Billingford Lakes and Country Park

View prices & book 4.6 5 reviews
Great Lake, one of 11 fishing lakes on site
New
41.3lb carp caught at great lake
Hardstanding and grass pitches
On-site café

  • Family camping in a Norfolk country park with 11 fishing lakes
  • Dereham 10 minutes’ drive and Sandringham Estate 40 minutes
  • Café and nature walks set in 150 acres; golf course 20 minutes’ drive
Listen up all you anglers: Billingford Lakes and Country Park is a top Norfolk spot for fishing, with 11 lakes and ponds in which you can find some seriously heavy carp (up to 40lb in weight) and a good stock of tench and other coarse fish. These can be fished on day- or 24-hour tickets, and are on top of your pitch cost. But if you’re just not that into fishing, well, there’s more to the place than just that. The park owners also organise nature walks (which are free for campers and bookable once on site) and there’s a good nine-hole course and indoor simulators nearby at Mattishall Golf Club (20 minutes’ drive) too. Although Billingford Lakes and Country Park is primarily geared toward self-sufficient guests, there are two showers and two sets of toilets (shared with the fishing lakes) for you to use five minutes' walk away from the main site. The hardstanding and grass pitches themselves are set in a quiet corner of the park’s 150 acres, but nice and close to the play area and outdoor gym, as well as a café doing a good line in breakfast baps and burgers. There are pubs in North Elmham (which also has a fish and chip shop) and Brisley (both about five minutes’ drive), all serving decent food. The nearest town is Dereham (10 minutes), which has supermarkets, pizzerias and bars.

Campground type

RV sites 20
Tent sites 30
Camper sites 20
Open now
Opens July 28
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • A cable measuring at least 5 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • The café is open daily from 9am to 3pm. Please note our toilets and showers are located next to the campsite (approx 5min walk) and are shared with our customers at the fishing lakes.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, Jul 28 to

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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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60% would recommend this campground to a friend

60% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

We arrived on the Thursday and we left on the friday

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1 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked The fishing lakes that's it

Disliked The camping area was infested with flies and wasps the showers the doors are broken and had to lift them to lock one lady got locked in was no one there to greet or even tell us where to go all the bins on site was overfilled and smelling website saying fully booked was 4 people there so dont know why it says about it is fully booked when it wasnt we will not be returning and we lost what was meant to be our family holiday because we couldn't not stay any longer plus the walk to the toilet block it totally ridiculous its way to far away from where you camp and is shared with all fishing people too

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We’re sorry to hear that you found the distance to the toilet facilities inconvenient during your stay.
We wanted to take a moment to explain that our campsite is located next to a protected ancient monument, and due to strict archaeological regulations, we are not permitted to dig or construct permanent infrastructure—such as toilet blocks—within certain areas of the site. Preserving this historical land is something we take seriously, and it does affect where facilities can be placed.

Our site is primarily aimed at self-sufficient campers, and we make this clear in our site description. While we do offer toilet and shower facilities for those who are not fully self-contained, these are shared with some of our fishing guests, as we have 11 fishing lakes on the 150-acre site, including 3 scenic nature walks one aimed solely for children with an activity trail and activity sheet, a large children’s play area, and our outdoor gym. We strive to create a unique and adventurous environment for families to explore and unwind.
Unfortunately, this week we will let down with our bin collection by our usual company, once we realise this we emptied the bins and removed it all into our bin storage area.
We truly appreciate your understanding and your feedback, which helps us continue to improve.

the convenience of being able to stay overnight and fishing on site

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Diane S.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked That there were pitches on site. Were able to take Moho to swims each day.

Disliked Showers and loos were about a quarter of a mile away from pitches. Not good

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We’re sorry to hear that you found the distance to the toilet facilities inconvenient during your stay.
We wanted to take a moment to explain that our campsite is located next to a protected ancient monument, and due to strict archaeological regulations, we are not permitted to dig or construct permanent infrastructure—such as toilet blocks—within certain areas of the site. Preserving this historical land is something we take seriously, and it does affect where facilities can be placed.

Our site is primarily aimed at self-sufficient campers, and we make this clear in our site description. While we do offer toilet and shower facilities for those who are not fully self-contained, these are shared with some of our fishing guests, as we have 11 fishing lakes on the 150-acre site, including 3 scenic nature walks one aimed solely for children with an activity trail and activity sheet.
We truly appreciate your understanding and your feedback, which helps us continue to improve.

As I say I think in the future this will be an amazing site.

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3 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
6
Accommodation
2
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
1
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
1
Wifi
1
Aaron R.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Fishing on site
Has the potential to be an amazing site

Disliked No information on where to go when you arrive.
No where did it say where to empty the toilet.
The showers and toilets are unexceptionable I have stay at a lot of sites and these are by far the worst!!

