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Pigs in Blankets

9.3 20 reviews

Camping field on a farm with coastal views near Southwold, Suffolk
A 15-minute drive to Walberswick and Africa Alive Zoological Reserve
Fresh farm produce on sale; games room; 20 minutes’ walk to the beach

A stay at the Suffolk seaside? And near Southwold? What’s not to love? Especially at Pigs in Blankets, an off-grid camping site with spacious and flat grass pitches scattered across a six-acre meadow on a working livestock farm. Cleverly, the field is neatly divided into segments suitable for families, couples only (tucked away in a quiet corner) and one area for groups wishing to camp together. The recently refurbished “straw shed” is the focal point of the campsite. This renovated dutch barn now offers up all sorts of amenities from a washing-up area, washing machines and tumble dryers to keep everyone and everything sparkly, to a games room for the kids if the weather turns against you. While on site, you’ll have constant views of the farm animals, the neighbouring wildfowl marshland and the lovely Suffolk coastline. It’s only a 20-minute walk into the lively seaside town of Southwold for pubs and supermarkets (and the cool shops on its high streets), and you can buy home-reared, high-welfare produce from the farm’s self-service vending machine.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Dogs 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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport 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 Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping 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

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Pigs in Blankets

Broadside Park Farm

Lowestoft Road

Southwold

Suffolk

England

IP18 6SX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.34197°N
1.67951°W

Nearest transport

Coach

15.3 km Old Market Place

15.9 km Gordon Road

20.9 km Cork Bricks

Rail

11 km Brampton (Suffolk) Rail Station

11.9 km Halesworth Rail Station

13.1 km Darsham Rail Station

Ferry

2.9 km Southwold Ferry Landing

3 km Walberswick Ferry Landing

25.5 km Reedham Ferry South

Airport

45.5 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

Local attractions and activities include: Southwold (pier, brewery tour, beach): 20 minutes’ walk Southwold Maize Maze: five minutes’ drive East Anglia Transport Museum: 10 minutes Covehithe Beach: 10 minutes Africa Alive Zoological Reserve: 15 minutes Walberswick (marshland walks): 15 minutes Ness Point (easternmost part of the UK): 25 minutes Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: half an hour Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park: half an hour Camel Park Oasis: half an hour.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Southwold The Pier	1.3 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Southwold The Denes	2.5 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier)	14.3 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier)	14.8 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Gorleston Beach	25.6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 19.9 km

Fritton Lake Country World 22.4 km

Framlingham Castle 26.3 km

Pleasure Beach 28.4 km

Orford Castle 29.4 km

National Trust

Elizabethan House Museum 29.4 km

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 29.5 km

Sutton Hoo 36.1 km

Horsey Windpump 45.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Southwold - Walberswick - Westwood - Southwold 1.6 km

HENHAM 5.3 km

DINGLE MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/06/2002) 6.8 km

Dunwich Forest - Newdelight Walks - Westwood Marshes 8 km

Dunwich Bank 10.3 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.

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

The bacon for our breakfast was delicious.

Really friendly, lovely campsite. Can’t wait to return.

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Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Sept 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Games room and location to southwold

Disliked: The wind as the pitch was rather exposed

Recommend to friends Visit again

Super site that could easily please anyone & everyone who stayed.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Debbie D. Sept 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Fabulous field, easy to peg into the ground. Thoughtfulness in things to hire or things to borrow. Wonderfully helpful on both phone & in person.

Disliked: Being picky here as there was nothing to dislike. Would have preferred more hooks & shelves in the showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great farm campsite Dog friendly Clean and new facilities Lots of space between pitches Communal area…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
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Tom S. Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great farm campsite
Dog friendly
Clean and new facilities
Lots of space between pitches
Communal area with benches on gravel, great for BBQ’s
Walk through the fields into the beach within 10 minutes

Disliked: Couldn’t park next to your tent, but this meant the field was safe for kids to play

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, we can’t wait to return! I wish we had booked longer!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	10

Devan S. Sept 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Space, clean facilities, friendly reception staff, ample parking, proximity to beach, level ground, great atmosphere, quiet come 10pm- but still able to chatter and have music on quietly.
The vending machine with local produce is a great idea, yummy sausages!
Wonderful weekend away, we should’ve booked for longer.

Disliked: Toilets could’ve been cleaned more thoroughly.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location, excellent facilities

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

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The facilities were all clean, and modern.
Location was excellent.
Friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really great site! Showers were alway hot and so close to the beach

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

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Shower and toilet facilities
Relaxed atmosphere
Location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amenities were great, showers and toilets high quality and phone charging available…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Bede F. Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Amenities were great, showers and toilets high quality and phone charging available for a small fee. There were picnic benches near the barn which were perfect for a BBQ.

Location was excellent, a short walk to Southwold town with great pubs and the sea. The beach further north was a beautiful untouched nearly empty sandy beach.

The camping meadow was big enough that we didn't feel too close to other campers even at peak on the summer weekend.

Jess and Matt were both really friendly and knowledgable about the local area.

Disliked: Quite close proximity to the pig farm which made the campsite smell like you'd expect a pig farm to. Was only a mild hinderance and the positives absolutely outweighed this.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great no frills site with excellent clean facilities. Friendly owners.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Bathroom facilities, lovely showers, clean. No frills site, nice owners

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellant site, will be coming back!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Perfect location close to the beach and town. Facilities were clean and there were no marked pitches so you could find your own space and didn't feel crowded. Lots of space for the kids to set up games etc without disturbing anyone else. Staff were flexible and very friendly.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place with clean facilities, friendly staff, relaxed environmen

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

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The fact you can choose where to pitch up and the distance to the beach

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

Does Pigs in Blankets have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Pigs in Blankets dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Pigs in Blankets? Local attractions and activities include: Southwold (pier, brewery tour, beach): 20 minutes’ walk Southwold Maize Maze: five minutes’ drive East Anglia Transport Museum: 10 minutes Covehithe Beach: 10 minutes Africa Alive Zoological … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Pigs in Blankets?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more