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. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Hill Farm?

From $29.32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Hill Farm

View prices & book Last booked one day ago 8.8 225 reviews

Pitch 4 electric hard standing pitch on the cl site

New shared toilet and shower cabin on the cl site.

New shared electric shower on the cl site. this is shared with the whole site and by the entrance.

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

Open all year

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

Reviews

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Overall	9/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Ashley W. May 2025

Powered concrete slab site

Liked: Location

Disliked: Facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, good location and very easy to find

Overall	9/10
Location	8
Value for money	9
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Jane R. May 2025

Powered concrete slab site

Liked: Friendliness of staff, layout of the site, recurs touches on each pitch like washing lines

Disliked: Water pressure in showers was low

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site, great host, clean facilities and flat pitches.

Overall	9/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous May 2025

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked: Jaik was an excellent host for this site, really welcoming and helpful. There was a nice relaxed vibe to the site and Jaik was accommodating to fit our group next to each other. Facilities were clean too.
Good central location for Suffolk coast.

Disliked: The facilities are a bit dated but they are kept really clean. You can hear road noise from the A12 on the site but once you’re inside your van it’s silent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wish we could have stayed longer!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Josie M. May 2025

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked: What a fantastic place! Jaik was brilliant, we had forgotten one of our bags with our air pump and tent pegs and Jaik kindly searched for some for us. The site is perfect for a quiet escape. Toilets, showers and washing up facilities clean and looked after. The woodland is beautiful with lots of interesting places to explore near by. We will definitely be visiting again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Size of pitch and fully serviced. Nice and quiet. Toilets…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	7
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Jennifer H. May 2025

Powered grass and earth site

Liked: Size of pitch and fully serviced. Nice and quiet. Toilets clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful spacious site, clean facilities and super friendly staff

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Kirsty L. May 2025

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked: The space and hearing the birds in the morning. It was our second stay here and even though it was windy when we ventured out the site is surrounded by enough tree's that we slept like babies in our tent

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A real gem, for traditionalists!

Overall	9/10
Location	9
Value for money	9
Accommodation	7
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	7
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Anonymous May 2025

Powered grass and earth site

Liked: Excellent location with lots to explore nearby. Value for money, in a back to basics site, for those who enjoy traditional camping in a woodland setting.
Facilities are basic, but clean. Friendly and helpful owner.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely little retreat away from the daily grind

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anthony G. May 2025

Powered grass and earth site

Liked: Last minute booking to get away from the toilet of a busy week. Met by Jiak and given a choice of pitches. Hill Farm is a peaceful and tranquil haven set in the woods. There is plenty of additional benches around the site for watching the world go by. The amenities are all functional and clean so you can't ask for more. A value for money stay and local to some great attractions such as Southwold or just sit and relax in this well kept site. Well Jiak and Hall Farm we will definitely stay longer next time thank you.

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Lovely setting in the orchard. Shaded and calm. Great location as well.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
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Connor B. May 2025

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked: Lovely setting in the orchard. Shaded and calm. Great location as well. I had a great chat with Jaik upon arrival and had a great couple of days here.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site manager very friendly loads of great pitches with little wooden structures…

Overall	8/10
Location	6
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Andrew P. Apr 2025

Powered concrete slab site

Liked: Site manager very friendly loads of great pitches with little wooden structures to use as mini table kitchen area

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°W

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	2020	2019	2018	2017
Southwold The Denes	10.2 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwold The Pier	11.2 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier)	24.3 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier)	24.8 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Gorleston Beach	34.3 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
All guests spending the night at the park must present their ID at the reception desk and sign registration forms.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 2 day(s) of arrival.

General

Bookings must not be for more than 56 consecutive nights.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.

Pitches

Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Safety

Open fires are prohibited.

General

Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
Refunds within the indicated cancellation period are only possible if the campground/park is able to relet your unit/site.
The campground/park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Arrivals and departures

The campground/park will send you further check-in information 7 day(s) before your arrival.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Additional terms

Water/sand buckets must be set up nearby before any barbecue or fire is lit.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Hill Farm? From $29.32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.