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We’re sorry to hear that you found the distance to the toilet facilities inconvenient during your stay.
We wanted to take a moment to explain that our campsite is located next to a protected ancient monument, and due to strict archaeological regulations, we are not permitted to dig or construct permanent infrastructure—such as toilet blocks—within certain areas of the site. Preserving this historical land is something we take seriously, and it does affect where facilities can be placed.

Our site is primarily aimed at self-sufficient campers, and we make this clear in our site description. While we do offer toilet and shower facilities for those who are not fully self-contained, these are shared with some of our fishing guests, as we have 11 fishing lakes on the 150-acre site.

We truly appreciate your understanding and your feedback, which helps us continue to improve, we have since started sending everyone a Welcome letter explaining your points mentioned.

The lakes and fishing was…

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3 out of 10
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Customer service
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mark w.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked The lakes and fishing was good

Disliked Showers need up dating did not regulate properly toilets basic toilets would be better if they were nearer the touring field 0uite a walk if you needed the toilet quicke

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We’re sorry to hear that you found the distance to the toilet facilities inconvenient during your stay.
We wanted to take a moment to explain that our campsite is located next to a protected ancient monument, and due to strict archaeological regulations, we are not permitted to dig or construct permanent infrastructure—such as toilet blocks—within certain areas of the site. Preserving this historical land is something we take seriously, and it does affect where facilities can be placed.

Our site is primarily aimed at self-sufficient campers, and we make this clear in our site description. While we do offer toilet and shower facilities for those who are not fully self-contained, these are shared with some of our fishing guests,
We truly appreciate your understanding and your feedback, which helps us continue to improve.

Nice site with lovely walk round the lakes.

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7 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
9
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
5
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
5
Wifi
1
Helen P.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Nice well spaced pitches which were pretty level. Water and electric posts dotted round the site, all pitches were fairly close to one. The park itself is beautiful, with lovely walks round the fishing lakes.

Disliked Toilets and showers were not on the actual site and while serviceable, were not great. We were self contained so didn’t really use them.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We wanted to take a moment to explain that our campsite is located next to a protected ancient monument, and due to strict archaeological regulations, we are not permitted to dig or construct permanent infrastructure—such as toilet blocks—within certain areas of the site. Preserving this historical land is something we take seriously, and it does affect where facilities can be placed.

Our site is primarily aimed at self-sufficient campers, and we make this clear in our site description. While we do offer toilet and shower facilities for those who are not fully self-contained, these are shared with some of our fishing guests, as we have 11 fishing lakes on the 150-acre site, including 3 scenic nature walks one aimed solely for children with an activity trail and activity sheet, a large children’s play area, and our outdoor gym. We strive to create a unique and adventurous environment for families to explore and unwind.

We truly appreciate your understanding and your feedback, which helps us continue to improve.


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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Wild camping

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

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Billingford Lakes and Country Park

Elmham Road

Billingford

Dereham

Norfolk

England

NR20 4RF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.74191°N
0.97104°E

Nearest transport

Bus
4.3 mi Market Place
5.5 mi Millwrights
6.2 mi Victoria
Rail
13.7 mi Wymondham Rail Station
15.1 mi Spooner Row Rail Station
15.9 mi Attleborough Rail Station
Ferry
24.3 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing
24.4 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
27.5 mi Reedham Ferry North
Airport
13.8 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 attraction and activities include: - Dereham (market town): 10 minutes’ drive - The Bug Parc (butterflies and spiders): 10 minutes - Fakenham (historic town): 20 minutes - Mattishall Golf Club: 20 minutes - Horse riding: 20 minutes - Norwich (cathedral and castle): half an hour - Sandringham Estate: 40 minutes - Sea Palling Beach: 50 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Wells 16.8 mi Estuary N/AN/AN/AGood
Sheringham 17.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Runton 18.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
East Runton 18.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Cromer 19.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mannington Gardens 11.2 mi

Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham 11.3 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 11.8 mi

Castle Acre Castle 12.1 mi

Houghton Hall 14.4 mi

National Trust

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 11.7 mi

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 14.8 mi

Sheringham Park 15.4 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 16.6 mi

Oxburgh Hall 20.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

ELMHAM HOUSE 1.7 mi

Swanton Morley 2 mi

Foxley - Foulsham - Foxley 2.1 mi

Beetley 2.7 mi

SENNOWE HALL 3.6 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Billingford Lakes and Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Billingford Lakes and Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Billingford Lakes and Country Park? Local attraction and activities include: - Dereham (market town): 10 minutes’ drive - The Bug Parc (butterflies and spiders): 10 minutes - Fakenham (historic town): 20 minutes - Mattishall Golf Club: 20 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Billingford Lakes and Country Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Billingford Lakes and Country Park? From $86.24 (for 2 nights, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.