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Orchard camping is a tidy, well-run site, with a very special atmosphere to it. It has capacity for 45 units and pitches are not marked out, giving the site a very relaxed feel. This is one of the first sites we've been to where we haven't been itching to go out for the day first thing in the morning. There is plenty to keep the children occupied, a play area with swings and a climbing frame, and a wooded area near the river where they rode their bikes without being a nuisance to other campers. It was refreshing to be able to give them such a degree of freedom. The children said it was the best campsite they've been to and they'd like to live there!
The toilet/shower facilities are unisex, and there were queues at peak times. The shower I first used was a bit temperamental and there was a worryingly long wait for water after I'd pressed the button (I was covered in suds by this point!). The showers are push button with no temperature control, so the temperature of the water won't suit everyone and I found it rather hot considering the weather. I saw a mop and bucket in the main area but they are not in individual cubicles so with such heavy usage, you don't get a chance to mop out the shower before the next person has dived in.
There are 2 dishwashing sinks, and again there were often queues as the site was full. Maybe it's because there are so many people new to camping this year but the washing up sinks and surrounding counter tops were rarely wiped down by the campers, although there were always spare cloths round the sink so no excuses, but maybe a sign could be displayed explaining what's expected.
Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times, including in the area near the river where no tents are allowed. I had wrongly assumed that I could exercise my dog in this area and got a friendly telling off on the last day when I went in search of a hose, it was obvious by the state of my mucky pup that he'd been in the river. So if you are taking your dog, it is helpful to take a longline.
We enjoyed having a campfire, on the first night we asked the guys to build it for us so we could see how it's done. Half a barrow of logs is £7.50 and more than enough for a fire that lasts all evening.
The staff on site are extremely helpful, nothing is too much trouble. One of our party forgot her gas hose and when I asked if we could buy some, they said they didn't sell it but they lent her a piece. The glowstick scramble on Wednesday and Saturday nights is great fun for the children.
To summarise, Orchard is a lovely, friendly site (some say magic!), and it's very good value for money at £10 per night. We are already booked to go back and I can foresee us becoming regular visitors to Orchard. Many thanks to Alan, Barry and the rest of the team for a great time.
Stayed at this campsite on the way to and from the Latitude festival near Beccles.
Pitches were great as quite flexible (ie. no numbered / measured spots) with your own campfire area and picnic bench (if available).
Facilities perfectly adequate and clean - very friendly owner and onsite warden (Barry) who was also extremely helpful with a very good sense of humour - he needed it with 2 middle-aged ladies and their 'quirky-hippie' ways! Altogether a lovely experience - location perfect for exploring the area plus Wickham Market is a nice quaint village (walkable to across the fields).
Many thanks for making our overall visit to Suffolk a most enjoyable time.
Just returned from a fabulous weekend - me and a friend and our 4 children in a tent! The weather was great, and the children loved the site. The playground was a godsend, especially when setting up and packing up. We went to the beach at Aldeburgh, which was lovely, if a bit pebbly. Fish and chip shop down the road was good, if a bit mean with the portions! Co-op had everything you could need. One bit of advice, don't leave anything to the last minute on a Sunday as shops etc. are either closed all day, or by 5 o'clock, apart from the Chinese takeaway!
Would definitely visit this campsite again, might bring my husband next time!
Arrived on Friday evening in Sunshine which unfortunately quickly turned to rain. First outing for the new Outwell Montana 6 which took about an hour to put up and another 30 mins to put up the extention!
Really good campsite - we chose one of the electric hook up pitches along the hedge to the right of the entrance which got the sun (what little there was) pretty much all day. On Saturday evening we had a real campfire which was great and the site wardens threw glow stick for the children when it got dark which was a really nice touch. Our children (7 & 9) loved it.
There's a small shop on site and a play area for younger children. Facilities are basic but clean and the site is really, really relaxed (not good if you want entertainment but great if you just fancy chilling out)
Wickham market is about a 10 min walk and has got a good fish and chip shop, small CoOp and a good but pricey Indian restaurant. Woodbridge is about a 10 min drive. Sutton Hoo is worth a visit as well.
Must mention The Ramsholt Arms on the road to Bawdsey - off the beaten track but right on the river Deben. Serves good food and is such a great location.
Overall - very impressed and will definatley go back.
Thanks to Alan and his team for running such a great site.
Our first family campout in the UK and The Orchard Campsite was the perfect place to do it. The facilities were fantastic, the staff amazing, and the price was just too good. There was always hot water and the bathrooms were clean. We camped from Sun-Wed, so it was nice and quiet the entire time. Two groups of college students were on site and Alan and Barry made sure they were always considerate of the other campers.
The town of Wickham Market was close by (just a quick walk up a foot-path) with a grocery store for stocking up on things like milk and eggs. We had planned on visiting Framlingham Castle and Orford Castle, but we were having such a good time we just stayed right were we were. Maybe next time.
