Phillips Farm

From £13 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.8 92 reviews
Tipi on site (added by manager 14 Sep 2022)
The wedding glade is a popular pitch (added by manager 18 aug 2021)
Open field with plenty of room for a kick about or to fly a kite (added by manager 18 aug 2021)
Red sky at night (added by manager 18 aug 2021)

  • Wild camping field in farming country near Mildenhall in Suffolk
  • A 30-minutes drive to Go Ape Thetford; 40 minutes to Ickworth House
  • Barbecues permitted, archery on site; near pubs, takeaways and shops
Set among rural fields close to family strolls in Suffolk’s Thetford Forest Park, Philips Farm is a simple site with a wild-camping vibe. You can keep everything shipshape with chemical waste disposal, a washing-up station and drinking water, while long drop loos in the woods assure some discretion. Open fires are permitted in a firepit, with wood and kindling on sale at the site, so you can get a barbecue going and cosy up around the flames. Pick up supplies from the major supermarket in Mildenhall (10 minutes’ drive), or do away with cooking altogether and go for takeaway burgers, pizza and noodles. With plenty of pubs to snuff out in quiet country lanes, you’ll never be short of a pint around here either. If you and the family fancy trying out something new, the site owners can pre-book activities for you, from clay-pigeon shooting to axe throwing, archery and air-rifle shooting. If this all sounds too hardcore, maybe you’d prefer wild swimming or boating on the Little Ouse river at Santon Downham (25 minutes’ drive). Just so you know, the site is 15 minutes’ drive from RAF Lakenheath – and the F15s take off weekdays around 8am. While some guests will cheer them as they fly over the camping field, others may not be quite ready for their early-morning reveille. There are also boarding kennels nearby, and the dogs can be heard barking at feeding time.

Site type

Tent pitches 6
Touring caravan pitches 3
Motorhome pitches 3
Rent a tent 1
Open all year
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Perfect for a complete getaway from everything

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Everything about Phillips farm was perfect for us. Just what we were looking for and needed. Thanks to Steve and Emma and mum for the warm welcome. We’ll definitely be back 😀

Disliked: No hot water at pot station but not

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Super

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

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Friendly, quiet, loads of space, just what I wanted.

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The location, the space and within walking distance to a local. Great…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The location, the space and within walking distance to a local. Great couple of days

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Excellent clean site with a friendly owner

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly owner, large clean pitch, pretty much had the field to ourselves which was nice and peaceful. Only noise we could hear at night was the rain.

Disliked: Nothing about the site itself. They are very clear what they have and don’t have on their site on pitch up. Just wanted to make other people aware who may like a long walk that some of the walking routes shown on OS maps we went on around the area were not very clear with signage, overgrown with bramble and thorns or maybe don’t exist anymore so we had to detour maybe once near a farm but we plodded on anyway with our dog.

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Exactly what I needed. A peaceful, relaxed and quiet moment of reflection.…

Overall 10/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Vanessa C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Exactly what I needed. A peaceful, relaxed and quiet moment of reflection. Lovely owners, super sweet, made me feel safe and sound. The pub is actually a 35 min walk and a bit dark on the way back. I would suggest stocking up on your way and enjoying the peace of the farm. Loved the lack of check out time. If I hadn’t had to get home I would have stayed longer just sitting…going into my journal for future visits! Ah yes i did see the planes, it really is quite exciting. They didn’t start until about 10am

Disliked: Having to leave

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Excellent site, clean facilities and friendly owner

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great privet pitches. Friendly owners. Great facilities. Fire pits and wood available

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Peaceful site ✨️

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Definitely stating again. Nice peaceful sit. Lots of choice of where to pitch. Friendly owners. Exactly what I look for in a Campsite can't wait to stay again

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Quiet woodland with good host

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Host was excellent Nice quiet woodland

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100% perfect

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

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Absolutely loved this site.. 18 acres of pure bliss, no showers so bring your own. Very well kept and only 2 long drop compost toilets. My first experience using one of these and what a game changer. Will deffo be back when in the area. Its the quietest site I've ever visited and suits us perfectly.

Disliked: Leaving and no planes taking off.

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The feel of the place was lovely, specially when the sun rose.…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The feel of the place was lovely, specially when the sun rose. The greeting from the guy there was very pleasant. Good options of where to pitch up too. I certainly would recommend.

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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

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Naturist (nudist)

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

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Peaceful

Wild camping

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

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Phillips Farm

Breach Drove

Wilde Street

Mildenhall

Suffolk

England

IP28 8BP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.38278°N
0.50123°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.8 mi Bus Station
6.8 mi Old Forge Court
10.4 mi Horse Racing Museum
Rail
4.7 mi Lakenheath Rail Station
5 mi Shippea Hill Rail Station
7.2 mi Brandon Rail Station
Ferry
26.2 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing
26.3 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
18.3 mi Cambridge 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

It should be child’s play to tire the kids out, with activities like quad go-karting at Red Lodge Karting (20 minutes’ drive), a canopy adventure course in the forest at High Lodge (30 minutes), and off-road motorbiking at Mildenhall Moto-Cross (10 minutes). Go Ape Thetford (30 minutes) is yet another option for energetic kids. If you’d prefer gentler pursuits, golfers are well provided for, with several courses within 30 minutes’ drive. Thetford Forest Park (10 minutes) has plenty of family-friendly walks through woodland and heath, where you can also let the dog have a run around too. You won’t go short on culture either: see how our ancestors lived in the open-air living history museum at West Stow Anglo Saxon Village (20 minutes), or check out the ruins of a medieval manor house at Weeting Castle (20 minutes). National Trust-owned Ickworth (40 minutes) is also well worth exploring for its ornate central rotunda and priceless art collections.

Must see

Ely Cathedral 10 mi

Grimes Graves 10.1 mi

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 10.2 mi

Newmarket Racecourses 11.6 mi

The National Stud 12.5 mi

National Trust

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 10 mi

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 12.9 mi

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 13.4 mi

Oxburgh Hall 14.1 mi

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 15 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

LAKENHEATH FEN (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 21/04/2006) 4.3 mi

Tuddenham St Mary 4.9 mi

Hockwold-cum-Wilton 5.6 mi

Herringswell - Kentford Heath - Green Lane - Herringswell 5.6 mi

CHIPPENHAM HALL 6.9 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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  • How much does it cost to stay at Phillips Farm? From £13 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.