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Old College Glamping

100%

would recommend

North Burlingham, Norwich, Norfolk

HIGHLY RATED

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Nestled between Norwich and Great Yarmouth, Old College Glamping offers a great location for exploring all of Norfolk. Choose from a luxury adult only glamping pod with a hotel-style interior, or a cosy family friendly bell tent with electric and a fire pit. Everyone can also enjoy access to free WiFi and a communal outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven. Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth Beach and BeWILDerwood Norfolk are within 20 minutes too!

Why you'll love it at Old College Glamping


Winner of Best Glamping Site East of England in our 2024 Camping and Glamping Awards

Small glamping site with private converted horsebox bathrooms and a shared outdoor kitchen

Perfect location for exploring with great local woodland walks from the site

Within a 20 minute drive of sandy beaches, Norwich, BeWILDerwood and Great Yarmouth!

About the site


This welcoming site can be found settled half way between the beautiful beaches of the East Coast and bustling City of Norwich. This small family friendly site brings cosy, luxurious glamping for everyone to enjoy. The bell tent offers that camping experience that can only be achieved under canvas, but with the luxury of a standard double bed and super comfy pocket sprung mattress. You will find electric lighting and 13 amp sockets, a kettle, toaster, crockery and cutlery too. Great for couples but also for families having two extra futon beds that are ideal for children. There's also the option to add a third ready bed for an extra little one. Adults can also opt for a stay in the glamping pod, complete with heating, a king sized bed, crisp white linen, towels, smart TV, WiFi, a mini fridge and a coffee machine, guests will have everything they need for the perfect getaway. The outdoor kitchen provides the base for your cooking and washing up space, there is a wood-fired pizza oven, a gas hob, fresh drinking water and a sink with endless hot water for washing up. BBQs are available to take back to your pitch and there is a fridge/freezer for guests to use. The owners can provide pizza kits, wood for fire pits, disposable BBQs and charcoal for a small extra charge. The cleverly converted horsebox provides two unique shower rooms, each having large shower cubicles with thermostatic showers, flush toilets and handwash basins. Each unit shall have their own shower room allocated to them. Free WiFi is available with good coverage across the camping area. Sorry, no pets! Guests who book both the pod and the bell tent will have exclusive use of all facilities. Extra tent pitches may be available to parties booking both units with details on request. The site is licensed by the Woodland Champions Club, helping landowners create and manage woodland for the public to enjoy.

"The kids loved the open space and facilities. Would highly recommend to other families"

Brad E

"The attention to detail was second to none. We would book again in a heartbeat"

Kerry E

Old College Glamping is open from 02/05 to 01/09.

Best Glamping Site

Facilities and amenities

Accessible facilities

Allow commercial vans

Allow pets on site

Café / restaurant / takeaway

Drinking water

Family friendly

Shop

Showers

Toilets

W.C. disposal

Electric hookups

Fires allowed

Fishing

Glamping

WiFi

Facilities include a shared outdoor kitchen with a wood-fired pizza oven, a gas hob, communal fridge freezer and wash up area. There is a private shower room for each unit, converted from a horse box, each with a thermostatic shower, flush toilets and wash basins with hot and cold water. Free WiFi, fire pits, BBQs and outdoor seating are also available.

Spar Lingwood is a five minute drive away for picking up any essentials. There are also multiple pubs within a five minute drive including The Kings Head and The Hermitage.


Map and address

Park address

Old College Glamping,

The Old College, Main Road, North Burlingham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 4TA

Coordinates

52.6358, 1.5032 | TG 37 10

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Old College Glamping is ideal for...

Couples

Peace and quiet

Young children


There are 2 accommodation options on-site

Bookable pitches and accommodation options

Glamping Pod

Max 2 people

This pod is just for couples. King sized bed with crisp bedding, towels, bathrobes and slippers, smart TV, kettle, toaster, coffee machine, fridge and underfloor heating. Outside is a chimenea. Private allocated toilet/shower and a shared kitchen.

