St Margarets Caravan & Camping Site 
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St Margarets House
Hollesley Road
Shottisham
Suffolk (Browse area)
IP12 3HD See Map
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Tel: 01394 411247
Pitches: 30
Open: April To October
Rating: 
9/10 from 43 Reviews
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Andrewb3449 |
1 review from this member |
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We have just spent a fine weekend camping at St Margarets Camp Site. We have not been camping long, but have found some sites full of rules and regulations. But this site is run by a very friendly and relaxed couple. We have no children, just our two dogs, but found the children on the site had so much land and woodland to play in, we never really heard them. There are free range hens wandering around the site, so we kept our two jack Russell's on long leads at all times.
The toilet block is very clean but old. We would like to have seen more showers, although we never had to queue for the toilets. The tent pitches have loads of space, they do not pack them in. The owner said we could stay as long as we wanted on our departure day as they had no one to take our space. We purchased great free range duck and chicken eggs from the owners cottage.
There are great walks from the camp site and just a couple of miles away, beach and woodland walks.
We are going back in a couple of weeks.
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Jackarthur |
3 reviews from this member |
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Stayed at this site with several groups of friends, all of us with a couple of kids.
There is a play area about one hundred yards from the site which is superb.
The toilet and shower block was spotless but they could have done with a couple more showers.
Great pitches with loads of space and well tended grassy areas and loads of space for the kids to play.
Also there is a superb pub just 100yds from the site with great real ales, the Sorrell Horse. You can get a carry out and even food to take back to your tent.
All in all I would thoroughly recommend this site, very close to the Suffolk coast and some great walks.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: DarrenTcross |
1 review from this member |
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A fantastic, quiet park with very friendly owners. We were a party of 2 Adults, 3 young teen boys and a boxer puppy. The local park is less than 100 metres from the site which entertained the boys. There are many scenic walks in the immediate vicinity, which kept puppy entertained.
The local forest (Rendlesham) was ideal for the dog, and the boys loved discovering the wildlife. Franlingham Castle is a short drive away and gave us a day out for less than £20, and allowed dogs to enter too which was a nice surprise. There are several dog friendly beaches within a short driving distance, many of these are shingle, however venturing further north these do turn more sandy.
The locally owned pub is very friendly with good food at good prices with access to the campsite from the beer garden made it easy to return on many a night. There are very free range chickens which are very inquisitive, often visiting the tent during breakfast time. Free range eggs are available from the owners and they also produce their own conserves. I highly recommend the rhubarb and ginger jam.
Throughout our stay we were all made to feel extremely welcome and received a lot of good advice from the owners for places to take our dog and all the local walks available. The facilities are clean, if limited.
The toilet block contains 1 shower and 2 cubicles in each men's and ladies sides. Even though it was busy during the time we stayed, we rarely needed to queue, we avoided the traditionally busy times for showers and bathed in the afternoons rather than mornings. Picnic tables and fire pits are available to hire for a reasonable charge.
We will definitely be returning to this site.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Cthorleyfarrer |
1 review from this member |
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We thought this was a fantastic site. Quiet. The people were friendly. The owners were available when needed, but never intrusive. Pitches were a good size. Safe enough for the kids to explore and run around. The owner rounded up any interested children at egg collection time - really nice activity for kids to be involved in. The pub was as close to on site as it can be (a very short walk past the chickens and down the hill!) for good food and takeaway beers - perfect for drinking round the firepit.
The down sides were that there were only 2 toilets per sex and only one shower. Knowing this, we took showers in the afternoon/evening rather than morning and never had to queue. There was always hot water when we used the facilities. On larger campsites, I have enjoyed having camping supplies and milk/bread for sale which was missing here but then we had a much calmer & quieter atmosphere for the fact that St Margarets was so small. One small niggle was that in pricing, the owners charge per person and charged us for 2 adults and 2 kids, which was a bit galling as the baby was only 6 months.
However any negatives were far outweighed by the lovely feel of this site. I would happily re-visit.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Varley Dover K |
1 review from this member |
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Just spend 4 lovely day here at the lovely site of St Margerets. Facilities nice and clean and adequate. Showers clean and hot throughout the day. Owners helpful and discreet. Felixstowe has a lovely beach and great shopping facilities. The site also offers fire pits that are a must at any time of year. The local pub offers deal throughout the week and is friendly and welcoming. Would recommend the site to new and old campers :)
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Gemlie |
2 reviews from this member |
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We stayed at this campsite from a Friday evening through to Sunday with our children, 6 and 9 so that we could attend the Lowestoft Airshow and because it was close to family.
It is a lovely campsite. We were greeted by Claire who offered to let the children collect eggs from the free-range hends the next morning. We were relieved that there wasn't a cockeral to wake us at dawn. There are four camping areas in total. We stayed in the 'tent field' which is a small area. It was us and one other. We pitched next to the chicken enclosure and vegetable patch. It was a fantastically quiet area, close to the toilet block and we ate breakfast with the chickens roaming around our feet!
The pitches are very large, flat and drained well. We had plenty of room for our tent sideways on with a canopy next to it. There is no road noise at all. As we went in term time, the site was mainly families with young children so everyone went to bed fairly early so it was nice and quiet.
There is a gateway that goes directly from a copse to the village play ground and a large field which dogs would love to have a good run in. The play equipment was traditional style wooden apparatus including a wooden fort on a mound with a slide and a lovely wooden playhouse.
The toilet block was basic, fine for two nights and very clean. We didn't use the showers but plenty did so they must have been fine. The block was quiet as half the pitches had caravans on so maybe in peak periods they would get busy.
The local pub can be accessed directly from the campsite through thepub garden and we enjoyed a cooked breakfast there on Sunday morning.
A thoroughly enjoyable stay and we are returning in August.
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