Kessingland Beach Holiday Park

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Outdoor swimming pool (added by manager 02 Aug 2022)
Touring and camping
Touring and camping
Touring and camping

  • Seaside family park 15 minutes' drive from Lowestoft
  • Access to lots of sporting and watersports activities
  • Spa, sports bar, pools, adventure playground, bar and restaurant
Starland Krew and sandcastles for the munchkins, a spa bath, a sports bar, and fish and chip-fuelled smiles all round… guests can pick and mix from a vast menu of family activities at Kessingland Beach Holiday Park, on the gorgeous Suffolk coast just north of the Benacre National Nature Reserve and 15 minutes' drive from Lowestoft. Guests at this seaside site have access to great sports and watersports facilities, playing all sorts of games at the multisports court, shooting down the waterslide into the indoor pool, splashing about in the open-air pool or wallowing contentedly in the adjacent hot tub. For the under-11s, the kids' clubs have activities to please sporty, arty and smartypants types alike and there’s an undercover play area and an outdoor adventure playground too, with a zipwire for the intrepid and swings and slides for those who prefer more placid playtime. Whatever activity you select can be followed up by gathering all ages for something from the frisky programme of family entertainment for the evenings. Aside from the chippy and other takeaway food, the on-site Boathouse bar and restaurant serves up a good range of grub. Go on, have that pudding – there’s a lovely beach right outside where you can stroll it all off.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 38
Tent pitches 77
Touring caravan pitches 38
Open now
Opens 29 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site. Swimming pool access is included: please show your Entertainment pass. Entertainment passes are included in the rate.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to

Open from Fri, 18 Apr to

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Reviews

72%

would recommend this site to a friend

70%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very clean site .

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

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Camp site vey very clean , which made our stay very nice

Disliked: Very miss led about WiFi , as could not get any Wi-Fi and then given a phone number to ring for help, which was no help at all. And was the national rate which cost me more money. Not really much evening entertainment more for the children than the adults this was 930 /10pm on a Saturday night

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Lean and tidy. Pitches are a good size…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lean and tidy. Pitches are a good size

Disliked: Toilet and shower blocks are a bit far off

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Nice clean showers, great entertainment on site, swimming pools were lovely and…

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

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Nice clean showers, great entertainment on site, swimming pools were lovely and staff was very friendly

Disliked: Pitches were a bit close together

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From the manager: Hi Andrew, thanks for taking the time to leave your review. We're pleased you enjoyed your recent stay at Kessingland Beach and hope to see you again soon! ^AB

the whole expereance…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
steve g. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: the whole expereance

Disliked: felt the shower block and toilets need to be closer to camp/touring site and needed updating

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From the manager: Hi Steve, thanks for taking the time to leave your review. We're pleased you had such an enjoyable holiday with us. I will share your comments regarding the facilities with our Touring Manager and ask that they investigate this further. We hope to see you again soon. ^AB

Not happy with the site at all very dirty

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Pete C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: The sea

Disliked: Paid extra money for super pitch upgraded when we got there it was absolutely dirty terrible and disgusting. The toilets were dirty and disgusting and the staff wasn’t very helpful too. The food was cold in the restaurant complained they cooked it and it was absolute crap.

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From the manager: Hi Pete, thanks for taking the time to leave your review. We're very you didn't enjoy your recent stay at Kessingland Beach, this certainly isn't the experience we wanted you to have. I do hope you were able to raise any concerns with our dedicated Guest Experience Team in Reception, so that they could look to try and resolve these issues during your time with us. I will also take the time to share your review with the relevant teams you've provided feedback for, so that we can work to make improvements. I do hope this experience won't deter you from visiting one of our 65 Holiday Parks again in future. ^AB

Clean park, helpful staff, facilities were ready for us to pitch up,

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We like the camping shower block, it was very clean, The swimming pool was a good size but deep fine for us with teenager, The park was very clean and tidy

Disliked: I can't think of anything we disliked

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From the manager: Hi Kelly, Thanks for the great review. Our team works hard to ensure all guests have an enjoyable experience, so we're delighted to hear we met your expectations. We look forward to hopefully welcoming you back in future. ^AB

Other campers…

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Callum R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Other campers

Disliked: The facilities were awful, dirty, they stunk. Not cleaned enough. Stated when booking that we’d like 2 pitches next to each other as was staying with family, reception said they couldn’t do this, even though there was more than enough space.

