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A very welcoming helpful lady booked us in on arrival. Nicely laid out site with good clean facilities. Plenty of room allocated to each pitch. A small reasonably priced shop, showers (50p for 5 mins), washing up facilities, a laundry room, picnic tables to hire (£1 a day) all add up to make this a well thought out site. The bulk of the pitches have electricity available & included in the price.
It is in a perfect setting in the forest with good access.
There were plenty of campers and caravans there at the time of our visit with kids making good use of the space but not noisy at all.
We visited with two dogs - at no extra charge - and when booking over the phone the guy was very helpful in picking a good spot for us.
The site is very close to the Rendlesham Forest Centre - which is 1500 Hectacres of forest! Plenty of walking paths, cycle trails etc available. Also there is a brilliant kids wooden play area and a fun sculpture trail. All of this is within a few steps of the campsite.
We will certainly visit here again - with either a tent or the caravan.
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We stayed for a week Fri-Thurs, mid-August. We’re just a small family with three under-10s.
Site in general:
The main site field is a large (5-ish acre) cleared area in the middle of the Rendlesham Forest. It is surrounded by trees on all sides, although these are less dense on the Western edge.
The pitches are defined by numbered bricks set into the ground on 4 sides, which you need to pitch your tent/caravan within as you prefer, then the areas between the pitches are reserved for parking etc. There's no demarcation fences or hedges, but I quite liked this approach.
There are a handful of trees dotted throughout the field, but generally pitches are completely open, fairly level (the southern edge of the site banks up a bit, but otherwise its virtually flat), and have some grass. You should note that we visited after 6-8 weeks of almost no rain in the UK and therefore there may usually be more grass than we experienced; nevertheless, it was not dissimilar to wooded sites I've stayed at in southern France, where lush vegetation is limited.
There is another smaller ‘field’ to the North where pitches are not marked and you are able to pitch more freely in amongst larger trees – quite a walk to the toilets though!
I really liked the informal feel, and relative wildness of the site. It gave you the feeling of being close to nature, with the necessary facilities within easy reach. I much prefer this to the feel of a bigger holiday park or club site where everything is ordered and clinical in comparison. I don’t know about deer as one review states (perhaps in low season), but at dusk there were plenty of rabbits around the site, particularly on quieter evenings. The view of the starry sky after dark was spectacular, and plenty of bird life to be heard, if not seen, all around.
As the ground is a very sandy soil, which is found throughout the region, during one thundery squall some of our pegs were lifted out of the ground once the soil was wet as it became very loose and ‘soupy’ – I would recommend you using longer or sturdier pegs than the ones supplied with your tent at this site if you see this being a particular problem. (Although you could argue that it’s better for the tent to lift rather than the wind snap your poles?).
The welcome we received from the staff was efficient, but friendly, and all other staff encountered were friendly and helpful.
Being busy, and family/group friendly the site can get quite noisy. We had teenagers running around between tents until fairly late and shouting/screaming in the trees behind. This isn’t ideal, but recognising it was a good site for groups and that it was a busy weekend, I could accept this as part of the experience. When things did get too noisy (groups with plastic bottles wedged between their bike tyres and the frame, sounding like a pack of mopeds, for example), I did see staff going around asking them to remove – shame the parents didn’t put a stop to this before that was necessary really.
After the weekend, the atmosphere was a lot quieter.
Facilities:
None of the facilities are modern, but they do the job well. There was never a queue for toilets or showers, despite the site being fully booked, with several larger groups too, over the weekend.
Showers are in a dedicated block, they require 50p for 5 minutes of plentiful hot water, with decent flow and comfortable space. I never felt 5 minutes was too short and even managed to wash myself and two children in that time on one occasion. I did not use the disabled facilities, so can’t comment on suitability there.
There is also a hut with large chest freezers for ice-block freezing and a cabin with a couple of washers and driers, which were only £2 to use (bring your own detergent). The site shop is well stocked with reasonably priced supplies, and toys/games. Nothing fancy, but just most things you may have forgotten or run out of.
5 or 6 washing up sinks are provided, which also seemed more-than-enough with no waiting required; again plenty of hot water available.
Surrounding area:
Right on the doorstep is numerous forest trails for walking and biking. Clearly this was a massive selling point for many, judging by the number of bikes about. For us this was excellent, as it provided ready-made entertainment on your doorstep for whenever the children needed a change of scene. Really good adventure playgrounds just off the site by the main forest car park, and 5 minutes cycle to the ‘bike park’ with ramps, berms, jumps etc. We did a couple of longer 1. 5-2-hour family rides too. The forest tracks are variable, but in the summer suit almost all types of bike, with only a couple of sections being too sandy or too rocky to be comfortable. I was using child trailer too, and as there are no steep gradients, this was all very easy riding.
The site is also a fantastic base for the Suffolk coast, with everywhere from Felixstowe to Southwold within 45 minutes reach; there’s loads to see and do.
Woodbridge has a decent sized Co-op, but other than that larger supermarkets are a bit far, so you need to plan around that.
