Whitlingham Broad Campsite

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Upper field
Upper field
Sunset over the campsite
High up in the trees your woodland holiday home
Yurt
Camping in the lower field
Lola in the sunshine
Path up to your lovely converted railway carriage
Ronnie, a converted goods railway carriage sleeping 4 people
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Sunset over the campsite
High up in the trees your woodland holiday home
Yurt

  • Family-friendly Norfolk Broads site in 80 acres of country park
  • Watersports centre less than five minutes’ walk away
  • Play area and shop on site; café next door
Say Pah to the passport, avoid the airport and don’t go a-broad for a holiday overflowing with activities and attractions – go to the Norfolk Broads instead. There's a wide range of all-weather things to do around Whitlingham Broad Campsite once you’re there: the Broads are in its back garden with a watersports centre less than five minutes’ saunter from your pitch; the city of Norwich is an easy 15 minutes by bike or bus, and the site is in 80 acres of country park with masses of room for kids to run around and with a network of walks stretching directly from it. The site itself is entirely made of grass, but the country park landscape also takes in rivers, water meadows blooming with wildflowers, and wildlife-laden woodland with trees young and old. Sturdy (not disposable) barbecues are allowed on all pitches, and some firepits are available to hire from the Whitlingham team. Just steps away from the accommodation fields are the three large lakes of the Great, Little and Conservation Broads: take a canoe out here or fish, picnic and wildlife watch from the banks. The Outdoor Education Centre a few minutes’ walk away has kayak and dragonboat hire and sailing and surfing courses as well as landlubber activities like archery and rock climbing. Family washrooms are available at Whitlingham Broad for guests and other amenities include an onsite shop and play area. A café is right next door, but local companies will deliver to your pitch if you fancy a takeaway for dinner: ask the team for their broad list of recommendations…

Site type

Rent a tent 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent pitches 40
Motorhome pitches 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of people under 16 are not accepted through Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

Croatian

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 89 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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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Peaceful

93% would recommend this site to a friend

91% would stay here again

What customers say

Visitors praise the friendly staff, clean facilities and beautiful setting, with easy access to Norwich and the Broads. Some noted a lack of WiFi and occasional issues with shower temperature or hot water.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Beautiful campsite with very friendly and accommodating staff, felt very welcome from…

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Neil B.

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Beautiful campsite with very friendly and accommodating staff, felt very welcome from start to finish. The toilets and shower block is very clean and tidy with ample room. The onsite shop caters for all essentials and more for what you may need (or have forgotten).

The surrounding woodland and camp area is kept very clean and tidy. This makes for a very safe and enjoyable place to stay for the day. The city centre is a 10 minute drive away with plenty of places to eat and drink.

Watersports are on your doorstep too. We will definitely be back to stay.

Disliked There is no WiFi, which not being essential, is handy to have.
You do get a good signal though, so not too much of a problem.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We will be back.

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Anonymous

Cabin (mezzanine)

Liked We stayed in the cabin it was perfect for our needs and very comfortable for our party of 4.

Disliked The sheets for the spare bed could have been cleaner. And the kitchen needed a colander but everything else perfect.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review - great to hear you had a wonderful time

Lovely site, would definitely go back if we were staying in the area

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Anonymous

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Excellent facilities, lots of space and very well maintained

Disliked Long walk into the city

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for your review

Great facilities, nice and clean. Lovely play area for the kids. Very…

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Anonymous

Upper Meadow non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great facilities, nice and clean. Lovely play area for the kids. Very scenic place.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review us

Would happily stay again. Clean facilities and very friendly staff.

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Werttie H.

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Facilities cleaned regularly! Thank you!
Staff friendly and welcoming and knowledgable about the area!
Well stocked shop and back up cafe across the road if we needed.

Disliked The venders on site werent about (or i didnt see them) the GRINGO i saw was rude

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite! The staff were really friendly and helpful when we arrived.…

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Olivia B.

