Carlton Meres Holiday Park

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Swimming pool
Pod exterior
Indoor pool
Pool

  • Woodland setting with two well-stocked fishing lakes
  • Indoor pool, fitness suite and family-friendly bar on site
  • Seven miles from the Suffolk Heritage Coast at Aldeburgh
This isn't Merely a Suffolk holiday park – it's a Suffolk holiday park with a whole heap to do. If the two fishing lakes at Carlton Meres Holiday Park in Suffolk don't have you wriggling in anticipation, all manner of other options are on site to lure you in. Free activities and entertainment are held in high season (weekends from March to October), or there's splashing in the indoor pool for relaxed types, and a fitness suite and tennis court for the energetic. Or might you prefer wandering peaceably around the park's splendid woodland setting and woodland walk...? The kids are sorted too – always an amicable option on holiday – with an adventure playground to keep them swinging about for hours, and the arts and crafts, karaoke, disco and outdoor activities of the kids' club which runs on weekends and during school holidays (small charge applies). Guests of the roomy pitches at Carlton Meres have access to shower and toilet blocks, waste disposal points and fresh water points.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 20
Open now
Opens 13 March
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

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

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 05/04 and 02/11.
  • The grocery shop is open between 05/04 and 02/11.
  • The restaurant is open between 05/04 and 02/11.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 5 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 5 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Pool

  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 20/03 and 30/10.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 01/05 and 15/09 (subject to weather conditions).

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.

Safety

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

Vehicles

  • 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 parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site. The heated indoor swimming pool will be open from Easter 2019. Please show your entertainment pass (included in the price) for free swimming pool access.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri 13 Mar to

Open from Fri 12 Mar to

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Reviews

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9
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8
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
6

75% would recommend this site to a friend

71% would stay here again

What customers say

Camping pods are generally well-regarded for cleanliness and comfort, with many guests enjoying the scenic lake views. Facilities, particularly shower and toilet blocks, receive mixed feedback regarding cleanliness and maintenance, with recurring reports of blockages and lack of hot water or hand soap. While there's plenty for children, some found entertainment and activities less engaging for teenagers. Food at the on-site restaurant can involve long waits and inconsistent quality, with high prices noted. The outdoor swimming pool's availability has been inconsistent. Lighting around pods and pathways is a concern, especially at night.

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Pods only available via pitchup, not directly with Park Holidays.

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Julie W. 1 review

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Liked Nice clean pod, and we were given the pod we requested, right by the lake.
Loved the fact that dogs are now allowed inside the entertainment bar on the hard floor area!
Shower block now has working lock!

Disliked Food prices are a little high but expected at a holiday park.
Gym was closed for renovation but was not informed at time of booking.
Swimming pool has rather limited hours, would be nice to be able to swim early morning or early evening.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We're pleased that you had a great time and hope to see you again very soon.

Lovely friendly site and staff, great…

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Anonymous

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Liked Lovely friendly site and staff, great value for a couple of nights away and very relaxing. It was great location for places we wanted to visit around that area.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We're pleased that you had a great time and hope to see you again very soon!

very cheerful staff! clean and good…

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Nick G. 1 review

Camping pod

Liked very cheerful staff! clean and good atmosphere

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From the manager: Thank you for your 10/10 review. We hope to see you again soon!

More like a workers stay site than a holiday park

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4 out of 10
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Camping pod

Liked The area with lakes is pretty. We went in quiet time, wouldnt go in peak season. Staff friendly. Toilets and showers for pods okay.

Disliked Not clean as a whole, alot of rubbish,pod obviously hadn't been hoovered ,polished or even dusted. Pool nice and warm but floor slimy outside and in changing rooms(needs a proper clean) lots of workers living there and they werent pleasant at all nearly ran us over a few times and they like swearing which was not nice especially as a family. We booked 2 nights in a pod but only stayed one night.

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Meh

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5 out of 10
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5
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6
Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Emma H. 2 reviews

Camping pod

Liked Log cabin was nice, scenic, peaceful.

Disliked Food ordered was constantly wrong, orders late, missing cutlery. Nothing in shop- if you don’t drive you’ll spend hundreds, taxis only means of transport also cost hundreds

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Kids play areas good and well…

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Anonymous

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Liked Kids play areas good and well located, nice bar area, shower and washing up areas easy to access and convenient.

Disliked Too much visible litter, including round pod areas.

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Pod was simple, shower block was…

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Camping pod

Liked Pod was simple, shower block was good and always clean. Site was nice, including clubhouse, dogs allowed on wooden area by the bar

Disliked No outside table on our pod but others did have one

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From the manager: Thank you for your positive review. We hope to see you again very soon!

It was an amazing family trip!…

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Camping pod

Liked It was an amazing family trip! We definitely plan to come more times for sure! Thank you so much!

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We're pleased that you had a great time and hope to see you again very soon!

With a nice camp Site but the…

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Lee K. 1 review

Camping pod

Liked With a nice camp
Site but the one of the fishing was shut so was abit disappointed and the pod toilet were hard to unlock

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From the manager: Thank you for your positive review. We hope to see you again very soon.

Great fun, would definitely stay again in the summertime

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Anonymous

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Liked The reception staff were amazing and very welcoming. The pod was so comfortable, clean and spacious. We didn’t realise there was duvets and pillow so we brought our own which was even more comfortable. They had 4 chairs and a table which was handy too.

Disliked If you go for a walk around the lakes just remember to wear shoes you don’t mind getting duck/bird poo on! It’s everywhere. The toilets/showers are by the car park so a short walk which for myself wasn’t good as I’m up in the night a few times.

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From the manager: Thank you for your 10/10 review. We hope to see you again soon.


