Applewood Countryside Park Reviews

Nice clean site

Lovely site for kids and dogs to play. Would check to see if there was a wedding first before staying again. Wouldn't stay on a wedding evening, was loud music late into the evening and lots of drunk shouting from guests. Was disruptive for a sleeping 4 year old.

Apple wood

The site was fine would be great if they had more than 10amp and look to build in fully serviced pitch the shower block and toilet block are ok but could do with more cleans throughout the day .

Great site

Applewood is a surprise behind a zoo. It is a large site with spacious pitches. The site is well kept and the facilities are clean. The toilet and shower blocks are excellent. There is a playground for children as well as discounted entrance to the zoo. There is also a large field and woodland track which is ideal for dog walking. We stayed prior to the Easter break and the site was very quiet.

Site's response

Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We're glad you enjoyed the spacious pitches, clean facilities, and the playground. It's great to hear you found the field and woodland track perfect for dog walking. We hope to welcome you back soon!

Amazing

Loved our stay with my 2 dogs lovely big field to walk round and a wooded it as well lovely clean shower block and toilets woke up and heard the wolf dogs howling at the zoo listening to the birds in morning is unreal definitely recommend a stay and most definitely going back for another stay

Site's response

Thank you for your lovely review! We're delighted you and your dogs enjoyed the field, wooded area, and clean facilities. The wolf dogs and birds truly make mornings special here. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Best regards, Applewood Countryside Park

Beautiful campsite.

Beautiful camp site, good size pitches, very quiet and peaceful. Loads of space for the children to play. Very convenient for Banham Zoo.

Site's response

Thank you so much for your kind words. We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the peaceful setting, spacious pitches, and that the children had plenty of room to play. We are also pleased that you found our location convenient for visiting Banham Zoo – it’s always a favourite with our guests! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.

Excellent campsite

Wonderful long weekend stay. Very clean site and facilities. Staff really welcoming and friendly. Beautiful site with a lovely playing field and woodland walk.

Site's response

Thank you so much for your kind feedback following your stay with us. We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the cleanliness of our site and facilities, and that our team made you feel welcome—providing a friendly and relaxed atmosphere is something we take great pride in here at Applewood. It’s also lovely to know you appreciated the Grove Meadow and our new woodland walk, which are both firm favourites with many of our guests. We hope to welcome you back to Applewood Countryside Park again soon for another relaxing break.

Unsecured dogs & noisy owners

The occupants of the campervan that arrived on our 2nd day were very loud quite late into the evening. They also had 4 dogs that were constantly barking that were not kept on leads! Became such an issue to our two that are on leads. Constant smell from back of their pitch! Overall, not a peaceful or relaxing stay, apart from our first night. Lovely pitch but very boggy to get on to. Toilet block lovely & clean. .

Everything you want and more

Fantastic location and site, everything you want and more. Great location, great facilities. Lots to do near the site. Will return when in the area.

Site's response

Many thanks for taking the time to write us a lovely 5* review. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back soon.

applewood stay for new year

the warden was very friendly and helpful

Site's response

Many thanks for taking the time to write us a lovely 5* review. I am really pleased to hear that you found our Park Wardens friendly and helpful and I will certainly pass your comments onto them. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2025.

Glamping pod

Lovely 2 night break. Comfy in the glamping pod. Good facilities. Karen on the desk very helpful she even rang the butchers so we had hot Brie and bacon sandwiches which we had on the way home Thank you -x-

Site's response

Hi Simon Many thanks for taking the time to write us a lovely 5* review. I am really pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us. We love the butchers across the road, so I hope that you enjoyed your bacon sandwiches on the way home. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon. From Karen

Pleasant off-season stay

Could have been better signposted to the caravan site entrance, but once we got there, the pitch was very spacious. Took us a while to figure out how to connect electricity through big beech hedge, but it was via a tube at the back of the socket box. Actually, said hedge provided good shelter and privacy. Site very quiet, but is is the end of November. Toilets good, and showers (with underfloor heating) excellent. Banham Zoo discount welcome, but perhaps not the best example hereabouts. Good for a couple of hours. Shop at entrance of park is very good, and butchers is excellent.

Site's response

Many thanks for taking the time to write us a lovely review. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and thank you for the feedback on signage. We hope to welcome you back in the future.

Brilliant

A wonderful campsite, well set up. The showers were luxury, everything clean, well maintained and right next-door to Banham zoo. We will def stay again!

Site's response

Thank you for your fabulous 5* review. It was great to hear that you enjoyed your stay and that you found our facilities clean and well maintained. We are open all year round, hopefully it won't be long before we can welcome you back for another stay.

