Cliff House Holiday Park

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Aerial view of reception, the car park, shop and tent field
Aerial view of reception, the car park, shop and tent field
Sea view from the cliff
North field in autumn
West field on a spring day
Sun-dappled pitches
Play area
The spacious play area
The terrace bar – just right for a pint in the sun
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Sea view from the cliff
North field in autumn
West field on a spring day

  • Family-friendly woodland park overlooking Dunwich Beach in Suffolk
  • RSPB Minsmere 10 minutes’ drive and Southwold 20 minutes
  • Terrace restaurant and bar; playground and private steps to the beach
We have 120 high quality camping & touring caravan pitches available by the night, with seasonal pitches from March and October. Our monthy pitches are now available all year round. We also are able to store your caravan over the winter period. Please telephone our reception for information and prices for this facility. All touring pitches and the majority of our camping pitches are availble with the use of electric hook up. Facilities include a fantastic bar & restaurant, shop, playground, family games room with T.V. pool tables, beach access, cycle hire, National Trust Walks and a well fitted renovated shower and toilet block. The 12 Lost Churches, our contemporary Bar and Restaurant is open every day from 11am - 3pm and then 6pm until close. It is open all year round serving food, drinks, for parties, functions and weddings giving the Park and the local area a fabulously versatile facility to use. Come and visit it now and see, there really is nothing like it in the whole of Suffolk!!

Campground type

Tent sites 46
Camper sites 67
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 23
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

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).

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/01 and 12/31.

Languages spoken

English

This campground is a member of The Beeston Group group.

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Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 141 Pitchup.com customers

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Wifi
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Peaceful

86% would recommend this campground to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-located campsite offers direct beach access via steps and is set in mature woodland. Guests praise the friendly, helpful staff, clean and modern facilities (though some are noted as dated), and the on-site shop, bar, and restaurant. While many enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and spacious sites, some mention noise from the playground and occasional issues with shower timers, Wi-Fi, and site quality. The site is popular for its natural beauty and proximity to local attractions.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Very good Mr. WOOD.

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9 out of 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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Christopher W. 1 review

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked Perfect, shower clean and loos fine. Shop very nice and friendly. Staff very helpful.

Disliked A second peak morning loo clean is required at 8-30 to 9-00 am due to heavy usage. This is intended as constructive and not a criticism.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clearly told where our pitch was,…

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10 out of 10
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Zoe M. 3 reviews

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Clearly told where our pitch was, direct access to the beach, park area for kids to play next to the restaurant so could see them at all times. Toilets were clean. Would definitely come back!

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, great reception and…

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8 out of 10
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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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Wifi
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 Diane F. 1 review

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked Lovely site, great reception and bar staff.
We were on Pitch 210 under tge trees with the beach behind us. The only negative about the pitches is that these ones were a little too close to each other and if it had been cold, it being so shady it was would have been really chilly sitting outside.
The centre green had tents on and was open and sunny, it would have been nice to have a pitch like that. But all in all it was lovely

Disliked Cramped and shady

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location, clean tidy with great staff

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8 out of 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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Wifi
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 Paul T. 2 reviews

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Location good, facilities good, staff excellent. North field toilet facilities where very good but dont like pre set temp and timed shower buttons. Beach on doorstep.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The kids loved the sea that’s…

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7 out of 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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 kelly b. 2 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The kids loved the sea that’s where my daughter was most days and we loved the walks around the camp site too

Disliked The 10am checkout time is a bit early as you don’t really enough time for breakfast, showering and packing away all your gear

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good experience. Fantastic enclosed football…

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked Very good experience. Fantastic enclosed football pitch for the kids to spend time. Pleasant staff. Pretty decent mobile reception considering the location.

Disliked Toilet block was acceptable but could be of a bit higher standard.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Tucked out the way campsite

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8 out of 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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Wifi
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 Robin W. 1 review

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Nice and quiet , like the fact that the pitches are tucked away in the trees, close to quiet beach

Disliked Our pitch felt a bit like being in a pub car park as we were backed onto the service area

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very calm site, beautiful beach, great…

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8 out of 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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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Very calm site, beautiful beach, great bar and restaurant onsite, friendly

Disliked Not enough shower blocks, food bins left open, badgers seen rummaging!
A bit smelly by the loos most days.
No mobile reception or wifi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Could be a good site…

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1 out of 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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 Lee W. 2 reviews

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Could be a good site

Disliked The constant smell of sewage and every morning waking up to a tractor with a Bowser full of sewage being emptied into a drain right in front of my caravan and filling my caravan with the very strong smell of raw sewage, not very pleasant and the whole idea of the trip was to walk my dogs on the beach morning and evening but to find out when I arrived the steps was closed why not tell before i arrived on site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful area, well run, facilities great, pitches a little shaded.

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8 out of 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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 Maxine H. 3 reviews

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Site set in a very beautiful area! Easy to book, staff friendly and helpful, toilet facilities clean and great little shop and bar right on site. Stunning walk through the forest to Dunwich and the beach. For those preferring to drive, large free car park and a lovely beachside cafe with outside seating, totally unspoilt, beach so lovely!

