Stonham Barns Holiday Park

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Non electric pitches (added by manager 29 Jun 2022)
Bell tents
Bell tent. sleeps 2 adults and 2 children
Bell tents - new for 2022

  • Busy, well-equipped site surrounded by the open Suffolk countryside
  • Half an hour’s drive from Sutton Hoo; 45 minutes from the coast
  • Theatre, restaurant, mini golf, owl sanctuary and play area on site
Looking for a Suffolk spot with lots of open space? The dog-friendly Stonham Barns Holiday Park might hit the sweet spot. Well-placed for the Suffolk and Norfolk countryside and coast, this place is equal parts relaxing and active. The latter is very much helped by the fact that the site is part of the Stonham Barns Golf Park site, which has a whole host of family-friendly (and quite frankly fabulous) attractions… There’s a pirate-themed miniature golf course, a sensory room and a funfair with rides and bumper cars, which should all prove a hit with pint-sized guests. No need to go hunting in the trees: the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary on site has over 80 owls and daily flying displays featuring birds of prey. Catch a comedy or tribute act at the Aspal Theatre, sojourn at the fishing lakes or get creative at the pottery painting studio, all of which are on site. Among these attractions are handy foodie places too. There’s a tearoom if you’re craving an afternoon tea and cake, a restaurant powered by local produce and a village shop selling essential food fare. These pair well with the bar and clubhouse, which has sports screens and celebrity evenings, and a shopping village full of niche independent shops. Along with a showground hosting weekly events like car or dog shows and a Sunday car boot fair, these are all one to two minutes’ walk from the pitches. On the immediate site, however, the facilities include showers, toilets, a washing-up area, disabled facilities, wifi, a kids’ play area and spaces for kids to run around and let off steam. There's also a post office on site which provides cash back and other banking services.

Campground type

Tent sites 140
Camper sites 140
RV sites 140
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Rent a tent 6
Open now
Opens February 2
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • Reception is unmanned after 5:30 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.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Feb 2 to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice to relax & unwind, look around the shops and the Car boot Sunday

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Caren F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Hemingstone frames The village shops American car show Legends bar Cafe 24 breakfast

Disliked: No one in the office and didn't answer the office or mobile phone, managed to see them as we left!

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A lovely time to go, very quiet and peaceful this time, almost…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: A lovely time to go, very quiet and peaceful this time, almost had the site to ourselves. The lady who runs the site is very friendly, pleasant and helpful. Enjoyed our stay.

Disliked: The drains and sewage smell is always there, don't why they can't get it sorted, there are open pipes running into the open ditch, it's awful and they always stink. Such a shame as it spoils the stay.

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Lovely little place. Very dog friendly. Good crazy golf and footgolf. Clean…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Lovely little place. Very dog friendly. Good crazy golf and footgolf. Clean toilets and showers.

Disliked: If I had to be picky. The smell from toilet area wasn't very great.

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Nice surroundings and we loved the access to fishing and the cafes/shops/bar.…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Nice surroundings and we loved the access to fishing and the cafes/shops/bar. It was very quiet so we had plenty of space

Disliked: The showers were freezing cold and the toilets were a bit dirty by the afternoon.

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Easy to pitch, lovey view and toilets and shower block clean…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Easy to pitch, lovey view and toilets and shower block clean

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Friendly staff, lots to see and do, excellent events

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: I take my 18 year old son here regularly- in our motorhome. He has autism and a learning disability, the site is just the right size for him to have some freedom safely with lots of events (such as car and truck shows, wonderful shops, mini golf, boot sales etc) to keep him interested and tire him out! Staff are always very accommodating and friendly and do their upmost to meet any special requests. Love that we can bring the dog too. I can sometimes even get a little relaxation time myself!

Disliked: Nothing.

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Great place to visit

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 10
Wendy S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Peacefully at the time we went, Sandra was absolutely fantastic and really helpful. Large pitches and had all facilities however, toilets and showers need a refurbishment.

