The Hollies

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Pitches
Pitches
Spacious campsite
Views
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Beach
The beach with access from the camping site
Entrance
Fish and chips
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Spacious campsite
Views
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitches

  • Kessingland site directly on the Suffolk coast
  • Three different pitching up areas over 28 acres
  • Two new amenities blocks, including disabled and family rooms
What a beach! And what a view… The gorgeous East Anglian coastline and an expanse of Suffolk sands sweep out for miles from The Hollies touring and camping park near Lowestoft: the site is set on a cliff and the views from your pitch or your firepit of an evening will be Hollie-wood worthy. It's Kessingland Beach below you at The Hollies, which is a highly scenic ten or 15-minute saunter along the clifftop path and an equally scenic scene on arrival with its miles of golden sand. And the beach is dog-friendly all year round, as is The Hollies – hurrah and woof. The amiable Hollies team has arranged three picks of pitches on its roomy 28-acre site: the Barley field for tourers and with electric hook-up; the Seaside field for tents and without electric; and the Hay field especially suitable for mixed groups with a mix of tent and touring pitches, all with electric. Amenities are newly built and include two large shower and loo blocks with family rooms and rooms for disabled guests; a newly built playground is on site too for Suffolk coast-based little squirts.

Site type

Travel trailer sites 50
RV sites 50
Tent sites 150
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 14
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of The Beeston Group group.

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 537 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
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Peaceful

91% would recommend this site to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

This site gets top marks for its prime location with beach access by stairs, friendly staff & clean facilities. Spacious, level pitches. Popular fish & chips. Mostly great stays, though some noted noise, shower heat & occasional crowding. Excellent value.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Location. Site layout.…

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8 out of 10
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Charlie M.

Seaside primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Location. Site layout.

Disliked Nothing really

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely come back

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Paula M.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Nice area, great site, friendly helpful staff, gas coffee and food trucks if you don't want to cook, we did not use, no entertainment etc but we did not want, next to the beach

Recommend to friends Visit again

Yes…

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10 out of 10
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 10
Value for money
 10
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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Washington B.

Seaside primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Yes

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great quiet place to stay

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
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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Emma S.

Seaside primitive grass tent campsite

Liked We stayed in the seaside field and was spacious. We’ve been before and love the tranquillity of the site. If you require a quiet, close to the beach site, the Hollies is the one. The services are sufficient - my husband did say he webt to use the toilet a. Couple of times and they were closed for cleaning - this is only a positive!

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite, would visit again

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8 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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Sorrel K.

Seaside primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Excellent facilities, very close to the beach, friendly staff, food trucks on site, adventure area for the kids, very close to supermarkets etc. Very good value for money.

Disliked Rules around off leash dogs and excessively loud music being played for multiple hours three evenings in a row were not enforced and it was unclear how to manage these issues. We had a young child with us and whilst ordinary noise like other kids playing chatting etc is totally fine, loud music was played three nights in a row until 10pm making it very hard to put our young child down to sleep.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good value with several food and drink services

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8 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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Bill M.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked The site is clean and well maintained. Pitches are well spaced and have close access to the EHU. The availability of coffee in the mornings and Fish/chips etc Tuesday to Saturday was also a nice choice to have . Similarly a breakfast grill option on weekend mornings.
The access to the beach is via 5 flights of stairs but worth the effort. Once outside the bird nesting area we walked our spaniel off the lead for miles.
Waste bins were large and placed around the site, unlike other campsites which have chosen to only have one location.
There is a good to signal , but WiFi is only around the reception.

Disliked The speed limit of 5mph was not commonly followed.
People don’t all seem to consider they need to have their dogs on a lead on site
The barrier doesn’t work for cyclists and it’s difficult to get a dog trailer around it

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, location near beach, flat, spacious,…

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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

Seaside primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Clean facilities, location near beach, flat, spacious,

Disliked Non adjustable too hot showers, campers able to pitch up very close next door, road noise

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent stay with everything we needed

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8 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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Dominique P.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Clean, accessible and great bacon butties.

