When can I check in and check out of Novoli Farm?

Camping and caravan Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Depart by: noon Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Novoli Farm?

From $34.49 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Novoli Farm

From GBP 18 For 1 night, 2 adults Last booked 2 days ago 8.2 21 reviews

Grass pitches (added by manager 10 Aug 2023)

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Room to spread out (added by manager 10 aug 2023)

Plenty of space for large tents (added by manager 26 jul 2023)

Around the pitches (added by manager 26 jul 2023)

Peaceful country location, within easy reach of London
A 10-minute drive to Maldon; 15 minutes to RHS Garden Hyde Hall
A 10-minute walk from a historic pub and wine tasting 200 metres away

Escaping to the Essex countryside means different things to different people. For some folk it’s a chance to take it easy – visiting gardens, taking gentle strolls to the local pub and seeking out cute little tea rooms – while for others it’s all about packing days full of activities like wild swimming, canoeing and long bike rides. One thing that surely links together all guests at Novoli Farm, though, is time spent looking out over the lovely vineyard views that come as part of the deal at this site (and you can pop down to New Hall Vineyards, 200 metres away, for a tasting should you wish to experience the vines more closely). Prefer a pint of beer? No problem – this site is on the edge of the village of Purleigh, about 10 minutes’ walk from the village pub (and the shop, where you can pick up supplies for your picnics and barbecue evenings). There’s also a bus stop in the village for services to the riverside town of Maldon, and the site is just next to the 45-mile St Peter’s Way footpath – so you’ll have options for getting around if you don’t fancy driving. This peaceful spot is an adults-only setup, but dogs are permitted. Things have been kept fairly simple on the grass pitches, but guests do have access to toilet facilities and mains water (please note there are no showers, however).

Campground type

Open all year

Please note

This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Guests under the age of 12 are not allowed on site.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 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.
Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

10 kWh per day of electricity is included. Any further usage is metered on site at £0.397 per kWh and must be paid at check-out.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good value for money. I will go back.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Laurent L. Apr 2024

Unpowered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Quiet and secure place. Clean toilet and a water sink with soap. Close to the beauty spots.

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From the manager: Dear Laurent, Thank you for taking the time to respond and for the feedback. Really appreciate it and glad that you got out to see our local beauty spots🙂 Kind regards

Traditional camping in village

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Caroline H. Mar 2024

Unpowered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Opposite New Hall Vineyard, you can see the fields of vines from the site. Back to basics site, traditional camping. Quaint village of Purleigh and excellent pub walking distance. Bus to Maldon 18 mins from the post office.

Disliked: On the corner of 2 roads , but they were fairly quiet. Only 1 toilet, was very clean but wonky!

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From the manager: Dear Caroline, Thank you so much for taking the time to review our site and for attaching the very nice pictures. We called in at the Vineyard shop on the weekend and they said that you had been in and by the sounds of it, you visited our lovely pub too, so really appreciate you bringing revenue to other local businesses🙂 Kind regards

Good local base to try our new campervan . Friendly and helpful…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Frances B. Mar 2024

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Good local base to try our new campervan . Friendly and helpful owner.

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From the manager: Dear Frances, Thank you for reviewing of our site and glad that you managed to test out the new campervan. Kind regards

Good location for walks , Friendly owner too.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Zoe S. Mar 2024

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Pub 500m walk away which was lovely ,great food and very dog friendly too. A selection of Hard standing pitches very much needed as very wet weather . Lovely view from back of camper ,would revisit for sure.

Disliked: Would be nicer if it had a toilet block built with a sink under cover to wash up. when I arrived I was disappointed to see a portaloo, but inside this is a full working toilet it was basic but clean. As only a short break no shower was not an issue for us.

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From the manager: Dear Zoe, Thank you very much for taking the time to provide a review. We really appreciate your feedback. Also, very pleased that you enjoyed our local pub. We hope to see you again and maybe next time, try the vineyard 200m away, where they are always happy to let people try before they buy🙂 Kind regards

Very clean toilet facilities.

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

Anonymous Feb 2024

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Peaceful surroundings

Disliked: Wet weather

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From the manager: Dear Guest, Thank you very much for the review. We really appreciate your feedback and pictures. Also, very pleased that you enjoyed the area. It's a lovely part of the country, even if I do say so myself🙂 Kind regards

very peaceful layed back site well organised with good communication from the…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Ian L. Feb 2024

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: very peaceful layed back site well organised with good communication from the owner

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From the manager: Dear Ian, Thank you very much for your review of our site. Really appreciate you taking the time and we hope to see you again. Kind regards

Ideal for a stop over but not a destination site

Overall	2/10
Location	6
Value for money	4
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Michelle W. Feb 2024

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: The local pub is in walking distance. Close to Maldon. Can be cheap if not using electric. Easy check in and check out.

Disliked: Too Close to the road.Off season it’s essentially a gravel car park really close to other pitches. Portaloo is the toilet. Felt disappointed in comparison to photos would prefer accurate photos to know what to expect of the site itself rather than surrounding area.

