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The Orchard Camp Site
Spring Lane
Wickham Market
Suffolk (Browse area)
IP13 0SJ
Tel: 07818 034729
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Pitches: 11 acres plus 20 electric pitches
Open: 03/04/2026 to 31/10/2026
25/03/2027 to 31/10/2027
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 Small Campervans |
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 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <1 mile |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <1 mile |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 Beach <10 miles |
 Watersports On Site |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: October 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Fostermum |
10 reviews from this member |
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 What a lovely site! My first visit and won't be the last. Friendly staff - very laid back approach but the best was the campfires! OK it does mean the grass is sparse in places and there are lots of fire marks etc it is little to pay for being able to have a roaring log fire every evening - fantastic! At £15 a barrowload, the logs aren't cheap but they lasted 2 nights so cheap entertainment (and warmth!). The facilities are OK - not very modern but clean. There are 3 showers and 5 toilets - I didn't have to queue once, however it was quiet and end of season. Take your own soap though. There are 2 washing up sinks and use of a microwave and kettle which is very useful especially if you don't have EHU.
Some sloping pitches but as it was quiet we could pick our own. Nice river alongside for fishing.
This site to me is what camping is all about! 
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| Date of Visit: October 2009 |
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| Reviewer: 3madboyz |
14 reviews from this member |
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We have visited this site twice now and thought it about time we gave it a review.
General:
This site is ideal for group bookings as the pitches are not marked and where we stayed were able to create a little 'village' of our own around one section of the campsite with a fire pit in the middle.
The site owner is very laid back and I think this is one of the best things about the site, Not because we are a rowdy bunch but it is nice to sit up until the wee hours chatting and what-not without worrying about people complaining about the 'noise' and from what I could see the people who visited the site at the same time as our group were of the same opinion, Having said that, during the 4 nights we stayed it generally went quiet at about midnight anyway.
Facilities:
There is one toilet/shower block that is unisex and includes a washing machine / dryer, outside under cover is a washing up area with fridge, microwave and freezer for campers use.
I think during busier times of the year that the facilities may suffer a little bit but they are working on some added washrooms and a bathroom for 2010, There is a small play area that satisfied the kids in our group and they also enjoyed playing table tennis (a first for our little'un) but most of all, the kids said that they enjoyed the freedom of the site.
Shopping:
There is a co-op in town and Tesco is a short drive away for provisions.
There is also a small site shop on site selling basics and things like sky lanterns.
Pitches:
The site gradually slopes down towards the wooded area at the bottom of the camping field ( where there are some fantastic pitches), The E.H.U points are in the area called the meadow so if you want electric you are restricted as to where you can pitch on this 'larger than you think' site (next time we are going to brave non E.H.U so that we can pitch in the wooded area)
Pros:
>The site is very relaxed.
>Camp fires!
>Watching a tirade of sky lanterns being launched almost at the same time- magical!
>Had the best Halloween- ever
>flexibility of pitches.
>Making my own apple sauce on my Trangia from one of the apple trees there.
Cons:
> IMO I think that for the amount that you are given, that the fire wood is quite expensive (£15 a barrow) and not being allowed to bring your own could run up costs a bit!
>People not tidying up after they had used the facilities.
Summary:
All in all this is a great site for groups and families with a great atmosphere to match, I would probably prefer to visit this site out of season as can imagine it getting quite busy during peak periods- and I don't like to share!
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| Date of Visit: October 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Bigjonlloyd |
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My girlfriend and I have just returned from a mid week break from this site, and I have to say that it was a unique experience.
The site itself is brilliant and we can't fault it, it was nice to have a campfire and we were told to pitch where we liked which was better than being told to pitch somewhere. The facilities were basic but clean and tidy, and the work is well underway for new wash / toilet facilities.
The warden was friendly and very helpful.
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Bird_lm |
3 reviews from this member |
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WOW,.WOW,.WOW,.Just come back from a really good camping weekend here and have booked to go again next year! Our large group party (24 people) went for this campsites theme weekend of 'Alien Encounters' and it was great fun.
Very good site, nicely laid out with modern clean facilities. Very helpful owner and staff there too. Plenty of walks around the site and the village of Wickham Market is very pretty with shops, pubs and restaurants.
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Louby1508 |
2 reviews from this member |
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This site is fantastic.
After reading a few of the other reviews it has left me a little bemused as to the comments.
Toilet Block: Yes there are 3 showers and 5 toilets I think! I had to queue once, however I have been on sites larger than this with less toilets and showers and have no problem with waiting in a queue.
As for dirty toilets, if people would only pick up their litter after themselves, ie toilet roll on the floor then they would not be so bad, I thought it was part of basic hygiene! The toilets were also given a very very good clean on both mornings (Sat and Sun) that we were there.
My one gripe is there is no handwash, so next time will take my own.
