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Run Cottage Touring Park
Alderton Road,
Hollesley
Woodbridge
Suffolk (Browse area)
IP12 3RQ
Tel: 01394 411309
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Pitches: 45
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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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 |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Adults Only |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 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 |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <1 mile |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 Beach <1 mile |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <10 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: February 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Thewizard |
5 reviews from this member |
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 What a cracking site all round well kept clean and tidy throughout we had a lovely stay here the owners where friendly and chatty Toilets were clean and have to say we found them warm throughout the time we were there great site will be here again. Great pub 800 yds away and the area surrounding was stunning. Bawdsey Quay was lovely and we found the local convenience store a great bonus overall this is an excellent site and would highly recommend it to one and all would we return- Most definitely. 
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| Date of Visit: January 2013 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Delboy1uk |
23 reviews from this member |
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Nice cleaned & well maintained site, the only criticisms was that if the site is to remain open all year round the heating in the toilet / shower block needs to be much better, as though the water in the shower did get warm the building itself was VERY cold. This is our only reason for marking this site down slightly. A short drive from the site is Bawdsey quay well worth a visit.
Would we return to this sit ? Most definitely
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| Date of Visit: January 2013 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Woofer |
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Only our 3rd trip in our new (to us) motorhome that's why we went this time of year rather than our normal summer months! Booking was easy by phone and very friendly. Got to the site late in the day (around 4pm) entrance could be a bit tight if you have a long outfit (our motorhome is 7. 5m I swung out to get through entrance). We met the owner who gave me a choice of pitches as there was only 2 other units there.
The site is in a lovely location if you want to relax and not do too much, but a bit out of the way if you don't want to drive to get to places (possibly a bus runs through the village but didn't look into that). Due to the time of year we were on hard standing the ground was very soft, but it looked like more hard standing pitches were being added.
The toilets were spotless but a bit cold, and only the gents seemed to be open so my wife had to use them. Good heated washing up room for plates etc and a fridge/freezer that I assume can be used for cool blocks etc. Bins and recycling facilities.
Only stayed for one night just to keep trying out the van so can't comment on immediate surroundings although the pub looked nice in the village. Think the one toilet block and one washing up sink could get rather packed if the site was full, need to keep an eye on young children as no fencing around the ponds, but my main gripe would be the tons of dog mess everywhere around the site, my 4 yr old managed to stand in some of course. This must be down to the owners dogs as I didn't see any other dogs there! We would go again though would be lovely in the summer time.
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| Date of Visit: November 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Jw1992 |
2 reviews from this member |
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What a fab site!
The inital phone call was a joy with lots of information given (great for us as only our 2nd trip in motorhome)and when we arrived with obvious technical difficulties a tow to our pitch was immediately offered (thankfully not needed).
The site is in beautiful surroundings with a lake/stream at one side (plenty of life preservers around). The pitches were well laid out with hedges along back to split them up & electric hook ups. We had a hardstanding pitch which was just as well in the torrential downpour Saturday night, though the people on grass pitches seemed to be ok moving off next morning. Plenty of rubbish/recycling/water places & partner said grey water/chemical waste area was brill. We did have fewer tv channels than normal but weren't really there to spend time watching tv just the news/weather & footie results.
Excellent shower/toilet blocks although could do with little shelf in shower (ladies corner one only one I used, partner said they had window ledges in gents) to put toiletries on.
The information area was stocked with loads of useful things, as well as tourist bits there was pub menus, magazines, books & dvd's to borrow & return, local papers listing events ie firework displays & maps of walks.
The local pub served good food if a little pricey!
We visited Woodbridge, Aldeburgh & Shingle Street all lovely places, would happily return as many more places to see.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Horsesitch |
14 reviews from this member |
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The site is very attractive, sitting in beautiful rolling Suffolk countryside. The village has a reasonable pub and a great shop. The welcome from the owners was really nice and they leave you to yourselves to enjoy your break. Our only criticism of Run Cottage is that the facilities are a bit odd. The floor tiles are like paving stones, so never look or feel clean underfoot; in fact a bunch of hair in one corner stayed there for three days - ugh! If I was them I'd re-tile the floor and it'd be like a different place.
Recommended visits: Sutton Hoo, a few miles away is haunting. Lavenham is the finest and best preserved English medieval town. Venture further through Ipswich to Flatford Mill and see where Constable painted the Haywain. Snape Maltings can kill a few hours as can Southwold nearby.
Tip: You can walk 2 miles to the next village of Shottisham to the Sorrel Horse pub, a beautiful thatched pub with a fabulous range of beers. Just don't do it on a blazing hot weekday lunchtime because they only open on weekday nights! They are open normally only at weekends. Food not great though.
We were unable to get any TV reception but that's fine, we were there to chill out.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Funsize |
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This is a really lovely site - there is easy access to the beach, the shop is not too far away and there is a lovely pub also within staggering distance.
I can't comment on how good the tv reception is - basically we go away to get away from televisions, computers, telephones etc!
There is a gentle stream that runs down the site, the first part of the site if for caravans and motorhomes, although to be honest, when we take the campervan there I would rather be on the quieter tent field.
The pitches are well-spaced and maintained. The owners were lovely, helpful and available. This site is clean, tidy and in a wonderful setting. We will be back!
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Nigel Rickard |
63 reviews from this member |
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This is a lovely site! Beautifully maintained. Relaxed layout. Friendly approach by the owners. You could describe it as tranquil. Showers have a good layout and plenty of hot water, four hooks on the door, wow. Freezer available in wash up room.
Close to a really unspoilt shingle beach. Excellent shopping at Woodbridge, Aldburgh has an interesting main street. Walberston is a lovely village.
