Lonely Farm

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  • Grass pitches at an adults-only Suffolk holiday park near Saxmundham
  • A 20-minute drive to Aldeburgh beach; 25 minutes to Orford Castle
  • Entertainment, fishing, a pool and fitness suite on site
Occupying a quiet corner of a Suffolk holiday park 10 minutes' drive from Saxmundham, the spacious grass pitches at the adults-only Lonely Farm provide peace by the bucketload as well as all the advantages of the park’s facilities. And what facilities they are: with not one but two fishing lakes on site, this is a splendid spot for keen anglers, and there’s plenty more to lure you in too. On high-season weekends (March to October), you’ll be kept entertained by free activities and events, and when the weather is behaving, you can get out on the tennis court. Keep up your exercise regime (if you must) in the fitness suite, or swim a few laps of the heated indoor pool. If you prefer more sedate pursuits, you can simply have a wander along the park’s woodland walk. Guests staying on the pitches at Lonely Farm also have access to electric hook-ups, shower and toilet blocks, waste disposal points and fresh water points.

Campground type

Tent sites 4
Caravan sites 6
RV & Motorhome sites 10
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Group bookings of 5 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

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Reviews

8.4

Overall rating from 142 Pitchup.com customers

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

81% would recommend this campground to a friend

80% would stay here again

What customers say

Great for a quiet getaway. Staff are friendly, pitches are roomy. Some facilities are a bit old-fashioned, but generally clean. Ideal location and use of next-door park's facilities is a bonus. A few mention organisation issues and staff not always being around.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Old buildings but clean

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
 6
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Anonymous

Powered grass motorhome site

Liked Very quite and peaceful

Disliked Bins needs more attention as overflow goes everywhere

Recommend to friends Visit again

Facilities not good

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7 out of 10
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 10
Value for money
 6
Accommodation
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Liz B.

Powered grass motorhome site

Liked Peacefulness

Disliked Facilities are so outdated and need some TLC it seems as though the park dean only have static caravans and lodges forget all about our tourer people

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely beautiful and peaceful…

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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Anonymous

Powered grass tent site

Liked Absolutely beautiful and peaceful

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite and good value for money

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10 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Hannah D.

Powered grass tent site

Liked Great campsite and facilities. Has everything you need whilst you camp. Decently priced and good sized pitches! :) was lovely to see the rabbits coming out in an evening too around the campsite :)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Once settled in, enjoyed the site very much.

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 6
Accommodation
 5
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 4
Wifi
 1
Anonymous

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Lcation. Large holiday park had good swimming facilities, fishing lakes were nice. Club house clean and staff were friendly. Touring field was nicely kept and well mowed.

Disliked No staff at field for check in, no cash accepted, toilets and showers need updating. Mop supplied for shower floor….but not in a bucket of disinfectant, just placed on the floor. Was not advised that a swimming pass was needed, but rectified easily at holiday park reception.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent value..lovely pitches..peaceful location.

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9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Mark P.

Powered grass motorhome site

Liked PRICE..£15..WOW..

Disliked Toilet block could do with updating

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet and Peaceful . Mostly seasonal pitches.

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8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Anonymous

Powered grass caravan site

Liked We were 2 older couples with caravans and this site is very quiet and peaceful. Facilities are old but clean.

Disliked There is no physical reception on site. A notice tells you to ring on arrival and they give your allocated pitch numbers. However, the pitches given to us were already occupied, as were all the others suggested. It transpired most of the pitches are occupied as seasonal pitches but they have no idea which ones. We had specifically requested 2 adjacent pitches when booking but there weren’t any. Eventually, 5 phone calls later while they were “sorting it out” we found a young a girl by one of the outbuildings and pointed out the only space for us was in the tent field. She kindly agreed to letting us pitch in there as it was empty and would let them know - all this took place in the pouring rain so we were not happy at all. However, we loved the peace and quiet there and it turned out just right for us.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with decent enough facilities. No staff to be seen

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 6
Accommodation
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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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Phillipa H.

Powered grass motorhome site

Liked So quiet and peaceful.
Dog walking path right there.
Facilities were clean enough and nice and close.

Disliked Advised to call for the warden for any help, which we tried to do on arrival-went straight to voicemail and no one returned our call for the entire stay.
So that wasn’t that helpful.
Never saw any staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

For £40 a night I expected more. Would not return to this site

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 2
Accommodation
 2
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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les P.

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Quiet

Disliked No reception on site
Given an already occupied pitch via a note on the notice board ( we were not the only ones) had to go to reception at Carlton meres site next door where they didn’t really care, so picked my own pitch, was then approached by a staff member that said she had written the list and I was in the wrong place ! I pointed out that ‘my’ pitch had a residential caravan on it…..
Toilet block needs up grading
Lack of proper organisation.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The area has many walks around and is close to aldeburgh for…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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India F.

Powered grass tent site

Liked The area has many walks around and is close to aldeburgh for day trips. Shower blocks are hot and clean. Toilets were ok but they didn’t get checked over the time we stayed so they got very dirty.

Disliked Very unorganised when booking through pitch up, the reception at the holiday park where you have to go don’t know any of the details. We had to go in the side with the campervan which made it very difficult to pitch the tent due to hard stones.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

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

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Lonely Farm

Carlton

Saxmundham

Suffolk

England

IP17 2QP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.2359°N
1.4623°E

Nearest transport

Coach
21.6 km Broad Street
21.8 km School Lane
24.6 km Chaucer Street
Rail
3 km Saxmundham Rail Station
5.9 km Darsham Rail Station
10.4 km Wickham Market Rail Station
Ferry
16.6 km Walberswick Ferry Landing
16.7 km Southwold Ferry Landing
27.7 km Bawdsey Ferry Landing

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

For days at the beach, take to the coast at Aldeburgh (20 minutes’ drive) and treat yourself to fish and chips, or head to cute little Southwold (25 minutes) for retro amusements at the Under the Pier Show on the pier. From there, hop on the ferry across the River Blyth to Walberswick (25 minutes) for a drink in the pub or to spot wading birds among its heathlands and marshes. Other day trips that should bring a smile to your faces include all the animal encounters at Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park (40 minutes), Banham Zoological Gardens (an hour) for its penguins and sea lions, or the truck safaris across the savannah at Africa Alive Zoological Reserve (half an hour). Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park (45 minutes) is another good bet, with water rides and rollercoasters galore. Mix things up a bit by introducing some history into your lives: at Framlingham Castle (15 minutes) you can walk the defence walls, and at Orford Castle (25 minutes) there are displays of local Roman finds and audio tours of the castle’s tangle of passageways.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southwold The Denes 17.4 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Southwold The Pier 18.6 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Felixstowe North 31.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 31.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 32.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Framlingham Castle 8 km

Orford Castle 16.5 km

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 16.8 km

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 17.9 km

Christchurch Mansion 28.4 km

National Trust

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 16.8 km

Sutton Hoo 18 km

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 43.2 km

Elizabethan House Museum 44.7 km

Thorington Hall 46.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

GLEMHAM HALL 6.4 km

Leiston - Eastbridge - Middleton - Theberton - Leiston 8 km

HEVENINGHAM HALL 8.1 km

SNAPE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 01/01/2007 8.2 km

Framlingham - Saxtead - Saxtead Green - Apsey Green - Framlingham 8.3 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 Lonely Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Lonely Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Lonely Farm? For days at the beach, take to the coast at Aldeburgh (20 minutes’ drive) and treat yourself to fish and chips, or head to cute little Southwold (25 minutes) for retro amusements … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lonely Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  5:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lonely Farm? From $20.62 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.