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Having negotiated the unmade track leading to the site I committed the cardinal sin of arriving 10 minutes early, not wanting to block the entrance barrier I parked in the visitors area (there is no other parking), 'friendly' warden arrived telling me you are not a visitor, you can't park here, I tried to explain we were a bit early, but he then started sounding off about why we were early, I eventually shut him up by saying we are not welcome then? Had we not booked & paid in advance would have left there & then. We got booked in & another warden took us to our pitch, then again started sounding off about people arriving early! The final straw, we were then asked to show both our age concession stamps in case we were on the fiddle! I now felt like an unwanted thief.
The site itself is OK apart from the access track, motorhome waste & fresh water outside the access barrier. If you wish to make an early start leaving, go the night before, barrier locked until 0700.
The final rant: No rain, no grass but they decided to cut non existent green stuff anyway, van covered in dust!
Lovely countryside setting accessed by a longish narrow track/road. Site much bigger than expected - after being surrounded by trees once on site it is a lovely open area. Nice short walk on a country track in to East Runton 15 mins - has shops/ pubs and Greek restaurant - after crossing very busy road easy access to the beach. You can walk along the beach to West Runton and on to Sherringham. There is an inland walk back to the site or there is a local bus service. Also walking track to Cromer.
Reception rather officious - a warden leading us to our designed hardstanding but did not witness any of the over enthusiasm re rules mentioned in a few previous reviews. Reception has a small shop with essentials - milk, sausages, icecreams etc.
Toilet blocks clean - didn't use the showers this time - preferred using own facilities. Only 1 sink in the Ladies toilet area with soap and hand towels - lots of vanity cubicles with sinks in an other area but not much use for hand washing if no soap - which high season I guess it means many do not wash hands after using toilets! Plenty of sinks for dishwashing. No recycling facilities - have to take off site.
Lovely playarea and designated ball game area for children of which there were many - was school holidays! So not a tranquil site in school holidays as difficult to escape noise of children enjoying playing and cycling around -- how dare they! So lesson learnt there for grumpy retirees - guess it would be different again out of season. In season families should love it.
First I would like to say that we have been coming to this site for over 15 years - the location and amenities are fab - always look forward to coming most years but sadly that has now come to an end. We always book out of season as we don't have school age kids now so June is perfect for us, - this year we had our worst ever experience with camping in over 30 years - there was so many nit picking rules that I won't bore you all with them but please don't think we are difficult people or moany etc - we just want peace and quiet and to relax for a couple of weeks.
The first niggle we had was when we were shown to our pitch, told exactly where to park then after about 45mins of us putting up the awning etc one of the wardens told us our awning was bigger than he thought and he made us move it 11 inches! I really kid you not, he actually measured it out! Now I know all about fire safety and the required distance between units etc etc but there were no units next to us at all, the nearest one being within shouting distance.
We also suffered with the wind break saga mentioned in another post - again we have put these up in the past no problem as we have dogs that may bark at people walking past, so the wind breaks stop them seeing people, but now for some reason you are not allowed - another niggle was the un-helpful wardens when my sister came for a few days and they wanted to put her away from us when I expressly informed them when I booked it for all of us that she was a single female doing her first ever camp and we wanted her near to us - when they took my money that was fine but when she came they wanted her to camp near the toilet block away from us - another telling off came our way when one of the little dogs slipped his tether and went to my sisters tent where he was spotted by a warden who told us off for letting him off the lead. My husband said it was like being a child who's getting told off all the time!
This is only a few of the rule brakes that we apparently committed but it gives you the general gist of things! Gone is the care free, helpful and polite staff they used to have who's goal was to let you have a lovely relaxing holiday. Its a real shame as this was one of our favourite sites
Great site. Reasonable priced. Bit of a slope on grass pitches but level on hard standing. Showers etc were to a high standard. Easy walk over hill to golf club and hotel and inn on the green for great food. One gripe was the drive way down very tight and uneven but only used when going in and leaving.
Booked a 3 night stay, our first time camping. Couldn't fault it. Very friendly helpful staff lovely site surrounded by trees with lots of walks. Very quite at night all in all a great 3 nights away. Would visit again.
Just back from a week at this gorgeous campsite. We have stayed in a few in the area and this is definitely the best so far.
As others have mentioned the access road is narrow and bumpy but fine if you take your time. We were greeted by really friendly staff and asked to park in a queue and then shown to a pitch. We were asked if we had an preference and were easily accomodated despite the park being very busy.
Our pitch was on quite a big slope but we were comfortable with that as we chose that position on the park. We were on the edge of the site with the woodlands behind which was perfect for walking the dog.
