Pinecones Caravan and Camping Reviews

Reasonably happy camper

The sandy acres camping field looks neglected and is in desperate need of some upkeep. Every pitch is full of hollows and very uneven. The emphasis has obviously been spent on the hard standings for caravans and campervans. Although we were happy with the facilities, I wouldn't recommend this campsite for camping.

Nice place, good facilities

Although we arrived slightly early, we were greeted and given the location of our pitch and a run down of site. Facilities, useful leaflet and some walks to do with pictures.

Site's response

Thank you for your review, we are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay with us. We very much look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Many Thanks Sharon Pinecones cc

Five star - two nights of bliss

Pinecones was our (+ our pooch), very first caravan experience. The site was outstandingly beautiful, set amongst pine trees and catered entirely to doggies. Such a wonderful experience for us and our retriever/lab, who was adored by everyone he met. The staff were just amazing and so friendly and helpful. There's so many walks nearby, our favourite was across the kissing gate and along the stream line. Now the takeaway food - we hadn't tasted anything so delicious as take away food goes. The service from ordering to take away from the Reception area were mere minutes. We enjoyed scampi and thick chips the first night and chicken pesto pizza and fries the second night. No grease in sight. The owner also runs the Petals Café nearby, which we didn't have time to visit but is on our to do list when we revisit. The park is spotlessly clean. A fabulous little bar where dogs are welcome. There's even a 'warm' hose down for dirty doggies, which we had to use following a muddy run across Heacham North mud flats. Amazing area, so quiet but with a huge coastline. We even found a Mr Whippy! Now you can hear some traffic noise as the road the park is next to the road, however, it didn't impact on our totally relaxed weekend.

Site's response

Thank you for your amazing review, we are absolutely thrilled that you and your dog enjoyed your stay with us. We work hard to hopefully help our guests to enjoy their stay, and we are very dog friendly, we like to think that we spoil them. The Chef has passed on his thanks regarding your great comment regarding the food, they love to receive any comments. We very much look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Take care Pinecones Team

Pinecones may

Ground uneven, looking tired.

3 night stay

Great site, convenient for Snettisham nature reserve which has great hides within a 3km walk of the site or rough bike ride. Easy ride to Sandringham if visiting the house or walks. Facilities are good with food fish and chips on Fri and Sat, as well as a small bar. Nicely separated pitches with hedges.

Site's response

Thank you for your reply, we are pleased that you enjoyed your stay. We have a selection of laminated walks straight from site in the office. We hope to see you again soon. Take care Pinecones Team

Convenient site

Convenient site for Sandringham and entry into East Anglia, only stayed 1 night. Near busy road but not a problem for us. Main block showers better (hotter and longer), than middle block, in our experience. Bar and food on site.

Site's response

Thank you for your review.

Excellent site and value for money

First time here camping and it was brilliant. Pre-arrival information was very helpful and the site had lots of facilities which was great. Only minor niggle was the showers were not hot if you got the timing wrong, and quite smelly because it was a very hot weekend and the sky lights weren't open. Overall, brilliant location, excellent service and friendly and welcoming site. We will come again. Value for money was great. Very impressed. I didn't know what to expect from camping and this didn't disappoint.

Site's response

Thank you for your review, we are pleased that we did not disappoint you. We like to think that we try our best to make sure all our visitors have a good time with us. We did have a couple of problems with the boiler playing up recently, so this may have been the reason why your water was not very hot, and we have opened the windows to the facilities as the weather temperature went up, to ensure that the facilities have a good airing. We very much hope that you will visit us again in the future. Take care Pinecones Team

Early may bank holiday 2025

Great location amazing facilities staff very friendly and really good takeaway food. The bar is also nice and prices are competitive highly recommend staying at this campsite. Dog friendly which is what we always go for.

Site's response

Thank you for your amazing review. As a team it makes our job feel so worthwhile when we know that our visitors whether human or furry have had a great stay. We very much look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Many thanks - Pinecones Team.

Lovely, clean site

Lovely, clean site. Staff were very friendly.

Great site

Excellent site, everything needed for an enjoyable and comfortable stay is available. Clean facilities and great location. Will definitely be back.

Okay

Very welcoming, clean - although toilet block drains little smelly. Shame you could not get tea or coffee with your breakfast.

Site's response

Thank you for your review.

Nice campsite & great position

We had a really nice few days here. There are lots of walks around the area, some off road, through the heaths and woods and others on the village streets. A nice peaceful site, except when the fighter jets are passing over, which was a few as some of them were rehearsing for VE day. We were not as happy with the bathrooms as others appear to be. Most times we used them, the floors were very wet around the toilets because they are close to the showers. Also, the dark floor and wall tiles didn't help as they make the rooms look more cramped for space than they are. We didn't get around to trying Ben's Bar but it looked very welcoming. Overall, it is a great site, with friendly staff and good size pitches.

Fantastic site

Fantastic site, not far from many places to visit. The staff were really friendly and site and toilets immaculate.

Site's response

Thank you for your amazing review, we are really thrilled that you enjoyed your stay with us, we take pride in the site and work really hard as a team to keep it to a high standard. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Many thanks - Pinecones Team.

Great campsite!

Lovely site convenient for exploring the Norfolk coast with beautiful local beaches. Peaceful and good amenities. Loved the picnic pods with fairy lights and heating!