Pitches: We were based in the main field and yes was slightly sloping, was nothing we could not handle! and plus it was in a lovely side setting.
The site as a whole is fab, kids loved the play area (12, 10 and 7). We did feel a little left out as just our family and loads of big groups so next time we are going in a big group. We loved the fact that adults and children alike were playing runouts, and enjoyed watching them, the group next to us also were quiet noisy, but listening to them playing charades at midnight was a joy as they were enjoying their trip and that what I feel camping is about.
I would recommend to anyone that they visit this site and remember what camping is about. We are returning for the alien weekend next weekend and can't wait.
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Kazza3330 |
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We stayed at this campsite with friends and took the dogs, we had a thoroughly good weekend and will be visiting again at the end of September for their planned Alien weekend. Owners are very friendly and very laid back.
Campfire was very good, but @ £15 per barrow it was expensive and the logs lasted 2 nights. Shower and toilet facilities are not the best, but they were clean and you need to go very early to miss the queues.
There are 2 sinks for washing your dishes, fridge, microwave and kettle are available to use. Each morning there is a deli van that comes to the site which is very useful if you have forgotten your eggs.
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Katesdad |
6 reviews from this member |
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Booked 3 nights, stayed 2. Photos were taken when the campsite had grass, which from the state of the place was a while ago. What grass there was is the victim of too many tent footprints.
Probably not one pitch that doesn't have at least 4 burn marks. Surely a firepit / altar would work better. As with previous posts, burned out tins and glass abound.
Counted 3 pitches that pass for level. We were in hammocks so it was less of a problem for us, but tent dwellers be warned. Or bring camp beds.
Loos and showers were adequate on our visit, but except for one family we had the place to ourselves, so can't comment.
Owner's response:
Suffolk had less than 4% its normal rainfall between May and end of September - of course there was no grass!
Tent foot prints are unavoidable unless we inconvenience campers by excluding sewn in ground sheets - which we will not do.
Of course there are multiple fire pits - we operate free pitching and a camp fire for all campers. Firepits are cleared at the end of each weekend - there is no glass.
We do not offer level pitches - some are partly level - this is clear on the website.
We have had over 1200 different camping families here this year - not one has mentioned the lack of flat pitches.
If they make a complaint that is accepted they receive a refund or free stay later.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Pam Purdue |
5 reviews from this member |
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Excellent atmosphere. Never been to a site where there so much sense of a group of people camping together even though they didn't know each other; this was helped by the glo-sticks for the kids and added to by the 'girls' vs 'boys' rounders match. Great fun. Facilities basic but adequate. Lots of walks and great pubs in the area.
The only problem is, as the name of the lane suggests is that it can suffer from flooding down by the stream, but the good news is that the stream is great fun for the kids.
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| Date of Visit: June 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Salenalfcra91 |
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We went to this campsite, weekend of the British grand prix, booked in, 6 families.
This campsite is easy to sum up as follows:
Facilities (loo`s, showers etc) Poor. Campsite itself, good`ish.
I think 4 or 5 loo`s. Each with a tiny sink in, and 3 showers if I remember right. No other sinks for personal use. Loo`s got dirty quickly and weren't cleaned very often. Nothing worse than cleaning your teeth in a sink that is 'bubbling' where the last person has 'visited'. Long queues formed for all, especially in the eve and mornings. (ps. On the day all of us were leaving, someone cleaned the loo`s but locked 2 of them to keep us out which was cheeky.!).
Washing up sink area good, enough space.
More and more people were arriving all through the weekend which made the site feel cramped. Campsite - hook ups were on a sloping area so it was quite tricky, but we coped.
Campfire was excellent.
The field at the bottom with the trees was superb to set up a large game of football, dads v kids, be aware of a small river running around the edge, and a pond on site.
Management excellent, very laid back, very good with the kids, very helpful with hook up extensions etc all at no extra cost.
Kids loved the glo stix.
A pleasant ish experience for 2 nights
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| Date of Visit: April 2009 |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
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| Reviewer: Missmally |
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We loved this site, mainly because we could have an open fire and rules were few. Our 4 children could run around freely, the play area was small but that didn't seem to matter to them. One evening the owners gathered all the kids together and threw lots of glowsticks in the air for the children to collect and play with. Maybe my 13 year old wasn't too impressed but it kept the younger 3 amused for a few hours! There is a camp kitchen with a fridge, microwave and electric kettle (great for the early morning brew) and the toilets and showers were clean enough. The logs were a bit expensive; £15.00 for a barrow load but we stayed an extra night and they let us have a few more free. The owners are friendly and the guy that seems to manage the site has a wicked sense of humour.
The price is per pitch, £15.00 per night, none of that silly extra for dog/gazeebo/pup tent/children/car/hamster nonsense. For our family of 6 plus dog this is fantastic value.
