Orchard Wild Camping

Pitches, general ambience, camp fires

Road noise a little close, but knew that beforehand. Wouldn’t stop me going again

Lovely setting

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We've just returned from a wonderful 5 night stay at Orchard Wild Camping. It was just what we wanted - the pitch itself was spacious and really well set up with picnic table, BBQ and firepit, with lots of lovely hedges and trees giving privacy and wildlife.
The owner, Simon, was really friendly and helpful and was great with our toddler. He has obviously put a lot of thought and care into his campsite and is on hand if you need him but not at all intrusive. He is very knowledgeable about nature and this was reflected by the way he has set up the site, which, while clean and well managed, offers a wild camping experience surrounded by nature.
As other posters have mentioned you do hear the road but we felt this was more than offset by the all the positives. We would definitely return again if in the area.

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Its a lovely site with lots of wild life and nice pitches in amongst the hedgerows - easy walking across fields. Simon is a delight with his enthusiasm for the natural world. Its a very relaxing place to just be. also within easy reach of places of interest.

the road noise does disappear once you have chilled out !

We stayed at OWC as two families with young children (3 and 1). The site is great and is very clean. Simon ensured we were happy with our pitch, talked us through the facilities and the local area. He was also very welcoming of our children which was really welcome. The pitches are spacious and well shielded from other campers providing a really great setting for your wild camping trip! Each pitch has the ability to have a fire and there are BBQ's available. Suffolks smallest shop is also on site providing fire wood and other essentials. The shower is a typical solar shower with the accompanying invigorating morning wake up contained within a great little hut. We took a couple of nice walks out of the site directly into the countryside and also a drive to the coast at Dunwich.

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Absolutely beautiful site.
The owner Simon is a really helpful and friendly guy and a pleasure to meet and chat to.
Amazing nature and stargazing.

Nothing.

Wildlife, pitch surrounded by shrubs, trees. Clean,quiet, furniture and bbq provided. Glow worms!

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Great spot! Pitches are well placed and sheltered, you don't feel overlooked at all. The campsite has basic facilities, but they are a kept very clean - perfect for wild camping. Simon was really friendly and helpful, he gave us some great advice about where to go and what to see and told us about the wildlife in the area. It is also really well situated for trips the costal towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold. You are close to the A12, but it's really not an issue. You get used to.it very quickly and there are very few cars in the evening/overnight. Would 100% recommend and we will definitely be back!

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Private pitches, carefully arranged so you have plenty of space and don’t feel overlooked while being close to amenities. Lovely friendly owner who showed us the badger sett, glow worms and shared helpful local knowledge. Easy access to great places for days out but also a great spot to just relax in.
This is wild camping, so there is a tap, a clean compost loo, a solar shower (so if it hasn’t been sunny it will be cold) and fire pits on every pitch. You will need to take your drinking water and to take your rubbish away.

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Location, scenery, very friendly nice owner

Right off the A12 main road so you hear every car flying past