Polstead Country Park

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  • Well-maintained, landscaped adults-only park near Polstead in Suffolk
  • A 20-minute drive to Lavenham, and 25 minutes to Ipswich Waterfront
  • Essentials shop on site; food pub five minutes’ walk away
Its rural location on the edge of a Suffolk conservation area ensures visitors to Polstead Country Park have plenty to do during their stay. The pretty village of Polstead is five minutes’ drive away, and walkers have access to a network of footpaths from there, taking in ancient woodland scattered with bluebells in spring, while overnighting cyclists can pick on the South Suffolk Cycle Route with a 10-minute ride from the park. If you've brought the car, your options widen even further – animal parks, stately homes and beaches are all within half an hour’s drive. Landscaped with flowers, neat hedges and shady mature trees, the pitches at this adults-only site are generously sized and immaculately maintained. Spotless modern facilities include shower facilities with underfloor heating and a dedicated accessible bathroom, while washing-up sinks and a laundry area make it easy to keep everyone and everything looking shipshape. The friendly staff at reception can let you have all sorts of information on the local area and places to visit, and there’s also a small site shop stocked with essentials. If you fancy a break from cooking, there’s a foodie pub within five minutes’ walk and other options in Polstead village.

Site type

Tent sites 26
Caravan sites 30
Motorhome sites 30
Open all year
Opens

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Please note

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Admission

  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

Reception

  • 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.

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).
  • Wood burners of any kind are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 712 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Adults-only site loved for cleanliness, peace, and privacy. Friendly staff and great location for walks. Occasional road noise and dated facilities were noted by some, but most keen to return.

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What a great site. Very clean…

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 stephen A. 12 reviews

Powered grass caravan site

Liked What a great site. Very clean friendly staff friendly campers.
Only had short visit this time, definitely would recommend polstead county park

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your review.

Lovely quiet site with pitches offering…

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 Deborah D. 1 review

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Lovely quiet site with pitches offering great privacy. Friendly welcome by staff and knowledgeable about area. Toilets and showers very clean and comfortable. I loved the music and singing along with others using the facilities. Pub just up the road. Will
return as sadly only there for one night. Thankyou.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much for your lovely review , we look forward to seeing you again.

Can’t wait to go back

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 Paul M. 8 reviews

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Liked Everything. It was very peaceful, very clean, great location to walk the dogs into the village where the local pub the Cock Inn did fab food.

Disliked Only one very slight downside and that has nothing to do with the site, the WiFi is low.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much for your loively review , wew look forward to seeing you again.

Would definitely go there again

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Nick C. 2 reviews

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Liked Very clean site. peaceful setting very heplfull managers Bus stop nearby and nice pub does lunch time specials on the main road 5min walk

Disliked Nothing to dislike the only thing is the direction on the sate nav but thats nothing to do. With the camp site

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From the manager: Thankyou so much for your lovely review , we look forward to seeing you again .

A convenient, secure site.…

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Anonymous

Powered grass caravan site

Liked A convenient, secure site.

Disliked Looking tired and not maintained as well as the average Camping and Caravan Club site. Although it could be seen that the facilities had once been of a high standard it was clear that more needed to be done in terms of maintenance. Examples of this were broken toilet seats and broken speaker systems.
The site was very crowded, with hardly a pitch unoccupied. We arrived with friends who had booked at the same time, and asked if we could be moved to a location near each other, however the site manager was offish to the point of being quite rude in their reply. In fact it is difficult to see how we could have been placed further apart. This is understandable considering how full the site was, but the way in which we were informed of this left much to be desired.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your review.

Would book again

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Rosemary G. 1 review

Powered grass caravan site

Liked everything, especially dog friendly and no children.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much for your lovely review , we look forward to seeing you again.

A nice adults only clean and peaceful site will return again

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 Brian L. 4 reviews

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Peaceful location nice secluded pitches divided by high hedgerows clean and tidy washrooms

Disliked People letting there dogs bark early in the morning People should be made aware when checking in.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thankyou so much for your lovely review, we look forward to seeing you again.

I will be back

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Raymond D. 1 review

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Staff very helpful and friendly, and let me borrow a hook up cable (very kind). The site was very clean and a good location. Pub not far away. All in all a great place for a couple nights away.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much for your lovely review , we look forward to seeing you again.

A peaceful site in a good…

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Paul H. 4 reviews

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked A peaceful site in a good location for exploring the area.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much for your lovely review , we look forward to seeing you again.

Great place to stay. Very clean…

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Michelle G. 1 review

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Great place to stay. Very clean and very good facilities. Lovely and peaceful. Will definitely visit again. Very friendly owners

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much for your lovely review , we look forward to seeing you again.