Family Bell Tent

Max 5 people

Cosy 5m bell tent including a double bed and 2 folding chair beds. A ready bed can be added for a 3rd child. Bedding, towels, lighting, sockets, kettle, toaster and crockery provided. BBQ and fire pit. Private allocated toilet/shower and a shared kitchen.


Old College Glamping reviews

100%

would recommend

Overall
5
Location
5
Value for money
5
Service
5
Facilities
5
Cleanliness
5

Fabulous stay

Katie M

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Bell Tent - Family Bell TentMay 2025

What a lovely stay. A family run business where everything had been thought of, the owners could not have been more accommodating.

Great site and facilities

Debbie A

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Bell Tent - Family Bell TentAug 2024

We stayed with our three children and had everything we could need for our stay. The tent was very well-equipped and cosy with the thoughtful items such as hot water bottles. Site was quiet and plenty of space for playing games outsides and fire in a night. Great to have private toilet and shower area. Would definitely come back next time we visit family in Norfolk.

Excellent!

Phoebe T

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Bell Tent - Family Bell TentAug 2024

We had a lovely stay. Andy and Rachel were lovely. Our 2 daughters enjoyed running around on the grass and making pizza with dad in the pizza oven. Well catered for, and had everything we needed. Close proximity to Bewilderwood which was a fun day out. Would definitely recommend, we all had a great time!

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FAQ

Check-in is available between 3pm and 8pm, if you are delayed at all just let the site know what time you expect to arrive. Check out is due by 10am on departure day, the site asks that you please leave your accommodation as you found it.

Sorry, Old College Glamping is a dog free site.

Just 20 minutes into the city of Norfolk take a tour round the Cathedral or check out one of the many museums. Head to the coast, just 15 minutes from Great Yarmouth. A great sandy family friendly beach or explore the Sea Life attraction or the Merrivale Model Village. For a fun filled family friendly day go over to BeWILDerwood Norfolk, a treehouse adventure play area just a 20 minute drive away.

BBQs and campfires are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times. The glamping pod comes with a chimenea and the bell tent has a BBQ and a fire pit outside. You will also have access to the shared outdoor kitchen which has a pizza oven. Please note that naked flames are not allowed inside the accommodation units.

Yes, of course the site will take the delivery of your online grocery shopping and put it away prior to your arrival!

Yes, the site can book a qualified beauty therapist for massages, manicures and other treatments.

There isn't a restaurant or cafe onsite but the site are happy to recommend and give you the details to book local restaurants.

The pod includes crisp white linen, towels, fluffy bath robes and hotel slippers, the bell tent also includes crisp white bed linen and duvets for the double and two single beds, plus fluffy white bath robes and hotel slippers are provided for the adults.

There is a swimming pool at Old College Glamping but it is for the exclusive use of guests staying in the Garden Lodge. Glamping guests are not permitted to use the swimming pool, sorry.

There is a hot tub at Old College Glamping but it is for the exclusive use of guests staying in the Garden Lodge. Glamping guests are not permitted to use the hot tub, sorry.

Groups are welcome to stay at this site.

Parking is not permitted by your pod or bell tent, there is a designated car park for all vehicles just a short walk away from the accommodation.

Yes, there is free WiFi access at Old College Glamping.

There isn't a shop onsite, but there is a Spar in Lingwood for picking up essentials which is a five minute drive away.

There is a bus stop a 30 minute walk away, or the closest train station is Lingwood which is a half an hour walk or a ten minute drive away.

No, sorry this site does not have EV charging facilities.

Under 18s can stay as long as they are accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

You will be sent further check-in information 2 day(s) before your arrival. When you arrive please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation as there is no reception onsite.


Things to do on site and in the Norwich area

Woodland walks, cycling and fishing all within a short walk from the site.

The bustling city of Norwich is just a short distance away, with plenty to explore.

Nearby you'll also find the sandy beaches of the East Coast, the ideal space to relax.

Other activities in the surrounding area include:

  • The Broads National park
  • East Ruston Old Vicarage Garden
  • Norwich Castle
The listing for Old College Glamping was last updated on June 24th, 2025 at 12:05 AM

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