Haw Wood Caravan Park

View prices & book 9.6 33 reviews
Across the pond
Across the pond
Looking east across the site to the suffolk coast
Herb garden
Looking down on hawwood farm from dog walking field
Across the pond to the electric grass pitches
Non-electric pitches
Patio and cafe
Electric grass pitch
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Looking east across the site to the suffolk coast
Herb garden
Looking down on hawwood farm from dog walking field

  • Peaceful family-run site five miles from the Suffolk coast
  • Close to RSPB Minsmere and in a stargazing area
  • Well-stocked shop on site with essentials and treats
Like a relaxed stay not too far from the sea? Make your way to Haw Wood Caravan Park, a peaceful site just five miles from the Suffolk coast. This family-run site has roomy pitches and plenty of space for the kids to run around (including a splendid playground). The location is rather stunning too, just a short drive from the Suffolk Heritage Coast and the county towns and villages of Aldeburgh, Southwold, Dunwich, Snape Maltings and Walberswick. The facilities on site include a shower and toilet rooms, all with underfloor heating, along with three family bathrooms and a fully-fitted shower room with disabled access. A well-stocked shop is on site too for essentials and treats. The farm is popular with stargazers, nature enthusiasts and birdwatchers who come for its closeness to RSPB Minsmere; there’s even a turtle dove cooing around on site – among other wildlife visitors… Children and dogs are very welcome at Haw Wood Caravan Park.

Campground type

Tent sites 60
Camper sites 60
RV sites 60
Open now
Opens June 1
Please note

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun, Jun 1 to

AA 5 pennants

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 33 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

94% would recommend this campground to a friend

94% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Friendly owners , lovely amenities and a nice quiet spacious pitch would…

Overall 10/10

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Steven W.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Friendly owners , lovely amenities and a nice quiet spacious pitch would book again

The size of the pitch was generous. The toilet and shower facilities…

Overall 7/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Sarah W.

Powered grass campsite

Liked The size of the pitch was generous.
The toilet and shower facilities were modern, clean and the best we have experienced yet.
There are always plenty of staff around to help with any queries.
The children’s playground was a great hit with both children and parents too!

Disliked There isn’t anywhere walkable and the WiFi is non existent.

- good sized pitches - thoughtful and clean facilities - very good children's…

Overall 6/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Laura W.

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked - good sized pitches
- thoughtful and clean facilities
- very good children's playground
- well stocked shop

Disliked - lack of shade on most pitches
- a noticeably strange vibe from management from arrival - "friendly" on the face of it but very unnecessarily aggressive if you accidentally infringe signage that isn't clear or visible.
- since experiencing this saw many reviews citing extreme aggression of manager so this has totally put me off visiting again as a lone parent with my young son.

Excellent site & facilities; had a great stay.

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked A well located, level, and very peaceful (for our stay) site. The facilities are excellent and immaculate. We were slightly disappointed to find the shop/cafe was not open, but made good use of the nearby bakery/cafe. Our pitch was very large.

Disliked The WiFi did not extend to our touring pitch.

Excellent site, welcoming staff, level pitches, clean facilities

Overall 10/10

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Heather M.

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Well laid out site, friendly, helpful staff, excellent facilities and great dog run

Disliked Wi-Fi poor reception, difficult to connect

A warm welcome and good standards. Plenty of space and good facilities

Overall 8/10

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Very spacious pitches. Large impressive toilet/shower blocks.

The park was fabulous for the kids and the staff were so…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked The park was fabulous for the kids and the staff were so welcoming and helpful from the minute we drove in.

The toilets and showers were exceptionally clean and really well maintained.

Great place give it a go site you will enjoy.

Overall 10/10

Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Carl M.

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked We were both very pleased with this camp site. Staff friendly and helpful. The shop was good and reasonable prices. Toilets and shower very clean.
Didn’t have children with us this time but if we did we know they would have loved the playground.
Added bonus that you could order food.
We were in a truck with a roof top tent so in a motor home pitch. The size was very good.
Close to some very nice picturesque villages. Can’t wait to go back. Highly recommend this camp site

Disliked Something very small but couldn’t move the shower heads and as they were very close the the wall was a bit awkward but like I said very minor

Great site with well-maintained pitches and outstanding facilities

Overall 10/10

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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Hannah D.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Hay Wood Farm is a beautiful site - it’s very well maintained and quiet. The pitches are huge and we had plenty of space. The facilities (toilets, showers, washing up room etc) are all excellent and very clean. Really appreciated the little cafe and shop which stocks lots of essentials. We brought our dog, who loved the off-lead field for his morning and evening walks. The site is well situated, enabling us to explore lots of local walks and the Suffolk coast during our stay. This has quickly become one of our favourite sites and we hope to visit again soon.

