The Hollies

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Spacious campsite
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Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Beach
Steps down to the beach
View of the beach
The beach with access from the camping site
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Spacious campsite
Seaside pitches
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitches

  • Kessingland site directly on the Suffolk coast
  • Three different pitching up areas over 28 acres
  • Two new amenities blocks, including disabled and family rooms
What a beach! And what a view… The gorgeous East Anglian coastline and an expanse of Suffolk sands sweep out for miles from The Hollies touring and camping park near Lowestoft: the site is set on a cliff and the views from your pitch or your firepit of an evening will be Hollie-wood worthy. It's Kessingland Beach below you at The Hollies, which is a highly scenic ten or 15-minute saunter along the clifftop path and an equally scenic scene on arrival with its miles of golden sand. And the beach is dog-friendly all year round, as is The Hollies – hurrah and woof. The amiable Hollies team has arranged three picks of pitches on its roomy 28-acre site: the Barley field for tourers and with electric hook-up; the Seaside field for tents and without electric; and the Hay field especially suitable for mixed groups with a mix of tent and touring pitches, all with electric. Amenities are newly built and include two large shower and loo blocks with family rooms and rooms for disabled guests; a newly built playground is on site too for Suffolk coast-based little squirts.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 50
Tent pitches 150
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 14
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Languages spoken

English

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Accommodation

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Reviews

9

Overall rating from 621 Pitchup.com customers

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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

91% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot near the beach with lovely sea views. Pitches usually good, staff friendly. Toilets/showers super clean. Food and local access good. Watch out for steep beach steps, occasional hot water niggles, and it gets packed in high season.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great will go again for the glory holes

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7 out of 10
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Value for money
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Matthew D. 1 review

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Friendly staff, long walk to the beach and clean site.

Disliked Smelly toilets. Peep holes in toilet cubicles where old drill holes from toilet roll holders lived.

Recommend to friends Visit again

This place was amazing, was greated…

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10 out of 10
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 Angie H. 1 review

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked This place was amazing, was greated on arrival and shown our pitch and facilities. Everything is so clean .toilet and showers very clean, some steps that take you to the beach . Drinking tap water every 10 / 20 feet away . Plenty of space for awning and car ,We absolutely loved it there

Recommend to friends Visit again

It was a lovely campsite and I look forward to coming back.

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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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Charlotte R. 1 review

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Camping pitches how everyone was spaced out, made the experience peaceful. Every staff member were lovely and polite.

Disliked I know there’s bugs when you camp but the toilets camping end had an infestation of everything Friday night, it would be good to have a UV light and or notice to keep door closed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location but don’t expect peace and quiet! Noisy dogs and music.

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6 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Location was great - 1.5 hour walk along the coastal path to Lowestoft and 5 minute drive from supermarket for all your essentials.

Facilities clean, plenty of toilets and showers despite the site being busy, never had to queue and a chip van and burger van on site.

Close to a great beach which was a Site of Special Scientifc Interest where we spotted some unusual birds.

Disliked Endless yappy dogs. Wardens didn’t care despite more than one person complaining about the noise. Seasonal campers were just as bad with awful little dogs and their ignorant owners everywhere.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very pleased will be booking again…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Very pleased will be booking again place was clean and tidy staff was very helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Used before and will use again.

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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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 Kevin B. 1 review

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Pitches were good sized. Bottom toilets/showers clean and good.food outlets available if you want them. Supermarkets close by.

Disliked Poor WiFi. No television signal, could be because we were right up close to a hedge.

Recommend to friends Visit again

good

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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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Customer service
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 Gary P. 1 review

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked nice laid out site, amenities were very clean and looked after, easy to find and being right next to the beach was a bonus but in saying that it is a very steep climb down the steps to get there!

Disliked could do with a small shop or cafe which is open.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not impressed

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7 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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 Catherine A. 1 review

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Value for money food was good

Disliked No hot water for shower not ideal if you have a disability the beach was all that not very accessible too many moaners about bogs barking

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location is easy to find. Staff…

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10 out of 10
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Kerri H. 13 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Location is easy to find. Staff are friendly. Pitch is nice. Toilets and showers were clean and worked well. Beautiful views of the beach from the cliff top.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site and location - would stay again!

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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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SELENA M. 2 reviews

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Location, onsite facilities, views

Disliked No hot water

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Beach access 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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available 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 Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer 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

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level site, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches

Location

The Hollies

London Road

Kessingland

Lowestoft

Suffolk

England

NR33 7PQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52,43139°N
1,72108°E

Route directions

From the A12 heading towards Lowestoft, take the third exit off the roundabout on to London Road and we are just down the road on the right. On a local bus route and the bus stops at the entrance to the park.

Nearest transport

Coach
5,6 km Gordon Road
11,2 km Old Market Place
14,4 km James Paget Hospital
Rail
4,4 km Oulton Broad South Rail Station
5,2 km Lowestoft Rail Station
5,2 km Oulton Broad North Rail Station
Ferry
13,3 km Southwold Ferry Landing
13,4 km Walberswick Ferry Landing
18,2 km Reedham Ferry South
Airport
40,1 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

The Hollies is in a spiffing location to get to the best of Suffolk, Norfolk, the countryside and the Broads for a bit of whatever you fancy in boating, fishing, hiking, rainy day activities and family days out. Lowestoft, Southwold and Great Yarmouth are all within ten miles – Lowestoft is only about five minutes by car – and are all well worth a day trip each, as is lovely Norwich about an hour's drive to the north-west (services run regularly from Lowestoft Station too). Lowestoft has two theatres and a handful of small museums in Sparrow Park alongside the main Lowestoft Museum in Nicholas Everett Park; head to the library's local history section for more pics and info of days of yore. Lowestoft's lighthouse is probably its most well-known feature, but take time for a trip to Ness Point too, the most easterly location in the UK (just ask a Lowestoft local to point you towards Gulliver). If you're on hol with the kids, you'll find loads of family-friendly options in the area, like the Africa Alive animal park five minutes' drive from the Hollies (go here on a Sunday for a bonzer of a car boot sale) and the Pleasurewood Hills theme park about 20 minutes away. Kids might also like the wooden roller disco at Lowestoft's Claremont Pier, but if this doesn't have them wheeling around in joy, take them to walk the plank at the play park Adventure Island, or to see more species at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Park just outside Great Yarmouth. Finally, nautical sorts don't need to tie themselves in knots trying to find a craft to take care of, as fishing boats can be chartered near Kessingland for sea angling trips, and the Norfolk Broads Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is within easy reach to drift along wildlife-laden waterways.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 4,5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southwold The Pier 11,4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Southwold The Denes 12,8 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Gorleston Beach 15,4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 10,5 km

Fritton Lake Country World 13,3 km

Pleasure Beach 18,2 km

Framlingham Castle 34,5 km

BeWILDerwood 35,9 km

National Trust

Elizabethan House Museum 19,3 km

Horsey Windpump 35,6 km

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 39,8 km

Sutton Hoo 45,8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Mutford - Carlton Colville - Barnby - Mutford 4,3 km

Carlton Colville 4,6 km

BELLE VUE PARK 6,7 km

North Cove 7 km

Gunton 8,5 km

Local events

  • Latitude Festival (Thursday, 23 July 2026 – Thursday, 23 July 2026)

    Beccles, England 12,6 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Hollies have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Hollies dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Hollies? The Hollies is in a spiffing location to get to the best of Suffolk, Norfolk, the countryside and the Broads for a bit of whatever you fancy in boating, fishing, hiking, rainy … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Hollies?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Hollies? From R347,87 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.