Polstead Country Park

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Main camping field
Main field
Landscaped pitches
The paddock

  • Well-maintained, landscaped adults-only park near Polstead in Suffolk
  • A 20-minute drive to Lavenham, and 25 minutes to Ipswich Waterfront
  • Essentials shop on site; food pub five minutes’ walk away
Its rural location on the edge of a Suffolk conservation area ensures visitors to Polstead Country Park have plenty to do during their stay. The pretty village of Polstead is five minutes’ drive away, and walkers have access to a network of footpaths from there, taking in ancient woodland scattered with bluebells in spring, while overnighting cyclists can pick on the South Suffolk Cycle Route with a 10-minute ride from the park. If you've brought the car, your options widen even further – animal parks, stately homes and beaches are all within half an hour’s drive. Landscaped with flowers, neat hedges and shady mature trees, the pitches at this adults-only site are generously sized and immaculately maintained. Spotless modern facilities include shower facilities with underfloor heating and a dedicated accessible bathroom, while washing-up sinks and a laundry area make it easy to keep everyone and everything looking shipshape. The friendly staff at reception can let you have all sorts of information on the local area and places to visit, and there’s also a small site shop stocked with essentials. If you fancy a break from cooking, there’s a foodie pub within five minutes’ walk and other options in Polstead village.

Site type

Tent sites 26
Travel trailer sites 30
RV sites 30
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 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.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
  • Wood burners of any kind are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

97%

would recommend this site to a friend

95%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great place, very clean, helpful staff. Highly recommend…

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great place, very clean, helpful staff. Highly recommend

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From the manager: Thank you so much Doug for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Overall a nice site but too close to the main road.

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Jason H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent campsite

Liked: The layout of the site made it feel small and exclusive with plenty of hedges and bushes providing the illusion of seclusion. The pitches were level and of a good size.

The facilities were overall very good and clean.

A very welcoming site.

Disliked: A personal dislike, push button showers that only run for about 30 to 40 seconds at a time. The water could also of been a little hotter which of course can't be controlled with this type of shower. Not a huge mark down but an area I feel could be improved.

Whilst a rural setting, the site backs onto a main road which is very noisy late into the night and from the early hours. Less of an issue for the motor homes I guess, but very noticeable in a tent.

Just a note to those for whom it is important, the WiFi is pretty poor. Phone signal was not great but the Internet speeds were better mobile.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your review and feedback Jason, much appreciated.

Great site, wry clean and well maintained. Staff great…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Odette T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great site, wry clean and well maintained. Staff great

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From the manager: Thank you so much Odette for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Great park will return

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

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Well kept park large pitches quiet.lots of walks for the dog friendly staff

Disliked: Showers need a bit of tlc price list and honesty box in shop would help

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From the manager: Thank you so much Andy for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Great little site, helpful owners and clean facilities. We will return

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely clean, well kept park. Fantastic warm and clean shower block. Peaceful adult only site- ideal as we stayed over Easter break, when other family friendly sites would have been hectic!

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From the manager: Thank you so much Lisa for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

What a lovely site, facilities were superb. Walking distance of a pub.…

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

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: What a lovely site, facilities were superb. Walking distance of a pub. Clean and tidy, well spaced out pitches. Very friendly owners.

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you so much Stacey for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Brilliant site with great facilities

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great quiet site with lovely well kept grounds and super facilities.

Great toilet, washing and showering facilities which were super clean. Plenty of hot water evening and early morning.

Owners really look after this place and make a real effort for their customers.

Received an email from Anne the Park Manager a few days before, with a site map with my pitch number and she also left a
phone message for me which was a nice touch because I was arriving late so I was given the code for the security barrier.

It’s good knowing that only those with the number can gain access to the site so you know security won’t be an issue.

The stay was nice and quiet with no road noise.

I was in a pitch in the main field area directly behind the facilities block and scorching some noise but there was none, everyone respecting the quiet hours.

The free wi-fi was dropping in and out but I managed the Champions League game last night streamed which was a bonus. The owners do say that reception can be up and down, so there’s no issue there.

