Limpenhoe Lakes

9.5 8 reviews
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  • Adults-only pop-up farm site in the Norfolk Broads
  • Reedham 10 minutes' drive; Norwich 25 minutes
  • Four on-site fishing lakes with day tickets available
Pick a pitch by the water at Limpenhoe Lakes, a pop-up campsite in the Norfolk Broads. Set on a working farm with an abundance of wildlife, this site has four fishing lakes where angling fans can book day fishing for a small extra charge. The site is shared with permanent residents including sheep and cattle. Each pitch comes with a firepit and a starter pack of firelighters and wood (more fuel can be purchased if needed). One compost toilet is available at the far end of the furthest lake. One tap is on hand for fresh water. Parking is in a designated area with a pedestrian gate giving access to the site. Because there is so much water around, Limpenhoe Lakes is an adults-only site.

Site type

Tent sites 30
Open all year

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

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

No dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Bush

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Pop-up campsite

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Limpenhoe Lakes

Cantley View Farm

Limpenhoe

Reedham

Norfolk

England

NR13 3JB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.58038°N
1.53228°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.6 km Kings Head
6.6 km Kings Head
12.9 km James Paget Hospital
Rail
1.3 km Cantley Rail Station
2.6 km Reedham (Norfolk) Rail Station
4.6 km Buckenham Rail Station
Ferry
2.8 km Reedham Ferry North
2.8 km Reedham Ferry South
30.8 km Southwold Ferry Landing
Airport
19.9 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Reedham: 10 minutes' drive - Wherryman's Way: 10 minutes - Humpty Dumpty Brewery: 10 minutes - Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum: 15 minutes - Wroxham: 20 minutes - Norwich: 25 minutes - Berney Arms: 30 minutes - Lowestoft: 40 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Gorleston Beach 13.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Great Yarmouth South 14.1 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Great Yarmouth Pier 14.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Great Yarmouth North 15.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Caister Point 15.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Fritton Lake Country World 9 km

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 11.6 km

Pleasure Beach 13.8 km

BeWILDerwood 15.3 km

Norwich Cathedral 16.7 km

National Trust

Elizabethan House Museum 13.3 km

Horsey Windpump 20 km

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 32.8 km

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 40.7 km

Sheringham Park 45 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Reedham 2.6 km

Hardley Street 3.3 km

Hardley Street 3.3 km

Wickhampton 3.7 km

Halvergate Marshes 4.6 km

Local events

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

    Beccles, England 26.2 km

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

    Aldeburgh, England 46.4 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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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

As described in the summary - wild camping

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Will D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Peace, tranquility, space - lovely welcome from the owner and just allowed to get on with it. Closest to wild camping with benefit of a tap for fresh water and a compost loo if required. Help yourself to fire pits and just camp!

Disliked: The logs provided were too wet to burn but they were free so can’t complain.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great!

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

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Proper rural camping, decent toilet which was a luxury. Owner is super friendly and helping. Really enjoy our stay.

Disliked: No negatives what do ever. You get more than what you pay for. The fire wood being chopped for you and he provided fire lighters which was a great touch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Defo go again! Although needs a shower for longer stays

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

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: The setting, lots of nature very peaceful and immersive. Easy access, walk from station is not bad. Site felt very wild! No cars near the tents was really nice. Plenty of firewood and space between tents.

Disliked: No shower and water was in corner of campsite. Loo had no hand sanitiser.

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As close to wild camping as you can get except you are…

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

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: As close to wild camping as you can get except you are on a site. We loved this campsite as it only has 6 pitches all with fire pits and surrounded by some small lakes and a woodland area. If you like star gazing at night with a campfire and want to enjoy the beautiful Norfolk countryside, then this is the place for you. This campsite only has one compost toilet and a cold water tap so after a couple of days you may feel the need to find somewhere else with more facilities but well worth a night or two.

Disliked: The cold water tap would have been better placed by the toilet rather than at the other end of the field.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Best ever, proper wild camping experience!

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

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Excellent, the closest experience to wild camping. Lovely campsite with basic facilities which is what I like. The lakes, little forest, so quiet, beautiful, firepits...what else do you need? one of the best campsite I have ever been at. Thank you.

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Pretty area. Very wild camping vibes…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Pretty area. Very wild camping vibes

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet pleasant wild site.

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

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Very much

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good area to camp under stars brilliant to get away for a night.

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

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: The are was full of animals and pitching next to the lakes made it feel like wild camping. The access to wood was very good so making a fire under the stars was a lovely experience.

Disliked: Getting to the area wasn’t easy if you don’t have a 4x4 go very slow getting to the grass car park. Once we found the area it wasn’t clear what areas we could pitch at, no one was the to give us direction and introduce you to the site and themselves.

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  • Does Limpenhoe Lakes have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Limpenhoe Lakes dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Limpenhoe Lakes? Local attractions and activities include: - Reedham: 10 minutes' drive - Wherryman's Way: 10 minutes - Humpty Dumpty Brewery: 10 minutes - Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum: 15 minutes - Wroxham: 20 minutes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Limpenhoe Lakes?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Once in the small field car park on the right, use the left hand pedestrian gate and select your mowed pitch.

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