Holistic Woods

From GBP 26 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.6 17 reviews
Grass pitch area next to the woodland pitches (added by manager 16 May 2022)
Grassy pitches (added by manager 16 may 2022)
Woodland pitches (added by manager 16 may 2022)
Heathland (added by manager 16 may 2022)

  • Peaceful wild-style camping at a Suffolk heathland site
  • A 10-minute drive to Woodbridge, Rendlesham Forest and the east coast
  • Dog-friendly pitches with space for up to five guests; groups welcome
Heading out into the woods is a thoroughly peaceful and relaxed experience at Holistic Woods, a next-to-nature site in the heathlands of Sutton, part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. You’ll only be 10 minutes’ drive from Woodbridge here, but this is a properly rural escape where you can set up on grass pitches or in a secluded corner of the woods. Each pitch takes up to five people, so you can bring a small gang with you (or book several and have a larger gang) – and dogs are very welcome to come along and join in the fun too. Nature has been left pretty much untouched here, so pitches have a wild-camping vibe to them – but with the addition of portable toilets for added convenience. Please note that campfires can’t be permitted on site though, because there’s dense woodland all around. A small supermarket is about a mile away for any supplies you may need, and there are plenty of shops, pubs and places to eat around Woodbridge. This is a fabulous spot for hikers and bike riders, who can set out to explore the heath just around the site, head off to the banks of the nearby River Deben or stroll by the seaside (the east coast is only about 10 minutes’ drive away). It’s also possible to walk to the historic site of Sutton Hoo in half an hour or so.

Campground type

Tent sites 120
Opens 2 May
Please note
  • This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Reviews

88%

would recommend this campground to a friend

82%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Would definitely recommend and go back.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Ian H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Absolutely beautiful back to basics camping, very quiet, nice walks and you just pick a spot where you want to camp. Jo was helpful and told you everything you need to know.

Disliked: Not enough portaloos and only one tap for water but it wasn’t far to get.

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Camping in the forest is beautiful. It’s peaceful with plenty of walking…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered forest floor tent or trailer tent site (wild)

Liked: Camping in the forest is beautiful. It’s peaceful with plenty of walking around it. Owner was very friendly and helpful. Non designated pitches so you can choose where you would like to set up.

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What was not to like,it was very basic toilets and a water…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Mark R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered forest floor tent or trailer tent site (wild)

Liked: What was not to like,it was very basic toilets and a water tap. Just how I like it and camping in the wooded area was amazing. If you like basic / wild camping this is a great place to camp.. I will be back

Disliked: Nothing

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Clean, friendly woodland or grass site no frills just peace.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Andy H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Lovely small wood and grass area, plenty of room to set up alone, probably about 10 family’s when we arrived split between woods and grass area but all far enough away to be peaceful. Nothing fancy but that’s what we wanted just the three of us in two tents having fun. Near a road but little noise. Lovely walks just over the fence or coast 15 mins away. Had a fire off the ground for atmosphere. Slightly hard to find so make sure you know before you go it’s tucked down a track and easy to miss. Toilets ok .. overall it’s a wild camp but with toilets which we needed for kids. Back to nature but the east way. Lovely forests and coast just a few minutes away.

Disliked: All good can’t really think of anything a slightly more obvious sign on road but sites lovely. If anything be nice of woods was just for tents no camper vans but not an issue.

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Peaceful and pretty spot. Lots of wildlife to spot and good location…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered forest floor tent or trailer tent site (wild)

Liked: Peaceful and pretty spot. Lots of wildlife to spot and good location for exploring the area.

Disliked: Google maps cannot find the site so got lost on the way

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So natural and no white lines of restrictions. Jo was so helpful…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: So natural and no white lines of restrictions. Jo was so helpful about the area. It was a very relaxing stay. I shall go back

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Hi anon! So happy you enjoyed your stay! Look forward to seeing you again

Excellent site, perfect location.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Lee R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: I arrived Holistic Woods and loved the location straight away. You had a choice of open pitches or woodland pitches which I really liked. The site was very clean and lots to do in the local area for all ages. The location is perfect, the beautiful town of Woodbridge is only a 5 minute drive away, you have estuary walks, a beautiful park, a skate park, lovely shops and most of all some really nice pubs and some great places to eat. If you want a day out at the beach, I’d recommend Felixstowe. Overall I had a lovely relaxing stay and I’d highly recommended this campsite.

