Pigs in Blankets Southwold Reviews
Pigs in Blankets is nestled away in the secluded Suffolk countryside, overlooking the quaint seaside town of Southwold. The site welcomes tent campers in the spacious six acre meadow, with luxury ensuite pods with hot tubs available for glampers. Located on a working farm, you'll also experience county living with fresh produce available and the neighbouring fields filled with cattle, pigs and sheep. The beach is also just a ten minute walk away!
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Jess M
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Absolutely lovely area. Showers and toilets were constantly clean. Lovely owners. We will be visiting again. Long grass is kept for the environment and wildlife. No issue with using wheelbarrows to transport our luggage, however maybe a few more would be appreciated in busier times. You had the opportunity to pitch your tent wherever you wanted to on the large field, so could be as close or as far away from other people as you wanted. Very quiet site, and perfect for a relaxing break.
Outstanding service and amenities
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Tangobaldy B
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A remarkably good site. With the best showers I've seen at a campsite. A short walk to beach. This place is now my number 1 place to stay.
Excellent facilities
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Iris G
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Loved the path to Southwold which made walking there so much quicker, and it was beautiful.
Excellent
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Duncan F
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Lovely site, good facility.
Too much hard work
Maldwyn W
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This campsite is potentially excellent - the location is great, its facilities are good and cleanliness is admirable with hot showers included in the price. I feel the owners have tried hard to establish a good little campsite. However, (and it's a big however for me) you are not allowed to park your car by the side of your tent which, for me, meant eight round trips of 300 metres (that's walking 2.4 kilometres - approximately 1 1/2 miles) pushing a wheelbarrow with every bit of camping equipment inside it. Ridiculous. Most of my camping equipment would usually stay in the car (all carefully packed) and would only be taken out as and when required. Not so here. Instead, it all sat outside in the pouring rain, as there was no space in a 2 man tent to take it inside. My double air mattress was blown up using an electric air pump that plugs into my car cigarette lighter, but then had to be carried above my head to my tent 150 metres away. On departure, it took me over two hours to decamp, having first wandered the site looking for a wheelbarrow. I can only imagine how much longer it would have taken me if it was pouring with rain - thankfully the sun was shining. The camping area is flat and tent pegs are easily driven in. However, the grass is left tall in at least 50% of the area and this leaves no space for children to play. The long grass could be a fire hazard during dry times (this June for example) with fire pits and BBQ's burning everywhere. When it's wet (as this July and August), the long grass leaves your footware and trousers soaked through. For me, a solution would be to allow campers to park their car by their tent. Cut the grass short (at all times) and mark out a circular vehicle access route 10m in from the perimeter with 2 other routes cut across from front to back. This will enable the existing car pack to be converted into camping pitches or could be used as a safe play area for children (maybe provide a swing or two, maybe a sand pit) Southwold is such a lovely place and I visit regularly. If the opportunity to park my car by my tent was to be introduced, I for one would visit regularly. If things remain as they are, I will not be visiting again simply because it was just too much like hard work and that is not what I was looking for. Happy camping.
Lovely campsite
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Jon F
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Lovely campsite, great facilities and amazing location.
Wonderful
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Lenka B
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Loved the layout of site, walk to local town and beach, clean facilities, good facilities, welcome and farm setting.
Brilliant
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James T
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This place is fantastic and run by really nice people. Will definitely stay again.