Disliked The nearby clay pigeon shooting range was a little annoying at times, but we were able to tune it out. This didn’t affect how much we enjoyed our stay, but it’s something to bear in mind if noise bothers you. Also, the WiFi doesn’t extend to pitches and is only available near the cafe/shop, while 4G/5G signal is poor given the site’s rural location. We didn’t care as we purposefully go on this kind of holiday for a digital detox and to ‘unplug’, but lack of connectivity might be a frustration for others.

Absolutely loved the site, well organised, very tidy , the toilets and…

Overall 9/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Absolutely loved the site, well organised, very tidy , the toilets and shower blocks were very clean
I have passed on the address details of the site to other friends who are interested in camping etc

Features

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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Off licence Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly 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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location 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

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 32 inches) Level campground, no steep slopes Site close to accessible bathrooms Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

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 Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for caravans Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Haw Wood Caravan Park

Hinton

Darsham

Suffolk

England

IP17 3QT

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.28906°N
1.55366°E

Route directions

Leave the A12 at the Darsham Shop and Cafe. Continue down the lane half a mile, following the signs for Haw Wood Farm. You will find the entrance to the campsite on the right just after the white farmhouse.

Nearest transport

Bus
11.8 mi Old Market Place
12.6 mi Cork Bricks
12.6 mi Chaucer Street
Rail
1.7 mi Darsham Rail Station
4.5 mi Halesworth Rail Station
5.8 mi Saxmundham Rail Station
Ferry
5.2 mi Walberswick Ferry Landing
5.2 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
18.6 mi Reedham Ferry South
Airport
28.8 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

Whatever your preference, you’ll find it on the doorstep of Haw Wood Caravan Park or within half an hour’s drive, whether it’s walking through the forest, strolling on the beach, visiting a historical building or sampling – yet again – a local Adnams ale or home-cooked pub meal. The Adnams brewery with regular tours is at Southwold fifteen minutes away: it would be rude, after all, not to sample the local produce. Outdoors, the wildlife to see in this area is first-class: wild deer in the local fields, a string of Dartmoor ponies in Dunwich Forest and the must-do birdwatching at the RSPB reserve at Minsmere ten minutes’ drive from Haw Wood, where there are also guided walks, safaris and nature trails for walking and cycling through woodland, heathland and reed beds (bike hire is available near the campsite if you’re not bringing your own). The Suffolk Wildlife Trust has dozens of wildlife areas along the coast and inland, including several near Southwold, Aldeburgh and Framlingham. It also co-manages the Suffolk Coast National Nature Reserve between Walberswick and Southwold, where there are over 500 species of butterfly and moth fluttering about the marshes and meadows. After sampling the Adnams, stroll around the seaside town of Southwold to see its beach huts, award-winning pier and thriving harbour. Head towards the fish and chip shop on the High Street to see the blue plaque as a homage to George Orwell whose parents’ house was in the town. Also within fifteen minutes is Dunwich, now a tiny village but once a populous port city with a population half the size of London before most of it was lost to the sea; the free museum telling the tale of the town is open from March to October. Fourteenth century Leiston Abbey and twelfth century Framlingham Castle are 15 to 20 minutes away, and one of the best historical highlights in the country – Anglo-Saxon burial centre Sutton Hoo – is within half an hour. We’d also recommend just getting into the car, switching off the satnav and seeing where you end up: there are plenty of pretty villages within easy reach, or go further afield to the Norfolk coast and Great Yarmouth, and shopping in Norwich and Ipswich. This area is one of the clearest in the UK for stargazing too; there’s an observatory at Seething twenty minutes away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southwold The Denes 5.7 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Southwold The Pier 6.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 14.5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 14.9 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Gorleston Beach 20.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Framlingham Castle 9.9 mi

Orford Castle 13.5 mi

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 13.6 mi

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 16.3 mi

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 16.8 mi

National Trust

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 13.7 mi

Sutton Hoo 16.3 mi

Elizabethan House Museum 23 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Dunwich Forest - Newdelight Walks - Westwood Marshes 2.6 mi

DINGLE MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/06/2002) 3.1 mi

MINSMERE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 11/01/2006) 3.5 mi

Dunwich Heath - Eastbridge - Minsmere River - Westleton 4 mi

Dunwich - Eastbridge - Sizewell - Minsmere - Dunwich 4.1 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Haw Wood Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Haw Wood Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Haw Wood Caravan Park? Whatever your preference, you’ll find it on the doorstep of Haw Wood Caravan Park or within half an hour’s drive, whether it’s walking through the forest, strolling on the beach, visiting a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Haw Wood Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Haw Wood Caravan Park? From $34.59 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.