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Lovely quiet and relaxing site, surrounded by countryside. The new toilet/shower rooms were excellent, very clean and spacious. Being able to buy new laid eggs was an added bonus. Ideal for both dog walkers and families. Not far from the town of Leiston or the beach at Sizewell 'B'. Would not hesitate to recommend it and looking forward to going back.
An excellent laid back site with great facilities. We stayed for several nights and found it very relaxing, very quiet, virtually no road noise, very dark at night although there are automatic lights around the toilet/shower block (need to take a torch!). The camping field is quite large and there are hookup points and water pipes around the edge. A short walk into Leiston where good pubs and restaurants can be found. Showers are 50p a go but work on an honesty box system so you can leave the money when you depart which is what we did. Some fresh produce and eggs were available to buy when we were there, as the site appears to be part of a farm/smallholding.
Quite a few rabbits around to keep you amused! Would definitely go back.
We stayed for 2 nights at the end of a weeks break in Suffolk. The site was spacious, very gently sloping and the ground even. Low level road noise was sometimes be heard but this was not obtrusive. The camping field is inside a working fruit and veg farm. Down one side of the field the pitches each have taps as well as electric which is a bonus and something you would normally pay more for. The facilities were clean and well maintained. Showers were 50p and the washing machine £2. There are fruit/veg/eggs for sale depending on the season. The owner was friendly. The small town of Leiston is 10 minutes walk away and has a Co-op, film theatre a couple of cafes and pubs. The excellent Eels Foot Inn is about 2 miles away but well worth a trip. There are great foot paths around the area for the energetic and RSPB Minsmere is not too far away.
This camp site is very easy to get to, best toilet/shower block we have ever used, clean site and friendly owners. Washing up facilities are inside, with a kettle and microwave for free, plug sockets for anyone wanting to use their straighteners! £2 for washing machine, 50p for showers. Eggs and various veges available to buy. We had lunch at The Eels Foot Inn in Leiston, lovely pub, toys for kids, veggie food available and the springwatch crew eat there, bonus. My husband had their special Eels Foot burger and it was gorgeous.
Site was quick draining, quiet and only a few minutes from Leiston. Nice long field, with apple trees to one side (bee hives as well), and farmers fields on other side. Plenty of electric pitches and several water taps available.
In Leiston itself, there is a big Co-op selling everything from food, newspapers, nappies, kids toys and even furniture! Also a few more smaller corner shops, butchers, Deli, antiques shops, clothes shops and a few pubs.
Site gets 10 out of 10 and we will be back with family next year.
Back from a fantastic weekend at Applefields, this site is a little gem. , The owner was very friendly and helpful, showers/toilets very clean. A Hugh field loads of space for games in the middle without disturbing fellow campers. Fresh eggs daily a bonus. A good base for Aldbrugh /Southwold/ Thorpeness. This is one site we will rave about and visit again.
Applefields is a very pleasant campsite, with friendly owners and great free range eggs to buy. The new facilities are great, and would be very convenient for a dad staying with his small daughters or mum staying with small sons. As you could all be together in one room. We had a super walk to Leiston Abbey very interesting, and the site is well placed for lots of Suffolk's attractions.
We have just had a lovely weekend at Applefields and found it a very good site. The facilities are good, lovely hot water, heater in the shower, towel rail, hooks and a chair, plus mop for floor in shower. Washing machine, washing up sink, and electric kettle, ladies and gents toilets and information available. Only one shower so would not be good if site busy but I think extra are being built at the moment. Leiston is a very nice town which is easy to walk to and there a little 100 year old cinema as well as shops, pubs etc. Buses from town to Aldeburgh, Saxmundham, Woodbridge etc. So easy to get around the area. We will certainly return to this site
Will use and re use this camp site is perfect for me and all that stay I can hand on my heart thoroughly recommend it. The owners are perfect hosts, and can't do enough for you it's a real friendly atmosphere with everything a short drive or walk away and its perfect for star gazers too with very little light pollution, and their up dating all the time with facilities. 10 out of 10 in my books Chris Flay from Bristol
New to proper camping with my partner and 2 kids (6 and 17) in a large tent. Perfect site for us with electric hookup pitches for £12 a night (£10 without elec). Plenty of space around edge of field for pitches (large flat field) with loads of space in the middle for cricket, frisbee etc.
