Whitlingham Broad Campsite

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  • Family-friendly Norfolk Broads site in 80 acres of country park
  • Watersports centre less than five minutes’ walk away
  • Play area and shop on site; café next door
Say Pah to the passport, avoid the airport and don’t go a-broad for a holiday overflowing with activities and attractions – go to the Norfolk Broads instead. There's a wide range of all-weather things to do around Whitlingham Broad Campsite once you’re there: the Broads are in its back garden with a watersports centre less than five minutes’ saunter from your pitch; the city of Norwich is an easy 15 minutes by bike or bus, and the site is in 80 acres of country park with masses of room for kids to run around and with a network of walks stretching directly from it. The site itself is entirely made of grass, but the country park landscape also takes in rivers, water meadows blooming with wildflowers, and wildlife-laden woodland with trees young and old. Sturdy (not disposable) barbecues are allowed on all pitches, and some firepits are available to hire from the Whitlingham team. Just steps away from the accommodation fields are the three large lakes of the Great, Little and Conservation Broads: take a canoe out here or fish, picnic and wildlife watch from the banks. The Outdoor Education Centre a few minutes’ walk away has kayak and dragonboat hire and sailing and surfing courses as well as landlubber activities like archery and rock climbing. Family washrooms are available at Whitlingham Broad for guests and other amenities include an onsite shop and play area. A café is right next door, but local companies will deliver to your pitch if you fancy a takeaway for dinner: ask the team for their broad list of recommendations…

Campground type

Rent a tent 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 6
Tent sites 40
RV sites 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 16 or over.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 05/01 and 10/20.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 1 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 7:30 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Vehicles

  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Units heavier than 3500 kilo are not allowed.
  • Units longer than 7.5 metres are not allowed.
  • Group bookings of people under 16 are not accepted through Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

British Sign Language (BSL)

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Location
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Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7

95% would recommend this campground to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers a peaceful natural setting near a lake and Norwich. Guests rave about the clean, modern facilities, friendly staff, and well-stocked shop. It's described as accessible, though some found bark paths challenging in wet weather. Dogs are welcome, and fire pits are permitted. While generally quiet, some reviews mention noise from groups and occasional busy periods. Management has addressed minor maintenance issues, like a worn bridge surface.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Everything. Lovely location with easy access…

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Lower Meadow primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Everything. Lovely location with easy access to walks around the broad. Easy to get into the city.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Has everything you need for a weekend camping trip

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Lower Meadow primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Relaxed feel, flat pitch area, ice pack renting/refreezing

Disliked Nothing

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Clean staff very helpful. A great…

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Lower Meadow primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Clean staff very helpful. A great place to visit, very family friendly. Will come again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic stay in Ronnie one of…

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Sue P. 1 review

Ronnie shepherd's hut

Liked Fantastic stay in Ronnie one of the goods wagons. Really lovely site, very quiet for the time of year. Excellent little shop on site, really clean facilties & cracking location to explore the broads by bike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A well laid out sight well worth visiting!

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Lower Meadow primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Amazing facilities and always impeccably clean. Very friendly and helpful staff and although small, the on site shop was exceptional for what it’s stocked. The cafe over the road is also really good - I don’t think the website actually praises that enough, fantastic food and drinks. The water activities nearby are also very well ran with very friendly staff.

Disliked We did find that it was a fairly noisy site from nearby cargo rail tracks that seem to be going throughout the day and night and also the airspace. It is very close to an RAF base, so quite a lot of plane noises. That said - we saw plenty of fighter jets which was an absolute delight!

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review us

the nearest RAF base with active flying is around 30 miles away, we do however has one nearer that does events occasionally so perhaps you witnessed once of these how lovely!

We are glad to hear you had a wonderful time on site

Great location and very clean, modern…

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Lower Meadow primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Great location and very clean, modern facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review us

Lovely

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Upper Meadow primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The play area was great for the kids and the showers and toilets were well cleaned.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review us

Beautiful setting, well maintained by friendly…

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Upper Meadow primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Beautiful setting, well maintained by friendly staff. Facilities modern and clean. Close to lovely country park for water sports and with summer craft activities for the children. Walkable into Norwich. Great pubs nearby.

Disliked Due to the exceptionally dry weather ants were very active in search of food&water therefore take precautions if you don't want them flooding your tent!

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review us

The wildlife doesnt know what to do with its self indeed this year! hopefully the rain has reset everything!

lovely to hear you had a nice stay on site

De locatie vlakbij Norwich en middenin…

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Lower Meadow primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked De locatie vlakbij Norwich en middenin het groen. Fijne douches, allemaal lekker fris! Ruime plekken

Disliked Dat er niet vermeld was op de site of bij het inchecken dat je een permit nodig hebt om op het meer te suppen.