You can load up on firewood at any time (a heaping wheelbarrow full for just 15), so we pretty much had our fire going from sunup to sundown.
Free Wi-Fi and at night a bunch of folks would be sitting around the common area checking email, but as a career IT pro I totally unplugged for my stay and have no intention of bringing my laptop there ever!
We've already booked our next visit to The Orchard Campsite and will be bringing friends with us as well.
We loved this site! The owner and warden made us extremely welcome and went beyond the call of duty (lending us camping mats and drawing us out cycling routes). Quiet in the week and then more family-oriented at the weekend. Loved the fact you could have your own fire or BBQ. The showers and toilets were clean and well stocked with toilet roll. Beautiful location! And you can hire bikes. Overall perfect - we will be back!
Second visit to The orchard (1st visit april 08) cant fault the site or facilities.Everything you need as a camper is there to make it as comfortable as possible.
Site staff are great , group of unaccompanied teenagers on site when we arrived and alan (siteowner) and warden kept them in check all week.
We had another great visit and well be going back again.
Only bad points to site is slight road noise from the A12 but its not a real issue - only advise we give is take the mozzie spray- there`s plenty of them
We visited The Orchard last weekend with 4 adults 4 dogs and a 16 year old and it was great! The site is lovely and we had lots of choices for walks. The facilities are basic, but no queues. The site was fully booked but did not feel crowded.
Mainly tents on site, groups of young adults and young families but no disturbance from anyone, even though there is a very relaxed attitude to noise and music. There was a private function in the marquee on Saturday with a big bonfire and glow sticks which even my 16 year old daughter enjoyed!
The camp fire was the attraction for us, and I agree that £15 was a bit pricey for the logs, but it had to be done, and it was great, sat out 'til midnight just watching it.
It is a nice walk into the village, noticed Indian takeaway and pubs but did not try them out. We will certainly be returning.
We stayed here for three nights and had a very pleasant time. The camping field is very attractive and there are a few picnic tables dotted about, one of which we found useful for our party of three tents. The site does have a 'party' feel to it - at least on Friday & Saturday nights. It was much quieter on Sunday night. The glow sticks on Saturday were enjoyed by kids and adults alike.
The shower/washing up area is adequate - hot water was plentiful. It seemed quite a busy weekend but we did not have to queue for a shower. Additional facilites include kettle, microwave, fridge and freezer. There are two washing up sinks and some BBQs for your use (need to provide own charcoal). Useful shop on site selling basics - including chocolate! Hook-up available. Nice dog-walking area.
The possibility of having a camp fire was the draw of this site for us and we had one on two nights. The wood was not cheap (£15 for a barrowload) but it's worth it for the pleasure of an open fire.
Staff were friendly (do they ever sleep?) and helpful when we ran out of Gas which was available in Wickham Market - useful little town.
Great site for exploring local area. Woodbridge and Aldeburgh are worth a visit - we had a nice meal at The Mill Inn in Aldeburgh. Sutton Hoo is also nearby. We went to Bawdsey and took the ferry across the River Deben (dogs allowed) just for the fun of it. You can buy crab lines and bait and go crabbing there, too. A visit to Snape Maltings is also recommended - especially for the cream teas. We even went to Sizewell nuclear power station out of curiosity - it looks very grim but the beach is good for walking the dogs. Nobody was swimming!
Had a lovely 3 night mid-week stay here.(£20 for 3 nights special offer )
Campsite very pretty.Close to A12 with slight road noise but nothing to bad. Dawn chorus from the local wildlife makes you feel like your in the middle of nowhere.
Toilets/showers simple but adequate plenty of hot water.Microwave fridge and kettle all at hand for you to use
The owner has a little shop that sells just about anything you might have forgotten
Tea,coffee.Tent! and you can even have your t shirts printed while you wait.
Didn't have one but you can buy your firewood and have an openfire to sit round to make your stay even more rustic.
Short drive to snape maltings well worth the effort for cream teas,craft shops etc.Only 3 miles from the Shire Horse Centre in Easton.
