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Secluded camping under the dappled shade of an oak wood planted from acorns in 1890 by the schoolchildren of the parish.
Our speciality is camping for groups of families in grassy glades.
The glades can accommodate up to four families and each has its own fire bowl, picnic table and water supply with rustic showers and composting toilets tucked under the trees nearby.
6 acres of the wood are open for exploring with plenty of spots for den-building around the coppiced hazel bushes planted beneath the oaks. The rest of the 11-acre wood is reserved for wildlife.
A long wide grassy avenue cuts through the middle of the wood for games, and we add new things from time to time - this year a mud kitchen. There is deliberately no power in the wood so you can hear the sounds of nature and gaze up at the stars.
In the heart of the wood, there's a shared oven and barbecue where everyone can cook, eat and relax.
We also offer a few individual pitches near a communal area with a dramatic dragon pizza oven and barbecue. In this shared space, you can eat at the long harvest supper table or relax around larger communal fire bowls.
A prehistoric track-way runs alongside the wood, later named Queen Mary's Lane after she was proclaimed the first Queen of England in 1553 at nearby Framlingham Castle, then led her army along the lane to take the throne from Lady Jane Grey.
This bridleway is part of a 2.5-mile circular walk taking in the wonderful neighbouring Woodland Trust site. You'll be in the heart of the countryside down a half-mile track off the road. So you'll have plenty of opportunities to spot the Suffolk flora and fauna like deer and red kite.
The camp-site links into a rich network of bridleways and footpaths offering walking or off-road cycling to fantastic pubs in three neighbouring villages or to the market town of Framlingham with its awesome curtain-walled castle.
It's only 13 miles to the sandy beaches of the Suffolk coast as well as the city-under-the-sea at Dunwich, punting on Thorpeness Mere, crabbing at Walberswick, the eccentric pier at Southwold, the fresh fish catch at Aldeburgh, the bird reserve at Minsmere, the castle keep at Orford and the ever-shifting coastline at remote Shingle Street. At a similar distance to the south is Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon ship burial and the nearby Sutton Hoo ship recreation project in Woodbridge next to the rare 800-year old tide mill. You'll be in the heart of a renowned foodie area with plenty of farm shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants. And the Snape Maltings arts complex is also nearby, offering shops, galleries, eateries, and its stunning concert hall (more...).
Within walking distance are three village pubs and Framlingham with its shops, eateries and the Castle on the Hill.