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely campsite! The staff were really friendly and helpful when we arrived. The toilet and showers were great - very spacious and clean.
We enjoyed the cafe and broad being so close, so we could go for a walk and get a bit to eat without having to drive anywhere.

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From the manager: thanks for your review!

Relaxed feel…

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lisa k.

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Relaxed feel

Disliked I didn’t realise it was a recreation park just outside the city. Nothing wrong with this, I just prefer more rural

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We’ll be back;loved the place! Ideal for visiting relatives in Norwich

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Tracy Y.

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Not too crowded, countryside surroundings, washroom facilities, proximity to the city, no levelling required for the van.

Disliked Not a big deal and mostly because of my phone provider, but it was difficult to get signal to book a taxi. Husband was lame this weekend otherwise we’d have had our bikes with us and this wouldn’t be an issue.

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Great place, thoroughly recommended and I'll go there again.

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Gareth M.

Upper Meadow non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great location in a country park while still being quite close to Norwich. The facilities are first class and the staff friendly and helpful.
No vehicle access to the Upper Field was also a bonus as I was bikepacking.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful, friendly site with some nice touches.

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Value for money
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Accommodation
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SImon B.

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Well kept site with some nice touches such as a chain lit pathway and children's play area. Very peaceful.

Disliked Not really a dislike, but some electric pitches in the lower frield would be great, perhaps with some gravel pitches. I realise this may go agaoinst the site's mission though.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Gastronomic delight Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Whitlingham Broad Campsite

Whitlingham Lane

Trowse

Norwich

Norfolk

England

NR14 8TR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.61939°N
1.32617°E

Nearest transport

Coach
2.3 km Bus Station
3.4 km Lime Tree Road
3.5 km Lime Tree Road
Rail
1.6 km Norwich Rail Station
6.3 km Brundall Gardens Rail Station
7.7 km Salhouse Rail Station
Ferry
16.7 km Reedham Ferry North
16.7 km Reedham Ferry South
40.9 km Southwold Ferry Landing
Airport
6.5 km 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

Sticking to the Broads – just to start with – you’ll have the pick of waterside walks, watersports, cycling and wildlife spotting on the Whitlingham Broad doorstep. The café next to the campsite has a visitor centre with interactive info on the Broads to help you narrow things down a bit, and you can also catch the river boat here into Norwich city centre. For something a little more unusual, a ski club is a smooth 10 minutes away. Walks with a view are all around the site and within easy dandering distance: kids might like to monkey around on the child-friendly low ropes course through the nearby woods, in a spot where there’s also a play pirate ship to batten down the hatches at and an old lime kiln to have a peek at (be careful not to disturb the bats that roost there). The Wherryman’s Way path along the Yare in the Yare Valley is also a very good walk (and ends at a very good pub); the 12 circular walks along its route are handy for those who don’t fancy following it all the 35 miles to Great Yarmouth.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sea Palling 26.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hemsby 27.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Caister Point 27.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Great Yarmouth Pier 28 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Great Yarmouth South 28 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 2.2 km

Norwich Cathedral 2.2 km

Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum 2.4 km

BeWILDerwood 12.9 km

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 22.3 km

National Trust

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 22.2 km

Horsey Windpump 25.5 km

Elizabethan House Museum 27 km

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 32.3 km

Sheringham Park 35.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

CROWN POINT 0.7 km

THE ROSARY CEMETERY 1.1 km

Norwich City 2.3 km

CHAPELFIELD GARDENS 2.6 km

THE PLANTATION GARDEN, NORWICH 3 km

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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Whitlingham Broad Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Whitlingham Broad Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Whitlingham Broad Campsite? Sticking to the Broads – just to start with – you’ll have the pick of waterside walks, watersports, cycling and wildlife spotting on the Whitlingham Broad doorstep. The café next to the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Whitlingham Broad Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    Please do not arrive before check-in at 2pm. There are parking restrictions on site - your parking charges are not covered by the site until you have checked in.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Whitlingham Broad Campsite? From R650,29 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.