Whitlingham Broad Campsite

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Upper field
Upper field
Sunset over the campsite
High up in the trees your woodland holiday home
Yurt
Camping in the lower field
Lola in the sunshine
Path up to your lovely converted railway carriage
Ronnie, a converted goods railway carriage sleeping 4 people
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Sunset over the campsite
High up in the trees your woodland holiday home
Yurt

  • Family-friendly Norfolk Broads site in 80 acres of country park
  • Watersports centre less than five minutes’ walk away
  • Play area and shop on site; café next door
Say Pah to the passport, avoid the airport and don’t go a-broad for a holiday overflowing with activities and attractions – go to the Norfolk Broads instead. There's a wide range of all-weather things to do around Whitlingham Broad Campsite once you’re there: the Broads are in its back garden with a watersports centre less than five minutes’ saunter from your pitch; the city of Norwich is an easy 15 minutes by bike or bus, and the site is in 80 acres of country park with masses of room for kids to run around and with a network of walks stretching directly from it. The site itself is entirely made of grass, but the country park landscape also takes in rivers, water meadows blooming with wildflowers, and wildlife-laden woodland with trees young and old. Sturdy (not disposable) barbecues are allowed on all pitches, and some firepits are available to hire from the Whitlingham team. Just steps away from the accommodation fields are the three large lakes of the Great, Little and Conservation Broads: take a canoe out here or fish, picnic and wildlife watch from the banks. The Outdoor Education Centre a few minutes’ walk away has kayak and dragonboat hire and sailing and surfing courses as well as landlubber activities like archery and rock climbing. Family washrooms are available at Whitlingham Broad for guests and other amenities include an onsite shop and play area. A café is right next door, but local companies will deliver to your pitch if you fancy a takeaway for dinner: ask the team for their broad list of recommendations…

Site type

Rent a tent 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent pitches 40
Motorhome pitches 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of people under 16 are not accepted through Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

Croatian

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

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 95 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Peaceful

92% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-regarded campsite praised for its excellent facilities, cleanliness, and beautiful natural setting. Staff are frequently noted as friendly and helpful. Its location near the Broads and Norwich city centre is a significant advantage, offering plenty of activities and walks. While many visitors had a flawless experience, some mentioned minor issues like occasional noise, and a few reviews highlighted customer service concerns and occasional lack of hot water.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Highly recommended for a mixed group of new and experienced campers.

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Kay R.

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked As an extended family and friends we stayed in a multiple of options.
Camper van, Yurt, cabins x2 and tent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little campsite, everywhere is in view so my children could run…

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10 out of 10
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Claire R.

Upper Meadow non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Lovely little campsite, everywhere is in view so my children could run off as the pleased, great park & close amenities. The staff were really friendly and helpful & great with the kids. The local boat hut was really friendly & conscientious too. I have no complaints, we’re now going again next week!! Also, the toilets and showers were cleaned everyday & well stocked, well presented too. There is a shop on site that is really reasonably priced & on the field with the campers.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

I didn’t end up staying at this site due to an error…

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Ben K.

Upper Meadow non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked I didn’t end up staying at this site due to an error in booking.

Disliked Customer service was appalling. Due an error in booking, I asked to amend the date of the stay immediately after booking. I accepted this might not be possible but the manner in which they handled the request was appalling. I complained to the managed and, after acknowledging the complaint, they have not yet responded any further. Do not book.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really enjoyed staying here. Beautiful surroundings and friendly staff

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Alice L.

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked The lovely friendly staff.
The atmosphere on site.
The clean facilities and shop.

Disliked Maybe toilets and shower facilities in the lower pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful campsite with very friendly and accommodating staff, felt very welcome from…

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Neil B.

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Beautiful campsite with very friendly and accommodating staff, felt very welcome from start to finish. The toilets and shower block is very clean and tidy with ample room. The onsite shop caters for all essentials and more for what you may need (or have forgotten).

The surrounding woodland and camp area is kept very clean and tidy. This makes for a very safe and enjoyable place to stay for the day. The city centre is a 10 minute drive away with plenty of places to eat and drink.

Watersports are on your doorstep too. We will definitely be back to stay.

Disliked There is no WiFi, which not being essential, is handy to have.
You do get a good signal though, so not too much of a problem.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We will be back.