First time caravan users

We booked this site as it was local to us for our 1st trip in our caravan before we ventured further afield & we weren't disappointed. The site is beautifully clean, the showers & toilet areas are spotless. Pitches are a very good size, well maintained & quite private. Site is right next door to Banham Zoo which is well worth a visit. There's a local shop, pub, restaurant & post office.

Site's response

Many thanks for writing us such a lovely 5* review. We are really pleased to hear that you found our campsite spotlessly clean and tidy. We will ensure that your feedback gets passed back to the Housekeeping Team. Even though you are local, we look forward to being able to welcome you and your family back again soon.

Really nice

Everything was spotless and well kept. The only thing that let it down was the price of the laundry and the fact the spin wasn't good and the dryer, therefore, didn't dry. Ended up using my campervan as a drying rack. If you don't need to do a washing then everything is great.

Site's response

Many thanks for taking time to write us a review. We are sorry to hear that you had issues with the washing machines and dryers. As they are large commercial sized machines they do sometimes need a second token for drying heavier items such as jeans, jumpers and towels. We hope that this hasn't put you off returning and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Great find

Stayed here for the weekend and had a great time. The site is within the zoo complex with plenty of parking. The town itself has a local shop, pub and great fish and chip shop selling kebabs and pizzas. The showers are very clean and possibly some of the best we have seen while camping. However, if you are using the EHU make sure your lead reaches your tent before you pitch. Ours was short at 10 metres and the on site team could not do anything to help, apart from suggesting I took my tent down and moved it to another pitch, which wasn't helpful.

Site's response

Many thanks for taking the time to review our campsite. We are really pleased to hear that you found our facilities spotlessly clean and we will pass your feedback onto our Housekeeping department. I am really sorry to hear that you had to move your tent just to reach the electric hook up box. On your booking confirmation email we do recommend that you bring a 20 metre electric hook up cable, however, if you do not have one and let us know in advance, we are will be more than happy to find a pitch with easy/shorter access to the electric boxes. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Hidden gem

A wonderful camp site with great facilities and lots of space. It was clean and friendly and in a superb location, I will definitely be back.

Site's response

Many thanks for your lovely review. We look forward to welcoming you and your family back again soon.

Just what we needed!

Great campsite. Helpful and friendly staff. Location was perfect. Highly recommend.

Site's response

Many thanks for taking the time to write us a lovely review and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon.

Great location for a weekend visit

Picked the site because it happens to be not far from where hot air balloons were going up. Arrived Friday, settled in. Saturday at Banham Zoo next door. Sunday morning at the car boot, then lunch at the Red Lion in Kenninghall (walkable along a footpath rather than on the roads). Left Monday morning and went home via Attleborough.

Site's response

Many thanks for taking the time to write us a lovely 5* review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us here at Applewood. It sounds like you had an action packed weekend and hopefully made lots of happy memories. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Great stay!

A great service and very friendly staff. Lincoln was especially helpful getting the car started! It was nice and quiet and very spacious. There was a lot of room for kids. Next to the zoo, pub, shop and chippy. Cash only but shop does cashback.

Site's response

Many thanks for your lovely review. I am really pleased that you enjoyed your stay here at Applewood Countryside Park. We were only too pleased to help fix with your car and I will pass your feedback onto Lincoln and his boss. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Two days away and a zoo

A nice place and a zoo to see.

Site's response

Many thanks for your lovely review and we hope to see you again soon.

Great site

Great site. Team are really friendly and helpful. Everything was clean and recently refurbished. Beautiful surroundings, well maintained.

Site's response

Hi Lesley, many thanks for the lovely 5* review. It was great to hear that you enjoyed your stay here last week. As a small family business, it was nice to hear that our staff were friendly, helpful and that you felt everything was clean and well maintained. I will certainly pass your feedback back onto the staff. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Wonderful

A wonderful site. Very spacious and well laid out. The facilities were immaculate.

Site's response

Many thanks for taking the time to wite us a fabulous 5* review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay and found our facilities immaculate. Our Housekeeping and Cleaning staff work extremely hard to ensure that every guest gets clean facilities so I will pass on your comments. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.

Nice and clean

Nice and clean, staff are great. Location is very nice.

Site's response

Many thanks for taking the time to review our Campsite. It was lovely to hear that you found our facilities nice and clean and our staff looked out for you throughout your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

Fabulous campsite.

Great games area for kids and adults. Great showers, hot water, flat campsite. Great local shop, butchers, pub, takeaway and zoo. Fabulous all around.

Site's response

Hi Sarah, Many thanks for taking the time to write us such a lovely 5* review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you and your family back again soon.

Great

it was really nice. Good location. Shop, bar, fish and chips and great butchers. I would definitely come back but I felt that it was a bit overcrowded.

Site's response

Many thanks for taking the time to write us a review and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon.