10 Holiday parks & campsites

Four-star campsite on the outskirts of Colchester, the UK’s oldest recorded town.

Enjoy a holiday in Norfolk at a park perched on cliffs overlooking the ocean, at the pet-friendly Castaways Holiday Park.

Waldegraves Holiday Park is situated on the beautiful and historic Mersea Island overlooking the sparkling Blackwater Estuary. Family-run and owned, Waldegraves is a great mixture of holiday homes and touring areas for motorhomes, caravans and tents. Attractive pitches are a feature at Waldegraves. Guests can enjoy well-maintained standard grass pitches or a limited selection of hard-standing and serviced pitches, some with hedges to offer a greater level of privacy during your stay. 

If you're planning your tent, motorhome or caravan holidays on the Suffolk coast, stay at beautiful Beach View Holiday Park. Holiday caravans and luxury lodges to rent by the week are also available for self-catering holidays. And if you fancy investing in an affordable family holiday home, take a look at the luxurious holiday lodges for sale here, as well as the very comfortable new static holiday caravans for sale at Suffolk's Beach View Holiday Park. Dogs are welcome, and there are a few dog-friendly holiday caravans to rent here. When you rent the self-catering holiday lodges and static caravans they come with furniture, a digital TV and DVD player, gas central heating, double glazing and fresh bed linen. This really is a pretty site, and the different areas are separated by flowering rose hedges. As the name suggests, this family owned holiday park overlooks the beach, between Aldeburgh and Dunwich. You can walk straight down onto the unspoilt beach directly from the park. There are camping pitches for small tents, motorhomes and touring caravans at Beach View. There are also some seasonal pitches you could rent for the entire season from April to the end of September, if you fancy towing your caravan here (or having it delivered) just once, and then using it as your holiday home for as many breaks as possible to make the most of all your free time! For an extra fee you can extend the season to October if you wish. Seasonal pitches have to be booked and paid for in advance. Facilities for touring caravans, tents and motorhomes are excellent at Beach View Touring Park. You'll find a level, well-drained field with 60 pitches to choose from. They have electric hook-ups and there are plenty of fresh water points available. The wash block is modern and offers toilets, free hot showers, laundry facilities, a washing-up room with use of a fridge and freezer included in our pitch fee. There's a separate toilet and shower room suitable for disabled campers too. There's a chemical disposal point for toilet cassettes. Unfortunately as the campsite is on septic tanks, there is nowhere for motorhomes and RVs to empty their grey water tanks at the site. In the summer there is a little clubhouse bar in the lovely house and terrace overlooking the sea. The terrace is a great place to enjoy coffee and plan your holiday activities, or just relax to the sound of the waves. In the basement is a family games room. Wi-fi is available in the touring area for a small extra fee. From here you can easily visit Aldeburgh, famous for its classical music and arts festival in June and Dunwich, the quiet place that was once a thriving port. Visit Southwold, with its lovely colourful beach huts, pier, boating lake and sandy beach. Go to Thorpeness to see its iconic House in the Clouds and enjoy the beach, and see pretty little Walberswick village on the River Blyth. This stretch of the Suffolk coast attracts families looking for great beaches, birdwatchers, treasure hunters with metal detectors and all those who love to explore the marshes, wildlife havens, art and music of this area where the coastline is constantly being reshaped by the sea. The campsite is on Sizewell Common, so it is fairly close to the large power station at Sizewell, a tourist attraction in its own right. Sizewell B Visitor Centre is open from 9am to 4pm from Mondays to Saturdays (01728 653974) and if you take the free tour you'll find out that this is Britain's only pressurised water reactor. The beach right next to the power station at Sizewell boasts a popular beach café and is busy with holidaymakers and dog walkers all year round. Opposite the entrance is the Vulcan Arms, a pub with a humorous sign depicting a volcano and everyone's favourite Star Trek Vulcan, Mr Spock.

If you want peace, quiet, and comfort in a spacious, well landscaped layout, all in a stunning location, this is the park for you.

Quiet and relaxing Lodge development featuring the most modern and comprehensively styled lodges available in the UK., 10 miles from historic Colchester. The beaches and piers of Frinton and Walton are within eight miles. Constable country and Ipswich within 19 miles. The perfect place to enjoy a weekend break or something a little longer, in your very own Luxury Lodge. or on our fully serviced tourer hook ups, mains water and waste disposal. You'll soon feel at home and start to explore the many on-site facilities we offer. The site revolves around the central coarse fishing lake stocked with good sized Carp, Perch, Tench, Rudd and Roach. The site and surrounding countryside is teeming with wildlife and we invite you to take it all in as you enjoy our 1½ acres of woodlands, 20 acres of landscaped grass areas.

