Hill Farm

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Pitches on site
Pitch 6
Electric gross and earth pitch no. 22
Electric grass and earth pitch no. 6
Pitch 4 electric hard standing pitch on the cl site
Non-electric grass and earth pitch no. 22
Electric grass and earth pitch no. 15
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Pitch 6
Electric gross and earth pitch no. 22
Electric grass and earth pitch no. 6

  • Well-maintained site a 10-minute drive from the Suffolk coast
  • A 15-minute drive to Southwold, and half an hour from Sutton Hoo
  • Pub five minutes' drive away; a few minutes from a shop and petrol
Fancy some downtime exploring rural Suffolk? The tree-shaded pitches at Hill Farm are in a peaceful setting near the historic town of Saxmundham, handily accessible from the A12 and close to Suffolk’s popular coastline. This is a site that welcomes families and groups of friends – and it's wonderfully dog-friendly too (there’s a four-acre woodland to the north of the site that's great for dog walking). The site has good TV reception for relaxing indoors on damp or chilly days. Raised gas-powered or charcoal/wood barbecues are allowed too (no ground or silver barbecues please), so you can keep warm and toasty while grilling up a barbecue feast. A pub in Darsham village is a five-minute drive away (or half an hour's walk along a farm track through the fields). The nearest shop is at the local petrol station, a few minutes' drive away (near to the Darsham train station). There's also a good local bakery a few minutes' drive away along the A12. The popular village of Westleton (10 minutes’ drive) has village stores, a farm shop, a garage and an art gallery. Back on site, there are several toilet blocks with hot running water, plus four showers. There is also a washing machine, grey waste and chemical toilet disposal and recycling.

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 5
Caravan sites 5
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 56 consecutive nights.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

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Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 257 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

90% would recommend this campground to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

A peaceful, friendly campsite with roomy, private pitches, often nestled among trees. Facilities are clean and functional, though some find them basic. The owner gets great feedback for being helpful. Handy for the Suffolk coast. Expect some traffic noise and spotty Wi-Fi. Great value and a relaxing vibe.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Excellent quiet site, helpful manager and clean facilities.

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Zippora W.

Powered grass and earth site

Liked Lovely quiet site with excellent facilities and a helpful manager. We stayed for two nights and had a wonderful stay. Jaik was very efficient and helpful, going above and beyond to enhance our stay. Toilet and shower facilities were well signposted and were clean, with clear instructions for use. We had a great time.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, good clean facilities, very peaceful.

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked Jaik was wonderful, very helpful and communicated brilliantly. Site nice and peaceful, well maintained and very clean with lots of extras. Great place.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Jaik was a very helpful site owner and I don’t think I’ve…

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Shaun H.

Powered grass and earth site

Liked Jaik was a very helpful site owner and I don’t think I’ve ever seen such dedication from someone , cleaning the toilet area at 10pm last night to make sure it was clean for everyone.

Very accommodating to our needs ( we had a young dog and we was moved to a more suitable pitch to meet the dogs needs) , I highly recommend this campsite

Disliked The only thing was the WiFi was patchy at times and in only putting this as I have to

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great small site. We’ll be back

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8 out of 10
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Child friendliness
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Anonymous

Powered concrete slab site

Liked Small size, ample facilities, helpful host.
The size is easily accessible from the A12 but doesn’t suffer from too much road noise. Facilities all functioned, were clean and just a little quirky. Wonderful.

Disliked Not a whole heap. Decent site. Bring some 20p pieces if you want to shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect place for peace and quiet

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Nichola D.

Powered concrete slab site

Liked Very peaceful site. All amenities are close to pitch. The owner was very helpful and you can see he works really hard to keep things running smoothly. Pitch sizes are of a decent size and private enough. I noticed a few comments about road noise.... it really isn't that bad! There is not much around within walking distance but that suited us. We wanted a few quiet days away and that's exactly what we had. We will be returning again. Plus great value for money!

Disliked Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet site with friendly staff.

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Craig I.