Lovely countryside around site with wheat fields and trees. Leiston town centre just half a mile away with very good fish and chips, a couple of Chinese take-aways (also good), a few shops, cafes etc, plus a good, fairly large co-op supermarket which sells everything you need at reasonable prices, including a good wine selection.
Aldeburgh about 5 miles away, lovely place and a must-visit.
Southwold about 10 miles up the coast, great little seaside town with old-style pier, beaches, beach huts etc.
Sizewell beach about 2 miles from site - nice pebble beach with good walks and a nuclear power station as a dramatic backdrop! Great for kite flying.
We also had a day trip to Norwich, about an hour's drive away. Lvely small city with good shopping and market, medieval cathedral and castle, cafes, restaurants etc. Plenty to do.
Coutryside of Suffolk is lovely with gorgeous lanes and roads which are a pleasure to drive along, although at harvest time you may get stuck behind a large combine-harvester occasionally! All part of the fun.
We drove from the East End of London (Limehouse) to the site in about 2 hours (it was about 100 miles) - the A12 runs all the way from East London to within about 5 miles of the site.
Site has only two toilets, one for men, one for women (which is not really enough) but they are building more and these should be ready for late 2014/early 2015. One shower room. Kitchen has a communal fridge, communal freezer, washing machine (£2 a load), large sink for washing up, plus a kettle and information leaflets/posters etc.
Site management very friendly. Locals in Leiston all pleasant and welcoming.
Spent a week here in August 2014. Lots to do in the surrounding area - walking, cycling and canoeing included. A lovely simple site, flat and open. Two toilets and a shower currently but more being built. Small kitchen with sink, washing machine and fridge/freezer for campers. We had a lovely time here and will be returning. We had several days where we left the car and used our feet and bikes. Perfect! Easy walk to shops. Thank you for the 'free to a good home' vegetables. We all enjoyed them!
This site is a little gem, on a fruit farm. The field is flat and well drained, we had two torrential overnight thunderstorms but the field stayed completely clean and dry. Tap available for every 3 vans and electric hook up. One shower; one male and one female toilet, perfectly clean. They have planning permission to put in 4 more shower/toilets over winter 2014, and also one with disabled facilities. The town of Leiston had good shops and pubs and beach nearby was Sizewell. Do not let this put you off, the beach is great and wonderful paths to walk for miles, also great flora and fauna too. The coastal villages and towns around and about and also worth a visit are Dunwich; Thorpeness and Aldeburgh. Aldeburgh has the reputation of the best fish and chips in Suffolk, and they are! If you wonder what the name is of the shop, do not worry, as our near neighbour (who was local to Suffolk) told us, look for the one on the corner with the longest queue, which we did! Snape Maltings (inland) is another place worth visiting, free parking, it has lots of twee shops; craft and antique and cafe's and has the Benjamin Britain concert hall. Also boat trips on the river (which is tidal), so if you want to experience this, make sure you go when the tide is right! I would say travel wise if you are towing use the A14/A12 it may be slightly longer but it is quicker. The roads across country maybe shorter, but are narrow and some tight bends.
Apple Fields is, for us, a gem of a find. It's spacious, clean and unfussy farm style accommodation with exactly what we need in the way of facilities - EHU and water nearby. For those without caravan conveniences there are basic but clean toilets and a shower, not to mention a washing machine. If we had a dog, there is lots of space to roam without inconveniencing others. The owner is particularly friendly and we were made to feel very welcome with an unhurried chat. Leiston, Thorpeness, Sizewell beach and Aldeburgh are just a cycle ride away. Minsmere is a short drive to the north and Snape too is very accessible. Best of all are the numerous walks in unspoiled heath and woodland, all close by. It's not for children who need man made facilities to keep themselves amused, but if you prefer space and peace in a rural environment then you will be hard put to find better.