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 Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport 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 Walkers' paradise

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Carlton Meres Holiday Park

Rendham Road

Carlton

Saxmundham

Suffolk

England

IP17 2QP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.23261°N
1.4623°E

Route directions

On the A12: the site is signposted (Carlton Meres Holiday Park) in both directions. Do not follow your satnav for the last part of your journey as it will lead you to Lonely Farm campsite behind the park. Make sure you follow the signs for the park and turn right at the entrance for Carlton Meres Holiday Park.

Nearest transport

Coach
13.6 mi Broad Street
13.7 mi School Lane
15.5 mi Chaucer Street
Rail
1.7 mi Saxmundham Rail Station
3.8 mi Darsham Rail Station
6.3 mi Wickham Market Rail Station
Ferry
10.4 mi Walberswick Ferry Landing
10.5 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
17 mi Bawdsey Ferry Landing

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 they've whirled around on site for a while, take the kids to the coast at Aldeburgh (20 minutes' drive) or Southwold (25 minutes) for days on the beach, buying freshly caught fish on the sands and enviously eyeing up the beach huts. Walberswick (25 minutes) is also well worth a look, to birdwatch among its heath and marshlands, catch crabs on its beach or to take the ferry across the Blyth back to Southwold; you might spy some celebrity residents in this popular town too... Both Felixstowe and Lowestoft are each within 45 minutes for additional Suffolk seaside trips; some time should be spent at Lowestoft for the Pleasurewood Theme Park too – and from there one can move onto the seaside at Great Yarmouth, an hour from the site, and the rest of the Norfolk coast or the Suffolk and Norfolk Broads. Closer to home, take a trip to fab Framlington Castle (15 minutes) – where Mary Tudor was proclaimed queen, fact fans – and to Orford Castle (25 minutes), both managed by English Heritage and both rather spectacular. See also, for wildlife-loving sprogs, the 2,000+ residents at Norfolk's Banham Zoo, just over an hour away, and walking among the parrots, mammals and reptiles of African safari park Africa Alive! at Kessingland (30 minutes), a colourful day out sure to have them squawking.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Poachers Pocket Pub 0.9 mi
  • White Horse Pub 1 mi
  • The Sweffling White Horse Pub 1.4 mi
  • Railway Tavern Pub 1.7 mi
  • Mandarin House Restaurant 1.7 mi
  • The Bell Hotel Pub 1.8 mi
  • Queens Head Pub 1.8 mi
  • Spice Zone Restaurant 1.8 mi
  • The Crown Pub 2.5 mi
  • King's Head Pub 3 mi

Groceries

  • Waitrose Supermarket 1.8 mi
  • Tesco Supermarket 1.8 mi
  • East of England CO-OP Supermarket 5.1 mi
  • Framlingham Wines Off-licence 5.2 mi
  • East of England CO-OP Supermarket 5.3 mi

Parks and play

  • Rookery Park 3 mi
  • Yoxwood park 3.3 mi
  • Glemham Hall park 3.8 mi
  • Friston House Wood park 3.9 mi
  • Middleton Playingfields Playground 4.4 mi
  • Outer Bailey park 4.9 mi
  • Lower Court park 5 mi
  • Haylings Meadow park 5.2 mi
  • Huntingfield (Millennium Green) park 5.6 mi
  • Walpole & Cookley Playground 5.8 mi

Family days out

  • Glemham Hall Visitor attraction 3.8 mi
  • Framlingham Castle 4.9 mi
  • Snape Maltings Visitor attraction 5 mi
  • Oasis Camel Park Zoo 8.9 mi
  • Orford Castle 10 mi

Public transport

  • Church Gate 1 mi
  • White Horse 1 mi
  • Post Office 1 mi
  • Dorleys Corner 1.2 mi
  • Long Avenue 1.2 mi
  • Wordsworth Close 1.2 mi
  • Rosemary Lane 1.3 mi
  • Avocet Court 1.3 mi
  • School 1.3 mi
  • Swann House 1.3 mi

Other nearby

  • Marsh Farm Fishing 2.8 mi
  • The Village Shop General shop 6.2 mi

Local services

  • HSBC UK Cashpoint 1.8 mi
  • Mace Cashpoint 3.1 mi
  • East of England CO-OP Cashpoint 5.1 mi
  • Saxmundham Health Doctors 1.6 mi
  • Samkins Fuel station 1.7 mi
  • Saxmundham Pharmacy 1.8 mi
  • Yoxford Branch Surgery Doctors 3.1 mi
  • Stratford Service Station Shell Fuel station 3.1 mi
  • JET Fuel station 3.9 mi
  • Church Garage Fuel station 3.9 mi
  • Shotter's Fuel station 4.7 mi
  • Gulf Fuel station 4.9 mi
  • Coopers Pharmacy 5.1 mi

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Must see

Framlingham Castle 5 mi

Orford Castle 10 mi

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 10.2 mi

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 10.9 mi

Christchurch Mansion 17.5 mi

National Trust

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 10.2 mi

Sutton Hoo 11 mi

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 26.7 mi

Elizabethan House Museum 28 mi

Thorington Hall 28.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

GLEMHAM HALL 3.8 mi

SNAPE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 01/01/2007 4.9 mi

Leiston - Eastbridge - Middleton - Theberton - Leiston 4.9 mi

Framlingham - Saxtead - Saxtead Green - Apsey Green - Framlingham 5.1 mi

Framlingham - Brandeston - Kettleburgh - Lampardbrook - Framlingham 5.1 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 Carlton Meres Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Carlton Meres Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Carlton Meres Holiday Park? After they've whirled around on site for a while, take the kids to the coast at Aldeburgh (20 minutes' drive) or Southwold (25 minutes) for days on the beach, buying freshly caught … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Carlton Meres Holiday Park?
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Carlton Meres Holiday Park? From £50 (for 2 nights, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.