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From the manager: Dear Michelle, Thank you for your feedback and really sorry that you didn't enjoy your stay. As you know, the majority of sites close over winter, but we try to keep open as we are the closest site to the RHS Garden at Hyde Hall, so receive multiple enquiries for that and it gives our wonderful local pub and vineyard some additional revenue in the quieter months too🙂. Given that it has been the wettest couple of months for 2 decades, the grass area, which makes up the majority of our site, is far too wet to drive on, so unfortunately, the hard standing is currently the only area available. I would say that most people we meet are pleased that we make the effort to remain open, so that they can get away for a few days, go on some lovely country walks and explore the historic local maritime towns of Maldon and Burnham on Crouch etc. If you had used the toilet, you would have seen that inside is a fully functional flushing toilet, with an oak soft-close seat and connected to mains drainage🙂. I guess most sites have spring and summer pictures, rather than winter, but I will look to add some more in. Kind regards

Hardstand pitches. Peaceful location opposite a vineyard. Sunrise over the hill. Local…

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Natalie T. Jan 2024

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Hardstand pitches. Peaceful location opposite a vineyard. Sunrise over the hill. Local pub 30 minutes walk away through the countryside. Delicious food.

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Will go back again

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

david f. Nov 2023

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Tarmac pitch loads of space security gate felt very safe all you need for a stay great pub round the corner for food 5 mins from Maldon and Morrison super store .

Disliked: No shower but swimming pool 5 mins away

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location, close to a great village pub.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Dave R. Oct 2023

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: We really like this site. It is basic but in a quite location and near to a very good pub!

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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

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

Adults only

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No hot water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Restaurant nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Novoli Farm

Barons Lane

Purleigh

Chelmsford

Essex

England

CM3 6PL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.69008°N
0.65716°W

Route directions

The site is directly opposite New Hall Vineyard on the B1010, adjacent to the junction with Pump Lane

Nearest transport

Coach

12.4 km The George

14.1 km Bus Station

Rail

4.9 km North Fambridge Rail Station

5.7 km South Woodham Ferrers Rail Station

8.1 km Althorne Rail Station

Ferry

12.1 km Wallasea Island Ferry Landing

13.4 km Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing

28.1 km Point Clear Ferry Landing

Airport

13.9 km London Southend Airport

35.3 km London Stansted Airport

46.9 km London City 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

The maritime town of Maldon (10 minutes’ drive) is a good place to start your tour of the area – perhaps with a stroll along Hythe Quay to see one of the UK’s largest collections of London barges. You can also launch canoes or hire bikes here, or join boat trips out onto the Blackwater Estuary. Just outside the town, the Museum of Power is worth a visit to see the miniature railway and working steam pump. For more watery activities, head to Hoe Mill lock (10 minutes), a well-known local wild swimming spot, or the historic harbour at Burnham-on-Crouch (20 minutes). The Dengie National Nature Reserve (half an hour) is a good place to be if you’re into your birdwatching. Gardens more your thing? RHS Garden Hyde Hall (15 minutes) is the big draw nearby, with several themed areas keeping things interesting all year round. The three acres at Beeleigh Abbey Gardens (10 minutes) are also worth exploring, or you can try the trails of Danbury Country Park (also 10 minutes) if you’d like to see something wilder.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Leigh Bell Wharf	16.8 km	Estuary	Good	N/A	Poor	N/A
Southend Chalkwell	17 km	Estuary	N/A	Good	N/A	Good
Southend Westcliff Bay	17.3 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Southend Three Shells	17.9 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Southend Jubilee	18.6 km	Estuary	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Hyde Hall 6.3 km

Colchester Zoo 22.8 km

East Anglian Railway Museum 26.9 km

Colchester Castle Museum 27.9 km

firstsite 27.9 km

National Trust

Coggeshall Grange Barn 19.6 km

Paycocke's 20.1 km

Bourne Mill 27.1 km

Thorington Hall 37.3 km

Cobham Wood and Mausoleum 37.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Purleigh - Cock Clarks - Woodham Mortimer - Hazeleigh - Purleigh 0.1 km

Battle of Maldon, 991 4.4 km

Heybridge - Maldon - River Chelmer - River Blackwater 5.6 km

Danbury - Great Graces - Little Baddow Hall - Danbury 6.2 km

Danbury and Lingwood Commons - River Chelmer - Danbury 6.3 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Pitches

A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Admission

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.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.

Changes to your holiday

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

General

Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.

Safety

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

Occupancy

Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).

Safety

Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.

Admission

Guests under the age of 12 are not allowed on site.

Hired accommodation

Hired accommodation: a GBP50.00 ($96.69) damage/cleanliness deposit hold is required prior to arrival and will be released within 24 hours of your departure date after inspection of your unit should no damage/losses be found. The damage deposit will automatically be pre-authorised in advance on the card used to make your booking.

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.

Changes to your holiday

Modifications are subject to a GBP5.00 ($9.67) fee.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Vehicles

No vehicle movement between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..

Safety

Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

General

Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10:30 p.m. and 7:30 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.

Occupancy

Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

General

The campground/park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.
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 campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.

Admission

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

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 11 p.m..

Additional terms

10 kWh per day of electricity is included. Any further usage is metered on site at £0.397 per kWh and must be paid at check-out.

Payment terms

Does Novoli Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Novoli Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Novoli Farm? The maritime town of Maldon (10 minutes’ drive) is a good place to start your tour of the area – perhaps with a stroll along Hythe Quay to see one of the … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Novoli Farm?

Camping and caravan

Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Depart by: noon

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How much does it cost to stay at Novoli Farm? From $34.49 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.