Polstead Country Park

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  • Well-maintained, landscaped adults-only park near Polstead in Suffolk
  • A 20-minute drive to Lavenham, and 25 minutes to Ipswich Waterfront
  • Essentials shop on site; food pub five minutes’ walk away
Its rural location on the edge of a Suffolk conservation area ensures visitors to Polstead Country Park have plenty to do during their stay. The pretty village of Polstead is five minutes’ drive away, and walkers have access to a network of footpaths from there, taking in ancient woodland scattered with bluebells in spring, while overnighting cyclists can pick on the South Suffolk Cycle Route with a 10-minute ride from the park. If you've brought the car, your options widen even further – animal parks, stately homes and beaches are all within half an hour’s drive. Landscaped with flowers, neat hedges and shady mature trees, the pitches at this adults-only site are generously sized and immaculately maintained. Spotless modern facilities include shower facilities with underfloor heating and a dedicated accessible bathroom, while washing-up sinks and a laundry area make it easy to keep everyone and everything looking shipshape. The friendly staff at reception can let you have all sorts of information on the local area and places to visit, and there’s also a small site shop stocked with essentials. If you fancy a break from cooking, there’s a foodie pub within five minutes’ walk and other options in Polstead village.

Campground type

Tent sites 26
Camper sites 30
RV sites 30
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 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.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
  • Wood burners of any kind are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

AA 5 pennants

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.6

Overall rating based on 692 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 87% of visitors View breakdown

97%

would recommend this campground to a friend

95%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Well organised site, good facilities and communication. Nice pub near.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Alan T C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Clean, well organised, good communication, secure, easy, quiet, dog friendly, good value. Good pub nearby.

Disliked: Tent was a bit close to the main road, but not too busy so not a big deal.

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Worth a visit

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
ADAM IAN COLIN S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Everything lovely people lovely site quite relaxing wonderful and will stay again

Disliked: Shower cubicle could be a little larger that’s only because I like my burgers too much

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Had a lovely bank holiday stay and will definitely be returning.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Sadie M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Individual level pitches with hedges separating, we had a very beautiful secluded grass pitch and were visited by lots of little birds, lovely walk to the Cock Inn pub for a drink, spotless chemical waste at a perfect height. Showers and toilets were clean, loved the radio playing. Had a message the day before confirming our arrival time and met at the gate on arrival by the lovely owner.

Disliked: Bit of road noise, tight to manoeuvre caravan through gap in hedge to the area we were in, wash up area light didn’t always come on early evening.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!
We have had an electrician replace the lights so hopefully they will work correctly now.

The pitch size was good, the facilities were well maintained and thought…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: The pitch size was good, the facilities were well maintained and thought out, staff very friendly and helpful 👍

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Lovely clean and well kept site, would definitely recommend…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Pauline P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely clean and well kept site, would definitely recommend

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From the manager: Thank you so much Pauline for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Quiet small site.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Steven C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: A small adult only site which is very quiet and with good facilities. The pitches are all separated by hedges which were full of birds on our visit.

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From the manager: Thank you so much Steven for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

would I recommend, absolutely.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
robert a. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Any site that has heated flooring, somewhere to sit/get dressed and playing Pink Floyd on the sound system in their toilets gets 10/10 from me, a very tidy and well looked after "Adult only" site, in a very nice country location near several places of interest (and a nearby "walkable" pub).

Disliked: The only small criticisms are, I wish the site management would clamp down on some very noisy dogs owners, who seemed to be aloof to the annoyance their pets were causing.
and some traffic noise but nothing some ear plugs couldn't resolve.

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From the manager: Thank you so much Robert for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!
I'm sorry you had issues with barking dogs and wish you would have spoken to us at the time and we would have addressed it.

Beautiful and serene site, excellent facilities and friendly staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Kathy E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Mature trees provide beauty and shade. Abundance of birds. Various size pitches , lots with hedges and trees for privacy.
Very clean and well tended site. Superb facilities.Very friendly and helpful management .Quiet location with beautiful dog walks . Would definitely recommend.