Nearby is Southwold/Walberswicke (excellent crabbing) Aldeburgh (all loved the Benjamin Britten sculpture) and the norfolk broads.
Wickham Market is a short walk across a meadow and has shops, a cafe and chip shop, we didn't use the pub as it didn't allow childrem, a shame really.
In summary if you want to escape the rules and restrictions of the rat race for a while and enjoy that back to nature feeling, this is the site for you. Space, freedom and open fires, wonderful.
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Outwellgirl |
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I just wanted to add to the other reviews here - which are pretty spot on.
We have just come back from two nights stay. If you want a relaxed campsite as an 'experience' I would recommend this one.
The site itself is very bumpy terrain - no flat pitches. The grass - due to campfires - is very burnt in areas - making it hard to find a decent pitch. We found glass in burnt embers for example.
The grass isn't well kept - there was lots of debris/litter.
Four toilets and three showers for the whole site. Every time we went to either there was a queue. They were cleaned every day to be fair but with no soap, and small sinks. There was nowhere to hang your wash bag and couldn't clean your teeth in the size sink. Our whole party felt this. There was no loo roll by the evening as well.
Lots of large parties means that it is noisy into the night but if you are in one of those parties then it's great. We sang (quietly) around the campfire until after eleven.
The play facilities for children is one unit with a slide and two swings - not enough for the site.
The benefits:
If you want a colourful experience then it's great! The campfires are lovely. The glowsticks for the children was a real treat for them. It is very relaxed so you don't have a campsite owner asking you to move your tent ten cms to the right for health and safety reasons.
The children did love the woods at the back and were making dens for ages.
Would I go back - no! The quality of the pitches, and the facilities just weren't up to my standards. I think if you have older children who know about hygiene then it's ok - they can hover! - but my lot just would roll around on the floor in the loos - gross! as they were always wet and muddy with loo roll over the floor. Dark and smelly too.
That said, if you are not bothered by this, and want the more relaxed site with the campfires then it's for you!
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| Date of Visit: June 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Hadleighbabe |
11 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a 2 night break at The Orchards campsite.
A great informal campsite, able to have your own proper campfire. A barrow load of logs & kindling cost £18.50, just enough for 2 nights.
There is a fridge & freezer by the washing up sinks and a kettle & microwave for everyone to use.
The toilets & showers are unisex, and queues formed in the morning. The toilets & showers weren't cleaned on Saturday, and toilet paper & mud soon built up on the floor.
The children's play area is very small, just a swing & a slide. But there's plenty of field & woods for them to run about in.
The shop was open until the owner went to bed - past midnight on Friday & Saturday - Fantastic!
We will definitely be returning - my kids declared it 'the best campsite we've ever been too' !
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| Date of Visit: June 2009 |
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| Reviewer: FRANDEANE |
10 reviews from this member |
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We visited this site on a sunny weekend in June with some friends. The site was full for the weekend and there quite a few large groups already on site. (One large birthday party of around 40 people, I think we were told) and also two separate other large groups of around 10 and 13 tents each.
As with most other people, we were pleased to be able to have a fire and there was also the added bonus of a picnic bench, of which there seemed to be a few dotted around the site. We used the fire for cooking in both the morning and the evening for two nights and got through two barrows of firewood at £15 each.
However, the main disappointment for me was the toilet facilities and it is the only reason why I would not return to the site. As stated in previous emails, the toilets and showers are unisex and there are no separate urinals for the men (meaning that they must also queue in the morning when lots of people are using the cubicles for the purposes of cleaning their teeth.
There are lots of great places to visit in the vicinity and the co-op in the village is like a tardis and is more than ample for most supplies.
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| Date of Visit: June 2009 |
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| Reviewer: LoveOutdoors |
2 reviews from this member |
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I would definitely recommend this campsite for the following reasons:
* Allows campfires
* Site owners very friendly and welcoming
* Clean and modern toilet and shower facilities
* Plug sockets for hairdryers (with no extra cost)
* Mini kitchen area with fridge/freezer, sink and mircowave
* Quiet site
A very pleasant relaxing stay. Not too far from Great Yarmouth which has many attractions and beaches. There are also local supermarkets nearby too.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Dmalesd |
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Overall an enjoyable experience, partly because of the 'novelty' value of being able to a have fire where we pitched our tents.
Also the site is fairly laid back - I asked 'what are the rules and regulations', and the reply was 'ensure you have fun and don't eat any other campers'. So you get the idea.
Other info - the cost of firewood on site is £15 for a barrow load and this lasted us for a couple of nights.
The main negative in my view is the shower block/facilities.
There were 3 (hot) showers and 5 (normal) toilets /1 disabled. However when the site is busy a queue easily forms as there no separate sinks for folks who prefer a quick wash / freshen up / clean teeth. The only sinks are in the toilets, which also don't have soap dispensers so be prepared!
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