Cliff House Holiday Park

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Aerial view of reception, the car park, shop and tent field
Aerial view of reception, the car park, shop and tent field
Sea view from the cliff
North field in autumn
West field on a spring day
Sun-dappled pitches
Play area
The spacious play area
The terrace bar – just right for a pint in the sun
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Sea view from the cliff
North field in autumn
West field on a spring day

  • Family-friendly woodland park overlooking Dunwich Beach in Suffolk
  • RSPB Minsmere 10 minutes’ drive and Southwold 20 minutes
  • Terrace restaurant and bar; playground and private steps to the beach
We have 120 high quality camping & touring caravan pitches available by the night, with seasonal pitches from March and October. Our monthy pitches are now available all year round. We also are able to store your caravan over the winter period. Please telephone our reception for information and prices for this facility. All touring pitches and the majority of our camping pitches are availble with the use of electric hook up. Facilities include a fantastic bar & restaurant, shop, playground, family games room with T.V. pool tables, beach access, cycle hire, National Trust Walks and a well fitted renovated shower and toilet block. The 12 Lost Churches, our contemporary Bar and Restaurant is open every day from 11am - 3pm and then 6pm until close. It is open all year round serving food, drinks, for parties, functions and weddings giving the Park and the local area a fabulously versatile facility to use. Come and visit it now and see, there really is nothing like it in the whole of Suffolk!!

Site type

Tent sites 46
Caravan sites 67
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 23
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/01 and 31/12.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of The Beeston Group group.

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Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 125 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

86% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

Stunning spot with steep beach access (dog-friendly!). Friendly staff, clean modern facilities, good shop/food. Some shower quirks but generally high standard. Spacious pitches in woods. Patchy signal near bar. Playground noise noted. Near RSPB Minsmere.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 18/08/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Was ok just not for us.

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5 out of 10
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Value for money
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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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 Ferne M. 1 review

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Like the view was amazing looking out to the sea. Clean loos and very open.

Disliked We felt rushed off next morning a guy said we were meant to be off at 10 when we were told 11 day before and then said well.its coming up to that now we still had 15 minutes, the beach was also was closed off just not alot to do we only knew once arrived.

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Relaxing

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Liked all of it, had a really relaxing time.

Disliked Showers and toilets are a little dated, very clean and tidy though.

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Nice setting…

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Linzi B. 4 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Nice setting

Disliked Not great communication - I appreciate challenges with the recent fire but would have appreciated being told the road was open and we could access and also that the beach steps were closed. I was also made to change the way round I parked yet I was the only person in the entire field

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Difficult to rate bearing in mind our booking wasn’t honoured.

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1 out of 10
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 Jeremy S. 2 reviews

Powered grass and gravel site

Liked Nothin

Disliked Very poor customer service. I appreciate that things must have been very difficult with the heath fire but we have had no direct communication with the camp site about our booking for well over a week now. In the end we had to cancel and make alternative arrangements. We spoke to customer service twice at Pitchup who promised to get back to us but never did. It remains to be seen whether we get a refund.

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We were booked to arrive on…

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 Debbie F. 4 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked We were booked to arrive on the Friday when the heath fire started.

Having seen the news we knew we wouldn’t be going.

The site telephoned us to explain the situation. We received further updates over the weekend and have been told we can arrange to stay for free later in the year. The site also offered us a free trip to Africa Alive which we chose to offer back to any other family that would benefit more than us.

Disliked Absolutely nothing, customer service was fantastic.

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The plot we had was lovely…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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Wendy I. 3 reviews

Powered grass and gravel site

Liked The plot we had was lovely as wasn't overlooked. Clean site. Great access to the beach. Clean facilities

Disliked Stairs to beach some steps not the safest. The restaurant very expensive for a campsite

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Good site, would recommend.

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 Amy D. 1 review

Powered grass and gravel site

Liked Lovely location, park and bar area nice. Large pitch and decent flat surface for tent. Staff friendly and helpful. Felt safe and welcoming for young children to play.