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not bad , but a cafe on site would be nice

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Anonymous

Lola shepherd's hut

Liked remote location

Disliked facilities could be better

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review

there is a cafe just 1 minutes walk and viewable from site - deatiled on the map give to you at check in, well worth a visit

We hope you had a good time on site


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Tents for hire Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Gastronomic delight Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Whitlingham Broad Campsite

Whitlingham Lane

Trowse

Norwich

Norfolk

England

NR14 8TR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.61939°N
1.32617°E

Nearest transport

Bus
1.4 mi Bus Station
2.1 mi Lime Tree Road
2.2 mi Lime Tree Road
Rail
1 mi Norwich Rail Station
3.9 mi Brundall Gardens Rail Station
4.8 mi Salhouse Rail Station
Ferry
10.3 mi Reedham Ferry North
10.4 mi Reedham Ferry South
25.4 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
Airport
4 mi 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

Sticking to the Broads – just to start with – you’ll have the pick of waterside walks, watersports, cycling and wildlife spotting on the Whitlingham Broad doorstep. The café next to the campsite has a visitor centre with interactive info on the Broads to help you narrow things down a bit, and you can also catch the river boat here into Norwich city centre. For something a little more unusual, a ski club is a smooth 10 minutes away. Walks with a view are all around the site and within easy dandering distance: kids might like to monkey around on the child-friendly low ropes course through the nearby woods, in a spot where there’s also a play pirate ship to batten down the hatches at and an old lime kiln to have a peek at (be careful not to disturb the bats that roost there). The Wherryman’s Way path along the Yare in the Yare Valley is also a very good walk (and ends at a very good pub); the 12 circular walks along its route are handy for those who don’t fancy following it all the 35 miles to Great Yarmouth.

Food and drink

  • Canton Chinese Restaurant 0.5 mi
  • The Town House 0.6 mi
  • River Green Café 0.6 mi
  • The Rosary 0.8 mi
  • Yellows Bar and Grill 0.8 mi
  • Indian Flavours 0.8 mi
  • The Kitchen County Hall 0.9 mi
  • Nando's 1 mi
  • Bella Italia 1 mi
  • Gem of Norwich 1 mi

Parks and play

  • Grace Park Playground 1 1.1 mi
  • Grace Park Playground 2 1.1 mi
  • Lower Playground 1.3 mi
  • Bedlam Soft Play Area 1.3 mi
  • The Jenny Lind Play Ground for Children 1.8 mi
  • Heath Road Playground 2 mi
  • Eaton Green Playground 2.8 mi
  • Children's Playground 2.9 mi

Public transport

  • Cremorne Lane, adj 0.5 mi
  • Cremorne Lane, opp 0.5 mi
  • The Denes, adj 0.5 mi
  • The Denes, opp 0.5 mi
  • Cotman Road, adj 0.6 mi
  • Barton Way, adj 0.6 mi
  • School Lane, adj 0.6 mi
  • May Gurney depot, adj 0.6 mi
  • Primary School 0.6 mi
  • layby, adj 0.7 mi

Groceries

  • Morrisons 0.8 mi
  • Bom Sabor 1.1 mi
  • Aldi 1.2 mi
  • Norwich Fresh Store 1.2 mi
  • Sainsbury's 1.4 mi
  • Fresh Desh 1.6 mi
  • Aldi 1.6 mi
  • Asian Mart 1.6 mi
  • Sainsbury's 1.7 mi
  • The Food Warehouse 1.7 mi

Family days out

  • Grace Park Playground 1 1.1 mi
  • Grace Park Playground 2 1.1 mi
  • Lower Playground 1.3 mi
  • Bedlam Soft Play Area 1.3 mi
  • The Jenny Lind Play Ground for Children 1.8 mi
  • Heath Road Playground 2 mi
  • Eaton Green Playground 2.8 mi
  • Children's Playground 2.9 mi

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Must see

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 1.4 mi

Norwich Cathedral 1.4 mi

Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum 1.5 mi

BeWILDerwood 8 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 13.8 mi

National Trust

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 13.8 mi

Horsey Windpump 15.8 mi

Elizabethan House Museum 16.8 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 20.1 mi

Sheringham Park 22 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CROWN POINT 0.4 mi

THE ROSARY CEMETERY 0.7 mi

Norwich City 1.4 mi

CHAPELFIELD GARDENS 1.6 mi

THE PLANTATION GARDEN, NORWICH 1.9 mi

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 Whitlingham Broad Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Whitlingham Broad Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Whitlingham Broad Campsite? Sticking to the Broads – just to start with – you’ll have the pick of waterside walks, watersports, cycling and wildlife spotting on the Whitlingham Broad doorstep. The café next to the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Whitlingham Broad Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Whitlingham Broad Campsite? From $37.06 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.