Powered concrete slab site

Liked Lovely little site. Friendly people and well kept, great facilities (although I only stayed one night and only my children used the loos). I was welcomed on site and helped to find my spot. No complaints from me.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We loved the way the pitches were distributed amongst the trees and…

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Chris C.

Powered grass and earth site

Liked We loved the way the pitches were distributed amongst the trees and the various items of furniture available, like chairs, tables, outdoor kitchen units, which were really handy

Disliked The pitches were a bit uneven, but nothing that a decent sleeping mat or airbed can't cope with.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice, relaxed site. The owner was very nice and helpful. He moved…

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Helen Mary W.

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked Nice, relaxed site. The owner was very nice and helpful. He moved us to a better spot due to tje soze of my van which was lovely of him. Toilets and shower were basic but very clean and functional. Great pub (the Fox) half an hours walk through the field opposite

Disliked Very slight noise from the road but not awful

Recommend to friends Visit again

We'll definitely be back

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Julien F.

Powered grass and earth site

Liked Lovely site with great facilities, flushing toilets and free hot showers 👌 right next to the pitch
No silly extras for dogs or awnings etc and fires are allowed 👍
Just a 20 minute drive from some amazing coastline and the food at the fox pub round the corner was outstanding

Disliked This is a quiet site with no music which was fine but not my preference

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice overall

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Anonymous

Powered grass and earth site

Liked Private pitches

Disliked Campsite was overbooked

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Portable toilet

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 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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Bush Peaceful Remote location

Utilities

Charging facilities 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

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Hill Farm

Lymballs Lane

Saxmundham

Suffolk

England

IP17 3QH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.28501°N
1.54002°E

Nearest transport

Coach
19.5 km Old Market Place
20.4 km Cork Bricks
20.4 km Chaucer Street
Rail
1.7 km Darsham Rail Station
7.3 km Halesworth Rail Station
8.5 km Saxmundham Rail Station
Ferry
9.4 km Walberswick Ferry Landing
9.4 km Southwold Ferry Landing
30.3 km Reedham Ferry South
Airport
46.4 km 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

Hills Farm is an great base for exploring the Suffolk coastline, with indie boutiques in cobbled streets and restaurants on the pier in the cute seaside town of Southwold (15 minutes’ drive), and an extensive sandy beach backed by dunes at Walberswick (10 minutes). Aldeburgh (20 minutes) is home to famous literary and music festivals, plus bracing strolls on the pebble beach and a renowned fish and chip shop. There’s plenty of history in these parts too, with stately part-medieval Orford Castle (25 minutes) open for tours of its angular keep, and you can follow a spectacular walk around the walls at Framlingham Castle (20 minutes). The star of the show here, however, might just be the Anglo-Saxon burial ground and museum showcasing its priceless, golden finds at Sutton Hoo (half an hour). Getting out and about in glorious and unspoilt countryside is easy too, with boardwalks crossing the heathland at National Trust-owned Dunwich Heath and Beach (15 minutes). At the famous RSPB Minsmere coastal reserve (20 minutes), you have the chance to spot otters in reedbed pools, with rare bitterns and avocets nesting nearby.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southwold The Denes 10.2 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Southwold The Pier 11.2 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 24.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 24.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Gorleston Beach 34.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Framlingham Castle 14.9 km

Orford Castle 21.3 km

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 21.4 km

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 25.3 km

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 27.7 km

National Trust

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 21.5 km

Sutton Hoo 25.4 km

Elizabethan House Museum 37.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Dunwich Forest - Newdelight Walks - Westwood Marshes 5 km

DINGLE MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/06/2002) 6 km

MINSMERE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 11/01/2006) 6 km

HEVENINGHAM HALL 6.5 km

Dunwich Heath - Eastbridge - Minsmere River - Westleton 7 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 campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Hill Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hill Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hill Farm? Hills Farm is an great base for exploring the Suffolk coastline, with indie boutiques in cobbled streets and restaurants on the pier in the cute seaside town of Southwold (15 minutes’ drive), … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hill Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Hill Farm? From $35.09 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.