Dreamy Hollow

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Spacious Stargazer pitch
East glade during 'war at the hollow'
Sgt taylor's latrine
Ww1 living history experience

  • Almost wild Norfolk campsite half an hour’s drive from King’s Lynn
  • Brancaster Beach and Sandringham Estate 15 minutes’ drive
  • Peaceful woodland pitches with World War I trenches on site
Gather around all you World War I aficionados, for here’s a real treat. The peaceful campsite at Dreamy Hollow is set on a 7.5-acre wild woodland site home to rare Lovat Scouts trenches listed by Historic England as a site of national importance. For anyone not so interested in 20th-century history, luckily there’s lots of birdwatching and stargazing to be done on site as well. Half an hour’s drive from King’s Lynn in Norfolk, the site’s almost wild camping and hammock pitches sit amid woodland comprising mainly oak, silver birch and mature hawthorn. Part of the site was quarried during the 1940s, and this provides some sheltered and some elevated pitches of varying sizes from tiny to truly gigantic. While most of these secluded spots are family friendly, the ones close to the trenches and in the Turtle Dove conservation area are adults-only. Campfires are allowed in designated fire baskets at each pitch when fire-risk conditions allow. If you would like a campfire, the site asks that you please order logs and kindling in advance when booking. Extra seasoned wood is available to purchase on site.

Site type

Tent pitches 27
Motorhome pitches 2
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 30 March
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun, 30 Mar to

Open from Tue, 22 Jul to

Open from Thu, 4 Sept to

Pitch types & availability

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Amazing location, very peaceful. We booked one extra night 🙂…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Jaroslaw S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)

Liked: Amazing location, very peaceful. We booked one extra night 🙂

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From the manager: Hello Jaroslaw,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

All your pictures look wonderful! I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay with us enough to book an extra night!

We hope to see you again soon.

Kind regards,

Naomi

Hot showers and fire pits by every pitch…

Overall 6/10
Location 4
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Dan T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (three person)

Liked: Hot showers and fire pits by every pitch

Disliked: Uncomfortable pitches
Very dark
Cold shower cubicles quite cramped
By a main road

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From the manager: Hi Dan,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

I'm glad to hear you liked our hot showers and fire pits.

We like to keep the campsite as light pollution free as possible to give it the 'wild camping' feel.

I'm sorry to hear you found the pitch uncomfortable. All our different pitches make it unique (unlike a giant field filled with campers) however as the land was previously used to quarry, some pitches aren't 100% level.

If you would think about staying again, pop us an email with your requirements and we'll allocate you a pitch of your choice.

Kind regards,

Naomi

Beautiful site for a weekend of serenity

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
Abi B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)

Liked: The site is well maintained and beautifully rural, the wildlife clearly love it and it was a joy to be able to listen to and watch the birds during my stay. Harry was friendly and helpful. I will be back!

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From the manager: Hello Abi,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us and that you enjoyed listening to the wildlife.

We're always working really hard on site to preserve and encourage new wildlife. It's wonderful to know it's being enjoyed by campers.

We hope to see you again soon!

Kind regards,

Naomi

Greeted by Harry, such a lovely guy welcomed me and shown me…

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
Zack H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Cabin

Liked: Greeted by Harry, such a lovely guy welcomed me and shown me the bunker and a quick breaf about where things are. Such a lovely location, great way to connect with the nature and away from city lights.

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From the manager: Hello Zack,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

I'm so glad to hear you had a warm welcome from Harry and that you enjoyed your stay in Sgt Taylor's Bunker.

We hope to see you again next season!

Kind regards,

Naomi

A very welcoming site. The perfect place to escape from it all.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Angela L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric hardstanding and grass campervan pitch (eight person)

Liked: Tranquil and relaxed site completely immersed in nature. Pitches are separated by banks and trees and invisible to one another. The site Manager, Harry, was welcoming and very obliging. We ordered firewood in advance of our stay and when we arrived it had been very carefully stored in waterproof bins.
The WW1 trench tour was truly interesting - Ian, the guide was extremely knowledgable and had put a lot of effort into showing us all aspects of life in the trenches.

Disliked: A little bit of road noise but it really wasn't a bother. It certainly wouldn't put us off staying again.

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From the manager: Hello Angela,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. All of our team members have worked hard to create a place where people can come and camp in peace with nature. It means a lot that you had a wonderful stay!

