Hill Farm

View prices & book 8.8 200 reviews
Pitches on site (added by manager 02 Sep 2022)
Spacious pitches surrounded by trees (added by manager 20 apr 2022)
Secluded grass pitch 9 (added by manager 29 mar 2022)
Pitch for a caravan or motorhome (added by manager 25 nov 2021)

  • Well-maintained site a 10-minute drive from the Suffolk coast
  • A 15-minute drive to Southwold, and half an hour from Sutton Hoo
  • Pub five minutes' drive away; a few minutes from a shop and petrol
Fancy some downtime exploring rural Suffolk? The tree-shaded pitches at Hill Farm are in a peaceful setting near the historic town of Saxmundham, handily accessible from the A12 and close to Suffolk’s popular coastline. This is a site that welcomes families and groups of friends – and it's wonderfully dog-friendly too (there’s a five-acre woodland to the north of the site that's great for dog walking). The site has good TV reception for relaxing indoors on damp or chilly days. Gas-powered barbecues are allowed too (no ground or silver barbecues please), so you can keep warm and toasty while grilling up a barbecue feast. For grocery shopping or petrol top-ups, there's a garage and a shop a few minutes' drive away from the site. The popular village of Westleton (10 minutes’ drive) has village stores, a farm shop and an art gallery; and if you fancy a change from cooking, there are also a couple of pubs and tearoom, with more dining options in Darsham (five minutes). Back on site, there are several toilet blocks with hot running water, plus four showers. There is also a washing machine, grey waste and chemical toilet disposal and recycling.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 5
Tent pitches 11
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 56 consecutive nights.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

A quiet and small site. Facilities are clean. Nice rural location, within…

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

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked: A quiet and small site. Facilities are clean. Nice rural location, within walking distance of a good pub serving good food and beer. Price is reasonable for site too.

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Fairly quiet apart from noise from nearby A12. Pitch was a good…

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

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked: Fairly quiet apart from noise from nearby A12. Pitch was a good size. Facilities were ok, kettle was useful.

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Only the man who we think ran ir.…

Overall 2/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Janet H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding pitch

Liked: Only the man who we think ran ir.

Disliked: The facilities were awful, booked 3 nights but only stayed 1 could not face the shower and went without and used our portable loo.

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From the manager: Dear Janet, I am really sorry but there are 3 toilet cabins (with gents/female toilets) and 4 showers on site, which for some strange reason you weren't aware of. So there is a shower and portaloo toilet in the woods, one toliet cabin and shower opposite the house and 2 showers on the Cl site. So there are a total of 9 toilets on site, (with separated cubicles between male and female) and 4 showers, all within a 2 or 3 minutes walk from you! So I'm therefore very confused as to why you had to use your own portable loo, which definitely wasn’t necessary with that number of toilets on site (i.e. 9)! These toilets were also mentioned in 2 separate welcome emails to you before arrival. These are also always cleaned everyday by me. There is no way on earth that I would let them become too unclean. The only person I trust to clean them now is me!!! Sorry, if you were by some unknown reason not aware that there were this number of toilets and showers on site, I really really apologise for not making it clearer. All welcome emails have now been updated to make it crystal clear so that this never happens again. I can’t physically add any more toilets to the site!!!

Good

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth pitch

Liked: Friendly staff. Quiet. Small. Use of a kettle.

Disliked: Could hear the A12.

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Will definitely re visit, lots of wildlife habitat. Pleasant pub

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Quirky site in great position for exploring West Suffolk. Manager worked tirelessly and was friendly and helpful.

Disliked: Slightly dated toilet, shower facilities. Strange collection of old books, cloths in one toilet block

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Good wide pitches with facilities nearby, very friendly owner

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

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked: The owner, the setting and the general feel of the place

Disliked: No hot water in the washing up area

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Friendly welcome from Jaik , location was good and was reasonably…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 6
Paul J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding pitch

Liked: Friendly welcome from Jaik , location was good and was reasonably quiet

Disliked: We mainly used our own facilities but we were not keen on the mixed toilets and shower

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From the manager: Dear Paul, thank you for your review. It was nice to meet you. RE : “we were not keen on the mixed toilets and shower” Just to be crystal clear here, there are now 4 showers on site, so there is definitely not just one “shower”, as you have indicated. I agree all the 4 showers are currently mixed (unisex), which I might change one or two to male and female showers at some point. I just can’t work out who should get the best shower yet!! RE: "the mixed toilets" I agree the portaloo toilet is mixed (unisex), but the other 3 toilet cabins have separated cubicles between male and female. There is also a separated gents toilet and another separate ladies toilet on the CL, which you were welcome to use, as stated in your welcome email. I normally personally clean these every day myself, so am slightly dismayed with myself that you gave it “6/10”, but I was probably chatting with you too much and not doing enough cleaning! (Note to self: less chat about rescue dogs– more cleaning needed!) I am also slightly dismayed that the Wi-Fi was only “6/10” when I have personally put one of the most powerful Wi-Fi transmitters on the market in the hedge outside your caravan on Pitch 11, with a 300m range!! I apologise if it wasn’t quite up to Romford, Essex, speeds, but then you’re staying on the edge of a wood at the end of the day. We try our best here!

