Salhouse Broad Reviews

Great for camping

Stay was great, enough room, lake very close by, rental for kayaks and canoes was really fun, loads of ducks to feed they sell duck food, small food truck with sandwiches and coffee choices, toilets and showers good quality and clean-ish. They don’t have cartwheels if you have a lot of things to carry. Early mornings you can spot rabbits in the field.

Lovely

Very relaxing and well kept site. The rangers were fantastic and very helpful. We felt the prices of hiring out the canoes etc quite high but we just went to Cromer instead. Definitely would visit again though, very nice.

Site's response

We're glad you enjoyed your overall experience. We try to keep our canoe hire cost competitive and we do offer discount to those camping with us. We hope to see you here again in the future!

No frills but lovely

They're not kidding when they say this is a basic campsite. However, the ranger was friendly, the location is gorgeous right beside the Broad and if you need the comforts of civilization it's about 25 minutes walk from the nearest pub.

Site's response

We're glad you liked your stay, we are basic and we try to be clear about that, we hope you come again.

Beautiful, peaceful, back to basics site

Great for short stays, amazing location, very peaceful at night, and I loved being able to have a firepit lit. There is a catering truck during the day, and also the option to hire a canoe/kayak or launch your own for a small fee. The rangers were really helpful too. I'll definitely be back 😊

Site's response

Thank you Katy, we look forward to welcoming you back.

Lovely location

A small, quiet site close to the water. I feel it's only suitable for one or two nights due to limited facilities, but it more than makes up for it with its location.

Site's response

Thank you Thomas, we're working on improving facilities (subject to planning). We hope to see you again!

Fantastic stay with dog

Great stay - will return .

Site's response

Thanks for your review, we're glad you enjoyed your stay!

Back to basics campsite next to the broads

Salhouse Broad Campsite is a back to basics camp, all it has is portable toilets and cold water pipe. You have to go through fields to reach the site and find a ranger, who gives you your pitch details. The field was quiet empty, so we had a nice pitch in the far corner, but the downside is we had to carry our camping gear across the field bit by bit, as no cars allowed on site, which was hard work Toilets were quiet a trek as they were near the entrance of field. However, we were next to a gate that led to the water and boats on the broads. There is also a small play area and coffee hut in next field selling drinks and ices and cakes, open 9am 'till around 5pm. You could swim, use your paddleboard or hire canoes in the broads as there is a small, manmade beach-type area. Pros were that it was a lovely, quiet site and is great if you like boats, water sports and lovely walks. Wildlife is lovely to hear at night. It's a cheap site with clean toilets and good value. Lovely stay here and only half hour to Great Yarmouth and Hemsby. Cons were that we were not allowed our car on the pitch to unload gear, so had walk our stuff across a field to pitch. Even when explained that I have disabilities, it was a no. But then next day, the next pitch along was dropping stuff off to their pitch area. It felt like depends which ranger is on at time of arrival. Camping area is quite remote to get to, and you have travel through 2 fields, but it is worth it.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to review our site. You are correct that we don't allow cars on the campsite, this is to keep the site safe and to avoid the grass being churned up. We have a sign on the gate saying no cars beyond this point and if anyone drove on, it was because they ignored the sign, not because we allowed it. We're happy that despite this, you were able to enjoy your stay. Perhaps if you visit again, I would suggest that you select a pitch closer to the gate to avoid having to walk so far with your things.