Church View Campsite

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  • Friendly, simple site half a mile from pubs in the village of Barrow
  • In the grounds of a fitness centre with a gym on site
  • On-site café and adults-only bar; archery and footgolf on site
Ready for action? Fab four-acre Church View Campsite is attached to a well-established fitness centre and event space in the little village of Barrow, 15 minutes’ drive from Bury St Edmunds. Fitness fans, active types and those who just want to have a chuckle at their mates trying to scale sizeable obstacles should all have a whale of a time at this place. The on-site gym’s available to guests on a pay as you go basis; if you’d rather work out in the open, drop in next door to the assault course at The Playground, fire a few arrows at the archery club or wander up the road to the local riding stables. There are escape rooms and a miniature golf course should you fancy something different too. After all this activity, it's worth bearing in mind that (as long as you’re not on some sort of self-inflicted bootcamp) you can reward your efforts with something tasty from the chippy, café or pubs 10 minutes’ stroll away. The site also has its very own bar and café for even easier eats. Or if it’s all too much, just stay put for an evening’s cookout over a barbecue (sometimes with a spectacular sunset to boot – fingers crossed). There's also a small on-site licensed café-bar serving snacks and light bites, with a lovely bamboo garden area where you can watch the world go by with a pint or some coffee and cake.

Campground type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent sites 34
Caravan sites 28
RV & Motorhome sites 34
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Units longer than 7.5 metres are not allowed.

Extras

  • Facilities/activities including gym are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 3 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Only organic toilet fluid, washing-up liquid, and laundry detergent are allowed; these can be provided onsite if needed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 1 Apr to

Open from Thu, 1 Apr to

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Reviews

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9
Value for money
9
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9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
4

88% would recommend this campground to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spacious spots, friendly vibe & heaps for families, with a playground & animals. Some facilities are a bit basic but others are modern & clean. Cafe's a winner, and it's a handy base for walks & sights. Some mention a bit of noise & busy times. Management's working on upgrades.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 15/09/2026

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Would stay again

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7 out of 10
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8
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10
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9
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9
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Misa S. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Quiet,helpful, quirky,lots stuff to do for children

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good value , Nice location, Enjoyed

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10 out of 10
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10
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Simon D. 2 reviews

Powered grass site

Liked Very quiet , food was excellent,

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site. Lovely facilities, excellent entertainment,…

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10 out of 10
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10
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Cet H. 1 review

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Fantastic site. Lovely facilities, excellent entertainment, delicious food. Wanted for nothing and had a perfect holiday.

Recommend to friends Visit again

There was loads to do on site if u had children well recommended

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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9
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8
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Paul E. 10 reviews

Unpowered grass tent site (solo, no pets, no cars)

Liked I had a lovely stop over
I was on a motorbike and I was looked after very well I had a lovely pitch right next to a picknick bench which made life much easier for me as tables a not part of my accessories I can Carry . Thanks dave for ir help showing me around

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet campsite with good facilities…

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10 out of 10
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No rating
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No rating

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Quiet campsite with good facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly welcome, good facilities, fun activities…

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10 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
8
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9
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9
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10
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9
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A G. 4 reviews

Powered grass site (large, water hook-up)

Liked Friendly welcome, good facilities, fun activities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site great staff would come again

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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No rating
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7
Archie B. 1 review

Powered grass site (large, water hook-up)

Liked Staff, facilities, location and price

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Superb

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7 out of 10
Location
7
Value for money
7
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
8
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7
Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass site (water hook-up)

Liked A great place for kids to be entertained (by the mini-golf and foot-golf) but also to run free! We had a wonderful time a plan to return again soon.

Disliked Couldn’t work out how to make the shower go warm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: So glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again.
I just want to confirm for anyone reading that we do have hot water and plenty of it.
Always happy to assistant with the use of any facilities.

With regard to 7/10 score - this feels low for the experience received.
For context any score lower than 9 will impact a business from maintaining a score over 9 even when the majority of reviews are a 10/10.

Great back to basics site with family activities.

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10 out of 10
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7
Wifi
No rating

Unpowered grass tent site (solo, no pets, no cars)

Liked Stayed here for a night during a bicycle trip - nice flat pitch, plenty of info before the night and lots of activities on site. Very basic toilets which I don't mind and clear rules which I appreciate. Quick bike ride into the village where there's a couple of decent shops, which was a bit of a godsend for me after a long ride.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The staff were all lovely and…

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8 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
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1
Anonymous

Powered grass site (water hook-up)

Liked The staff were all lovely and very helpful
There's was so much on site to do....
We enjoyed the Escape room, Archery, crazy Golf and Kick golf.

Disliked Although warned of one day where there was likely to be a power cut. There were several other unexpected ones over night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the review and we are glad you enjoyed all the activities.
The planned power cut didn't actually materialize but we wanted to make sure everyone was prepared.
The over night ones were local general unplanned power cuts involving main overhead power lines in the area and nothing to do with the site at all.


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Pétanque TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available 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 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

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Church View Campsite

Suffolk Academy

Church Road

Barrow

Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk

England

IP29 5AX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.25148°N
0.57579°E

Route directions

The site is on the opposite corner to the church between Church Road and New Road; look for a Japanese archway at the entrance.