We spent a couple of nights at the Orchard campsite midweek last week. I can't complain about this site it was a beautiful little site with more than helpful staff. The campsite warden was fantastic in teaching my husband how to start a proper campfire, and how to look after your fire dogs, he made sure that we knew how to keep it going and to our surprise it was still smoldering the next morning. This was even handier as we could restart it the next evening just by adding some kindling and blowing on it. The fire was much needed as it was freezing that week. The facilities are basic but all that you need, loo's showers, microwave, fridge. There is even pleanty of bbq's to use if you forget your own. The local village is small and not the main attraction, the local pub is not too great but you don't need it with such a great campsite (However there is a great house and garden shop thats like Aladdin's cave that has some camping equipment) Why leave the comfort of your campfire and bbq when you've got the sunset and stars to watch. However, if you do want to leave the site nearby Framlingham has pleanty of pubs, a castle, a few shops, and Indian restaurant, pharmacy etc. There are loads of farm shops and vineyards nearby also. Brilliant to get your fresh steak for the bbq - never eaten better. Aldeburgh on the coast is well worth a visit, and I can recommend the Mill Inn. Woodbridge is beautiful and especially the Cherry Tree Inn, shame taxi's are so costly back to The Orchard.I have to say I've never felt so welcome at a campsite but I think at the weekends this site will be packed as there are no marked out pitches and its already fully booked for most of the year.
Staff on hand at all times and very, very helpful, nothing is too much trouble.
We had trouble getting our bonfire going and help was at hand straight away, thanks to Barry!
The kids loved it as when it got dark the owner throws glo sticks in the air for the kids to scramble for It was a fantastic first time camping adventure with a few mishaps along the way, like our ehu blowing but the staff again were fantastic and come to our assistance.
All I can say is we are going back in May so thumbs up for Orchard its great.
Just back from 2 nights at orchard campsite. On arrival was welcomed by the resident warden who was very helpful and said if we needed anything to go and see him. Warden always on site. Some people had problems getting the bonfires going, cos of wood damp, so he sorted them out. A young man from the site came round at dusk to make sure everyone was ok, nice touch.
Site under going refurbishment, but this didn't cause any problem.
Clean site and good tidy facilities. Everyone to do with the site that we met was friendly, welcoming and helpful.
We are looking at going back for main holidays and looking forward to it.
We visited the Orchards over the Easter bank holiday weekend, and whilst I accept that the owner can not be held responsible for the weather I now strongly believe that it would have been better for everyone if he had cancelled everyone. Initially on our arrival we had to be taken onto the site even though the staff had made every attempt to put down hard core and sand. The staff were extremely helpful but it appeared that they hadn't realised that Easter had fallen early, there were no signs up showing where to put rubbish, empty the loo's and there were no doors on the toilets due to the toilet block floor being tiled. I know that this site only costs £12 per night and yes I did get what I paid for and yes you can have open fires. A word of warning to all dog owners, both my dogs went in the stream at the bottom of the campsite, and appeared to be irritated by something in the water and had to showered to stop them being distressed, one staff member said it could have been lime off the fields.
Wickham Market is a lovely little town with coop, fish and chip shop etc we also went on to visit Aldeburgh and also felixstowe both again within easy driving distance.
Notes from the site owner:
All campers were given the opportunity to abort their weekend - including refund of deposits where taken. The ground was simply wet - and for health and safety reasons we restrict vehicular access such that we tow on and off to avoid the in-experienced sliding into other vehicles and other units / tents etc. Weather warnings were issued for most of the UK and the site applied local controls to reflect that. Perhaps the reviewer herself had forgotten how early easter was and was wrong footed by the wet, cold, inclement weather and the need for special arrangements.
At all times at least 3 showers and 4 WCs plus disabled were open - doors were off to indicate re-furbishment work was underway in those rooms
The hardcore and sand were nothing to do with the weather - it is normal annual maintenance at site entrance
Rubbish signs are clearly displayed
Waste emptying point is clearly signed also
The stream is actually the river Deben - if the dogs were distressed at all it was probably because the water is very cold! Dogs and humans use the river all year round with no ill effects. Perhaps the dog should have been kept on a lead as per the rules?
Me and 5 others stayed at the Orchard Campsite for a weekend in February and I had a brilliant time, it seems crazy to want to go camping in the cold: On our last night the weather was -6c, but once we got our campfire going we kept nice and toasty. We where looked after real well, very friendly enviroment. The showers were warm and clean. Prices very cheap only £12.00 per night with electrical hook up including everyone in our tent. We camped by the pond, which is a nice area-quite secluded. There is a kitchen area that is free to use, we only used kettle, it took ages to boil though. The town was just 5 mins away, it had fish n chips, chinese, indian, pub and a co-op. We tried the indian restaurant out, it was very nice food, but. Took a long time till food came out.
Thank you everyone at campsite we will hopefully return again-maybe in the summer time.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
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 
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 
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 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Orchard camping is a tidy, well-run site, with a very special atmosphere to it. It has capacity for 45 units and pitches are not marked out, giving the site a very relaxed feel. This is one of the first sites we've been to where we haven't been itching to go out for the day first thing in the morning. There is plenty to keep the children occupied, a play area with swings and a climbing frame, and a wooded area near the river where they rode their bikes without being a nuisance to other campers. It was refreshing to be able to give them such a degree of freedom. The children said it was the best campsite they've been to and they'd like to live there!
