Applewood Countryside Park

Our warm, cosy glamping pods offer all the fun of camping but with more protection from the weather! (added by manager 31 Aug 2016)

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  • Located in the beautiful countryside of South Norfolk, East Anglia
  • Next to one of the UK's most exciting wildlife attractions, Banham Zoo
  • A quiet, family and dog-friendly caravan park and campsite
Applewood Countryside Park is located in the beautiful area of South Norfolk and offers some great facilities to make for a relaxing break in the countryside. The park is adjacent to one of the country’s most exciting wildlife attractions, Banham Zoo with over 2,000 animals from around the world, and is ideally situated to explore the many attractions and picturesque landscapes of Norfolk and Suffolk. A quiet, family-friendly caravan park and campsite we cater for touring caravans, motor homes, tents and offer six cosy glamping pods. Our facilities include a Park Reception, spacious pitches, electrical hook-ups and exclusive disabled hook-up points, free WiFi, modern high standard shower and toilet facilities, together with laundry and washing-up facilities. Dogs are welcome at no additional charge! Just a short walk from the park is The Appleyard shopping courtyard which provides all the amenities you may need during your stay, including a licensed grocery shop, craft shop, family run butchers, fast food takeaway restaurant and hairdressers, not to mention an award winning cider producer and local pub, the “Banham Barrel”. Every Sunday we also have one of the largest car boots in the area starting at 6am with hundreds of stalls and thousands of bargains.

Site type

Motorhome sites 130
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 6
Tent sites 130
Caravan sites 130

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

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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

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

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities

Seasonal sites

Location

Applewood Countryside Park

Kenninghall Road

Banham

Norwich

Norfolk

England

NR16 2HE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.44486°N
1.02725°W

Route directions

Follow the brown tourist signs to Banham Zoo from the A11 and A140. Enter the Banham Zoo carpark and follow the signs to Applewood Countryside Park.

Nearest transport

Coach
8.2 km Queens Square
9.6 km Bus Station
15.1 km The Chestnuts
Rail
4.9 km Eccles Road Rail Station
7.8 km Attleborough Rail Station
8.1 km Harling Road Rail Station
Ferry
37.7 km Reedham Ferry North
37.7 km Reedham Ferry South
45.9 km Southwold Ferry Landing
Airport
30.3 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

- St George's Distillery, home of The English Whisky Co. and the first distillery in England in over 100 years - Redgrave & Lopham Fen, National Nature Reserve and the largest remaining lowland valley fen in England - Bressingham Steam & Gardens, a magnificent collection of working locomotives that take you on a tour of six beautifully landscaped gardens and woodland - Dinosaur Adventure, explore this amazing world of dinosaurs, discover DINOMITE, a prehistoric paradise of climbing nets, bridges and ball pools and get wet and wild at Dippy's Splash Zone, a water play park filled with jets, fountains and slides - Norfolk Broads, day boat hire and tours available - Historic city of Norwich, for the castle, museums, theatre and shopping - Busy market towns, including Diss, Attleborough, Bury St Edmunds - National Trust properties, including Oxburgh Hall, Ickworth House

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Southwold The Denes 46.4 km Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Southwold The Pier 46.5 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Banham Zoo 0.3 km

Bressingham Steam and Gardens 7.1 km

Grimes Graves 24.5 km

Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum 27.4 km

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 27.4 km

National Trust

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 31.1 km

Oxburgh Hall 34.4 km

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 35.4 km

Lavenham Guildhall 40.5 km

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 42.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Banham Mlllennium Walk 1.1 km

New Buckenham 4.4 km

Lopham Fen 7.2 km

Blo-Norton 8.8 km

Burston 8.9 km

Local events

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

    Beccles, England 40 km

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

    Aldeburgh, England 44.7 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.

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  • Does Applewood Countryside Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Applewood Countryside Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Applewood Countryside Park? - St George's Distillery, home of The English Whisky Co. and the first distillery in England in over 100 years - Redgrave & Lopham Fen, National Nature Reserve and the largest remaining … Read more