Shottisham Campsite
Shottisham Campsite is situated in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB, just ten minutes from the beach at Shingle Street. There are 50 spacious grass camping and touring pitches, 30 with electric, spread between five picturesque small fields. Enjoy meeting the animals in the onsite smallholding and even sample homegrown and homemade food at the onsite cafe!
Why you'll love it at Shottisham Campsite
Featured in our 2024 Outstanding Sites list of reliably excellent camping, glamping, and touring sites
Situated in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB, 10 minutes from the beach
Onsite small holding and cafe where you can meet the animals, enjoy fresh produce and homemade food!
Peaceful site with well maintained facilities, great walking routes and a charming pub nearby
About the site
Located just ten minutes from the stunning coast and five minutes from Sutton Hoo, this family friendly site is in a prime spot for exploring all that Suffolk has to offer. The campsite is also committed to sustainable, low-impact living to protect the surrounding environment. Guests can pitch up on one of the site's 50 spacious pitches, 30 with electric hook-up. The pitches are spread between five small fields and broken up by native trees and bushes, each welcoming tents, campervans, motorhomes, caravans and RVs. This charming campsite is part of a working smallholding with rare breed goats, pigs, alpacas and chickens - and you're welcome to help as the animals are fed on Saturday evenings. Depending on the time of year, you may be lucky enough to meet baby alpacas, goats, chicks, piglets and more. Campfires are permitted in fire pits (which the site hires out), and you can buy firewood (or you can bring your own). Dogs on secure leads are welcome, and there is direct access from the campsite to walking trails through acres of beautiful countryside.
"Excellent combination of spotless facilities and a laid back atmosphere"
Clive T
"Everything you need for camping as well as stunning surroundings for beautiful walks"
Sherri C
"So quiet too! Slept so well and only woken by the dawn chorus, what a way to wake up"
Sharon C
"Certainly worth the 5-star ratings: the location is perfect"
James T
Shottisham Campsite is open from 01/04 to 30/10.
There are 35 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
20 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
Max 10 people
Grass pitches for tents, roof tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes without electric. Spread between five small fields and broken up by mature native trees and bushes, the pitches are level and on free-draining ground. Pets welcome.
15 x Electric Grass Pitches
Max 10 people
Grass pitches for tents, roof tents and tourers with 10 amp electric. Spread between five small fields and broken up by mature native trees and bushes, the pitches are level and on free-draining ground. Pets welcome.
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Derek O
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Quiet and well appointed campsite with excellent dog walking opportunities, including a ten minute stroll to a wonderful 15th century pub! Criticisms? Difficult, but be warned there is no heating in the shower block, so could be a problem on a chilly day! Overall, though, a superb site to which we will most definitely return ❤️👍
Site's response
Thank you for the lovely review. I am pleased you enjoyed your time here - pub and walks round here are great! Unfortunately there is minimal heating (bit of underfloor heating) in the toilet blocks as we have a limited electrical supply and my wonderful electrician would have kittens if I used any more electricity. However the long term plan is to get more solar panels to produce even more of my own electricity and then hopefully there will be warmer toilet blocks! Take care and look forward to seeing you again, Claire
First rate grandparent/granddaughter bonding
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Gerald W
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Lowkey charm, well run with minimal 'supervision' and maximum calm presence. Peaceful. First camping experience for granddaughter. She loved it.
Site's response
Thank you so much for your review. I am pleased you had a good time and your granddaughter enjoyed her first camping experience. I love the phrase 'low key charm' - that is exactly what I am aiming for, I just didn't have the right words. I am glad you found it peaceful - I think it is too - it is a beautiful and quiet part of Suffolk. Hope to see you again soon. Take care, Claire
Shottisham campsite
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Irene S
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A site on a smallholding with an added interest being the animals. Good facilities, clean showers with hot water. Nice surrounding walks in the wood and by the crop fields. Plenty of wildlife and lovely trees and flowers. A good location to visit places of interest. We visited Shingle Street, Orford and Aldeburgh. A nice little sandy beach at Bawdsey, much loved by the dog.
Site's response
Thank you for your lovely review. I am really pleased you had a good time and liked the animals. The walks round here are really very good. My dog loves Bawdsey and Shingle Street beaches too. Hope to see you again, take care. - Claire
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