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Not worth the money

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 8
tracey b. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Hot Drinks were cheap, food was good in restaurant,

Disliked: Pitches were disgusting, one looked like a building site ,we were stuck under trees which were way overgrown and hanging down, dog mess everywhere site run down needs alot of work and a paint up wouldn't go amiss, all for caravans nothing for touring site not changed in 4 years infact alot worse been neglected, bingo in club very expensive, chip shop prices horrendous nearly £4 for a small chips,electric blew in early hours of morning had to call them out

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Great place.. close to the sea.. all facilities clean .. good time…

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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Great place.. close to the sea.. all facilities clean .. good time spent...

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Excellent site with friendly and helpful staff

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

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Lovely clean site good sized pitches Entertainment and swimming included in price. Good food available on sit

Disliked: No dislikes

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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 pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Kessingland Beach Holiday Park

Beach Road

Kessingland

Lowestoft

Suffolk

England

NR33 7RW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.40791°N
1.72666°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.9 km Gordon Road
12.5 km Old Market Place
17.1 km James Paget Hospital
Rail
7 km Oulton Broad South Rail Station
7.6 km Lowestoft Rail Station
7.8 km Oulton Broad North Rail Station
Ferry
10.9 km Southwold Ferry Landing
11 km Walberswick Ferry Landing
20.5 km Reedham Ferry South
Airport
42.1 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 nearby seaside towns of Lowestoft (15 minutes' drive) and Southwold (20 minutes) are among the most charming in the country: think fab family beaches, candy-coloured beach huts, piers and proms, plus buckets and spades of old-school charm. Aim for the former if you're after a bit of watersports action, or pick the latter for chi-chi shops, a zany pier attraction and seafront walks to Walberswick. Swap beaches for beasties with family outings to see the exotic beasts roaming the plains of Suffolk at Africa Alive! (five minutes), or seek out seahorses, sharks and penguins at Sea Life Great Yarmouth (35 minutes). For wildlife of a more local variety, nip up to the waterways of the Norfolk Broads (half an hour) where you can become captain of your own boat for the day (or take a tour if you're unsure of your navigational expertise…) For family fun on a grand scale, head to Pleasurewood Family Theme Park (25 minutes); at the opposite end of the spectrum is the tiny townscape at Merrivale Model Village (35 minutes). And somewhere in the middle is the swish Victorian pad at Somerleyton Hall (half an hour), where both mansion and gardens are worth a stroll.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 6.4 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 6.9 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Southwold The Pier 9 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Southwold The Denes 10.4 km Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Gorleston Beach 18 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 13.1 km

Fritton Lake Country World 15.9 km

Pleasure Beach 20.8 km

Framlingham Castle 33.1 km

Orford Castle 37.3 km

National Trust

Elizabethan House Museum 21.9 km

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 37.5 km

Horsey Windpump 38.3 km

Sutton Hoo 43.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Mutford - Carlton Colville - Barnby - Mutford 5.5 km

Carlton Colville 7.1 km

North Cove 8.4 km

BELLE VUE PARK 9.1 km

Southwold - Walberswick - Westwood - Southwold 9.6 km

Local events

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

    Aldeburgh, England 31.3 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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Kessingland Beach Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Kessingland Beach Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Kessingland Beach Holiday Park? The nearby seaside towns of Lowestoft (15 minutes' drive) and Southwold (20 minutes) are among the most charming in the country: think fab family beaches, candy-coloured beach huts, piers and proms, plus … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Kessingland Beach Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Kessingland Beach Holiday Park? From €8.31 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.