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From the manager: Thank you so much Kathy for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Faultless site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
John G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great stay as usual at Polsted. Always consistently clean and well maintained site and facilities. Thanks again Anne for the friendly welcome on arrival.

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you so much John for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay again!

the site is well maintained with friendly owners, the shower block is…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Howard C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: the site is well maintained with friendly owners, the shower block is in the centre of the main site, there is a keycode barrier and privacy hedges between most pitch's and free wi-fi. We had a meal at The Brewers Arms and it was really nice.

Disliked: The only two small gripes are there is road noise from the nearby A1071 and without the managers discount the pitch fee would have been more than we normally pay

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking time to leave a review. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay.

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

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 Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Polstead Country Park

Holt Road

Bower House Tye

Polstead

Suffolk

England

CO6 5BZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.0249°N
0.89554°W

Route directions

Satnav users please do not use the site postcode. Refer to the map once on the A1071.

Nearest transport

Bus
7 mi White Horse
7.2 mi Motel
9.5 mi Stanwell Street
Rail
6.5 mi Bures Rail Station
6.9 mi Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station
8.3 mi Manningtree Rail Station
Ferry
16.1 mi Brightlingsea Ferry Landing
16.2 mi Harwich International Ferry Terminal
16.3 mi Point Clear Ferry Landing
Airport
28.7 mi London Stansted 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

Pretty Suffolk villages to explore include Kersey (five minutes’ drive) with its half-timbered houses and thatched cottages, while Lavenham (20 minutes) has a stunning guildhall and fine 14th-century church. For a bit of a date night, Ipswich (25 minutes) has lots of bars and restaurants along its lively waterfront, as well as a theatre and cinema. There are pretty country yomps along the River Stour to Flatford Mill (25 minutes) and Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (20 minutes) in Constable Country. You can see another artist’s house on the walking trail from National Trust-owned Melford Hall (20 minutes) to Sudbury (15 minutes), which takes in three old water mills and Thomas Gainsborough’s house en route. Looking for animal encounters on your rural break? Feed lambs (in season), groom horses and cuddle up to friendly donkeys at Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm, or get up close to the reptiles, creepy crawlies and butterflies at Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park (both half an hour). Or how about touring a couple of local vineyards? Giffords Hall (half an hour) and Burnt House (45 minutes) are both open for tours and tastings – it’s best to book in advance.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Brightlingsea 15.9 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dovercourt 17.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Mersea 17.6 mi Sea N/AGoodN/AN/A
Felixstowe South 19.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Jaywick 19.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

East Anglian Railway Museum 9.1 mi

Colchester Castle Museum 9.3 mi

firstsite 9.4 mi

Colchester Zoo 11.5 mi

Christchurch Mansion 11.5 mi

National Trust

Thorington Hall 3.4 mi

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 7 mi

Lavenham Guildhall 7.2 mi

Melford Hall 8.4 mi

Bourne Mill 10.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Groton Wood - Edwardstone - Boxford - Wicker Street Green 1.8 mi

Stoke by Nayland - Withermarsh Green - Polstead - Stoke by Nayland 2.5 mi

Kersey - Lindsey - Castle - Chapel - Priory - Kersey 2.5 mi

Stoke-by-Nayland - Thorington Street and Hall - Tendring Hall Park and Farm - Temple - Stoke-by-Nayland 2.5 mi

A Wander around Hadleigh 2.6 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.

Offers

Tent pitch
Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite
  • 20% off Managers Special 20% –
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite
  • 20% off Managers Special 20% –
Tent pitch
Powered grass tent campsite
  • 20% off Managers Special 20% –
Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Powered grass travel trailer campsite
  • 20% off Managers Special 20% –

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Polstead Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Polstead Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Polstead Country Park? Pretty Suffolk villages to explore include Kersey (five minutes’ drive) with its half-timbered houses and thatched cottages, while Lavenham (20 minutes) has a stunning guildhall and fine 14th-century church. For a bit … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Polstead Country Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Polstead Country Park? From $31.89 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.