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    Easy access; warm welcome; very clean washrooms; excellent dog walks; helpful staff

    Disliked: 

From the manager...

Thanks so much for a fab review! Hope you come back again soon

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Alwats has been a lovely site, New owners are maintaining the standard27/02/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomTony B.Confirmed

  • Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    A very good welcome from the wardens who were very friendly and helpful

    Disliked: 

    there was nothing to dislike

From the manager...

Thanks so much Tony for taking time to leave a lovely review for us. We look forward to hopefully seeing you again soon. Best wishes.

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Lovely peaceful place. Well laid out, particularly liked the hedges …27/02/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomJenny P.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    Lovely peaceful place. Well laid out, particularly liked the hedges separating the pitches, felt more private. Facilities excellent, very clean, modern and warm. Couldn’t fault it.

    Disliked: 

    I guess the only thing I would say is the cost is rather high but you get what you pay for!

From the manager...

Thanks for a great review Jenny!
Hope to see you again soon.
P.S we have a 20% discount offer for March! Hopefully the bluebells will have started appearing in Dollops wood, weather permitting.

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Clean,welcoming,would definitely be going back.26/02/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomMark N.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
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    Fantastic

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From the manager...

Thanks so much for leaving a lovely review Mark. Much appreciated

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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

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portaloo

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

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

Themes

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

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

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  • Holt Road, Bower House Tye, Polstead, Suffolk, England, CO6 5BZ
  • Timezone Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)   GPS 52.0249°N 0.8955°E

Nearest transport

Coach stations
White Horse — 7.0 miles
Motel — 7.2 miles
Stanwell Street — 9.5 miles
Train stations
Bures Rail Station — 6.5 miles
Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station — 6.9 miles
Manningtree Rail Station — 8.3 miles
Ferry ports
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing — 16.1 miles
Harwich International Ferry Terminal — 16.2 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing — 16.3 miles
Airports
London Stansted Airport — 28.7 miles

Directions


Satnav users please do not use the site postcode. Refer to the map once on the A1071.

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

Pretty Suffolk villages to explore include Kersey (five minutes’ drive) with its half-timbered houses and thatched cottages, while Lavenham (20 minutes) has a stunning guildhall and fine 14th-century church. For a bit of a date night, Ipswich (25 minutes) has lots of bars and restaurants along its lively waterfront, as well as a theatre and cinema.

There are pretty country yomps along the River Stour to Flatford Mill (25 minutes) and Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (20 minutes) in Constable Country. You can see another artist’s house on the walking trail from National Trust-owned Melford Hall (20 minutes) to Sudbury (15 minutes), which takes in three old water mills and Thomas Gainsborough’s house en route.

Looking for animal encounters on your rural break? Feed lambs (in season), groom horses and cuddle up to friendly donkeys at Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm, or get up close to the reptiles, creepy crawlies and butterflies at Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park (both half an hour). Or how about touring a couple of local vineyards? Giffords Hall (half an hour) and Burnt House (45 minutes) are both open for tours and tastings – it’s best to book in advance.

Must see

  • East Anglian Railway Museum (9.1 miles)
  • Colchester Castle Museum (9.3 miles)
  • firstsite (9.4 miles)

National Trust

  • Thorington Hall (3.4 miles)
  • Flatford: Bridge Cottage (7.0 miles)

Cycle routes

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

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel.

Policies

Permitted arrival/departure time

Camping and touring
Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
Depart by:  12 p.m.

Polstead Country Park cancellation policy

No refunds within 12 weeks of arrival date.

Bookings cannot be amended within 28 day(s) of arrival.

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away.

Please note that your deposit is paid to Pitchup.com and is non-refundable.

Payment

A 15% non-refundable deposit is payable now. Polstead Country Park will debit the balance from your card 12 weeks before arrival, or if the arrival date is sooner than 12 weeks then the balance will be taken immediately.

You can also opt to pay the full amount at the time of your booking, or at any point before the due date.

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Terms and conditions

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  • Does Polstead Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Polstead Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Polstead Country Park? Pretty Suffolk villages to explore include Kersey (five minutes’ drive) with its half-timbered houses and thatched cottages, while Lavenham (20 minutes) has a stunning guildhall and fine 14th-century church. For a bit … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Polstead Country Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Polstead Country Park? From £28 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party. Check prices and availability

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