The Hollies

View prices & book 9.1 680 reviews
Spacious campsite (added by manager 27 Jul 2022)
Spacious campsite
The beach with access from the camping site
Our pitch
The hayfield
The seaside field
Picnic area on the clifftops
Children's play area
The beautiful sunny beach view from our clifftop
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Favourite
The beach with access from the camping site
Our pitch
The hayfield

  • 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

Touring caravan pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 50
Tent pitches 150
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 14
Open all year
Opens
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).
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site 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

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating based on 680 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 65% of visitors View breakdown

91%

would recommend this site to a friend

88%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Super cool place - go!

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
Darren B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Super clean site - the toilets and showers are immaculate, such a great place. The staff are great and the grass area for camping is perfect. Right by the sea, plus close to shops - absolutely perfect.

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Excellent site, level well spaced pitches, great welcome from staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Jill B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Flat pitches, spotlessly clean facilities, nice welcome from staff. Plenty of space

Disliked: Beach access down 97 steps. Needed a parachute! No internet except at reception.

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Good facilities! clean showers and toilet blocks. Ample cleaning space for dishes…

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

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Good facilities! clean showers and toilet blocks. Ample cleaning space for dishes etc, good size pitches and friendly helpful staff. Food options on site and close to several supermarkets. Animal friendly although we didn’t bring one. Beach is down some significant steps but managed by most people. Once on the beach walk to the left and there is a calm somewhat shallow area for a swim. We did a sunrise swim and so did several others including families with children. We stayed in our bell tent so can’t comment on the accommodation on site. Other people seemed very pleased though.

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The pitch has been big enough and clean. The sanitary has been…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The pitch has been big enough and clean. The sanitary has been clean. But the best was the area directly by the fantastic coast

Disliked: No WiFi isn’t good

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Very good site

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
Tony H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Very welcoming reception Large well kept level site with good facilities. Toilet and shower block were spotless clean. Close location to the beach and only 1 mile away to the closest shop. Fish and chips on site between 6-8 pm

Disliked: Quite close to A12 and can be heard from 6am onwards

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Excellent site with level pitches and clean facilities.

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Loads of room, very clean toilets and showers. Best fish and chips ever. Bus stop outside the gate to lowestoft one way and the other way Southwold . Excellent staff.

Disliked: Nothing

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Close to beach, shops in walking distance, helpful employees and polite would…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Close to beach, shops in walking distance, helpful employees and polite would definitely come back.

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Great Camp Site

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

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Nice clean campsite Great facility’s nice and quiet

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Good location just off the A12 Kessingland, very easy to get to. The…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Kevin G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Good location just off the A12 Kessingland, very easy to get to. The staff were friendly and welcoming. Security controlled barrier upon entry. Very large site with various areas for motorhomes and tents etc. Good for moto camping with a motorbike. The shower and toilet block were kept clean and tidy during my stay. Very nice fish & chips available from the little hut by reception. Nice views of the sea from the cliffs. Well worth a visit and I would certainly stay here again. Many thanks.

Disliked: Barrier doesn't open upon exit for motorbike, sensor may not have recognised motorbike vehicle type?

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Brilliant site, friendly, welcoming and tidy.

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

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Really friendly welcome Warden was extremely friendly and reassuring, great guy :) Clean and tidy shower blocks and toilets Lovely park Right near the coast Spacious Delicious fish and chips on site (great value) Tea and coffee van for a nice hot drink in the morning (great value)

Disliked: If I was being reeeeeally picky we would have liked the option of WiFi but at the same time that's not really what camping is about for our family so didn't bother us too much.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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

Baby-changing facilities 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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse 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 pitches Tourer storage facilities

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°W

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 2020 2019 2018 2017
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 4 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 4.5 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Southwold The Pier 11.4 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Southwold The Denes 12.8 km Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Gorleston Beach 15.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

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

Local events

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

    Aldeburgh, England 33.5 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?
    Camping and touring
    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 €17.86 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.