Applefields is a large, well cut, grass field (SLIGHTLY) sloping in places. The entrance end has a small holding and some sheds. The toilets and shower is located between two of them. To the left side of the field is newly planted fruit bushes, to the right side is a small fence. At the far end is a row of tall trees. The toilets, shower and pot washing facilities are well maintained, clean and of a good standard. At night the site is VERY dark, ideal for astronomers or just star watchers. There are no real obstacles on the field, except for other caravans, but torch could be handy. The site was very peaceful, quiet and relaxing. There were 5 vans, including ours, when we were there with as much space between them as anyone could want. In fact I honestly believe that there would be more than enough space with 3 times as many on site. For facilities, water and electricity supply I do not think this site can be beaten anywhere on nightly fee. The owners are friendly and helpful and I would highly recommend this site to my friends. Note if approaching from the Lowestoft direction use the B1122. The site is on the near edge of Leiston and well signed.
What a little gem. I'd confirm the details given by other recent reviewers, except there is now an 'honesty' charge of 50p per (electric) shower, and there's no sink in the shower room, so you have to occupy the toilet if you want a wet shave (I didn't look but I don't remember an electric shaver point). Don't expect any frills, but the facilities which are there, are kept nice and clean. There were only two other units on site while we were there, but there was no shortage of hot water for sinks. The site's in a great position to visit the attractions in the area. A good value basic site. And owners are really nice. We will definitely go back.
Applefields Camp Site is situated just ten minutes walk from the centre of the small Suffolk town of Leiston, yet on the right side of the railway track to enjoy all the peace and tranquillity of the surrounding countryside. It consists of a large dedicated field on a working farm that has taps and hook-ups for about a dozen caravans or tents. The proprietors are very friendly and very trusting ('When you're ready just pop the money in an envelope and leave it in the honesty box'). We stayed at the beginning of April when East Anglia was enjoying a week of fine weather that seemed to elude the rest of the country.
Located adjacent to the farm outbuildings are the washing-up room with fridge-freezer and tourist information leaflets, a male and female toilet, and the shower room. Although the facilities are far from ostentatious, they are clean, well-maintained and the shower is FREE to use (hey, we've stayed on sites that charge twice the £12 per night for a plot with hook-up that Applefields do and still be expected to pay for using the showers!).
The only criticism with the facilities is that the site can be very dark at night (which does at least make for great star-gazing when skies are clear) so a torch is essential because, although there is a security light by the toilets, it did not appear to be working when we stayed. In addition, one of the hook-up points is located slap-bang in the centre of the field when it might have been better located along its tree-lined northern edge where campers are more likely to want to pitch up in the sun trap this creates.
However, these are minor niggles. Applefields is a superb little site that, though new to the business, deserves to prosper and attract other campers eager to enjoy the wonders of the beautiful Suffolk coast, which it is centrally-located for exploring. For example, the beach at Sizewell (although pebbly and dominated by its eponymous nuclear power station) is just five minutes away by car, fifteen minutes by bike or just under an hour's walk through the wooded trails of the nearby Kenton Hills. From Sizewell, the Suffolk Coastal Path then forks north through the Minsmere bird sanctuary to Dunwich, and south to Thorpeness and Aldeburgh respectively. There is also a footpath from the site to the nearby ruins of Leiston Abbey.
The nearest family beaches are Thorpeness, Aldeburgh and Southwold - the latter boasting both sand to play in and a pier with amusements for a rainy day. The shopping centres at Woodbridge, Ipswich and Lowestoft can also be accessed by car and bus should an additional rainy day diversions be sought. Otherwise, Leiston itself has a selection of antique and curiosity shops, as well as a Co-op for stocking the larder. There is also a Tesco supermarket in nearby Saxmundham.
In summary, Applefields is a brilliant little no-frills site that is easy on the pocket and tailor-made for a restful stay, as well as boasting great days out that can be enjoyed on foot, by bike, in a car, or by public transport. We recommend it.
Finally, a useful point to consider if travelling to Applefields from the Midlands is that although the A1120 is the shorter, more scenic route from Stowmarket and cuts the corner off the journey (which may be why some satnavs specify it), the better, faster road for caravanners is to be had by remaining on the A14/A12 as they circuit around Ipswich.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <1 mile 
Wild Swimming <1 mile 
Indoor Pool <1 mile 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
Beach <1 mile 
Watersports <1 mile 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Lovely quiet and relaxing site, surrounded by countryside. The new toilet/shower rooms were excellent, very clean and spacious. Being able to buy new laid eggs was an added bonus. Ideal for both dog walkers and families. Not far from the town of Leiston or the beach at Sizewell 'B'. Would not hesitate to recommend it and looking forward to going back. 
