Green Gables Camping Ground

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Visitor image of the main camping field
Visitor image of the main camping field
Grassy pitches
Dog-friendly site
View over the site
Walks to the coast
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Grassy pitches
Dog-friendly site
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  • Peaceful family-friendly site on the Norfolk coast
  • A 15-minute walk from the nearest beach; a 15-minute drive from Cromer
  • Walking distance from pubs and food shops
A big ‘yes please’ to a break by the sea? Then root down at Green Gables Camping Ground. This peaceful site in the Norfolk Coast National Landscape has views over the surrounding countryside. A 15-minute walk away from the nearest beach and 15 minutes' drive away from Cromer, you’ll also be well situated for activities that revolve around the sand and sea. Plus, with four acres of grasslands (and rather splendid rural views), there’s plenty of space for everyone to unwind. It’s likely you’re already heading to the coast with the idea of whiling your day away on the sand and pottering (or speeding your way) around the coastal footpaths. If so, this site is a 15-minute walk away from the sheltered Trimingham beach… perhaps take a surfboard for the waves or set your sights on the good fishing spots. Very handily, the beach joins up with the coastal path, and there’s a small food shop 20 minutes’ walk away along this route, well-positioned for filling your pockets with some energy-boosting snacks before you set off. Catch a fish and chip shop and a couple of pubs on the way to Mundesley beach too (40 minutes’ walk in the same direction). If you’re feeling a little sandy after your adventures, there’s an amenities block on site that has showers and toilets. Other on-site facilities include a washing-up area for you to take care of your dirty dishes or grab some drinking water.

Campground type

Tent sites 40
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Dogs

  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Safety

  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

7.5

Overall rating from 81 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Budget/backpackerPeaceful

78% would recommend this campground to a friend

77% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers a peaceful, back-to-nature experience near beaches and coastal walks. Guests praise friendly owners, value, and campfires, but facilities are basic and sometimes unclean. The entrance's "scrapyard" look is a frequent concern. Despite this, many would return for the tranquil atmosphere.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Not one thing

Disliked Arrived to what looked like an explosion had happened in a trailer park with static caravans opened up, building materials strewn about, rubbish, cars and all sorts. Initially thought we had got the postcode wrong. We were shown the direction for the camping and told “the showers at least have warm water”. We drove in, I had a look at the toilets (which had no toilet paper and the washing up area was dirty)and immediately decided we were leaving.
Would recommend to steer clear.

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This is a nice site, lovely…

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Megan F. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked This is a nice site, lovely location surrounded with great public footpaths including ones towards the beach! Get to choose where you want to pitch up which was nice!

Disliked Facilities are EXTREMELY basic, so get what you pay for. Toilets, handwashing and showers were pretty nasty but honestly wouldn’t stop me from coming again!

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Nothing

Disliked I didn't stay. It looked like an abandoned farm storage field. Terrifying

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The showers were warm and the…

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 Edward S. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The showers were warm and the field was flat and good

Disliked It was overall just mank. You enter through what looks to be a junkyard, the toilet block is very dirty, and at least when I was there there wasn't any soap. Also the sink is a giant trough that doesn't drain all the water, and since it hadn't been cleaned for a while, it was mank.

The showers were grim with other peoples soaps, shavers and sandles left in there, implying that they haven't been cleaned in a long time.

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Easy facility,friendly and helpful staff…

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Wanderson P. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Easy facility,friendly and helpful staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Basic but friendly base for exploring north Norfolk

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 Nick W. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Quiet. Nice walk to deserted beach. Facilities basic but functional. Handy to have a mechanic on site when you drive over a firepit on the way out. Great site for watching the meteor showers

Disliked Ants but heyho it's camping

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Great location only a short drive…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Great location only a short drive to Cromer. Was greeted by owner on our way in really friendly. Would definitely stay again.

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Very quiet and peaceful. Plenty of…

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 Adam I. 2 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Very quiet and peaceful. Plenty of space for £20 and if your looking for basic it’s perfect

Disliked N/A

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The site is exactly as listed,…

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Robert B. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The site is exactly as listed, the owners are lovely, met some lovely people on the site and the beaches are outstanding

Disliked Nothing

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If you want value for money in lovely surroundings it's great.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Easy to find,friendly owners,peaceful location. No frills but perfect for us,would come again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Location

Green Gables Camping Ground

Gimingham Road

Trimingham

Norfolk

England

NR11 8HP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.89274°N
1.39719°E

Nearest transport

Bus
18.6 mi Kings Head
18.7 mi Kings Head
19.1 mi Bus Station
Rail
2.7 mi Gunton Rail Station
4.4 mi Roughton Road Rail Station
5.1 mi Cromer Rail Station
Ferry
24 mi Reedham Ferry North
24.1 mi Reedham Ferry South
Airport
16.2 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