Searles Leisure Resort is a family run holiday resort offering precious family memories for over 85 years. Located in the traditional Victorian seaside town of 'Sunny Hunny', Searles is only a stone's throw from many local attractions. Explore majestic stately homes, such as Holkham Hall, Houghton Hall or the Queen's Christmas residence; Sandringham House. Take a leisurely stroll along the Norfolk Coastline, one of our nearby RSPB Reserves, Sandringham Woods or challenge yourself to tackling the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast footpath. There really is something for everyone just around the corner. Searles Leisure Resort is also very proud to have been awarded the AA Holiday Centre of the Year for 2018/2019. At Searles Leisure Resort we cater for everyone, from our Camping and Touring Pitches to our Holiday Homes, Cabins and Lodges. The Searles Leisure Resort motto is “Creating happiness for all ages”, which is why Searles boasts plenty on onsite facilities to keep the whole family entertained. Access to certain facilities is exclusive to our guests. During your stay you can enjoy our; indoor and outdoor swimming pools, splash play pool, soft play area, Hartbeeps children's entertainment, guest cabaret acts and in-house entertainment courtesy of the Searles SuperStars free of charge. Plus, our fantastic indoor pool has recently been refurbished for 2019! Searles Leisure Resort offers an array of convenient dining options including; Smokey Jo's Restaurant, Harry's Fish 'n' Chips, The Beach Hut Bar, Coffee and Takeaway, poolside BBQ Pod, and The Fountain Sports Bar and Restaurant. Guests can take advantage of our half board packages, taking the stress out of cooking and washing up, so you can relax and enjoy your holiday. We also have an on-site supermarket for all your self-catering needs, as well as being located only a few minutes from many local shops and amenities. Searles offers both Mains Serviced and Serviced Touring Pitches, Tent Pitches and Camping Pods. Mains-serviced pitches are connected to all the mod cons, from water and waste to electricity and TV, serviced ones have electricity. Plus, the comfortable and modern, heated shower and W/C facilities mean you can visit all year round. Searles Leisure Resort's camping and touring site is located alongside their 9-Hole golf course, providing plenty of green space for nature lovers. Searles' is very proud to have held the Gold David Bellamy Award for conservation for 21 years and takes great effort to provide enriched environments for wildlife. Guests can enjoy spotting creatures great and small from the comfort of the resort. Planning a caravan rally or group event? Be sure to enquire for special offers and rates. All guests get pools and entertainment passes.

Most easterly caravan park in the UK in a lovely location at Ness Point, next to the beach. We offer holiday caravans for sale.

Holiday park located on the beautiful Mersea Island and offers a perfect mix of relaxation and stunning coastal views. 

Waveney Valley Lakes is a stunning, 60-acre site offering a collection of luxurious holiday homes and lodges for families seeking a permanent home from home in the heart of Norfolk. Most of the properties at Waveney Valley Lakes offer a riverside location, while all of them offer a view of the lake and the surrounding area. The park is committed to keeping the surrounding area as unspoiled as possible, and has won the David Bellamy Gold Conservation Award every year since 2002. The site is close to the village of Wortwell, which has plenty of local amenities for guests to stock up on their groceries and other essentials.

Family pets are allowed, with up to two dogs permitted per holiday caravan or lodge, as long as they are kept on leads at all times when on the holiday park site. There is a six acre meadow adjacent to the site specially designated for dogs to enjoy a good run or walk with their owners.

Waveney Valley Lakes is popular with keen anglers, and although the site is open to non-owners to visit for a day of fishing, those staying at the site will be given priority. There is also a nature trail running for 2.5km through the park, and the park's reception even provides a fun quiz to enjoy while walking it! An additional 10 miles of country trails are easily accessible from Waveney Valley Lakes, and offer a wonderful sightseeing experience for guests young and old.

 High speed Wi-Fi is offered to guests at a small extra cost.

 As well as being a thriving fishery, Waveney Valley Lakes keeps free range hens on-site. The lakes were first created in the 1940s when materials were dug out to build allied airfields during WWII. Later the lakes were stocked with carp, tench and bream, and the holiday park followed in the 1960s. Lakes always attract wildlife, and in this area you may spot kingfishers, herons, ducks, coots, grebes, owls, red shank and snipe, sparrow hawks, honey buzzards, the red footed falcon, firecrest and at least two species of bats.  

The park is perfectly situated to allow families to enjoy the beauty of East Anglia, no matter what they wish to do. A short drive to the east takes guests to the coast, where they will find miles of Heritage Coastline, as well as popular and thriving seaside resorts such as Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. There are many other towns and villages found along the Norfolk coast, with many offering amusements, fairground rides, and much more, while on some beaches tourists can even buy fresh seafood as it is brought in from the sea.

 Following the road west gives guests the options of visiting Bury St Edmunds, a beautiful market town where it is easy to spend the day, or Thetford, another market town but a location perhaps more popular for its famous forest, which offers miles of walking and cycling routes as well as a selection of other activities for families.

 The park is roughly equidistant between Norwich, to the north, and Ipswich, to the south, and both locations have plenty to offer, with museums and galleries as well as modern shops, bars, and restaurants.

 Waveney Valley Lakes is a hugely popular place to buy holiday lodges and holiday caravans in East Anglia and it is a great place to escape to and spend a quiet break. It is a great choice for fishing holidays, birdwatching, cycling and walking in East Anglia.