Dower House Touring Park

Heated outdoor swimming pool surrounded by mature oak trees (added by manager 15 Jan 2020)

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Award-winning park on the edge of Thetford Forest Park
Zoo, whisky distillery and nature reserve within 15 minutes' drive
Outdoor heated pool and games facilities; pub open in high season

Quality over quantity is the ethos at award-winning rural Norfolk site Dower House Touring Park, 40 minutes’ drive from Norwich. With sizeable grounds but limited numbers on site you can be assured of spacious pitches with plenty of room for all your kit and lots of breathing space. And you’ll be wanting to breathe pretty deeply at this splendid woodland site – it’s right on the edge of Thetford Forest Park, with mature trees all around the pitches and direct access to the forest for such things as long peaceful walks (grownups) or building dens (kids… although no one’s stopping you…) So far, so peaceful – but there’s activity on hand too should you want it. All guests have the use of a free heated open-air pool (open from the end of May), a playground and an activity area with badminton/volleyball net, a cricket area and football goals (these last few are all collected together in an area with log benches that often prove handy for parents tasked with supervising/refereeing). All this, and a pub too… The site’s own hostelry opens up in busier periods for food and drink (plus TV watching and games of pool); if you’re going down the self-catering route you’ll also have access to a dishwashing room and a freezer for ice blocks; other amenities on site include a laundry room and modern bathroom blocks with accessible facilities and a baby bath/changing room.

Campground type

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Features

Dogs 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

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Local produce

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

Themes

Forest

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

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

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities

Seasonal sites

Location

Dower House Touring Park

Thetford Forest

East Harling

Norfolk

England

NR16 2SE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.42838°N
0.89478°W

Route directions

The site's postcode is NR16 2SE – please note that this covers quite a large area of forest so do not turn off the tarmac road onto a forest track until you see the site's name sign at the head of the track (your sat nav may tell you otherwise).

Nearest transport

Bus

6.4 mi Bus Station

7.2 mi Jacobs Close

Rail

1.9 mi Harling Road Rail Station

4.3 mi Eccles Road Rail Station

6.4 mi Thetford Rail Station

Ferry

29.1 mi Reedham Ferry North

29.1 mi Reedham Ferry South

Airport

23.2 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

Once you’ve taken a few wanders or bike rides around Thetford Forest, set off for riverside rambles or picnics (with paddling should you wish) at Knettishall Heath nature reserve (10 minutes’ drive) or take to the treetops to see it from above at Go Ape Thetford (25 minutes). You may see some local wildlife as you roam, but for rather larger beasts you’ll need to head to the World Horse Welfare park at Hall Farm or get up close to the critters at Banham Zoo – both are about 15 minutes away by car. For manmade attractions, get set for speedy times with races and driving experiences at Snetterton Circuit (15 minutes) or something a little more laidback at Bressingham Steam & Gardens (20 minutes). And if you like a tipple or two you can’t miss the chance to visit England’s oldest whisky distillery, St George’s Distillery (10 minutes). If you fancy a change of scenery from all the rural goings-on, take urban days out strolling the cobbled streets of Norwich (40 minutes) or punting your way between the colleges of Cambridge (50 minutes).

Must see

Banham Zoo 5.6 mi

Bressingham Steam and Gardens 7.5 mi

Grimes Graves 10.2 mi

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 17.4 mi

Castle Acre Castle 20.9 mi

National Trust

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 15 mi

Oxburgh Hall 17.3 mi

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 17.5 mi

Lavenham Guildhall 22.5 mi

Melford Hall 25 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Bridgham - Stonebridge - Peddars Way - Bridgham 2.4 mi

Knettishall Country Park 2.8 mi

SHADWELL PARK 3.3 mi

Blo-Norton 4.3 mi

Market Weston 4.5 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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Does Dower House Touring Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
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What attractions are near Dower House Touring Park? Once you’ve taken a few wanders or bike rides around Thetford Forest, set off for riverside rambles or picnics (with paddling should you wish) at Knettishall Heath nature reserve (10 minutes’ drive) … Read more