Hillside Farm Camping

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Bell tent with fire pit and outdoor seating

Knettishall heath for walks and swimming

B-17 weather vane on the roof of the 388th collection

Meadow site overlooking a fen on an East Anglia farm
A 15-minute drive from Banham Zoo and Bressingham Steam & Gardens
Off-ground firepits allowed; small World War II museum on site

From Hillside Farm Camping, you’ll be able to gather steam into Norfolk’s historic market towns, broads and countryside with an East Anglian farm as your base. This meadow site looks over a sloping fen, arable fields and a church, with the farmhouse close by. It’s certainly a good vantage point to be in, not just for the scenery, but also for the market town of Diss, Banham Zoo and Bressingham Steam & Gardens 15 minutes’ drive away. Uniquely, this site will take you on a little tour of history if you wish, as those of you with an interest in aviation can request a viewing in the small museum on site, created in memory of the men of the 388th Bomb Group who flew B-17's from Knettishall airfield during World War II. In a converted horse box, there are toilet and shower facilities available for guests to use. Water’s available from the tap by the house too, so that you can fill up your own cooking equipment or wash your hands ready for a barbecue (you’ll need to bring your own gas barbecue or off-ground firepit). Well-behaved dogs have the green light here, as long as they’re kept on a lead and cleaned up after, so you should feel quite at home with all the family around. Handily, there’s a dog-friendly pub just 20 minutes’ walk away and a fish and chip shop 10 minutes the other way if that’s your cup of tea.

Site type

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
There is no reception on-site: 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

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

A lovely little campsite and would highly recommend

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Anonymous Jul 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Campsite, communal area, horse box showers, local pub and fish and chip shop

Disliked: Close to the road but this is only a minor issue compared with all the positives

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely Wonderful with everything you’d need.

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Jake T. Jun 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great welcome. Horse box toilet and shower. Lots of room. Easy to find. 3 mins walk to the local shop, little further for the chippy. Free toiletries for the shower that are eco-friendly and vegan. Communal seating area with power for charging was brilliant.

Disliked: Not much really, if I could be picky I camped right next to the road side so I’d camp further away in the future and it wouldn’t be an issue.

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would love to go back.

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Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great hosts, atmospheric with the connection to the past. Close to pub, shop and chippy.

Disliked: No dislikes really but please don't move the site, just have a re-shuffle as I understand you don't always want campers on your lawn. You could make more of the Nissen huts and surrounds surely? The ghosts of the past are crucial to the sites charm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Love this place. Simple, rustic. Great people.

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Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Location is great
Short walk to corner shop, pub and chippy. Owners awesome.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great quiet place with clean facilities. Very nice service. I recommend…

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Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great quiet place with clean facilities. Very nice service. I recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nicely maintained field. Level pitches. Lovely place to view a sunset.…

Overall	8/10
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Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Nicely maintained field. Level pitches.

Lovely place to view a sunset.

Disliked: Very loud traffic from the road directly next to the camping field, even late at night.

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Very accommodating host who went above and beyond in order to make…

Overall	10/10
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David S. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Very accommodating host who went above and beyond in order to make my stay comfortable. The communal area is a real asset on what was a miserably wet stay. This was a nice place to relax out of the rain and also very handy in packing up in the dry. Shower is nice and hot and a basic but practical shower/toilet/sink set up.

Disliked: The road was a little noisy but nothing the hosts have any influence over

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Good for overnight stop-off

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Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely undercover space with seating, lighting and outlets - good when you only have a small tent - also had wifi which is much appreciated! Short walk into the nearby village for supplies/food.

Disliked: Campsite is near to a main road, which was loud even overnight. The shower and toilet are together, so I imagine would be a problem even if more than a few people were staying at the site - it also didn't smell very clean, probably as it is hard to air out an old horsebox.

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us at Hillside Farm Camping. We're sorry that the road noise was a problem for you, it's usually much quieter at night. There are two toilet and shower cubicles and we have them both open when there are a lot of guests staying and we've never had a problem with capacity. The toilet/shower is cleaned daily and topped up with liquid when necessary and smell is not usually a problem - if we know about it, we can deal with it immediately.

Loved the landscape- calm and tranquil are two words describing this place…

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Alina P. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Loved the landscape- calm and tranquil are two words describing this place

Deborah greeted us in perfect time for when we arrived. Lovely lovely host

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will be back definitely

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Anonymous Jul 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Deborah and James was really helpful when we arrived and throughout.
The museum was amazing
And the views are stunning.

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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 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

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby

Location

Hillside Farm Camping

Bury Road

Market Weston

Suffolk

England

IP22 2PB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.36867°N
0.92228°W

Route directions

Please use What3Words ("pillow.moods.recliner") or Google Maps rather than the postcode, as it does not always work. Please do not turn into the lane for Fen Farm. Instead, turn into Church Road (near the Hopton village sign) from the B1111 and take the first driveway on the right into the farmyard.

Nearest transport

Coach

3.5 mi Jacobs Close

6.2 mi Village Hall

Rail

5.9 mi Harling Road Rail Station

7.4 mi Eccles Road Rail Station

8.3 mi Thetford Rail Station

Ferry

29.6 mi Reedham Ferry South

29.6 mi Reedham Ferry North

Airport

25.7 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Diss (market town with a historical centre, the mere and park; market on Fridays): 15 minutes’ drive - Banham Zoo: 15 minutes - Bressingham Steam & Gardens (steam museum and gardens): 15 minutes - Bury St Edmunds (abbey gardens, market days and shops and cafés): 25 minutes - The Broads (boating and watersports): 50 minutes - Norwich (pubs, market, cathedral and the river Wensum): 50 minutes - Framlingham Castle (12th-century fortress): 55 minutes - Great Yarmouth: an hour and five minutes - Sutton Hoo (National Trust site with medieval cemeteries): an hour and five minutes - Southwold (seaside town): an hour and 10 minutes - Lowestoft (coastal town): an hour and 10 minutes - North Norfolk Coast: an hour and a half

Must see

Bressingham Steam and Gardens 5.8 mi

Banham Zoo 6.8 mi

Grimes Graves 13.3 mi

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 15.1 mi

Framlingham Castle 20.6 mi

National Trust

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 12.5 mi

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 15.2 mi

Lavenham Guildhall 18.7 mi

Oxburgh Hall 20.9 mi

Melford Hall 21.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Market Weston 0.2 mi

Hepworth 1.3 mi

Blo-Norton 1.6 mi

Knettishall Country Park 2.5 mi

Lopham Fen 4 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 1 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Hired accommodation

No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Hillside Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Hillside Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Hillside Farm Camping? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Diss (market town with a historical centre, the mere and park; market on Fridays): 15 minutes’ drive - Banham Zoo: 15 minutes - Bressingham Steam & … Read more