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Holistic heaven

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Nicola W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: I enjoyed my stay here so much that I extended it twice! Beautiful, clean, nearly wild campsite. You are free to pick your pitch in the pine forest (which you can drive into) or on grass pitches surrounded by pines, silver birch and ferns with plenty of space between campers. I received a really warm welcome from Jo the owner and felt relaxed straight away. A clear night sky here is breathtaking, I saw six shooting stars in a matter of hours. Wildlife is in abundance with plenty of butterflies, birds and bats. There is also some re wilding work taking place to increase the bio diversity of the pine forest which I found fascinating. Lots to explore locally. If you are entering the site via Woodbridge, postcode takes you to the forest lay-by, carry on driving and it's your first left.

Disliked: Leaving:(

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Peaceful forest pitch

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Andrew W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered forest floor tent or trailer tent site (wild)

Liked: Peaceful stetch of forest, slightly off the beaten track, but a stone's throw from Sutton Hoo and Rendlesham Forest trails. Joanne was also very friendly and welcoming.

Disliked: No shower facilities but not a big deal as we only stayed a couple nights.

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From the manager: Hi Andrew! Thanks for visiting us ! glad you enjoyed the peace Joanne HW

What is not to like this place is perfect I do not…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Mark R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered forest floor tent or trailer tent site (wild)

Liked: What is not to like this place is perfect I do not want to say to much .. but I will say it is very basic wild camping almost. Poor phone and WiFi signal... perfect.

Disliked: Nothing

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Features

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

Disabled facilities

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

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Bush

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Location

Holistic Woods

The Walks

Heath Road

Woodbridge

Suffolk

England

IP12 3DP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.08749°N
1.37406°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11.6 km Hand in Hand
11.8 km Bus Shelter
12.6 km The Drift
Rail
3.1 km Melton (Suffolk) Rail Station
3.9 km Woodbridge Rail Station
7.3 km Wickham Market Rail Station
Ferry
10.9 km Bawdsey Ferry Landing
11 km Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing
15.9 km Shotley Point Marina 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

Some intriguing things lurk in the natural areas around here… including lots of wildlife like owls, hares and Chinese water deer at Orford Ness National Nature Reserve (20 minutes’ drive) and the rather more unexpected UFO landing site hidden away in Rendlesham Forest (10 minutes). You can also seek out an ancient royal burial site stuffed with treasures at Sutton Hoo (half an hour’s walk). What else might you expect to find in these rural surrounds? Perhaps a collection of friendly animals at Easton Farm Park (20 minutes’ drive), Tudor towers at Framlingham Castle (20 minutes) or wine tours at Shawsgate Vineyard (25 minutes)? Other days out nearby might take you to Woodbridge (10 minutes) for a boat trip and a walk around the mill museum, to see the planes of Parham Airfield Museum (20 minutes) or for a dip in the sea from the beach at Aldeburgh (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Felixstowe North 14.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Felixstowe South 15 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dovercourt 18.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Walton 27.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Frinton 30.1 km Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 2.4 km

Orford Castle 10.8 km

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 11.1 km

Christchurch Mansion 14.9 km

Framlingham Castle 15.2 km

National Trust

Sutton Hoo 2.5 km

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 11.1 km

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 28.1 km

Thorington Hall 32.6 km

Bourne Mill 39.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Sutton Hoo - Methersgate Hall - Sutton Common - Sutton Hoo 1.6 km

Sutton Common - Woodbridge Airbase - Sutton Common 2.7 km

Melton - River Deben - Woodbridge - Ufford - Melton 3 km

Shottisham - Sutton - River Deben - Ramsholt - Shottisham 4 km

WOODBRIDGE CEMETERY 4.6 km

Local events

  • Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival (Saturday 28 September 2024 – Saturday 28 September 2024)

    Aldeburgh, England 11.9 km

  • Latitude Festival (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)

    Beccles, England 32.6 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.

Want to know more about camping in Suffolk?

  • Does Holistic Woods have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Holistic Woods dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Holistic Woods? Some intriguing things lurk in the natural areas around here… including lots of wildlife like owls, hares and Chinese water deer at Orford Ness National Nature Reserve (20 minutes’ drive) and the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Holistic Woods?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Holistic Woods? From $49.82 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.