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Anonymous

Cabin (mezzanine)

Liked We stayed in the cabin it was perfect for our needs and very comfortable for our party of 4.

Disliked The sheets for the spare bed could have been cleaner. And the kitchen needed a colander but everything else perfect.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review - great to hear you had a wonderful time

Lovely site, really close to the broad, great bathroom and nice little…

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Karen M.

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely site, really close to the broad, great bathroom and nice little shop.

Disliked Washing up facilities very basic

Recommend to friends Visit again

Rude

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Ryan S.

Upper Meadow non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Lovely location

Disliked Terrible customer service, as Ben k states in another review. Don’t try and call because they barely answer. Seems to be ran be some very rude teens who have no clue about customer service! Two emails have been sent to try and deal with the matter but heard nothing back. Made a mistake in a booking , contacted the campsite almost straight away to try and simply amend the dates , was told that there was nothing they can do so was forced to re book and had an unpleasant stay due to 20-25 kids on a school trip being loud , kicking footballs and throwing frisbees , which came very close to hitting my partner. Barring in mind we also had a newborn with us, nothing was done about this. So much for a chilled out campsite! I’ve now lost out on £50 due to their failure to complete such a simple task! Don’t recommend, will never visit again!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, would definitely go back if we were staying in the area

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Anonymous

Lower Meadow non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Excellent facilities, lots of space and very well maintained

Disliked Long walk into the city

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for your review

Great facilities, nice and clean. Lovely play area for the kids. Very…

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Anonymous

Upper Meadow non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great facilities, nice and clean. Lovely play area for the kids. Very scenic place.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review us

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire 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 Forest Gastronomic delight Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Whitlingham Broad Campsite

Whitlingham Lane

Trowse

Norwich

Norfolk

England

NR14 8TR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.61939°N
1.32617°E

Nearest transport

Coach
1.4 mi Bus Station
2.1 mi Lime Tree Road
2.2 mi Lime Tree Road
Rail
1 mi Norwich Rail Station
3.9 mi Brundall Gardens Rail Station
4.8 mi Salhouse Rail Station
Ferry
10.3 mi Reedham Ferry North
10.4 mi Reedham Ferry South
25.4 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
Airport
4 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

Sticking to the Broads – just to start with – you’ll have the pick of waterside walks, watersports, cycling and wildlife spotting on the Whitlingham Broad doorstep. The café next to the campsite has a visitor centre with interactive info on the Broads to help you narrow things down a bit, and you can also catch the river boat here into Norwich city centre. For something a little more unusual, a ski club is a smooth 10 minutes away. Walks with a view are all around the site and within easy dandering distance: kids might like to monkey around on the child-friendly low ropes course through the nearby woods, in a spot where there’s also a play pirate ship to batten down the hatches at and an old lime kiln to have a peek at (be careful not to disturb the bats that roost there). The Wherryman’s Way path along the Yare in the Yare Valley is also a very good walk (and ends at a very good pub); the 12 circular walks along its route are handy for those who don’t fancy following it all the 35 miles to Great Yarmouth.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sea Palling 16.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hemsby 16.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Caister Point 17.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Great Yarmouth Pier 17.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Great Yarmouth South 17.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 1.4 mi

Norwich Cathedral 1.4 mi

Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum 1.5 mi

BeWILDerwood 8 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 13.8 mi

National Trust

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 13.8 mi

Horsey Windpump 15.8 mi

Elizabethan House Museum 16.8 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 20.1 mi

Sheringham Park 22 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CROWN POINT 0.4 mi

THE ROSARY CEMETERY 0.7 mi

Norwich City 1.4 mi

CHAPELFIELD GARDENS 1.6 mi

THE PLANTATION GARDEN, NORWICH 1.9 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.

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Whitlingham Broad Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Whitlingham Broad Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Whitlingham Broad Campsite? Sticking to the Broads – just to start with – you’ll have the pick of waterside walks, watersports, cycling and wildlife spotting on the Whitlingham Broad doorstep. The café next to the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Whitlingham Broad Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    Please do not arrive before check-in at 2pm. There are parking restrictions on site - your parking charges are not covered by the site until you have checked in.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Whitlingham Broad Campsite? From £27.20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.