TV signal was really good too.

I’ll certainly be looking to stay again in the future.

Lovely site - thank you Anne.

Disliked: Nothing - thank you for a great stay.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking time to leave such a lovely review and some great pics too! We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Had a lovely stay. We would definitely go back.

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Really clean. Friendly campsite staff.
Quiet. Lots of nearby walks.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Always found this site really welcoming, really peaceful with a couple of…

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Always found this site really welcoming, really peaceful with a couple of pubs nearby which is always handy

Disliked: Shower water does creep into changing area, although I like the set up of the changing rooms included in the shower area.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Quiet and peaceful. clean toilets with hot showers and music. Beautiful country pubs in…

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Quiet and peaceful.
clean toilets with hot showers and music.
Beautiful country pubs in the area.

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From the manager: Thank you so much Jill for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Polstead Country Park

Holt Road

Bower House Tye

Polstead

Suffolk

England

CO6 5BZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.0249°N
0.89554°W

Route directions

Satnav users please do not use the site postcode. Refer to the map once on the A1071.

Nearest transport

Coach
11.3 km White Horse
11.5 km Motel
15.3 km Stanwell Street
Rail
10.5 km Bures Rail Station
11.1 km Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station
13.3 km Manningtree Rail Station
Ferry
26 km Brightlingsea Ferry Landing
26.1 km Harwich International Ferry Terminal
26.2 km Point Clear Ferry Landing
Airport
46.1 km London Stansted 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

Pretty Suffolk villages to explore include Kersey (five minutes’ drive) with its half-timbered houses and thatched cottages, while Lavenham (20 minutes) has a stunning guildhall and fine 14th-century church. For a bit of a date night, Ipswich (25 minutes) has lots of bars and restaurants along its lively waterfront, as well as a theatre and cinema. There are pretty country yomps along the River Stour to Flatford Mill (25 minutes) and Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (20 minutes) in Constable Country. You can see another artist’s house on the walking trail from National Trust-owned Melford Hall (20 minutes) to Sudbury (15 minutes), which takes in three old water mills and Thomas Gainsborough’s house en route. Looking for animal encounters on your rural break? Feed lambs (in season), groom horses and cuddle up to friendly donkeys at Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm, or get up close to the reptiles, creepy crawlies and butterflies at Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park (both half an hour). Or how about touring a couple of local vineyards? Giffords Hall (half an hour) and Burnt House (45 minutes) are both open for tours and tastings – it’s best to book in advance.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Brightlingsea 25.6 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dovercourt 28 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Mersea 28.4 km Sea N/AGoodN/AN/A
Felixstowe South 31.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Jaywick 31.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

East Anglian Railway Museum 14.7 km

Colchester Castle Museum 15 km

firstsite 15.1 km

Colchester Zoo 18.4 km

Christchurch Mansion 18.6 km

National Trust

Thorington Hall 5.5 km

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 11.3 km

Lavenham Guildhall 11.5 km

Melford Hall 13.5 km

Bourne Mill 16.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Groton Wood - Edwardstone - Boxford - Wicker Street Green 2.9 km

Stoke by Nayland - Withermarsh Green - Polstead - Stoke by Nayland 4 km

Kersey - Lindsey - Castle - Chapel - Priory - Kersey 4 km

Stoke-by-Nayland - Thorington Street and Hall - Tendring Hall Park and Farm - Temple - Stoke-by-Nayland 4 km

A Wander around Hadleigh 4.2 km

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

Tent pitch
Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite
  • 20% off Managers Special 20%
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite
  • 20% off Managers Special 20%
Tent pitch
Powered grass tent campsite
  • 20% off Managers Special 20%
Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Powered grass travel trailer campsite
  • 20% off Managers Special 20%

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 Polstead Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Polstead Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Polstead Country Park? Pretty Suffolk villages to explore include Kersey (five minutes’ drive) with its half-timbered houses and thatched cottages, while Lavenham (20 minutes) has a stunning guildhall and fine 14th-century church. For a bit … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Polstead Country Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Polstead Country Park? From $44.37 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.