One word of warning, this site does not allow ground sheets in awnings. With our small classic 70's camper space and storage are at a premium and we use the awning to live and keep most things. We didn't notice the signs about ground sheets until the third night and we went home next day. Sorry Run Cottage
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Freedom4us |
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We booked this site before reading the review re: dog walk however we found it fine for the morning and evening constitutional, watch out if your mutt goes into the stream it's dirty and smells we discovered too late!
The owners are really helpful and friendly, nothing was too much trouble. We were unable to get a TV signal so they said if we went and got one and it was not suitable or we just didn't want it they would buy it can't say fairer than that can you. However we ended up with no TV for the whole time we were there - much to the other halfs upset as he missed all the footy news!
I'd advise anyone going to make sure their ariel is up to the job - the man next to us had the avtex one and it worked great. The site itself is lovely, very peaceful surroundings.
The facilities are excellent and even though it was very busy and there are only two showers (excluding the disabled one) I never had to wait.
The owners were always around if you needed them. The pub in the village is great and the landlord is obviously considers customer service to be his no. 1 priority. We enjoyed our stay at Run Cottage very much thank you (I've scored 9 as overall rating due to the TV issue sorry!)
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
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| Reviewer: TheFishesThree |
3 reviews from this member |
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Two of the Fishes Three plus pooch have just come back from an overnight stay in a tent at Run Cottage with our friends who were in their motorhome. One night isn't much but it was enough to know that we will definitely be going back!
We can thoroughly recommend the Ramsholt Arms pub at Ramsholt Dock, a ten minute drive away.
(Mr F was miffed to learn that we were leaving just as the site was filling with a group of ukulele enthusiasts who were descending on the site for the weekend!)
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: VICMITCH66 |
8 reviews from this member |
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Really lovely site, with very clean facilities. The whole site is very nicely maintained. As a dog owner, there was not enough access to safe areas to walk the dog.
To their credit they have a specially maintained dog exercising area which is ideal for that morning stretching of legs but to get to anywhere meaningful you have to walk along unversed roads which traffic travelling at speed at times.
The owners of the site were great, very helpful. It was an extremely windy weekend when I went and areas of the site were particularly exposed. Would recommend to non dog owners, even though they have a dog walking area.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Sueandrichard |
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We have just returned from 16 nights at Run Cottage and had an absolutely brilliant time. The owners are really friendly, are there to greet you when you arrive and are always around checking the site without being overbearing like some caravan club sites! The toilet block is kept very clean.
There are no rules and regulations and they are very dog friendly having a wonderful dog walk! The pitches are really big - we have a British built Fifth Wheel and there was plenty of room for that and the Navarra. We stayed on one of the hardstanding pitches but the grass pitches are very hard and seem to drain really well.
The site is very level and kept to a very high standard. The pub is about 1/2 mile walk and sells real ale and 'pub grub' type food. We did some great walks from the site - it is worth buying the local map from the owners.
The village shop is well stocked. Orford (which is about 10 miles away) has a great smokery where we bought smoked chicken and smoked fish - lovely.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Chaslin |
5 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned from a 5 night stay at Run Cottage and as previously noted it is a beautifully maintained site with a lovely stream running along its edge and a wildlife pond. Absolute peace and tranquillity but this also meant no TV reception for us despite the owners loaning us an extra Arial and very little radio reception either. Although some people had no problem with this.
Nothing was too much trouble for the owners who sited everyone personally.
The drive down to the site from Wood Bridge was magical, each time we saw different wildlife including groups of deer and rare breed sheep.
The walk to Shingle Beach was lovely as was the lack of people when you got there, like having your own private beach. We too bought the local book of walks from the site owners and this was really good.
Another lovely sandy beach was at Bawdsey just 3 miles away at the mouth of the estuary, also a foot ferry there to Felixstowe and lots of sailing boats.
Very convenient for Sutton Hoo but the best trip was to Orford Ness, currently only open on Saturdays and accessible by Ferry. Great for military history but remember a picnic as the only facility is a WC.
Overall a really good site for a traditional seaside holiday.
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| Date of Visit: May 2012 |
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| Reviewer: JAN E ALLEN |
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We visited this site after collecting our first caravan from nearby. The owners were very helpful and more than happy to help us park our caravan !. Nothing was too much trouble.
The facilities ie Toilet Block & Washing Up area were spotless, and the whole site was immaculate and very well kept.
The dogs were more than welcome and had a lovely area to run about in.
As we were only staying one night for the purpose of collecting our caravan, we did not have time to go sight seeing but were informed of lots of places to visit nearby, there is a shop within 5 mins walking distance, and a good pub even nearer.
We would recommend this site and hope to visit in the future, even though 3 hrs from home !
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| Date of Visit: April 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Shirley + Steve |
10 reviews from this member |
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Lovely site, very dog friendly, nice new toilet block Cushelle toilet roll and some lady things if you needed any. Seem to be very friendly owners who are always around, either walking dogs, emptying bins, assisting people to their pitch. Good value for money, 1/2 mile walk to the pub, Shepherd and Dog, nice clean pub, but a bit disappointed with the food. Shop in village has eveything you may desire. There was no defined time for toilet cleaning, but I must say they where pretty clean, I think the owners just popped in to check them at numerous times.
Great site, plenty dog walking nearby.
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| Date of Visit: March 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Nc-woods |
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Everything you read about this site is true we stayed the weekend this drought ridden area had a month's rain in 3 days but still enjoyed it. Immaculate grounds and plenty to see in the local area. Try the Pier at Southwold Different! Food at the pub is very good value. Toilets were very clean but don't wallow in the shower, the lights are on a timer, I had no problem but my wife did!
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