Waveney River Centre Reviews

Great place to stay and explore

A great site for exploring the east side of Norfolk and Suffolk. Lots for children to do in a safe enclosed area e.g. playground and indoor pool. Restaurant and bar very nice and shop supplied all your basic needs while in a caravan or tent. Another plus was the ferry taking you over to the nature reserve. It was a shame that the hire boats weren't operating. The roads leading up to the site were narrow even with passing places so people just need to be careful going in and out.

Fantastic stay!

We had a wonderful 3 night stay, the facilities were great, the pool was a bonus and my boys loved swimming every morning! Very friendly site and the kids loved playing at the park and around the site with their friends. So beautiful being by the water. We will definitely return!

Good

Awesome site, will definitely return.

Fantastic

Lovely and clean campsite. Plenty of showers/toilets. Views were stunning. Nice pool - need to book your time slot. Pub on site was good - nice selection of drinks and friendly staff. Night time noise quietens down around 10 as per the rule, but not completely silent. Pinball machine arcade was different, and games room behind the pool was ok too, plenty of different things to play. Would definitely stay here again.

Great facilities

The site is easily located. Showers are a great set up with toilet, wash basin and shower in one private room. Pool is a good size with a great viewing area and kids play area. Clean and spacious. Park play field ideally situated. The Inn is very nicely furnished with plenty of seating inside and out. Loved the ferry service too.

Brilliant

Beautiful place to stay and very reasonably priced.

Peaceful fun campsite on the river

Lovely friendly campsite on the river. Can hire boats from here. Peaceful and we will be back.

Disappointed customer

We stayed with you 2 years ago and this time were very disappointed in the reduction in cleaning standards, failure to carry out simple repairs, and general condition of the place. The location is so beautiful, but our party (15 people in tents and campervans) will not be returning.

Lovely location, but toilets and showers are unclean

The campsite is very pretty and there's a nice pub nearby. Unfortunately, the toilets and showers are filthy so you will be desperate to get home and wash! They weren't cleaned throughout the day. I didn't actually see them cleaned the whole time I was there. Given the showers had toilets in, it was disgusting, showers were dirty, smelly and run down. I didn't want to put anything down in the showers as it smelled like a public urinal, the floors were dirty and there was rust and mould around the showers. Such a shame. They also put us on a tiny sloped pitch overlooking the car park - in fact, we'd have had a better view if we had parked in the car park! Luckily, our family had nicer spots and so we sat with them. I don't think the one we stayed in should have been a pitch, we'd have left immediately if we had to sit there every day looking into a car park.

Brilliant

Amazing stay, will definitely book to stay again, perfect for keeping young children busy and entertained. Clean, spacious and beautiful site.

Fantastic

I have just got home from a wonderful stay-at the Waveney River Centre. The staff are so approachable and helpful. The facilities were very clean and the views were fabulous. I will definitely be back.

A lovely site that we have always loved

Only real complaint is the site shop, whether in a tent a boat a lodge etc, people need the basics like fresh veg, sanitary materials etc. We were really lucky and someone let us have an onion. Don't get us wrong, the place is a special place to stay, everyone is really friendly and lovely and the whole site is spotless, but as it is remote, the site store need to carry some real essentials other than ice creams, camping mats, burger baps ect. If this sounds negative it's not meant to as we love the Waveney and have come back for many years, it's just our impression of what could have been better. We're sure the shop had more selection a few years ago, maybe people didn't use it as much and the books didn't add up at the end of the year. If this is the case we can fully understand.

Good base

Nice location for exploring the Broads and Southwold pier, but the one track roads to the centre I must admit terrify me slightly! It would've been handy to have the onsite café food times shared in the booking info as we kept showing up being told we only had 5 mins to order. That said, the whole waiting team were really kind, and child friendly which I really appreciated with over tired and grumpy kids. The toilet block was convenient, but dated/slightly broken. We would go back to try and explore the Broads some more.

Camping holiday

Quiet location, lots of small children, not a lot on site for older children. Games room had a lot of broken machines that got worse during our stay, staff very welcoming.

Lovely site! Being beside the river was perfect

Great location, absolutely loved it by the river! The kids really enjoyed the pool and everyone was very friendly. Only comment is that it was quite inconvenient having to park away from the tent pitch, we have a large tent so having to cart everything across the site was annoying.

Ruined holiday by drunken noisy campers

Holiday ruined by noisy campers swearing and shouting until way past midnight, then from 6am. No one on site to police it. Completely destroyed a beautiful idyllic camping setting.

Hidden getaway

This was our first visit and not sure if we would return. The site is reached down a rough single track road which is very narrow with overgrown trees/bushes which scratch the side of the caravan. The pool was a bonus, nice and warm and I agree with the booking system, this way, everyone gets a chance to use it. The toilets were clean. The showers were clean and spacious but the water temperature under par. The setting was nice around the marina. Small children's play area. Nice bar and restaurant on site. The pitches are snug. Once there, you would need to drive out to places as nothing in the immediate vicinity. .

Paid for 3 nights and stayed for 2.

Arrived during torrential rain and the very muddy single track road was a big put off in a Motorhome. Very little to do there if you don't have a car or children with you. Facilities not very clean and toilet seats missing. Not for us.

What a great find!

Great location, showers and toilet facilities excellent, nice bar serving food, good size indoor pool - marina picturesque. Staff in reception and bar very helpful.

Lovely stay

We had a lovely stay at Waveney, everywhere was spotless, the restaurant food was good and thankfully due to the rain putting the terrace out of action dog friendly. The only down side was there are no dog walks from the site, thought there might be a riverside walk from the marina but gated off due to it being part of the wild life sanctuary. No ferry running so no access to the one walk there is on the other side of the river. But we would return, if you want just to chill out and have peace and quiet this is the site.

Great stay

Great place for family stays but you will need a car to go places as it's deep in nature. We loved the pool, the boating, the playground, and the nice pitch locations. Bring a boat or kayak to get on the water and enjoy the seeing the birds fly overhead. Ensure to bring supplies as it's too far to nip out to the shops.

Hidden gem of camping

Lovely and quiet site in the country side. We really enjoyed our stay there and we will definitely will be back in the future. Such a a lovely site. The best thing about it was that it wasn't too busy.

I stayed just one night then left

Avoid this site if you have an 8ft wide caravan and expect a high standard of facilities. I stayed just one night, then left. The minor road to reach the site is overgrown with tall bushes which badly scratched all side windows on the van. Once you start, the only option is to keep going (then you have to return the same way). On arrival, the Kingfisher pitch is so small and confined, there is no walking room around the side of the van or awning. Being surrounded by tall, overgrown hedges/bushes, assuming you have room to erect it. The car must stay out in front of the caravan, on the road. The facilities are run down, smelly, broken seats, not a good standard, with the separate block for the site being worse. I found it so disappointing on arrival that I forfeited my remaining 10 nights and left next morning for another site, a very substantial loss, although the staff did indicate that they would see what they could do, after raising all the above points with them before I left site. On a positive note, the pool was good, the location good (albeit remote), and the staff helpful. This has the potential to be a good site if these point were to be addressed.

Great place to stay

Great site. Nice bar and great food.

Site's response

Thanks Jamie! :) We hope to welcome you again soon.

Outstanding

The staff at Waveney River centre were outstanding, from the bar staff to the staff working around the slipway. Always had a smile and offers of help when needed.