Disliked: Toilets and showers

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Well what a lovely weekend I had with my friend and…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Well what a lovely weekend I had with my friend and my little dog ... on arrival we went into the office and was met by Sandra and she was absolutely brilliant and offered us various pitches for our tent we went on pitch 65 which was great for us not to far from the toilets and showers...we found Sandra very friendly and helpful and she has so much to do as she works alone... we will definitely be back thank you Sandra for making our relaxing couple day stress free see you again sometime Karen & Karen & Tilly x

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It has the basics that you need

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Depends on what you're looking for. It was a lovely open area with a park for the children. No noise from the road which is a bonus. It's like a little village on site. With shops, cafe, fishing lake. And they have a car boot sale on a Sunday There 2 sets of toilet/Shower blocks.

Disliked: I have been to a few site but I must admit the shower were very dirty here it may have been because it was very busy the weekend I came also Everything seems to close at 4pm. Apart from a village shop and the on site pub.

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Friendly staff , great pitches , lots to do with children .

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: The lady on reception was very helpful as we were novices and took time to explain everything. The location as in the shops / golf / funfair etc . Nice clean field no rubbish etc

Disliked: The toilet and shower facilities do not meet the standards to cater for all the people using it . Needs updating and sewage pipes replaced as the small at times was not pleasant. The same lady from reception was also responsible for cleaning which isn’t realistic and highly unfair on her in my personal opinion .

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Features

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

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

Themes

Spectacular scenery

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)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Stonham Barns Holiday Park

Pettaugh Road

Stonham Aspal

Stowmarket

Suffolk

England

IP14 6AT

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.18724°N
1.14126°W

Nearest transport

Bus
6.2 mi Station Road West
9.3 mi Cardinal Park
13 mi Bus Station
Rail
4.4 mi Needham Market Rail Station
6 mi Stowmarket Rail Station
7.4 mi Westerfield Rail Station
Ferry
16.9 mi Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing
16.9 mi Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing
17.2 mi Harwich International Ferry Terminal

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

With all the attractions on site, it might be a while till you look outwards in search of entertainment. However, when you do, the Suffolk coastline is splendidly within reach, as the site is on the A1120 tourist road. Thorpeness (50 minutes' drive), Aldeburgh (45 minutes) Southwold (50 minutes) deliver on walks, watersports and simple seaside amusements. This is also an excellent place to channel your inner historian and deep dive into the past. Framlingham Castle (20 minutes) is a Norman castle with a walk across the 10-metre-high walls. Sutton Hoo (half an hour) is just as spectacular, with two medieval cemeteries where a ship with Anglo-Saxon pieces was found. Perhaps pretty walks and eating out in restored Victorian buildings next? Snape Maltings (40 minutes) on the river Alde is a splendid setting for strolls and cycles, whether around the riverside loop or joining the Suffolk Coast Cycle Route 41. Take in the scenery on a river boat or sip on something caffeinated in the many independent eating venues in the Victorian buildings.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Felixstowe North 18.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Felixstowe South 18.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dovercourt 18.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Walton 24.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Southwold The Denes 24.5 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Christchurch Mansion 8.9 mi

Framlingham Castle 9 mi

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds 10.6 mi

Bressingham Steam and Gardens 14.1 mi

Orford Castle 17.8 mi

National Trust

Sutton Hoo 10.6 mi

Lavenham Guildhall 15.6 mi

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 16.6 mi

Thorington Hall 16.9 mi

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 18 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

HELMINGHAM HALL 2.4 mi

Debenham 3.1 mi

SHRUBLAND HALL 4.1 mi

Occold 7 mi

Playford - Culpho - Grundisburgh - Hasketon - Woodbridge - Bealings -Playford 8.1 mi

Local events

  • Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival (Saturday, September 28, 2024 – Saturday, September 28, 2024)

    Aldeburgh, England 15.1 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 Stonham Barns Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Stonham Barns Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Stonham Barns Holiday Park? With all the attractions on site, it might be a while till you look outwards in search of entertainment. However, when you do, the Suffolk coastline is splendidly within reach, as the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Stonham Barns Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Stonham Barns Holiday Park? From $39.88 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.