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 Composting toilet 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 85 cm) Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Polstead Country Park

Holt Road

Bower House Tye

Polstead

Suffolk

England

CO6 5BZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.0249°N
0.89554°E

Route directions

Satnav users please do not use the site postcode. Refer to the map once on the A1071.

Nearest transport

Coach
11.3 km White Horse
11.5 km Motel
15.3 km Stanwell Street
Rail
10.5 km Bures Rail Station
11.1 km Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station
13.3 km Manningtree Rail Station
Ferry
26 km Brightlingsea Ferry Landing
26.1 km Harwich International Ferry Terminal
26.2 km Point Clear Ferry Landing
Airport
46.1 km London Stansted 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

Pretty Suffolk villages to explore include Kersey (five minutes’ drive) with its half-timbered houses and thatched cottages, while Lavenham (20 minutes) has a stunning guildhall and fine 14th-century church. For a bit of a date night, Ipswich (25 minutes) has lots of bars and restaurants along its lively waterfront, as well as a theatre and cinema. There are pretty country yomps along the River Stour to Flatford Mill (25 minutes) and Dedham Vale National Landscape (20 minutes) in Constable Country. You can see another artist’s house on the walking trail from National Trust-owned Melford Hall (20 minutes) to Sudbury (15 minutes), which takes in three old water mills and Thomas Gainsborough’s house en route. Looking for animal encounters on your rural break? Feed lambs (in season), groom horses and cuddle up to friendly donkeys at Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm, or get up close to the reptiles, creepy crawlies and butterflies at Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park (both half an hour). Or how about touring a couple of local vineyards? Giffords Hall (half an hour) and Burnt House (45 minutes) are both open for tours and tastings – it’s best to book in advance.

Food and drink

  • Brewers Arms Pub 0.4 km
  • Cock Inn Pub 2 km
  • White Hart Inn Pub 2.4 km
  • The Fleece Hotel Pub 2.5 km
  • Fox and Hounds Pub 3.1 km
  • The Angel Inn Restaurant 3.9 km
  • The Crown Pub 3.9 km
  • The Bell Pub 4.1 km
  • The Queen's Head Pub 4.2 km
  • The Hare & Hounds Pub 4.3 km

Groceries

  • Adnams Off-licence 4.5 km
  • East of England CO-OP Supermarket 4.6 km
  • Morrisons Supermarket 4.9 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 9.6 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 9.7 km

Public transport

  • Brewers Arms 0.4 km
  • Telephone Box 1.1 km
  • Shoulder of Mutton 1.3 km
  • Wash Lane 1.4 km
  • Spring Lane 1.4 km
  • Stackwood Road 1.8 km
  • Green Acre 2 km
  • The Cock 2 km
  • Water Lane 2.2 km
  • Cox Hill 2.2 km

What’s nearby

  • Stoke by Nayland Resort - Gainsborough Course Golf course 3.9 km
  • Stoke by Nayland Resort - Constable Course Golf course 4 km
  • Brett Vale Golf Course 5.9 km
  • Forget Me Not General shop 6 km
  • Newton Green Golf Course 7.4 km
  • Old Joe's Golfing Range Golf course 8.2 km

Local services

  • Boxford Mill Surgery Doctors 2.6 km
  • Hadleigh Health Centre Doctors 4.4 km
  • Mill Pharmacy 4.4 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 4.5 km
  • Health By Design Clinic 4.5 km
  • Gulf Fuel station 5.7 km
  • Nayland Surgery Doctors 6.2 km
  • Dedham Pharmacy 9.9 km
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 9.9 km

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Must see

East Anglian Railway Museum 14.7 km

Colchester Castle Museum 15 km

firstsite 15.1 km

Colchester Zoo 18.4 km

Christchurch Mansion 18.6 km

National Trust

Thorington Hall 5.5 km

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 11.3 km

Lavenham Guildhall 11.5 km

Melford Hall 13.5 km

Bourne Mill 16.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Groton Wood - Edwardstone - Boxford - Wicker Street Green 2.9 km

Stoke by Nayland - Withermarsh Green - Polstead - Stoke by Nayland 4 km

Kersey - Lindsey - Castle - Chapel - Priory - Kersey 4 km

Stoke-by-Nayland - Thorington Street and Hall - Tendring Hall Park and Farm - Temple - Stoke-by-Nayland 4 km

A Wander around Hadleigh 4.2 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.

Offers

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Polstead Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Polstead Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Polstead Country Park? Pretty Suffolk villages to explore include Kersey (five minutes’ drive) with its half-timbered houses and thatched cottages, while Lavenham (20 minutes) has a stunning guildhall and fine 14th-century church. For a bit … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Polstead Country Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Polstead Country Park? From $80.13 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.