All in all an affordable, friendly and relaxed site, in a great surroundings. It offers access to a whole load of fantastic UK countryside and coastline, from a well-appointed comfortable base. Only let down by being a little rough around the edges.
I don’t know when, but I’m pretty sure we’ll be back one day.
Great location in the middle of a forest - a deer walked past as we were setting up our tent in the afternoon, and we saw another crossing the road as we returned from an evening meal out. When we went (October) there was lots of space and the trees looked great.
We were able to pitch looking into a clearing in the forest.
Facilities not great, but are clean. You have to watch out for the coin in the slot showers running out of time, or (in my case) starting up the wrong shower by mistake. The freezer for freezer blocks was out of action on our visit.
I probably ought to mention the barking of the nearby dogs which could be a problem.
Interesting fact: this is the location of the best attested UFO sighting, recorded in detail by the USAF. Spoiler alert: it was probably a lighthouse.
Stayed at this site for a weekend with a small group of families who have camped and been friends since school.
Pitches are nicely spaced, so you don't feel on top of each other. You have to pitch between bricks in in the ground. We don't have a huge tent, but did our best to do so - we ended up at an angle.
The facilities are OK. Glorified portacabin for the toilets, which were actually kept quite clean. The showers are 50p for 5 minutes. This is something which irritates my husband something chronic - he feels it's something which should be on tap. The showers were hot and mostly clean although my friend did mop out all of them at one point as it had got in a bit of a state unfortunately.
The site was quite lively in its forest location, but not rowdy. Kids were freely doing their thing and it was friendly. You are a fair distance away from things, which is quite nice. Woodbridge had plenty of amenities and we had a day out on the beach at Felixstowe, which was unexpectedly pleasant. We grabbed some supplies from Tesco in Martlesham on the way back to camp. Only ice creams were purchased from the shop, which were essential as it was so hot!
Overall a good stay, I'd go back with friends but not on our own.
A wonderful well run site in beautiful surroundings near Woodbridge for the sailing and the oysters at the smoke houses at Orford. For quiet wander and cycling in the forest immediately from the campsite so much to do went to Bentwaters Cold War museum and the museum at Near Orfordness about radar, dogs allowed on a lead at the site we are a family of four and have been to the site three times, a shop on site for your essentials. Loos and showers cleaned regularly when we were there. Bricks available for disposable BBQ, plots well marked camp between the four brick markers. A well run site
Great site, very busy when we visited but still ok. No playground in camping area but loads to do in the adjoining park, playgrounds, bike rides, walks and open spaces galore. All in all a great experience, the only thing we did not like was having to pay for a shower (50p a go), come on guys we have already paid a pitch fee! That aside we like this site and will definitely be returning here in the future.
This was our first camping trip as a family with a 3year old and a 1 year old. We loved this campsite. It is small enough to be able to let the children run around outside but still has a lovely family atmosphere. The forest is brilliant and the bike trails are great for young children who have just learnt to ride their bikes. The facilities were clean and the shop was great to get your essentials. We spent our second week on a much bigger campsite but much preferred Tangham campsite and we will definitely be returning in the future. The only reason I haven't' given this campsite 10/10 was because of the smell coming from the drains which was very strong at times.
A Lovely Site. We Got here on a Sunday and it was Pouring down, But site drains very well. Was shown where our pitch was. We pitched the tent in the pouring rain. Once up and sorted the sun came out. A lovely site. And Great access to Rendelsham forest for the play parks there and If you like biking its great for that to. The park on site is very limited and maybe could do with something else to entertain the little ones. Overall though a Great Site and we will be returning. Only other thing that we found was that a warden would of helped on site at night. One evening we had someone to our left playing music very loud, so I asked them to turn down which was done. Then the other side a bit later was very loud in playing there games. Again a quick ' can you keep the noise down' and all was ok. But I feel the warden should be doing this. So maybe they just need to enforce the rules that they have down for the site.
Our first camping trip with our 4 year old son. This is a lovely open campsite with plenty of space to play and the children's park and woods were well used.
We pitched under the trees which provided welcome shade on a very hot weekend, however did make it more difficult to dry the tent out in the morning. This wouldn't have been such a problem had we not had an enormous thunder storm both nights.
The toilet block is adequate, as are the showers, which are operated by a 50p slot machine located outside each cubicle. The shower cubicles aren't very large so showering a small child was challenging, but possible. However there was a plentiful and welcome supply of hot water, the major downside is that when your 50p runs out you have to open the door to put another coin in.
I thought it was a lovely site, but my husband isn't keen to return, feeling our stay was spoilt by the noisy inconsiderate neighbours, and other campers feeling it was OK to let their dogs roam free on site.
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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 
Hardstanding Pitches 
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 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <5 miles 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
No Fishing 
Wild Swimming <5 miles 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
Beach <10 miles 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
A very welcoming helpful lady booked us in on arrival. Nicely laid out site with good clean facilities. Plenty of room allocated to each pitch. A small reasonably priced shop, showers (50p for 5 mins), washing up facilities, a laundry room, picnic tables to hire (£1 a day) all add up to make this a well thought out site. The bulk of the pitches have electricity available & included in the price. 
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