Church View Campsite Reviews

Lovely little site with plenty for kids to do

Lovely little campsite with plenty for the kids to do such as mini golf, archery and the escape rooms. We stayed in the pod, which was very nice indeed - clean, spacious with all mod cons. Ice cold air con, which was a godsend as the weather was so hot. Handy little café/bar, plenty of showers and loos. Good location near town of Bury St Edmunds for activities such as swimming, Lazer Quest and go carts. The village the campsite is located in has lovely pubs and convenience stores. Would definitely stay again.

Everything we needed and more

Couldn't fault it. The campsite had all we needed and more. The glamping cabin was comfy, we all slept really well and it was such a bonus not having to put the tent up arriving late on Friday night. Great base for exploring Suffolk

Site's response

Thank you. Glad to hear that our pod is comfortable and bringing your own bedding helps ensure a good nights sleep.

A very enjoyable stay

We stayed with friends at this site and had 2 grass pitches with EHU. The pitches are a really good size and well maintained. The site is lovely and very close to the village. There are a lot of activities on site and I should think it is a great place to stay with children in the holidays. However, it was quiet when we went and just so lovely and peaceful. A great place to just sit and take in the surroundings and watch nature. There was also the bonus of the chickens visiting and the resident cat (not actually a resident apparently, but she didn't seem to care about that) For us though, we loved the fact that they popped in to say hello. Location wise, this site is well placed and the village has everything you need with 2 pubs, 2 shops and a chippy. It was also a short bike ride into Bury St Edmunds. Facilities - The site has a games room and outside play area for children. There is a laundry room and washing up facilities. Also onsite is mini golf, escape rooms, gym and treatment rooms which are an extra cost but we didn't use these. There is also a small animal area. There are plenty of toilets around the site but only a few showers. We found the ones inside to be better (although we didn't try them all) I was thankful though, that the site was quiet, as I'm not sure what they would be like when busy. Communications were really good and we was given all the information we needed. Julie also popped by and made sure we was all ok and that we had everything we needed. Everyone was very friendly. All in all we had a very good few days and enjoyed our visit.

Site's response

Thank you for the review With regard to busy times, it is very rare that all showers are in use, we have nine in all.

Pleasant stay

A very enjoyable and quiet site. We will be definitely going back.

Site's response

Thank you, we look forward to seeing you again

A nice stop over

A nice place to stay, would go again, the kids enjoyed it. The crazy golf was the kids' highlight, although pricey with 3 kids - £40 for two rounds. Seems plenty to do, i.e. archery, grown up assault course, escape room - all this literally next to the campsite, but everything was extra. However, the campsite was lovely and clean, very good facilities, easy access, very well planned and first class contact with gate codes, pitch etc. This was a big plus and one of the best for this. Would we go again? Yes. Would we recommend? Yes.

Excellent lots of great things for the kids and very friendly staff

The kids had a great time with the animals and the mini golf and playing area

Loved it

Loved it. Nice location and like how you had hands on with the children, allowing them to interact with the animals - thank you.

Would recommend

Had indoor and outdoor facilities. Very good for families. Short walk from two shops. Has a cafe on site as well.

Good value rustic site!

Good location for visiting Newmarket racing! Would stay again for that purpose. Friendly owner allowed us to have a late checkout on departure day at no extra charge. Good value nightly rate with EHU. Only criticism would be the cleanliness of showers and loos.

A truly wonderful campsite

A truly wonderful campsite with good size pitches and friendly and helpful staff. Toilets and showers were rustic but clean with lovely hot water. We were a family of adults and elder children but still found lots to do, including football, mini golf, escape room and next door is an assault course and axe throwing. Even has animals and some free range chickens roaming about! Couldn’t ask for a nicer campsite and we are already discussing coming back.

Lovely stay

Lovely site with lovely staff. Plenty to do for the kids and the facilities were nice and clean. Would recommend.

Great campsite

We stayed here for two nights, beautiful location, 20min walk to the pub! The campsite was clean and had everything we needed and more! The pizzas were fantastic! We will most definitely re visit!

Great stay

First venture out as a caravan family! Good communication, friendly helpful staff and all super easy. We will be back! Kids also loved the pitch and putt on site.