Quite and peaceful

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Quiet and peaceful site. Toilets and showers close by, not luxurious but sufficient

Disliked: Nothing

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Liked the separate pitches which were spaced out between trees. Good location…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked: Liked the separate pitches which were spaced out between trees. Good location for walks & to a pub. Quiet after 10pm. Good having a bin & water tap close by.

Disliked: In our area the toilet was a porta loo which had to be pumped to flush and only had cold water to wash hands. Proper toilets were on site not too far, but only two toilets which were occupied on a few occasions. If the toilets and hot running water was better, I’d happily return !

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. I am sorry that you thought that there were "only two toilets which were occupied on a few occasions". Just to be 100% clear here, there are actually 3 toilet cabins (with gents/female toilets) and 4 showers on site, which you are welcome to use, as stated in the welcome emails. So there is a shower and portaloo toilet in the woods, one toliet cabin and shower opposite the house and 2 showers and 2 toilet cabins on the Cl site. = 9 toilets. So there are a total of 9 toilets on site, (with mostly being separated cubicles between male and female) and 4 showers all with in a 2 or 3 mins walk from you. These toilets are also always cleaned everyday by me, as I don't trust a cleaner to do this, as from past experiences they never clean them well enough. There is no way on earth that I would let them become too unclean, so 2/5 is a bit mean but I will clean them harder from now on! Jaik (BSc, MSc)

Lovely site, nice trees for kids to play in…

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

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked: Lovely site, nice trees for kids to play in

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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 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 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

Forest Peaceful Remote location

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Hill Farm

Lymballs Lane

Saxmundham

Suffolk

England

IP17 3QH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.28501°N
1.54002°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.1 mi Old Market Place
12.7 mi Cork Bricks
12.7 mi Chaucer Street
Rail
1.1 mi Darsham Rail Station
4.5 mi Halesworth Rail Station
5.3 mi Saxmundham Rail Station
Ferry
5.8 mi Walberswick Ferry Landing
5.8 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
18.9 mi Reedham Ferry South
Airport
28.8 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

Hills Farm is an great base for exploring the Suffolk coastline, with indie boutiques in cobbled streets and restaurants on the pier in the cute seaside town of Southwold (15 minutes’ drive), and an extensive sandy beach backed by dunes at Walberswick (10 minutes). Aldeburgh (20 minutes) is home to famous literary and music festivals, plus bracing strolls on the pebble beach and a renowned fish and chip shop. There’s plenty of history in these parts too, with stately part-medieval Orford Castle (25 minutes) open for tours of its angular keep, and you can follow a spectacular walk around the walls at Framlingham Castle (20 minutes). The star of the show here, however, might just be the Anglo-Saxon burial ground and museum showcasing its priceless, golden finds at Sutton Hoo (half an hour). Getting out and about in glorious and unspoilt countryside is easy too, with boardwalks crossing the heathland at National Trust-owned Dunwich Heath and Beach (15 minutes). At the famous RSPB Minsmere coastal reserve (20 minutes), you have the chance to spot otters in reedbed pools, with rare bitterns and avocets nesting nearby.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Southwold The Denes 6.3 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Southwold The Pier 7 mi Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 15.1 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 15.4 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Gorleston Beach 21.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Framlingham Castle 9.3 mi

Orford Castle 13.2 mi

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 13.3 mi

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 15.7 mi

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 17.2 mi

National Trust

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 13.4 mi

Sutton Hoo 15.8 mi

Elizabethan House Museum 23.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Dunwich Forest - Newdelight Walks - Westwood Marshes 3.1 mi

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

MINSMERE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 11/01/2006) 3.7 mi

HEVENINGHAM HALL 4.1 mi

Dunwich Heath - Eastbridge - Minsmere River - Westleton 4.3 mi

Local events

  • Latitude Festival (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)

    Beccles, Suffolk 4.9 mi

  • Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival (Saturday 28 September 2024 – Saturday 28 September 2024)

    Aldeburgh, Suffolk 8.6 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Suffolk?

  • Does Hill Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hill Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hill Farm? Hills Farm is an great base for exploring the Suffolk coastline, with indie boutiques in cobbled streets and restaurants on the pier in the cute seaside town of Southwold (15 minutes’ drive), … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hill Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Hill Farm? From £17 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.