The site has 2 large, clean and heated shower/toilet blocks including a really soacious family shower room which was a great help with us having 2 little ones with us. That room also included a baby bath as well as the shower having a constant flow rather than push button which is a little detail but helps a great deal when trying to sort little kids out. I used the washing machine £3. 50 and dryer £2, clothes actually came out clean which is a first for us when using on site machines!
Great little playpark and plenty of space for kids to run around. V small shop which we only used for ice creams/sweets. There is lots of wildlife there as the site is surrounded by woodland and we saw deers and rabbits. The site is extremely quiet on an evening and no road noise at all.
Fantastic woodland walks straight off site where you can walk dogs off the lead. There is a golf club within walking distance serving decent meals and a pub with a great beer garden a little further in west runton. You can walk from there to the beach however it may be too far to walk with v young children.
Fantastic location for getting to Cromer, Sheringham, Wells, Blakeney etc.
'Site was in a great location with the shower blocks kept very clean. Cannot fault the site itself or the way it is kept
However, after an initial warm welcome, the next couple of encounters with the wardens left me wishing I had gone somewhere else.
On my second night I was erecting a wind break on the grass behind my van to shelter my planned BBQ only to be sharply told that this was not allowed, I must keep all my outfit within the confines of the hard-standing. Something I was not told on arrival. When I tried to reason with the chap, its for one night and its just a wind break, it was met with an emphatic NO.
Bearing in mind the site was fairly quiet I found this a little perplexing. I understand there needs to be rules and to be honest that's not this issue, it was the general attitude that bothered me and that manner I was spoken to.
After seeing notices around site offer late departures, I followed the instructions and on the Sunday morning, went to the office before the allotted time to request we leave at 2pm. Again the attitude of the wardens was frosty to say the least. Problems with the lane was given as the initial reason for a flat NO. When I challenge this with 'why offer late departures on the notices' after a 'humph' they checked the number of arrivals. 8 were due in. 8!. I was 'granted' permission under duress.
At 1. 30 we decided to leave and thought it responsible to ask whether the 2 gust booked for a 1pm arrival had in fact arrived. Again more 'why are you bothering us' attitude. In the end my partner walked to the end of the lane and called when the coast was clear and was ready to advise any arrivals that I was in the process of driving up the lane. Just a bit of common sense and all was well.
Overall I would say lovely site shame about the staff. I for one will not be visiting again. '
Booked site for Easter weekend, but staying from the Thursday. Was met by staff member who told me to book in while he took our friends to their pitch and said ours will be next door. Booked in drove up to the pitch and got told off for not waiting to be sited, even though he told me where I was going 5 mins earlier.
Next day our friends got told off for putting their car on the next pitch. When they explained that it was for our friend who was arriving in 2 hours, got told they could not reserve pitches, even though they had paid for this pitch 30 minutes earlier and were just about to put up her tent that was in the back of their car.
Asked for late stay as per the notice on the toilets, to let the wardens know by 10. 30am. When asked for a late stay warden could not have been more unhelpful stating that due to the narrow lane they do not encourage late stays, so why put a sign up!. When asked what time would I be leaving, I said about 2pm, she then wrote down and said 2pm SHARP! then. I asked what the issue was and got told its due to the narrow site road. So how many are coming on today then I asked, (approx 220 units left the site on the Monday) oh, 8. I'll take my chances then.
Great site, great location, good facilities, totally ruined by the attitude of the wardens. Will I be back. Never.
Our first time in beautiful Norfolk and we enjoyed it very much. The site is situated in a out of the way spot down a long bumpy gravel forest track, we enjoyed the seclusion of that but it seemed to take forever to get in and out of the site some days, though this can't be helped.
The site is ideally located near West Runton village in between Cromer And Sherringham. Just up the road from the site (turn right) is the wonderful Hillside Animal Sanctuary which we spent a happy afternoon at, and is well worth a visit. They deserve all the support they can get.
The site itself is set amongst a backdrop of wonderful tall forest, it is well maintained and the facilities were very clean and well run, the wardens were all very friendly and helpful. There is a nice dog walk with a choice of routes which is lovely for the dogs.
