The Hollies

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Pitches
Pitches
Spacious campsite
Views
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Beach
The beach with access from the camping site
Entrance
Fish and chips
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Spacious campsite
Views
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 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.

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of The Beeston Group group.

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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

9.1

Overall rating from 536 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

91% would recommend this site to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot with direct beach access. Staff are friendly & helpful, facilities are clean, and pitches are spacious. Fish and chips are a hit. Some campers mention noise and hot showers, plus occasional crowds, but it's generally good value.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Location. Site layout.…

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Charlie M.

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Location. Site layout.

Disliked Nothing really

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely come back

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10 out of 10
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Paula M.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Nice area, great site, friendly helpful staff, gas coffee and food trucks if you don't want to cook, we did not use, no entertainment etc but we did not want, next to the beach

Recommend to friends Visit again

Yes…

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10 out of 10
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Washington B.

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Yes

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great quiet place to stay

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8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Emma S.

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked We stayed in the seaside field and was spacious. We’ve been before and love the tranquillity of the site. If you require a quiet, close to the beach site, the Hollies is the one. The services are sufficient - my husband did say he webt to use the toilet a. Couple of times and they were closed for cleaning - this is only a positive!

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite, would visit again

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Sorrel K.

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Excellent facilities, very close to the beach, friendly staff, food trucks on site, adventure area for the kids, very close to supermarkets etc. Very good value for money.

Disliked Rules around off leash dogs and excessively loud music being played for multiple hours three evenings in a row were not enforced and it was unclear how to manage these issues. We had a young child with us and whilst ordinary noise like other kids playing chatting etc is totally fine, loud music was played three nights in a row until 10pm making it very hard to put our young child down to sleep.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, location near beach, flat, spacious,…

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Value for money
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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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Anonymous

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Clean facilities, location near beach, flat, spacious,

Disliked Non adjustable too hot showers, campers able to pitch up very close next door, road noise

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent stay with everything we needed

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Wifi
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Dominique P.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Clean, accessible and great bacon butties.

Disliked Only negative was the wifi and phone signal.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean site. Would definitely recommend and will be revisiting.

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Wifi
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Nicola W.

Seaside non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Was a lovely site. This was my first time camping with just me and my young daughter. It was a simple site. The staff were very friendly. The facilities were clean and in good condition. There were food trucks for breakfast, coffee, fish and chips and ice cream. The beach was easily accessible with some steps and was a lovely beach.

Disliked My only dislike was setting up in the rain.. but that’s definitely not on the site. It made it all the more of an adventure.
(No wifi -but not an issue and no review needed)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean quiet site. Plenty of shower/toilet facilities. Fish and chips available on site…

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emma t.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely clean quiet site.
Plenty of shower/toilet facilities.
Fish and chips available on site and also a breakfast bar and coffee bar.
Great base to explore the nearby towns.

Disliked Unable to get WiFi, but was told this is all ready to get up and running soon.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A really lovely site. Great staff. Very clean. Great food vans.

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Corrina F.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Everything.

Disliked Nothing but the addition of a motor home grey waste disposal point would be helpful.

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

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 The Hollies have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Hollies dog friendly? No 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 R382,27 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.