Disliked Only negative was the wifi and phone signal.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean site. Would definitely recommend and will be revisiting.

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10 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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Nicola W.

Seaside primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Was a lovely site. This was my first time camping with just me and my young daughter. It was a simple site. The staff were very friendly. The facilities were clean and in good condition. There were food trucks for breakfast, coffee, fish and chips and ice cream. The beach was easily accessible with some steps and was a lovely beach.

Disliked My only dislike was setting up in the rain.. but that’s definitely not on the site. It made it all the more of an adventure.
(No wifi -but not an issue and no review needed)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Flat site, beach location. Great staff.…

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6 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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grahame p.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Flat site, beach location. Great staff.

Disliked No wi-fi, no shop.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Beach access Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level campground, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

The Hollies

London Road

Kessingland

Lowestoft

Suffolk

England

NR33 7PQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.43139°N
1.72108°E

Route directions

From the A12 heading towards Lowestoft, take the third exit off the roundabout on to London Road and we are just down the road on the right. On a local bus route and the bus stops at the entrance to the park.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.6 km Gordon Road
11.2 km Old Market Place
14.4 km James Paget Hospital
Rail
4.4 km Oulton Broad South Rail Station
5.2 km Lowestoft Rail Station
5.2 km Oulton Broad North Rail Station
Ferry
13.3 km Southwold Ferry Landing
13.4 km Walberswick Ferry Landing
18.2 km Reedham Ferry South
Airport
40.1 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

The Hollies is in a spiffing location to get to the best of Suffolk, Norfolk, the countryside and the Broads for a bit of whatever you fancy in boating, fishing, hiking, rainy day activities and family days out. Lowestoft, Southwold and Great Yarmouth are all within ten miles – Lowestoft is only about five minutes by car – and are all well worth a day trip each, as is lovely Norwich about an hour's drive to the north-west (services run regularly from Lowestoft Station too). Lowestoft has two theatres and a handful of small museums in Sparrow Park alongside the main Lowestoft Museum in Nicholas Everett Park; head to the library's local history section for more pics and info of days of yore. Lowestoft's lighthouse is probably its most well-known feature, but take time for a trip to Ness Point too, the most easterly location in the UK (just ask a Lowestoft local to point you towards Gulliver). If you're on hol with the kids, you'll find loads of family-friendly options in the area, like the Africa Alive animal park five minutes' drive from the Hollies (go here on a Sunday for a bonzer of a car boot sale) and the Pleasurewood Hills theme park about 20 minutes away. Kids might also like the wooden roller disco at Lowestoft's Claremont Pier, but if this doesn't have them wheeling around in joy, take them to walk the plank at the play park Adventure Island, or to see more species at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Park just outside Great Yarmouth. Finally, nautical sorts don't need to tie themselves in knots trying to find a craft to take care of, as fishing boats can be chartered near Kessingland for sea angling trips, and the Norfolk Broads Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is within easy reach to drift along wildlife-laden waterways.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 4.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southwold The Pier 11.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Southwold The Denes 12.8 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Gorleston Beach 15.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 10.5 km

Fritton Lake Country World 13.3 km

Pleasure Beach 18.2 km

Framlingham Castle 34.5 km

BeWILDerwood 35.9 km

National Trust

Elizabethan House Museum 19.3 km

Horsey Windpump 35.6 km

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 39.8 km

Sutton Hoo 45.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Mutford - Carlton Colville - Barnby - Mutford 4.3 km

Carlton Colville 4.6 km

BELLE VUE PARK 6.7 km

North Cove 7 km

Gunton 8.5 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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Hollies have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Hollies dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Hollies? The Hollies is in a spiffing location to get to the best of Suffolk, Norfolk, the countryside and the Broads for a bit of whatever you fancy in boating, fishing, hiking, rainy … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Hollies?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Hollies? From $29.33 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.