Well what can I say what a gem of a site, yes access road is not the best but I did cycle it on a road bike up hill in 3 mins 6 seconds so can't be all that bad lol, but I am under the impression that planning permission has been applied for to rectify the roads issue's. Toilets and showers hot and clean throughout the whole 7 night visit. Play area was great for the children. Shop on site was a little pricey but had a good range of sweets and ice creams and lollies also sold camping bits and bobs including gas and local produce plus bread and milk. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Off site there is plenty of places to go and explore, mazes, museums, independent shops, walking and xc trails. East and west Runton about 1 and a half miles walk from the site. West runton has a spar shop, tea shops and a pub also a well stocked and very good and helpful camping and caravan shop. East runton has a nisa shop a couple of pubs and chip shop. Beaches are a mixture of sand and pebbles with plenty of rock pools and are very clean including the north sea. I joined the north Norfolk wheelers cycle club for one of there Wednesday cycle rides and had a great 45 mile ride with very friendly people. Dog friendly site with a good mixture of caravans, tents, camper vans trailer tents etc etc.
The arrival road is in need of repair, particularly at the top of the road where it is at its steepest. The roadway is, as other reviewers identified, rather narrow and bendy but departures in the morning and arrivals in the afternoon seems to prevent problems of passing When leaving/entering the site as a non-towing car at other times, a little courtesy giving way to those climbing the hill does the trick.
Reception after a long drive was a little irritating: having driven through the open barrier gate we parked nicely to the side and stopped, unbelted and climbed out of the car when we were told to move on, required to drive all the way round the site back to the exit road to park up to book in. Naturally, we did so - although what we really wanted was to stretch our legs!
Necessity for ramps on some pitches is an understatement: I consider some of the sloped pitches positively dangerous. Handbrakes on some caravans (particularly facing backwards down a slope) are notoriously dodgy (ours is, having been serviced by our local dealer!) and I used chocks and our ramps to protect those down the slope when attempting to pitch. In busy periods (August) there are few pitches to choose from - having established that our 6m caravan wasn't going to 'level' no matter what we did the site had only one other pitch available. So we re-hitched and moved on. In summary, it was a most inauspicious start.
Shown to the alternative, completely worn out by caravans and tents being repeatedly pitched in exactly the same spot, day after day, week after week, we were instructed to pitch 'just so' and did as we were told. It seems to me that a little flexibility in pitching would probably help the grass to recover. As another reviewer notes, the pitches are close with views of either your next door neighbour or his/her car.
Toilets were clean and kept clean and only once in a week did the toilet/shower have a queue. Wash basins were within attractive cubicles. Some of the locks were defective/broken/missing and this seems to be poor design coupled with inadequate maintenance. There was always hot water available.
Generally a quiet site in spite of the many families with children. Ball games and such like were concentrated in the play area. The main source of noise was a few badly trained dogs who would set each other off at random times - but the site was surprisingly quiet for the numbers of campers staying there.
Some lovely walks to be had. We walked to Cromer on three occasions for various carnival events; to West Runton for the beach and for dinner; and up the adjacent hill for a spectacular view of the Red Arrows display for Cromer Carnival.
Would we stay here again? - only if able to specify a level pitch.
We stayed here as husband playing golf in Sherringham. This was nearest camping & caravan club site.
Access is via an unmade bridle path/road with passing places Sadly if you meet oncoming traffic and they can't use the passing place properly it becomes quite tricky. I ended up trapped in my Motorhome (after I'd pulled into the passing place and asking if caravan er had enough room - he'd said he had) he managed to jam his caravan up against my Motorhome. We were stuck for an hour while helpers manoeuvred the caravan! So be aware!
The site is lovely. Spacious, clean, friendly.
You can easily walk via woodland footpath to west Runton and there is a few little coffee shops, pubs etc there and most allow dogs in. Also easy to access beach from there.
We walked into Sherringham from there also. Nice coastal walk there and tide was out on return so walked back via beach.
Next door is a caravan club site and also a golf course
Quite a good place to base yourself for the area
Nice flat grass pitch with electric
Water station available as you enter site and a small reception with some basic shopping goods
We arrived at this site. Eventually. Just remember don't use satnav! We did and it turned out a bit of a pickle getting to the site. The approach 'lane' is a bit on the bumpy side, and would imagine if you met another caravan coming the opposite way it would be a bit fraught.
The campsite itself is lovely and peaceful, it's on a large grassed area with slight slopes to some of the pitches, we were lucky as we could pitch anywhere as it wasn't too busy.
We have dogs and the whole surrounding area is wonderful to walk the dogs. You can walk right into Cromer if you wish.
On the site twice a week a fish and chip van arrives. It was very popular and certainly made a nice change.
The toilet blocks were large and very clean. Plenty of showers with ample space and hanging pegs for your clothes, also a handy little bench.
Would we return. Yes, a really peaceful relaxing site in a lovely location.
(Couple - Early 50's - look for peace, quiet and tranquillity, but with a few mod cons).