Site's response

Thank you for your review, we are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay with us.# We look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Take care - Pinecones Team.

Great stay

Great campsite, pitches fully serviced. Site has own bar & food available, short walk into Dersingham, local Co-op, pubs. Many walks around the area & plenty of villages to visit, bus stop a short walk away which serves Hunstanton, Heacham, Kings Lynn etc. Thanks for a lovely stay.

Site's response

Thank you for your review, we are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay. Pinecones Team.

Great site, great location

Great campsite with a super bike ride through the woods to Sandringham. Another bike ride (all off road) to the RSPB reserve and Snettisham beach. Campsite is clean and our pitch (on grass) was a good size. There is a bar onsite and food can be ordered (though we did not make use of it this time). Individual showers and toilets. Cubicles are spacious and warm, as is the water, though like most campsites as the button only lasts 10 secs before you have to press it again. There is a short wait at times, which is not so good if you just need the loo, so some extra toilets without showers in them would be good. The pub and restaurant (The Coach & Horses) in Dersingham serves great food with a welcome atmosphere and super staff. Overall, a great site and we would return.

Site's response

Thank you for your great review, we are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay with us. We have some laminated sheets for walking/cycling in the office, which are proving to be very popular. We do have a second set of shower/toilet facilities to the side of the reception. The bar has just celebrated its first birthday, and has proved to be very popular since we built it during the winter on 2023/24. We have two pubs in town, The Feather and the Coach and Horses, both do very nice food. nWe very much look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Thanks - Pinecones Team.

Great site

Great site, friendly wardens and convenient for travelling to other parts of Norfolk. Lovely site, well kept. Would have liked the shop to have longer opening hours. Handy having the takeaway café and bar, although on this occasion didn't make use of it. However, we will next time. We will definitely be back again this year and will use it as a base to get around other parts of Norfolk. If you have bikes it's an easy ride to Sandringham and can recommend the Feathers in Dersingham on the cycle back.

Testing the campervan out

Good location and okay sized pitches. Shame about all the mole hills on ours, which my boy loved bringing in and out the campervan. Showers really good and clean, only downside was the bar wasn't open on a Thursday evening. Apart from that, all was good, easy check in.

Site's response

Thank you for your review, we are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us.

Short stay

Lovely stay, thank you very much.

Site's response

Thank you for your review, we are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay with us. Many thanks - Pinecones Team.

My stay

Would say toilets very clean but in my opinion, too hot and water too hot - turn down radiators and hot water would save money I feel radiators in toilet and showers should be turned down, along with hot water. Also, dog wash shower too hot - would save site money.

Site's response

Thank you for your review, all the showers temperatures are able to be controlled by the user.

King's Lynn site

The site was by the A149 so noisy, but was located by fields for a good walks. Very clean showers, only started seeing site people towards the Friday at the end of stay.

Site's response

Thank you for your review. Fridays is a very busy day for the site, when most of our visitors arrive. Thanks - Pinecones Team.

Brilliant stay

Brilliant stay at Pinecones great pitch. We chose the pitch with the picnic huts, great when a little cooler and you switch the heater on. Only a 20 minute walk to lovely pubs in the nearby village but also a great little bar on site. Easy drive to reach the beaches or just over an hours walk on easily defined paths

Site's response

Thank you for your fantastic review, we are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay with us. Ben's Bar is now a year old and has proved to be very popular. We have 4 laminated walks which all start from site in the office for our guests use. The heaters in the picnic hut do provide a great amount of heat to keep the users nice and cosy whilst they relax in them with maybe a drink and some nibbles. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Many thanks - Pinecones Team.

Great site!

This was a great find! Excellent value for money, the heated seating area was a game changer! Brilliant helpful staff and very clean facilities!

Site's response

Thank you for the amazing review, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us. We very much look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Take care, Pinecones Team.

Lovely site

We stayed at Pinecones for 2 nights and had a lovely stay. A very well laid out site, lovely shower/toilet cubicles with music! It was very clean and well thought out. Lovely and large warm radiators in each individual shower/loo. My only small point to raise is that the hand wash dispenser was broken and empty in one cubicle, and over 2 days it did not seem to be fixed/refilled. Not ideal when using the toilet and unable to wash your hands with soap. Otherwise I couldn't fault this site. Lovely views, large pitches and plenty of space. A nice bar with a lovely atmosphere. Closes at 8:30pm (maybe just winter hours). Will definitely return, thanks.

Site's response

Many thanks for your review, we are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us. We are pleased that you like the way that the site is laid out.

Our long weekend

We are still fairly new to this, but loved this site for our long weekend in our motorhome. Facilities were great, even a cozy little on site bar, staff friendly, lovely forest walks and in the other direction takes you to the lovely sandy beaches. Sandringham also a nice little walk away. Village a short walk away with 2 nice pubs to visit. We had a serviced pitch for the first time and was great. We loved it so much that we have just booked a return trip in June.

Site's response

Thank you for your review. We love to hear that our visitors have enjoyed their stay with us, it makes our job feel very worthwhile. Bens bar is a year old at the end of March 25 and has proved to be very popular amongst our visitors, great little place to meet and have a chat with other guests. We look forward to welcoming you back in June. Thanks - Pinecones Team.