The Shottisham Campsite

Positiv Loved the fact that there was different areas which had around 4 pitches within them. All very close to the on site facilities such as showers and toilets. Toilets were kept very clean. Perfect for children as has a great play area, alongside this the animal feeding was brilliant. Arya makes it very personable and ensures that all of the children have an amazing time. She is a great host. Washing up facilities were perfect. Bought sausage, bacon and egg’s from Arya which was hand reared on site. Also bought logs for our fire pit. Lovely pub within walking distance which was very welcoming with nice food and drink options. Would return again for sure.

Negativ Toilet roll was a little sparse at times. Hot water on the second night was not as warm as the first which may be due to the amount of people using the hot water at that time.

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your lovely review and it was such a pleasure meeting you all - Cem (the dog) especially loved playing with you all. Hope you enjoyed the bacon and sausages. Sometimes the hot water does run out - sorry. I have limited electricity and the tanks are heating up all the time, but at very busy times it can run out. I am saving up for more solar panels so hopefully it won't be an issue for much longer.
Looking forward to seeing you again
take care
Arya

Positiv Well-organised campsite in beautiful location. My kid loved the animal feeding - thank you, Arya!

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your lovely review and thoughtful feedback. I am so pleased you all enjoyed the animal feeding - I love doing it as well - so does Cem (the dog). Hope to see you again soon when we will have some baby goats and piglets!
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Arya

Positiv Lovely spacious campsite.
Excellent facilities in a rural setting.
20min bike ride to the coast and little ferry to Felixstow.
Some really friendly chicken’s!

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your lovely review, I am so pleased you had a good time. The ferry to Felixstow is so lovely. Me and the dog love going over there and walking along the coast to Felixstow. Sometimes I think the chickens are a little too friendly! But they are cute. Lovely photos - thank you.
Looking forward to seeing you again
take care
Arya

Positiv Lovely flat pitch, close to toilet block

Negativ Showers not working in the hottest week of the year!

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your review. I am sorry the showers in one of the toilet blocks were not working. I was waiting for the plumber to come and fix them. The showers in the two new toilet blocks by the campsite entranec were working though.
take care and hope to see you again (when all showers will be working!)
Arya

Positiv Lovely space, free to use fridge/freezer and plenty of wooded footpaths to explore from the site

Negativ Shame the nearest shower was out of order and the on-site cafe also not open as no other options in the village if required

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your kind review - glad you enjoyed our lovely location in this area of outstanding natural beauty. We are so lucky to be able to walk directly to the river, woodland and heath land from the campsite.
One of the downsides of being in such an unspoilt rural location though is that there are not many food options nearby. The cafe will be opening in a couple of weeks for wood-fired pizzas on a Friday evening. I am hoping that the cafe will also reopen at weekends for brunches and lunches in 2027. Currently I am running everything by myself so I will have to organise some extra help to enable the cafe to open on Saturday and Sundays. Meanwhile the pub is open most days and is opening a small cafe too.

Sorry the shower was out of order in the old block. I am waiting for my plumber to come and resolve the airlock - he should be here this week. The showers in the other two shower blocks were working though.
Hope to see you again soon
take care
Arya

Positiv Nice and peaceful,
Clean toilets and hot showers and a nice little pub 2 minutes from the site 😊

Negativ Nothing

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you so much for your lovely review and I am so pleased you had a good stay and enjoyed the animals - lovely photos! Also the pub is really lovely - we are very lucky. Hope to see you again soon
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Arya

Positiv Lovely leafy site with large pitches. Love the chickens walking around, the alpacas and other animals.

Negativ We have been coming for 4 years and the facilities has deteriorating over the years. The showers need a good scrub, the showers are too hot for me to use, the wood tiles outside the shower cubicles can’t be cleaned. The washing up area needs a new roof and a daily ( at least) clean. We see that the campsite still advertise a Cafe, well in 4 years it has never been open and I don’t think it ever will open. The electricity supply is very iffy. We don’t think we will be back again.

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Vom Platzbetreiber: I am so sorry you didn't have a good experience staying at the campsite.

I have no idea what you mean by the EHU hook-up points not working and the electricity being "iffy". My entire campsite is certified each year by my electrician in March - the certificate is displayed on the notice board. All of the hook-up points are working. This weekend I was full and no-one has mentioned a problem with the hook-up. If you had noticed a problem, why didn't you text me and I would have come and resolved it?

Sorry you thought that the toilets were not clean. Most campers find them to be extremely well maintained and frequently comment in their reviews how clean they are - see reviews below. They are cleaned regularly, but I have limited control control over how people leave the toilets after cleaning, but generally I think most people try and leave the facilities as they found them.

I am not sure what you mean by the washing up area needing a new roof - the main facilities were only built in 2018 and the roof over the washing up area is fine. Again they are cleaned on a regular basis but how they appear does depend on how customers leave them.

The cafe has been open in the last 4 years. It was closed in in 2024 because I was seriously ill for a year and I couldn't run it. Last year it reopened doing wood-fired pizzas on a Friday evening. I am currently running the business alone so I can't open it on summer weekends as I used to. Thsi is something I am hoping to change next year when I have more help on the campsite. The cafe was never open mid-week and out of season, as the campsite is located in a very rural area and there isn't the trade to justify opening it at this time. This year, the cafe will again open as a pizzeria on Fridays in the summer months - opening has been delayed by a few weeks as I have again been very unwell - auto-immune diseases are extremely inconvenient. There are updates about the cafe opening times on the website.

Positiv Peaceful and unspoilt

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your review. I'm so pleased you enjoyed staying at my campsite. Hope to see you again soon
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Arya

Positiv Beautiful situation, spacious pitches, clean shower and toilet block. Just the perfect atmosphere for a weekend break.

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you so much for your kind review and I am so pleased you enjoyed your stay here. Hope to se you again soon
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Arya

Positiv A lovely open site with lots of room between vans/tents ensuring privacy.
Fabulous walks nearby, long or short which was lovely for the dog. Children will love seeing alpacas, sheep, goats, chickens etc and able to attend a guided feeding occasion. The Sorrell Horse pub close by was lovely. Only a 10 minute walk. A lovely weekend break, thank you.

Negativ Would have liked the cafe to be open and maybe a small shop.
My early afternoon shower was tepid but probably my fault for leaving it so late.
We will be back!!

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your lovely review and I am so pleased you liked staying on the campsite and enjoyed all the fabulous walks nearby.

Sorry about the showers, as we are not yet that busy I didn't have them at maximum capacity, but I have remedied that now. Unfortunately, as we are so rural we only have 2-phase electricity which means the water heats up more slowly and it can run out at busy times. I'm hoping to invest in some more solar panels over the next year which should help.

Similarly our rural location means it is hard for the cafe to sustain itself when it is not peak season - I also need to get some more help ion running it - more plans for the future.
hope to see you again soon
take care
Arya