Disliked Toilets not the best we’d seen and only one block quite a long way from our pitch, not good for middle of the night. Unpleasant sewage smell on site when first arrive but did clear by evening thankfully. Little or no phone signal on site.

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Great for access to the beach and local walking,

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 MIKE&HELEN H. 7 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Good for beach access and walks.
Shop proved useful.

Disliked A little bit in need of a face-lift in some ways but a great place nonetheless.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous campsite. Beautiful location, great pitches…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Fabulous campsite. Beautiful location, great pitches and lovely facilities

Really helpful staff, welcoming and friendly

Disliked WiFi wasn’t great… but that’s not really a bad thing!

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Could do with a few more showers for the women

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 sally d. 7 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Great site. Amazing location. Great facilities

Disliked Nothing

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Beach access Covered terrace area 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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Bush Gastronomic delight Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer 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

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Site close to accessible bathrooms Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Cliff House Holiday Park

Minsmere Road

Dunwich

Suffolk

England

IP17 3DQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.2616°N
1.6255°E

Route directions

Postcode: IP17 3DQ From the south: From Ipswich, head north on the A12 towards Lowestoft for 20 miles. Once through Yoxford, turn right into Westleton Road, sign posted Dunwich Heath. Keep going until the T-Junction at Westleton and turn left. Once through the village, turn right to Dunwich Heath. Take the second turn on the right at the tourist board sign. After a mile, Cliff House is on the left. From the north: From Lowestoft, head south on the A12 for 13 miles. Turn left (signposted Blythburgh) at the White Hart public house. Keep going for two miles, and turn right at the church. At the T-Junction, turn right and keep going until the Dunwich Heath sign. Turn left. Cliff House is a mile ahead.

Nearest transport

Coach
22.4 km Old Market Place
25.2 km Cork Bricks
25.3 km Chaucer Street
Rail
7.1 km Darsham Rail Station
10.6 km Saxmundham Rail Station
12.5 km Halesworth Rail Station
Ferry
6.7 km Walberswick Ferry Landing
6.8 km Southwold Ferry Landing
33.3 km Reedham Ferry South

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

Cute-as-a-picture seaside towns include Southwold (20 minutes’ drive), where you can tour Adnams Brewery and the lighthouse, browse smart shops and eat fish and chips on the pier; Aldeburgh (25 minutes) is well-known for tours of the arts and crafts Red House, former home of composer Benjamin Britten, and Suffolk-born Maggi Hambling’s vast ‘Scallop’ sculpture on the beach. Still on the coast, Thorpeness (25 minutes) is set around the Meare boating lake; it is also gateway to the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape, criss-crossed with wildlife walks and cycle rides. If you’d rather not stray so far from base camp, RSPB Minsmere (10 minutes) is another great day out for wildlife lovers, with family-friendly opportunities to take part in pond dipping and den building. There are also family-centric activities like felting and archaeology talks at Dunwich Museum (five minutes), where you can learn about the ‘Lost City’ – Dunwich was once a thriving medieval port that slowly slipped into the sea due to erosion and storm surges.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southwold The Denes 7.4 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Southwold The Pier 8.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 23.9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 24.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Gorleston Beach 35 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Framlingham Castle 19.5 km

Orford Castle 19.7 km

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 19.8 km

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 27 km

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 29 km

National Trust

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 19.9 km

Sutton Hoo 27.1 km

Elizabethan House Museum 38.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Dunwich Heath - Eastbridge - Minsmere River - Westleton 1.1 km

Dunwich - Eastbridge - Sizewell - Minsmere - Dunwich 1.2 km

Dunwich Heath - Dunwich - Dingle Great Hill - Dunwich 1.2 km

Dunwich Bank 1.4 km

MINSMERE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 11/01/2006) 1.8 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Cliff House Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Cliff House Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Cliff House Holiday Park? Cute-as-a-picture seaside towns include Southwold (20 minutes’ drive), where you can tour Adnams Brewery and the lighthouse, browse smart shops and eat fish and chips on the pier; Aldeburgh (25 minutes) is … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cliff House Holiday Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cliff House Holiday Park? From $57.53 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.