Beach days on the brain? No worries – sandy shores are on the horizon, whether it’s Mundesley beach's (five minutes’ drive) safe swimming waters, beach huts and watersports or Cromer’s beach and traditional pier (15 minutes), a popular crabbing spot for novices and pros, by the way. Sea Palling Beach (35 minutes) is another watersports haven with plenty of swims and sandy dunes in store. It's likely you’ve already met the site’s alpacas, but if it’s monkeys, pumas and peccaries you’d like to see next, Amazona Zoo (15 minutes) has a cluster of South American animals. You’re sure to spot some creepy crawlies and feathered animals around the woodland and parkland walks, the lake and walled garden at Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate (15 minutes) too. If you’ve kids to keep occupied, they might enjoy clambering across the treehouse adventure park at BeWILDerwood Norfolk (half an hour) or gliding across the boating lake at North Lodge Park (10 minutes). Heard of Henry Blogg, a famous lifeboat crew member who performed some fearsome rescues? The RNLI Henry Blogg Museum (15 minutes) remembers his life and some of his craziest rescues.

Food and drink

  • New Sage Restaurant 1.8 mi
  • The Ship Inn Pub 2.1 mi
  • Vernon Arms Pub 2.1 mi
  • The Crown Inn Pub 2.1 mi
  • The Foundry Arms Pub 2.6 mi
  • Suffield Arms Pub 2.6 mi
  • White Horse Pub 2.8 mi
  • Repton's Restaurant 3.2 mi
  • Groveland Restaurant 3.7 mi
  • New Inn Pub 4.2 mi

Groceries

  • Tesco Express 1.5 mi
  • Waitrose 4.6 mi
  • Sainsbury's 4.8 mi
  • Co-op Food 4.9 mi
  • Lidl 5 mi
  • Morrisons 5.1 mi
  • Sainsbury's 5.1 mi
  • Lidl 5.2 mi
  • Walcott Stores 5.6 mi

Parks and play

  • Fearns Park play area Playground 4.1 mi
  • Gunton Park 4.1 mi
  • Acorn Road Play Park and Recreational Area 4.5 mi
  • Cromer Hall Sculpture Walk park 4.6 mi
  • The Meadow Play Area Playground 4.9 mi
  • North Walsham Memorial Park Play Area Playground 5.1 mi
  • Trackside Park 5.1 mi

Family days out

  • Golden Sands Amusement arcade 4.9 mi
  • Leisureland Amusements Amusement arcade 4.9 mi
  • Dunes Amusements Amusement arcade 5 mi
  • Wizard Maze & Play Visitor attraction 5.2 mi
  • Norfolk Children's Book Centre Visitor attraction 5.9 mi
  • Alby Crafts Visitor attraction 6.1 mi

Public transport

  • Middle Street, adj 0.3 mi
  • Middle Street, opp 0.4 mi
  • Broadwood Close, opp 0.4 mi
  • Broadwood Close, adj 0.5 mi
  • Church Street, adj 0.8 mi
  • Vale Road, adj 0.8 mi
  • Vale Road, opp 0.8 mi
  • Fraser Crescent, opp 1.1 mi
  • Fraser Crescent, adj 1.1 mi
  • Texel Way, opp 1.2 mi

What’s nearby

  • Gimingham Lakes Fishing 0.9 mi
  • Mundesley Golf Course 1.4 mi
  • Royal Cromer Golf Club Golf course 3.6 mi
  • Club KA Nightclub 5 mi

Local services

  • Mundesley Medical Centre Doctors 1.9 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 1.9 mi
  • TotalEnergies Fuel station 4.2 mi
  • Cromer and District Hospital 4.3 mi
  • Cromer Group Practice Doctors 4.3 mi
  • Cromer Pharmacy 4.3 mi
  • Church Street Pharmacy 4.8 mi
  • Sainsbury's Fuel station 4.8 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 4.9 mi
  • GeniePoint Charging station 4.9 mi

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Must see

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 5.8 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 9 mi

Mannington Gardens 9.7 mi

BeWILDerwood 12.9 mi

Norwich Cathedral 18.5 mi

National Trust

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 5.8 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 9.1 mi

Sheringham Park 9.3 mi

Horsey Windpump 14.2 mi

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 17.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Trunch - a Parish Walk 2.1 mi

Southrepps 2.4 mi

THE PLEASAUNCE, OVERSTRAND 2.9 mi

Overstrand 3 mi

Old Hall Street 3.3 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 Green Gables Camping Ground have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Green Gables Camping Ground dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Green Gables Camping Ground? Beach days on the brain? No worries – sandy shores are on the horizon, whether it’s Mundesley beach's (five minutes’ drive) safe swimming waters, beach huts and watersports or Cromer’s beach and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Green Gables Camping Ground?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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