Old Buckenham Country Park
View prices & book- Well-equipped family-friendly Norfolk site over 26 acres
- A 35-minute drive from Norwich and 15 minutes from Snetterton Circuit
- Licensed café, large play area and lakes for fishing on site
Campground type
- Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
- No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
- At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
- The bar is open between 01/04 and 31/10.
- If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
- Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
- No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
- Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
- Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Languages spoken
English
Pitch types & availability
Unpowered grass tent site (wild)
6 people maximum Wifi at the unit/site Ground type: Grass
Site size: Max 6.0m width x 6.0m depth (19.7ft width x 19.7ft depth) Calculated area: 36.0m² (387.5ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 20 (GBP 20) 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookPowered grass caravan site
6 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Site size: Min 8.0m width x 10.0m depth (26.2ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 80.0m² (861.1ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 30 (GBP 30) 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookPowered grass tent or trailer tent site
6 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Site size: Min 8.0m width x 8.0m depth (26.2ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 64.0m² (688.9ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 30 (GBP 30) 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookPowered gravel and concrete caravan site
4 people maximum Ground type: Gravel and concrete
Site size: Max 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 35 (GBP 35) 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
Voted 78% of visitors View breakdown
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Pitches were a good size and grounds well kept, toilet block was…
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Liked: Pitches were a good size and grounds well kept, toilet block was new and immaculate. Play area was huge and brand new. The bar, decking and lake next to itwith the festoon lights was just amazing. Real holiday chilled out vibes with music, really good food, drink prices very reasonable and just a lovely atmosphere. Will definitely be returning. One of the best sites we’ve been to!
Disliked: Nothing at all
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Lovely surroundings on site. It was very quiet in the field…
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Liked: Lovely surroundings on site. It was very quiet in the field we were in. The area where most caravans were looked pretty busy! Would like to bring Grandkids one day as play park looked amazing! Hubby used loo block and said it was good. Helpful lady in reception. We had everything we needed on board so didn’t use cafe but that and sitting by lake looked lovely! The walk to Old Buckenham and the airfield museum was partly on the road which is narrow and fast so needed to be wary. Lovely church and a book shop in the old school.
Disliked: Closest drinking water tap wasn’t useable. We and others in same field had to go across other side of site to obtain water. Too many dogs and many off lead. Long grass along roadside by us had dogs fouling in it. Not nice for children if it wasn’t spotted and picked up by owners. Also not pleasant to observe while eating our tea!
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Good facilities, clean well maintained toilets, tidy site…
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Liked: Good facilities, clean well maintained toilets, tidy site
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Fantastic stay, will be visiting again
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Liked: Staff were fantastic and super helpful with everything, lovely clean site with lovely bar and grill and play area for the children.
Disliked: Really struggled with Wifi on certain networks
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Good location, but let down
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Liked: Level pitches with plenty of space, toilet block was clean and the site was in a good location for exploring Norfolk
Disliked: There is supposedly a noise curfew but most campers werent aware of this and played loud music/talked loudly well into the night. The pitches are very close to each other so we ended up with a family blasting loud, very explicit music right behind us which felt particularly inappropriate for a family campsite (not the site's fault per se, but reminding campers of the family nature of the site would have been good, as qould enforcing the time limit on loud music). The showers absolutely stank and the water had a sulphurous smell to it, to the point where I smelled worse coming out of the shower than going in. There was one day where there was only one toilet roll between the 6 womens toilet cubicles. The road within the site was so poorly maintained and full of enormous potholes that I now have to take my car to the garage to fix the rattling noise that started while driving onto the site!
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Great campsite, lovely surroundings will defo be booking again.
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Liked: Lovely campsite. Great facilities plenty of showers and toilets. Nice little park for the kids, we loved the little cafe and food vans that’s were on site. Really enjoyed our stay.
Disliked: Showers were cold on the last day but lovely and hot the rest of the time.
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Amazing stay, loved every moment
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Liked: The whole place had such a lovely vibe to it, the bar/cafe was well priced and served a good range of drinks. The toilets were very clean and good facilities. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. We will definitely be coming back. Street food van on the Saturday was delicious.
Disliked: I don’t have a bad word to say about the campsite at all
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Nice but not for me
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Liked: Clean tidy and nice people
Disliked: Other tents way to close and parking was far away from your pitch unless you were lucky
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Great site and would recommend to others. Thank you for lovely stay.
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Liked: Generous pitch sizes and plenty of outdoor space to explore. The play area included for children was a great space. Shower and toilet block again spacious and reasonably clean, (the weather we had we expected some dirt). The cafe was a lovely space and those running the site were all very friendly, polite and helpful. It was a quiet site very much suited for us. The facilities for water were well spread and flowed well too compared to other sites we have been on.
Disliked: Occasionally there could be a strong odour in the shower block. Only when you pull out of the site is there large pot holes which made great fun for puddle jumpers but not so nice for bikes or cars going through. Also would have been nice to have a little shop for necessities and a laundry room. On occasions we did encounter cold showers, but generally they were hot.
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Nice site, friendly staff and large pitches. Would stay again .
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Liked: A friendly welcome on arrival. Large pitch near shower block. Music, stalls food and drink onsite on the Sunday.
Disliked: Toilets were a mess on both mornings. Not much to do locally.
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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 WatersportsAmenities on site
Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire Toilet block Washing-up area WifiGroups welcome
D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearThemes
Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife havenUtilities
Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearbyType
Large (51-200 sites)Accessibility
Disabled facilitiesNearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearbyTouring and motorhomes
Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sitesLocation
Old Buckenham Country Park
Doe Lane
Old Buckenham
Attleborough
Norfolk
England
NR17 1PP
Timezone
Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)
GPS
52.46922°N
1.05065°W
Nearest transport
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
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Southwold The Denes | 45.7 km | Sea | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Southwold The Pier | 45.8 km | Sea | N/A | Good | Good | Excellent |
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) | 47.1 km | Sea | N/A | Good | Good | Good |
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) | 47.3 km | Sea | N/A | Good | Good | Good |
Gorleston Beach | 47.5 km | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Must see
Banham Zoo 3.2 km
Bressingham Steam and Gardens 9.5 km
Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum 24.4 km
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 24.4 km
Norwich Cathedral 24.7 km
National Trust
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 34.2 km
Oxburgh Hall 34.8 km
Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 38.4 km
Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 39.7 km
Lavenham Guildhall 43.6 km
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
New Buckenham 1.6 km
Banham Mlllennium Walk 2.1 km
Great Ellingham - Rockland St Peter - Great Ellingham 8.5 km
Burston 9.4 km
Lopham Fen 10.1 km
Local events
- Latitude Festival (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)
Beccles, England 39.3 km
- Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival (Saturday 28 September 2024 – Saturday 28 September 2024)
Aldeburgh, England 45.5 km
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 campgrounds
Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.
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Camping and caravan Arrive: noon – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Old Buckenham Country Park? From $38.10 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.