It's really great to hear you enjoyed Ian's tour of the trenches too. His knowledge is outstanding.

We hope to see you all next season!

Kind regards,

Naomi

Wild camping experience with all facilities you need.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Peter B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Fantastic woodland setting with good facilities. Felt like you were really in the countryside.

Disliked: Quite hilly and steep on some of the pitches which could be a challenge for those with limited mobility.

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From the manager: Hello Peter,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

I really like the pictures, your pitch looks beautiful with the autumn leaves.

We're so glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us.

It's great to hear you felt like you were really in the countryside, that's our main aim!

We hope to see you both next season!

Kind regards,

Naomi

Beautiful clean facilities friendly helpful staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Trudi S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: It’s a lovely site lots of trees and spaced out places to put tents up, toilets and showers clean, staff very friendly and helpful, would definitely stay again

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From the manager: Hello Trudi,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us and that our staff were friendly and helpful.

We look forward to seeing you next season!

Kind regards,

Naomi

Great little getaway from hussle and stress of life

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Judith F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (three person)

Liked: Peaceful gladed area
Well defined pitches
Able to leave car in car park so just got away from it all
Great warden couldn’t help enough with tour of facilities

Disliked: Maybe slightly better sign so you can slow down safer when getting close to entrance

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From the manager: Hello Judith,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your holiday and found our campsite peaceful. It's also great to hear our warden Harry was so helpful.

Thank you for the feedback about our signage, we'll review it to see if there's something we can do to make it more clear.

We hope to see you again next season!

Kind regards,

Naomi

Big pitches in woodland setting…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Big pitches in woodland setting

Disliked: Washing facilities could be better, and more water taps around the campsite

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From the manager: Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed our large pitches and that you enjoyed your stay.

Thank you for the feedback about the taps and washing facilities.

The water pipe only runs along one side of the site (from the housing estate behind) which is why it's where it is. However, we can look at getting a water tape put further near the front of the site, on the same side. We will add this to our list of things to discuss for 2025.

We hope to see you again soon!

Kind regards,

Naomi

Excellent wild camp but still had upto date facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)

Liked: The beautiful area ,stunning views.well equipped lovely guide

Disliked: Small pitch we received but please note that we did not specify we had a large tent

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We're really glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us.

We hope to see you again next season!

Kind regards,

Naomi


Features

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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Peaceful Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Location

Dreamy Hollow

Fakenham Road

Stanhoe

King's Lynn

Norfolk

England

PE31 8PX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.87875°N
0.6699°W

Nearest transport

Coach
13.1 mi Church
13.9 mi Narford Road
14.2 mi Bus Station
Rail
14.1 mi Kings Lynn Rail Station
18.6 mi Watlington Rail Station
22.9 mi Downham Market Rail Station
Ferry
14.4 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing
14.5 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
29.3 mi 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: - RSPB Titchwell Marsh (birds and a futuristic visitor centre): 15 minutes’ drive - Brancaster Beach: 15 minutes - Creake Abbey (ruins and wildlife): 15 minutes - Sandringham Estate: 15 minutes - Old Hunstanton (golf and beach): 20 minutes - Wells-next-the-Sea: 20 minutes - Holkham Bay: 25 minutes - National Trust - Morston Quay (boat trips to see seals): half an hour.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Heacham 8.5 mi Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Hunstanton Main Beach 8.7 mi Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) 8.9 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Wells 9.9 mi Estuary N/AN/AN/AGood
Skegness 22.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Houghton Hall 3.7 mi

Holkham Hall 7.4 mi

Sandringham 7.4 mi

Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham 8.6 mi

Castle Acre Castle 12.1 mi

National Trust

Brancaster 6 mi

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 14.2 mi

St George's Guildhall 14.4 mi

Oxburgh Hall 20.9 mi

Sheringham Park 21.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Syderstone Common - Sculthorpe 2.2 mi

Great Bircham - Fring 2.8 mi

Bircham Newton 2.8 mi

The Birchams, North Norfolk 3.7 mi

HOUGHTON HALL 3.8 mi

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Dreamy Hollow have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Dreamy Hollow dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Dreamy Hollow? Local attractions and activities include: - RSPB Titchwell Marsh (birds and a futuristic visitor centre): 15 minutes’ drive - Brancaster Beach: 15 minutes - Creake Abbey (ruins and wildlife): 15 minutes - … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Dreamy Hollow?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Dreamy Hollow? From £21 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.