Nearest transport

Coach
9.2 km Bus Station
11.1 km Bus Station
11.7 km Horse Racing Museum
Rail
6.5 km Kennett Rail Station
9.4 km Bury St Edmunds Rail Station
11.7 km Newmarket Rail Station
Airport
27.9 km Cambridge Airport
45.6 km London Stansted 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

Up for a challenge? Go for a zip through the trees on the canopy trails at Go Ape, half an hour away by car. If that’s not really your style, perhaps trot up the road from the site to Barrow Hall Stables for riding lessons, countryside hacks and summer-hols activity days that should please pony-mad nippers. Want to see the gee-gees going full pelt? The famed racecourse at Newmarket is a 15-minute drive away. Too much adrenaline? Calmer times are around too – perhaps in the cafés, gardens and abbey of Bury St Edmunds, or with a wander through the stunning gardens at Ickworth (even if you’re not usually one for a stately home, this one’s worth a visit – if only to marvel at its perfectly round Georgian rotunda building). Both are about 15 minutes away by car. The pretty half-timbered houses of Lavenham (half an hour away) are worth a look too.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Three Horseshoes Pub 0.9 km
  • Weeping Willow Pub 1.3 km
  • Cooper's Cabin Restaurant 3 km
  • The Chequers Pub 4 km
  • Crown & Castle Pub 4.1 km
  • Affleck Arms Pub 4.7 km
  • Fox Inn Pub 5.5 km
  • The Kentford Pub 5.5 km
  • The Greyhound Pub 5.8 km
  • The Bell Pub 6.1 km

Groceries

  • Guttzee Kombucha Drinks shop 6.2 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 7.8 km
  • Asda Supermarket 7.9 km
  • Nisa Local Supermarket 8.1 km
  • Tesco Express Supermarket 8.9 km
  • Waitrose Supermarket 9.2 km
  • Adnams Drinks shop 9.3 km
  • Nethergate Off-licence 9.4 km
  • Majestic Off-licence 9.5 km
  • Tesco Supermarket 9.5 km

Parks and play

  • Dalham Hall Estate park 4.1 km
  • Ickworth Park 6.4 km
  • Gainsborough Recreation Ground park 7.6 km
  • West Stow Country Park 7.6 km
  • Turnpike Road Play Area Playground 8.4 km
  • Grove Park Community Gardens 8.6 km
  • Hardwick Heath park 9.7 km
  • Abbey Gardens park 9.8 km
  • St Mary's Square park 9.9 km
  • St Mary's Square park 9.9 km

Family days out

  • malting kiln Visitor attraction 4.5 km
  • The Ice House Visitor attraction 5.6 km
  • Moulton Packhorse Bridge Visitor attraction 6.2 km
  • Ickworth House Visitor attraction 6.5 km
  • The Obelisk Visitor attraction 6.6 km
  • Hengrave Hall Castle 7.6 km
  • West Stow Anglo Saxon Village Visitor attraction 7.8 km
  • Fullers Mill Garden Visitor attraction 7.9 km
  • The World’s First Internet Bench Visitor attraction 9.6 km
  • Harold Bonnett Sensory Garden Visitor attraction 9.7 km
  • Sundial Visitor attraction 9.7 km
  • Aviary Visitor attraction 9.7 km
  • Walled Garden Visitor attraction 9.7 km
  • Water Garden Visitor attraction 9.8 km
  • Abbey Model Visitor attraction 9.8 km

Public transport

  • Three Horseshoes 0.9 km
  • Autumn Close 1.1 km
  • The Green 1.2 km
  • Mill Lane 1.2 km
  • Green 1.2 km
  • Hall Farm 1.4 km
  • Sharpes Hill 1.4 km
  • opp Papeley Meadow 1.5 km
  • Papeley Meadow 1.5 km
  • War Memorial 1.9 km

Other nearby

  • Bury St Edmunds Golf Club - Greene King Course Golf course 7.3 km
  • Flempton Golf Club Golf course 7.4 km
  • Bury St Edmunds Golf Club - Championship Course Golf course 7.7 km
  • The Suffolk Golf & Spa Hotel Golf course 9 km
  • Natitude Nightclub 9.3 km

Local services

  • The Guildhall and Barrow surgery Doctors 1.5 km
  • Coronation Filling Station Fuel station 7.4 km
  • Asda Pharmacy 7.8 km
  • Barclays Cashpoint 7.9 km
  • Barclays Cashpoint 7.9 km
  • Glastonbury Court Hospital 7.9 km
  • Asda Fuel station 8 km
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 8.1 km
  • Swarco Charging station 8.1 km
  • Swarco Charging station 8.1 km

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Must see

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 6.4 km

Newmarket Racecourses 13.4 km

The National Stud 15.9 km

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 20.4 km

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 22.9 km

National Trust

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 6.4 km

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 9.6 km

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 20.3 km

Melford Hall 21.3 km

Lavenham Guildhall 21.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Gazeley - Moulton - Dalham 3.9 km

ICKWORTH HOUSE 6.3 km

Herringswell - Kentford Heath - Green Lane - Herringswell 6.7 km

Tuddenham St Mary 8 km

West Stow 8.9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Church View Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Church View Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Church View Campsite? Up for a challenge? Go for a zip through the trees on the canopy trails at Go Ape, half an hour away by car. If that’s not really your style, perhaps trot … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Church View Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Church View Campsite? From $22.54 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.