Stayed from Fri 30th Oct to Mon 2nd Nov = 3 nights
Not being a member of either club, and not having stayed on a club site before, this was a difficult one to judge. All I can do is compare it to the privately owned sites we are more used to.
Site's are never at their most picturesque at this time of year, and of course, only running at a low capacity. One loo block closed/one open. 80% of the pitches were empty. Not a problem with that, of course. Far from it.
Booked by phone a couple of days in advance, and were warned of the steep prices, as we are not members. We were even advised that 'site X' down the road is very nice and cheaper', almost to the point where I thought for a split second that we were not going to be welcomed, but once I'd convinced them I was happy to pay the going rate, welcomed we were.
Upon arrival, the whole experience was professional, courteous, and pain free (apart from the bill!). All welcoming enough, to the point that we were personally shown to our pitch. But it just seemed like something was missing?
The pitch was a little bumpy/slopey, with a bit of a bare patch, and wet of course (No puddles!), but we were allowed to spread-eagle two pitches to get the best lie of the land, which helped, and was very much appreciated.
The shower block was as per previous reviews. Always clean, very practical layout, spacious in every sense be that the shower cubicles, the private wash cubicles, in fact, each and every aspect. There's plenty of hooks, good flow of water, always hot, and all kept warm by ample radiators*. Probably the best layout I have seen thus far. Excellent.
The views are nothing special, as the site is surrounded by woods, but I suspect it looks better in the summer, with leaves on the trees, and clearer skies! It was all a little grey, damp and uninspiring. Which of course, I blame the weather/time of year/ Country for, not the site, or the C&CC! LOL!
One 'problem' I envisaged is that the layout of the pitches might not be to our liking in busier times. Plenty of room on this occasion, of course, but I wonder if we'd all be a bit too close, a bit too 'in yer face' in busier times? (I'm more used to pitches around the outside, so not looking head on into someone else's pitch/unit, or having to pass between two others’ units/pitches to get to the amenities?) Maybe that's a little unfair of me, as I'm merely guessing.
I can see what folk were saying about the approach lane. No problem for us (not towing), but I'm not sure I'd fancy towing an expensive caravan up there!
Proximity to the coast was perfect for us. Got out and about on our bikes, direct from site, and an easy ride to both Sheringham and Cromer, although between the two, it's main road. We can cope with that, some might prefer more cycle-dedicated options, which seems to be lacking in this immediate area?
*For our last night, which was also the site's last night before closing for the winter, there was no heating on in the shower blocks. It was still off next morning. I did wonder whether this was deliberate, and therefore somewhat cheeky, considering how much we were paying, but just before leaving, around 11am, I did notice it was back on, so maybe it was a fault that had been rectified. In fairness, I didn't report it being off, so maybe the staff were not initially aware. More than happy to give them the benefit of the doubt, despite my initial reaction of 'feeling conned'!
In summary, yes it's a nice site, but for us, there just seemed to be something lacking. Our overwhelming view was that it was run, very well, in fairness, by employees. Nobody came to check that we had settled in ok, or to check we knew where everything was. Nobody 'doing the rounds', and throwing in the odd 5 minute chat in passing. Maybe this shows we prefer sites that are run by the owner(s)?
It is (very) expensive, particularly for non-members, and particularly for this time of year, but we were fully aware of that before booking, so no complaints on that score. But I feel that we came away with the overwhelming opinion that, whilst it was a nice, extremely well run site, with professional, polite, and capable staff, you would expect nothing less for the money. Quite the opposite! I think we expected more, although I concede I’m not entirely sure what that could be!
Not sure we'd pay that again, when we have, in our opinion, a better experience elsewhere (albeit with possibly inferior shower facilities!) for considerably less cost.
Glad we tried it, of course. No regrets. But not sure a club site, and membership, is for us? Need to have a think on that!
Thanks for having us.
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Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
No Shop 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
No Fishing 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
Beach <1 mile 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
No Dog Walk 
Having negotiated the unmade track leading to the site I committed the cardinal sin of arriving 10 minutes early, not wanting to block the entrance barrier I parked in the visitors area (there is no other parking), 'friendly' warden arrived telling me you are not a visitor, you can't park here, I tried to explain we were a bit early, but he then started sounding off about why we were early, I eventually shut him up by saying we are not welcome then? Had we not booked & paid in advance would have left there & then. We got booked in & another warden took us to our pitch, then again started sounding off about people arriving early! The final straw, we were then asked to show both our age concession stamps in case we were on the fiddle! I now felt like an unwanted thief. 
