Wildlife-watching campsites near Stowmarket

Half way between Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds and well connected by rail and road, the small Suffolk market town of Stowmarket is a pretty, riverside spot surrounded by classic Suffolk countryside.

97% (374 reviews)
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  5. Stowmarket
97% (374 reviews)

Popular camping styles for Stowmarket

Under £50

  • The Barn KT9
  • The Barn KT9
  • The Barn KT9
96%
(142)

The Barn KT9

21 units · Glamping, Tents3 acres · Greater London, South East England
A unique rural campsite in Surrey, a stone's throw from London's Zone 6
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£12
 / night
  • The Sunnyfield
  • The Sunnyfield
  • The Sunnyfield
94%
(71)

The Sunnyfield Campsite

28 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents8 acres · Canterbury, Kent, South East England
Looking for a place where you can camp, glamp and campervan together with friends? The Sunnyfield is the place.
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£38
 / night
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
97%
(104)

Plum Camping at White House Farm

35 units · Glamping, Tents5 acres · Norfolk, East Anglia
Family camping with campfires on a fruit orchard near Norwich, with a farm shop, café and butchers
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£15
 / night
  • Daisy May’s Farm
  • Daisy May’s Farm
  • Daisy May’s Farm
82%
(83)

Daisy May’s Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents20 acres · Bishop's Stortford, England
Our pop up campsite is set in 20 acres on a not for profit community farm. Come and join us in the great outdoors! Help collect the eggs, feed the chickens and milk the goat! There is always lots going on at Daisy May’s Farm! Children’s play areas, paddle stream, woodland walks and lots more! PITCH FEE INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE FARM & ALL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS! Open 7 days a week. Coffee Cabin and Ollie’s Food Hut also serving hot food (Weekends & school holiday 10-3pm) Local pub - 5 mins walk Golf Course (crazy golf, top golf, 9 hole course, bar and food) - 5 mins walk Shop/post office/chip shop - 10 mins walk Toilets & shower ; hot gas shower available but we are a basic wild, mostly off grid site. No concrete heated toilet blocks I’m afraid! (Showers unavailable in Winter months) There will be mud. Bring your wellies! Drinking water and bins available. Bring a torch for walking around the site at night. The site is off grid and the toilet lights are solar operated! CARAVANS - ONLY BOOKABLE MAY - SEPTEMBERTENTS - CAMPER VANS - MOTORHOMES WELCOME ALL YEAR (all pitches are the same. No need to specify which type of unit you are booking) We look forwards to welcoming you soon!
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£25
 / night
  • The Hop Farm
  • The Hop Farm
  • The Hop Farm
78%
(9)

The Hop Farm

109 units · Motorhomes, Tents500 acres · Brenchley, England
The Hop Farm is set in 500 acres of unspoilt Kent countryside, known as the Garden of England. Flat grass fields and surrounded by private woodland and also fields abut the River Medway, ideal for paddleboarding and kayaking. Campers have access to newly refurbished facilities, state of the art showers, toilets and washing facilities. Raised BBQ's and raised firepits are permitted. It's the ideal location for a peaceful escape with endless skies providing memorable sunsets and stars unhindered by artificial light.
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£27
 / night

Star Hosts in Stowmarket

  • Timber Tent Caterpillar
  • Mad Hatters Campsite
  • Timber Tent Caterpillar
98%
(96)

Mad Hatters Campsite

20 units · Glamping, Tents12 acres · Ely, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Cosy year-round glamping and seasonal camping in a fenland meadow with views of Ely cathedral
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£19.50
 / night
  • The Barn KT9
  • The Barn KT9
  • The Barn KT9
96%
(142)

The Barn KT9

21 units · