Grange Farm Campsite

9.8 10 reviews

Plenty of space for well-behaved children to play

Just over an hour's drive from London and 20 minutes from Colchester
A 10-minute drive from the coast at Clacton and Frinton-on-Sea
Within easy walking distance of the local village's pubs and takeaways

Don’t get too engrossed in your book on the train if you’re farming yourself and family out to this Essex coast site from London: you’ll be there in a jiffy. An hour and 15 minutes from Liverpool Street lands you at Thorpe-le-Soken, from where it's a minuscule quarter of a mile along a rural footpath to the acreage at Grange Farm Campsite. Arriving from elsewhere? The farm is at the end of the A133 from Colchester (20 minutes away by car), although personally you might like to get someone else to drive so you can get on with your holiday reading… Although it’s within 10 minutes’ drive of the coast at Clacton, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze, the vibe at popular Grange Farm is pretty peaceful, set deep in Essex countryside with room galore for pitches. Horse riding is a canterable mile away; and tennis courts, a golf course and a heated indoor pool four miles away – just in case you don’t fancy braving Essex sea waters. Walkies from Thorpe-le-Soken through the rural surroundings include ones to the coast, to Landermere, to Beaumont Quay, to Holland Haven Country Park, to the village fish and chip shop… Speaking of fish and chips (always), a chippy, takeaways, three restaurants, three pubs, a petrol station and a food shop are in the village; all three pubs dish up nosh. Facilities on site – showers, toilets and chemical disposal point – are basic but kept very clean. There’s no laundry block, but a launderette is three miles away.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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 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

Peaceful

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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Grange Farm Campsite

Station Road

Thorpe Le Soken

Clacton-on-Sea

Essex

England

CO16 0HG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.8523°N
1.1597°W

Route directions

When you are in Thorpe-le-Soken village, take the Clacton Road. At the war memorial, carry on down this road for approximately a quarter of a mile. The Grange Farm turning is on the right.

Nearest transport

Bus

2.6 mi Kirby Cross

2.7 mi Kirby Cross

2.7 mi The Lions Den

Rail

0.3 mi Thorpe-le-Soken Rail Station

1.9 mi Weeley Rail Station

2.5 mi Kirby Cross Rail Station

Ferry

6.7 mi Brightlingsea Ferry Landing

6.8 mi Point Clear Ferry Landing

7.7 mi Harwich International Ferry Terminal

Airport

27.7 mi London Southend 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

Birdwatching, beaches, seaside towns, coastal constitutions and the city of Colchester are all close to hand from Grange Farm Campsite – if you should tire of these (tsk), Orford and the Suffolk Heritage Coast await a little further north. The sands of Holland-on-Sea, four miles from the farm, are quieter than the main Essex seaside towns of Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea and Southend-on-Sea: like most of the surrounding countryside, this is birdwatching land to have twitchers all of a-flutter. Holland Haven Country Park, between Clacton and Frinton, covers over 100 acres of coastal birdwatching landscape to spy migrant birds, sandpipers, warblers and the like; elsewhere, several nature reserves include Great Holland Pits, Soken Woods, The Naze at Walton-on-the-Naze, Howlands Marsh at St Osyth and the RSPB Stour Estuary reserve at Wrabness.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Holland	3.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Clacton	4.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Frinton	4.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Walton	4.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Clacton Beach Martello Tower	5.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

firstsite 11.2 mi

Colchester Castle Museum 11.4 mi

Colchester Zoo 13.9 mi

Christchurch Mansion 14.3 mi

East Anglian Railway Museum 17.9 mi

National Trust

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 9.4 mi

Bourne Mill 10.7 mi

Thorington Hall 13.2 mi

Sutton Hoo 18.3 mi

Coggeshall Grange Barn 20.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

THORPE HALL 0.4 mi

Thorpe-le-Soken - Weeley Heath - Thorpe-le-Soken 0.4 mi

Thorpe-le-Soken - Landermere - Beaumont Quay - Thorpe-le-Soken 0.5 mi

Weeley - Thorpe-le-Soken - Holland - Clacton-on-Sea 1.8 mi

Weeley - Little Clacton - Row Heath - High Birch - Weeley 1.9 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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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Electric tent pitch was great in a lovely field. Very quiet area

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sep 2022

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite (family)

Liked: The friendly staff and great showering and toilet facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

friendly clean and well run relaxing site

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2022

Powered grass campervan campsite (family)

Liked: Very peaceful well run site close proximity to village

Disliked: No wifi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly,good clean facilities, nothing to much trouble, very quiet rural…

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

Ian P. Aug 2022

Powered grass travel trailer campsite (two person)

Liked: Very friendly,good clean facilities, nothing to much trouble, very quiet rural site, easy walk to village, good takeaway and pub nearby

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean and helpful staff

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Emma W. Aug 2022

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite (family)

Liked: Large pitch, very clean toilet block

Recommend to friends Visit again

If you like very quite and spotless sites then this is the one for you

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

GARRY B. Aug 2022

Powered grass travel trailer campsite (two person)

Liked: Everything

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Definitely book again next year

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

paul c. Aug 2022

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite (family)

Liked: Staff and other campers freindly and welcomening

Disliked: Nothing have liked this site for about 5 years

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site. Clean facilities. Level pitches & friendly staff

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Lisa S. Aug 2022

Powered grass campervan campsite (family)

Liked: Liked the layout of the farm. Staff very friendly and helpful. It was so refreshing to stay somewhere with such clean and modern washroom facilities . Absolutely spotless! With air fresheners and washing up liquid in the very clean side room used for washing up.

A lovely quiet few days away on the farm.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

A splendid farm camp site!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Ian C. Aug 2022

Powered grass RV campsite (family)

Liked: There was a friendly welcome and the pitch site was spacious. The site has approx 20 pitches so relatively peaceful (tents in another field other side of barn). We were located between the horse stables and a lake with cornfields behind so very pleasing. Thorpe le soken is a 7 minute walk away along the cornfield and then the church (Victorian era) graveyard . Specific Tesco express and several pubs. This is an ideal base for visiting Frinton approx 4 miles away with a fabulous long sandy beach and highly recommend cricket ground.

Disliked: Small toilet block 1 shower perhaps could be improved to have a few more?

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jul 2022

Powered grass RV campsite (two person)

Liked: Great location as central to everything we wanted to see. Supermarket and lovely pub 5 mins walk. Great areas to go walking and exploring. Hosts were helpful and friendly. Pitches are a good size. Its a large working farm but it is not noisy and you are able to relax. Clean, tidy and well kept.

Disliked: Showers and toilets slightly dated and possibly not sufficient for the amount of people on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spacious pitches, spotless shower blocks and toilets very friendly and

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

Steve N. Jul 2022

Powered grass campervan campsite (family)

Liked: Spacious pitches, spotless shower blocks and toilets very friendly and helpful staff ,very chilling and stress free atmosphere,greatsite for our dogs ....our 2nd stay and will be returning

Disliked: No hot water

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

Does Grange Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Grange Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Grange Farm Campsite? Birdwatching, beaches, seaside towns, coastal constitutions and the city of Colchester are all close to hand from Grange Farm Campsite – if you should tire of these (tsk), Orford and the Suffolk … Read more