Very, clean, friendly campsite

Lots for children of all ages to do. Lovely walks. Café and bar onside. Showers clean and lovely and warm. I stayed in the glamping pod very clean and comfy. My daughter, son in law and baby grandson took their tent. My son and his 2 boys (8 and 12) took their tents. Pitches were a great size. We all had a fabulous time. Stayed for 2 nights. Would highly recommend the site.

Friendly site, perfect stop for cyclists

I stayed at Church View for a couple of nights while cycling across Suffolk. It's a very friendly, easy going, slightly quirky site, down a lane from the centre of the village of Barrow. The location is quiet despite being not far from the A14 and the facilities were everything I needed. Having the bar on site sets Church View apart from most campsites, being able to sit in the shade with a cold cider after a long hot bike ride was much appreciated and in the morning it was somewhere to buy a coffee before setting off, instead of having to find a café. The site is very family friendly and there are lots of kids around but I wasn't disturbed by them at all, although I did sometimes have to join the queue for feeding the guinea pigs! I'll definitely stop at Church View again the next time I'm passing through. As an aside, there is also a small post office on the lane into Barrow which people may find useful.

Lovely campsite and location

Really nice site with useful amenities. Staff gave us a tip to walk through the countryside to the village of Barrow, which was lovely.

Short stay

A short weekend was spent on the site, but all staff were friendly. The set-up could not have been any better, facilities were always spotless. I couldn't find a single fault, we had a great time and will 100% be returning.

Will be coming again

Brilliant site, planning on returning again soon, so much for the kids to do. Highly recommended.

Lovely campsite to stay

Lovely park in a peaceful setting. It really makes it feel more like home with all the animals to pet. Really nice place for the little ones too, they will love it! All in all, a nice place to visit - will come again. Owner very nice and friendly too as was the lovely cat.

Site's response

Glad you had a lovely time. Hope to see you again

Good friendly site

Good friendly campsite with an army assault course attached

Site's response

If you come again you will have to try archery or the escape room!

Lovely little glamping pod getaway

Lovely glamping pod perfect for a family get away. The facilities onsite were great for keeping our little one entertained and it was all dog friendly. It's only a short walk away for the local village. The food from the café was great value for money. Only downside was that the glamping pod could have done with being a bit cleaner. But overall, a lovely camping site perfect for a quick get away.

Site's response

Glad you had a nice time and sorry the pod let us down a little.

Brilliant

This was the first time camping with the kids, so decided to try one night as it was local. Site was great, toilets were clean and tidy, and there is a sink to do washing up in the hub if it is raining. The kids loved feeding the rabbits and guinea pigs and are already asking when we can go back.

Site's response

So glad you had a nice time.

Bank holiday break

The fact there was an adult only field made it for us, especially as it was a bank holiday weekend. It was so nice and quiet. The facilities are basic, but perfectly adequate. A few more sinks around would have greatly improved it. Also, a shop of some sort would be good. Otherwise very nice and we will return.

Site's response

We are working over the winter to pop a couple more sinks in where they will be useful for the Sunset field.

Recommended weekend break

A lovely campsite where we spent our weekend. Originally we had booked a serviced hardstanding and grass pitch as it was the only one left, however on arrival there was availability in the sunset field (XL grass pitches with electric and water) which I believe would usually be adult only but due to summer was open to families too. The campsite owner kindly let us move into that field. Great activities onsite including archery with Patrick that we very much enjoyed, he is very welcoming. They have hutches of rabbits and guinea pigs which are enjoyed by children (and our pup). They host running events, there's an assault course and a Thai restaurant that we got takeaway from both nights. Everything you need and only a short walk from barrow. We drove and spent the day in Bury St Edmunds which is worth a visit on the first Sunday of the month - market day. Cathedral grounds lovely.

Site's response

So glad you enjoyed your stay. A couple of additions which folks might find helpful. As well as the Sunday market days. Wednesdays and Saturdays are general market days in Bury St Edmunds. Our bar/cafe will be serving snacks and pizza in 2023 and our Sunset field with the very large pitches (great for groups) is now open to families not just adults

Lovely

Lovely campsite in a beautiful location surrounded by open countryside. Great facilities. Great for dogs.

Site's response

Glad you and your pup enjoyed your stay with us!