Hillside Farm Camping

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The site's meadow
The site's meadow
Camping at hillside farm
Camping meadow beside the farmhouse
Seating outdoors
Bell tent with fire pit and outdoor seating
Sunset over hillside farm
Knettishall heath for walks and swimming
B-17 weather vane on the roof of the 388th collection
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Camping at hillside farm
Camping meadow beside the farmhouse
Seating outdoors

  • Meadow site overlooking a fen on an East Anglia farm
  • A 15-minute drive from Banham Zoo and Bressingham Steam & Gardens
  • Off-ground firepits allowed; small World War II museum on site
From Hillside Farm Camping, you’ll be able to gather steam into Norfolk’s historic market towns, broads and countryside with an East Anglian farm as your base. This meadow site looks over a sloping fen, arable fields and a church, with the farmhouse close by. It’s certainly a good vantage point to be in, not just for the scenery, but also for the market town of Diss, Banham Zoo and Bressingham Steam & Gardens 15 minutes’ drive away. Uniquely, this site will take you on a little tour of history if you wish, as those of you with an interest in aviation can request a viewing in the small museum on site, created in memory of the men of the 388th Bomb Group who flew B-17's from Knettishall airfield during World War II. In a converted horse box, there are toilet and shower facilities available for guests to use. Water’s available from the tap by the house too, so that you can fill up your own cooking equipment or wash your hands ready for a barbecue (you’ll need to bring your own gas barbecue or off-ground firepit). Well-behaved dogs have the green light here, as long as they’re kept on a lead and cleaned up after, so you should feel quite at home with all the family around. Handily, there’s a dog-friendly pub just 20 minutes’ walk away and a fish and chip shop 10 minutes the other way if that’s your cup of tea.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Rent a tent 2
Open now
Opens 22 July
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 22 Jul to

Open from Fri, 5 Sept to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 17 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

88% would recommend this site to a friend

82% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite is praised for its friendly and accommodating hosts, with many highlighting Deborah. Guests appreciate the clean and well-maintained field, level pitches, and the lovely communal seating area, described as rustic and atmospheric, with power for charging and WiFi. The location is convenient, with a short walk to a local shop, pub, and chip shop, and offers beautiful views and nearby walks. The converted horse box shower/toilet is functional with hot water. A minor drawback mentioned is occasional road noise.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great little find, enjoyed the quirkiness

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The hosts Deborah and James. Location was good for access to Grimes Graves, Dad’s Army Museum, nature reserve and town centre Thetford. Pub within reasonable walking distance. Quiet, even though just off main road. This site has a quaint charm about it and felt very relaxed and welcome. Not too big. Loved the quirkiness of the shower and toilet being in a converted horse box. The site also boasts what we called a lounge (a converted stable/out building that has tables and chairs, a large sofa, use of a fridge and phone charging facilities). Added bonus of the little WW2 museum on site dedicated to US Army 388 bombardment group that were stationed locally.

Disliked Not necessarily a dislike, but be aware only one shower and toilet for the site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Easy to get to, nice and clean and Debbie is lovely. Really…

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Tahir A.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Easy to get to, nice and clean and Debbie is lovely. Really accommodating.

Would happliy spend a few more nights there in future!

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place for family/group or solo

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Ryan G.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The park had a very secure environment and a lovely communal seating area (converted stable) with sofas and a fridge which is perfect to sink into a good read.
Only one shower and loo made from an old horse box but water was lovely and hot.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we're so pleased you enjoyed your stay here with us.

There are actually two toilet/shower cubicles within the horse box so I'm sorry if we didn't make that clear.

We hope to welcome you back one day.

The Hillside Farm Camping Team

Rustic and quaint, nice friendly helpful owner…

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Mark H.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Rustic and quaint, nice friendly helpful owner

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely little campsite and would highly recommend

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Campsite, communal area, horse box showers, local pub and fish and chip shop

Disliked Close to the road but this is only a minor issue compared with all the positives

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely Wonderful with everything you’d need.

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Jake T.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great welcome. Horse box toilet and shower. Lots of room. Easy to find. 3 mins walk to the local shop, little further for the chippy. Free toiletries for the shower that are eco-friendly and vegan. Communal seating area with power for charging was brilliant.

Disliked Not much really, if I could be picky I camped right next to the road side so I’d camp further away in the future and it wouldn’t be an issue.

Recommend to friends Visit again

would love to go back.

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great hosts, atmospheric with the connection to the past. Close to pub, shop and chippy.

Disliked No dislikes really but please don't move the site, just have a re-shuffle as I understand you don't always want campers on your lawn. You could make more of the Nissen huts and surrounds surely? The ghosts of the past are crucial to the sites charm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Love this place. Simple, rustic. Great people.

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Location is great
Short walk to corner shop, pub and chippy. Owners awesome.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great quiet place with clean facilities. Very nice service. I recommend…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great quiet place with clean facilities. Very nice service. I recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nicely maintained field. Level pitches. Lovely place to view a sunset.…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Nicely maintained field. Level pitches.

Lovely place to view a sunset.

Disliked Very loud traffic from the road directly next to the camping field, even late at night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 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

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby

Location

Hillside Farm Camping

Bury Road

Market Weston

Suffolk

England

IP22 2PB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.36867°N
0.92228°E

Route directions

Please use What3Words ("pillow.moods.recliner") or Google Maps rather than the postcode, as it does not always work. Please do not turn into the lane for Fen Farm. Instead, turn into Church Road (near the Hopton village sign) from the B1111 and take the first driveway on the right into the farmyard.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.5 mi Jacobs Close
3.5 mi Jacobs Close
6.2 mi Village Hall
Rail
5.9 mi Harling Road Rail Station
7.4 mi Eccles Road Rail Station
8.3 mi Thetford Rail Station
Ferry
29.6 mi Reedham Ferry South
29.6 mi Reedham Ferry North
Airport
25.7 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Diss (market town with a historical centre, the mere and park; market on Fridays): 15 minutes’ drive - Banham Zoo: 15 minutes - Bressingham Steam & Gardens (steam museum and gardens): 15 minutes - Bury St Edmunds (abbey gardens, market days and shops and cafés): 25 minutes - The Broads (boating and watersports): 50 minutes - Norwich (pubs, market, cathedral and the river Wensum): 50 minutes - Framlingham Castle (12th-century fortress): 55 minutes - Great Yarmouth: an hour and five minutes - Sutton Hoo (National Trust site with medieval cemeteries): an hour and five minutes - Southwold (seaside town): an hour and 10 minutes - Lowestoft (coastal town): an hour and 10 minutes - North Norfolk Coast: an hour and a half

Must see

Bressingham Steam and Gardens 5.8 mi

Banham Zoo 6.8 mi

Grimes Graves 13.3 mi

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 15.1 mi

Framlingham Castle 20.6 mi

National Trust

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 12.5 mi

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 15.2 mi

Lavenham Guildhall 18.7 mi

Oxburgh Hall 20.9 mi

Melford Hall 21.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Market Weston 0.2 mi

Hepworth 1.3 mi

Blo-Norton 1.6 mi

Knettishall Country Park 2.5 mi

Lopham Fen 4 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Hillside Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hillside Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hillside Farm Camping? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Diss (market town with a historical centre, the mere and park; market on Fridays): 15 minutes’ drive - Banham Zoo: 15 minutes - Bressingham Steam & … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hillside Farm Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Hillside Farm Camping? From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.