The Hollies

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Pitches
Pitches
Spacious campsite
Seaside pitches
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Beach
Steps down to the beach
View of the beach
The beach with access from the camping site
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Spacious campsite
Seaside pitches
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitches

  • 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

Caravan sites 50
Motorhome sites 50
Tent sites 150
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 14
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • 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).
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9

Overall rating from 603 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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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Peaceful

92% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

Great friendly campsite, spacious pitches, top facilities, near the beach. Guests loved the cleanliness, helpful staff & food. A few noted noise when busy, and occasional hot water issues. Steep beach steps for some. Highly recommended, many will be back.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 16/06/2026

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Overall a great place to stay

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9 out of 10
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 Helen G. 5 reviews

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Well laid out site, facilities are situated well for each section. Showers and toilets, washing up area are all clean. Several food trucks regularly on site, just not when we were there.

Disliked Could do with all handrails, outside, being sanded and repainted, very rough atm especially when you have to hold on for stability.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We will be back!!

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10 out of 10
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Wifi
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 Dean H. 7 reviews

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Fantastic facilities, Fantastic location!! Great warden!!

Disliked N/a

Recommend to friends Visit again

Don't recommend this site as fulls…

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1 out of 10
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 alan c. 1 review

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Don't recommend this site as fulls advertising, they say a nice sandy beach [ITS NOT] the steps down to the beach ís very steep plus there's big pool of water and grass growing all over

Disliked As above no hot water when we were there

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great time ,highly recommended

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Great location, stunning sea view, dog beach, large space for camping, 10mins drive from South Pier Lowestoft ,peacefull place to relax, lovely staff at reception.

Recommend to friends Visit again

felt safe, was clean, outdoor play area and goals for the kids to use.

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10 out of 10
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terry W. 1 review

Seaside unpowered grass tent site

Liked got to pick our own spot, close to the beach and nature reserve protecting birds, very well kept field and facilities, staff were very welcoming and helpful, fish and chip stand and a burger van on site, supermarkets and food places a couple of mins walk away. park on site and football goals and basket ball hoop. our new favorite camping spot and will book again!

Disliked one shower block's hot water not working but we where warned and there was another block we could use.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice campsite

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7 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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Jessica F. 1 review

Seaside unpowered grass tent site

Liked Clean spacious pitches

Close to the beach which is lovely but not much else within walking distance.

Nice little park on site for young children.

Disliked The chip van is not very good quality food.

The showers no hot water. We only camped for 1 night so not a problem but would be if we stayed any longer. It’s obviously an ongoing problem as I did see this in other people’s reviews if this facility is not available it should be reflected in the price.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great Place to stay for a long weekend!

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9 out of 10
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Jack B. 2 reviews

Seaside unpowered grass tent site

Liked Beach Access, Amenities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Always very nice!!!!!…

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10 out of 10
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 Washington B. 3 reviews

Seaside unpowered grass tent site

Liked Always very nice!!!!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good facilities. Nice spacious pitches. Helpful…

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10 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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Wifi
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Simon L. 1 review

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Good facilities. Nice spacious pitches. Helpful and friendly staff. Good location to the main town. Good takeaway food and coffee options on site. Can’t fault this place at all. Will definitely return

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spacious, clean, quiet, beautiful scenery, very…

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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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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Melanie M. 1 review

Seaside unpowered grass tent site

Liked Spacious, clean, quiet, beautiful scenery, very helpful reception, spotless facilities. We will definitely be back!!

Disliked Nothing at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Beach access 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 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 sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful 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 Public transport nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level campground, no steep slopes

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 sites

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°E

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 2020201920182017
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 4.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southwold The Pier 11.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Southwold The Denes 12.8 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Gorleston Beach 15.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

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

  • Latitude Festival (Thursday, 23 July 2026 – Thursday, 23 July 2026)

    Beccles, England 12.6 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 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 caravan
    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 $36.89 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.