Meadows Edge

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The grass is cut, dried and baled into hay bales
Visitor image of the tent pitched around buttercup filled field
Flat and level grounds
Sunny days at meadows edge

  • Peaceful site surrounded by mature trees and ancient hedgerows
  • Half an hour's drive from Norwich and an hour to the Suffolk coast
  • On a family-run smallholding; sheep, goats, horses and poultry on site
Sitting in a pretty East Anglian meadow, this small rural site is an excellent spot for relaxed rural breaks on a traditional family-run smallholding. With mature trees and ancient hedgerows as a backdrop and livestock like sheep, goats, horses and poultry roaming about, Meadows Edge is every bit the relaxed farm getaway many people yearn for. This is an out of the way spot, with simple facilities in the corner of the meadow like an eco-friendly composting toilet and an off-grid shower for guests' use. You'll need to use your common sense and show respect for the wildlife and the smallholding's animals while you're here – this can be as simple as disposing of your rubbish properly and closing gates behind you. The surrounding south Norfolk countryside is excellent for walking, cycling, wildlife photography, birdwatching and other relaxed rural activities. Close by, you also have pretty market towns like Diss, Wymondham and Attleborough, all of which can be reached in under 20 minutes by road. Day trips to the historic cathedral city of Norwich (30 minutes) or to the gorgeous beaches of the Suffolk coastline (an hour) can also be easily arranged.

Site type

Rent a tent 1
Caravan sites 5
Tent sites 5
Motorhome sites 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Opens 1 June
Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

French

Open from Sun, 1 Jun to

Open from Fri, 5 Jun to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very nice campsite. Definitely recommend…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
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Child friendliness 10
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Ferenc H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Blackbird unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Very nice campsite. Definitely recommend

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Unusual site, with an eye on sustainable living.

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

Blackbird unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: The shower was excellent. The compositing toilet worked well for me. I was the person on the site at this time.

Disliked: There were no rubbish bins. I packed my (very small) amount of rubbish and took it with me.

I used the wrong entrance. The entrance was an open gate on the Tibenham Road at 52.46491622737914, 1.16967326156117. I came up the farm lane and through a number of properties.

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Lovely farm for a quiet stay.

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Blackbird unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Lovely farm for a quiet stay. Very helpful host. Kids loved watching animals. Thank you! :)

Disliked: N/A

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Louise our host was very friendly and helpful. It was a quiet…

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
Steve P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Blackbird unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Louise our host was very friendly and helpful. It was a quiet away from it all site in a beautiful enclosed meadow. We had the pick of the pitches when we arrived. Facilities were basic as advertised but very well thought out and clean. Thinking outside the box you could get warm water for washing up from the very good shower! A washing up area with bowl, sponges etc was provided. This was our first trip out in our van and we thoroughly enjoyed our 3 night stay.

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Great clean and quiet site. Wonderful owner. Amazing stars

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
Jeffrey W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Swallow bell tent

Liked: Our stay was for our annual father/son trip. Louise was welcoming from the moment she saw our car. She gave us time to settle into the tent and then introduced herself. The site was clean, well maintained and if you’re looking for somewhere quiet this is great. The bell tent was spacious and comfortable. Louise took time to show us around and introduce her animals. If you are a star gazer this is a great place as the night sky is amazing.

Disliked: Nothing.

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Excellent site with clean facilties, friendly staff, and level pitches

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

Swallow bell tent

Liked: We went to this campsite as our first holiday away together. It was a really good place to visit for this, and we both had a really good time. We were quite far away from other campers, so it felt very private, and nice. The toilets and showers were as expected, and they were adequate as facilities. Our host, Louise, was very welcoming to us, and answered all of our questions throughout the weekend. We were able to use the fridge in the main facility. This was also a good location for what we wanted to do, and we visited Diss, Aslacton, and Norwich. These were all very short journeys, and were easy to get to, as it was just the number 1 bus. The Bell Tent we stayed in was very clean. We had a double bed, some furniture, and storage space. We were very happy with the glamping experience. It was very reasonably priced as well, at only £55 a nice, nothing else was as good for the money in the area

Disliked: One thing we thought could have been improved, was access to a hot water tap. The absence of this seemed strange, as there was hot water in the shower.

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Excellent site. Friendly host. Lots of animals nearby. Peaceful.

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

Blackbird unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Beautiful setting. Very peaceful.
We even had a muntjac come right up to our pitch!
Very friendly and attentive host.

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Friendly people, lots of room.…

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

Blackbird unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Friendly people, lots of room.

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All you need for a wonderful getaway from a busy life

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

Blackbird unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: The peacefulness of such a quiet location! The shower was a certain winner. Our host was simply amazing…

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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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Meadows Edge

Dale Farm

Aslacton

Norwich

Norfolk

England

NR15 2ER

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.46529°N
1.16985°W

Route directions

Entry to the site is from Tibenham Road.

Nearest transport

Coach
11.1 km Bus Station
11.3 km School Lane
11.3 km Broad Street
Rail
9.6 km Spooner Row Rail Station
10.7 km Diss Rail Station
11.4 km Attleborough Rail Station
Ferry
27.8 km Reedham Ferry North
27.8 km Reedham Ferry South
37.7 km Southwold Ferry Landing
Airport
23.9 km 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

Want to learn how to fly? Norfolk Gliding Club, where you can take your first solo flights, is a mile from Meadows Edge. You don't have to ascend to such lofty heights if you don't want to, of course, and the immediate vicinity has lots to do at ground level, from picnicking by the mere at Diss (20 minutes' drive) to discovering trains, engines and other contraptions at the Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens (25 minutes). For long walks or bike rides, you might like to visit Thetford Forest Park (30 minutes), where there is also a Go Ape for treetop explorers looking for something with a bit of pizazz. More rural roaming can be found in the Norfolk Broads National Park too, the edge of which is about half an hour's drive to the east of the site. The cathedral, castle and shopping opportunities on offer in Norwich (30 minutes) also beckon if you'd like a more urban adventure, while slightly further afield you can – and should – make arrangements to visit such spectacular seaside resorts as Southwold or Lowestoft (both an hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southwold The Pier 38.1 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Southwold The Denes 38.1 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Lowestoft (South Of Claremont Pier) 39 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Lowestoft (North Of Claremont Pier) 39.2 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Gorleston Beach 39.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Banham Zoo 10.1 km

Bressingham Steam and Gardens 11.9 km

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 20.1 km

Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum 20.2 km

Norwich Cathedral 20.5 km

National Trust

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 38.5 km

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 39.7 km

Elizabethan House Museum 40.6 km

Oxburgh Hall 42.5 km

Sutton Hoo 43 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Wood Lane (near Long Stratton) - Pulham Market - North Green 5.1 km

Pulham Market - Tivetshall St Margaret 5.7 km

New Buckenham 6.6 km

Morningthorpe 6.9 km

Burston 7 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

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Meadows Edge have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Meadows Edge dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Meadows Edge? Want to learn how to fly? Norfolk Gliding Club, where you can take your first solo flights, is a mile from Meadows Edge. You don't have to ascend to such lofty heights … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Meadows Edge?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Meadows Edge? From $56.45 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.