Birds and Bees Campsite

Supposing the coast is one of the key things that called you to this sweet part of Suffolk, Southwold (half an hour’ drive) might already be a name you’re familiar with. The popular coastal town is on the Suffolk heritage coast and has a busy harbour, a working lighthouse, a beach lined with classic beach huts, a pier and a clifftop cannon. To list off all of Aldeburgh’s (20 minutes) lovely features might take some time too. The fashionable town has a Georgian high street, popular fish and chips shops and a shingle beach lined with fishermen’s boats. Dunwich Beach (25 minutes) is a peaceful interruption to the Suffolk cliffs, and easily combined with a visit to the bird hides and wildlife trails at RSPB Minsmere (25 minutes). In Thorpeness (20 minutes), the large mere and its literary connections (with the Peter Pan author, for example) has led to lots of little boats being available to hire. Inland activities can also be on the agenda, whether it’s a visit to the 12th-century Framlingham Castle (15 minutes) or the market town of Halesworth (20 minutes).