Disliked Many pitches rather shaded due to so many big mature trees. We were kindly given a less shaded pitch per request, but sadly this was close to the play area, so a little noisy as during the school holidays. Sadly steps to beach from site closed following the recent heath fires, but acknowledge this was temporary and for our own safety.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Beach access Covered terrace area 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 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 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

Forest Gastronomic delight Hikers’ paradise Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer 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

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Site close to accessible bathrooms Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Cliff House Holiday Park

Minsmere Road

Dunwich

Suffolk

England

IP17 3DQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.2616°N
1.6255°E

Route directions

Postcode: IP17 3DQ From the south: From Ipswich, head north on the A12 towards Lowestoft for 20 miles. Once through Yoxford, turn right into Westleton Road, sign posted Dunwich Heath. Keep going until the T-Junction at Westleton and turn left. Once through the village, turn right to Dunwich Heath. Take the second turn on the right at the tourist board sign. After a mile, Cliff House is on the left. From the north: From Lowestoft, head south on the A12 for 13 miles. Turn left (signposted Blythburgh) at the White Hart public house. Keep going for two miles, and turn right at the church. At the T-Junction, turn right and keep going until the Dunwich Heath sign. Turn left. Cliff House is a mile ahead.

Nearest transport

Bus
13.9 mi Old Market Place
15.7 mi Cork Bricks
15.7 mi Chaucer Street
Rail
4.4 mi Darsham Rail Station
6.6 mi Saxmundham Rail Station
7.8 mi Halesworth Rail Station
Ferry
4.2 mi Walberswick Ferry Landing
4.2 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
20.7 mi Reedham Ferry South

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

Cute-as-a-picture seaside towns include Southwold (20 minutes’ drive), where you can tour Adnams Brewery and the lighthouse, browse smart shops and eat fish and chips on the pier; Aldeburgh (25 minutes) is well-known for tours of the arts and crafts Red House, former home of composer Benjamin Britten, and Suffolk-born Maggi Hambling’s vast ‘Scallop’ sculpture on the beach. Still on the coast, Thorpeness (25 minutes) is set around the Meare boating lake; it is also gateway to the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape, criss-crossed with wildlife walks and cycle rides. If you’d rather not stray so far from base camp, RSPB Minsmere (10 minutes) is another great day out for wildlife lovers, with family-friendly opportunities to take part in pond dipping and den building. There are also family-centric activities like felting and archaeology talks at Dunwich Museum (five minutes), where you can learn about the ‘Lost City’ – Dunwich was once a thriving medieval port that slowly slipped into the sea due to erosion and storm surges.

Food and drink

  • Twelve Lost Churches 0.04 mi
  • The Ship 1.1 mi
  • Westleton Crown 2.1 mi
  • The Eel's Foot 2.2 mi
  • White Horse 2.2 mi
  • The Bell 2.9 mi
  • Lion Inn 3 mi
  • The Vulcan Arms 3.8 mi
  • The Anchor 3.9 mi
  • The Fox 3.9 mi

Groceries

  • East of England CO-OP Supermarket 4.3 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 5 mi
  • Adnams Shop Off-licence 5.1 mi

Parks and play

  • Cliff House Holiday Park 0.1 mi
  • Middleton Playingfields Playground 2.8 mi
  • Haylings Meadow park 4.6 mi
  • Rookery Park 4.7 mi
  • Bartholomew Green park 5.1 mi
  • Church Green park 5.1 mi
  • Tibby's Green Playground 5.1 mi
  • Tibby's Green park 5.2 mi
  • St Edmund's Green park 5.2 mi
  • Yoxwood park 5.5 mi

Family days out

  • Southwold Railway Steamworks Visitor attraction 5 mi
  • The Arcade Amusement arcade 5.4 mi
  • Under The Pier Show Visitor attraction 5.4 mi
  • Thorpeness Windmill Visitor attraction 5.6 mi

Public transport

  • Ship Inn 1.1 mi
  • Heath View 1.8 mi
  • The Crown 2.1 mi
  • Eels Foot 2.1 mi
  • The Green 2.2 mi
  • Bus Shelter 2.9 mi
  • Doughty Wylie 3 mi
  • The Lion 3 mi
  • Church 3.4 mi
  • Long Acre 3.7 mi

What’s nearby

  • Southwold Golf Club Golf course 4.9 mi
  • Mumfords General shop 5 mi

Local services

  • Gabe-Doug Charging station 1 mi
  • Scarlett's Fuel station 2.2 mi
  • Cooper's Pharmacy 4.3 mi
  • The Leiston Surgery Doctors 4.3 mi
  • JET Fuel station 4.3 mi
  • Lloyds Pharmacy 4.4 mi
  • Shotter's Fuel station 4.5 mi
  • Yoxford Branch Surgery Doctors 4.9 mi
  • Queen Street Pharmacy 5 mi
  • Sole Bay Health Centre Doctors 5.5 mi

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National Trust

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 12.3 mi

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Cycle routes

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

Other

Dunwich Heath - Eastbridge - Minsmere River - Westleton 0.7 mi

Dunwich - Eastbridge - Sizewell - Minsmere - Dunwich 0.7 mi

Dunwich Heath - Dunwich - Dingle Great Hill - Dunwich 0.8 mi

Dunwich Bank 0.9 mi

MINSMERE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 11/01/2006) 1.1 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Cliff House Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Cliff House Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Cliff House Holiday Park? Cute-as-a-picture seaside towns include Southwold (20 minutes’ drive), where you can tour Adnams Brewery and the lighthouse, browse smart shops and eat fish and chips on the pier; Aldeburgh (25 minutes) is … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cliff House Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cliff House Holiday Park? From $33.84 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.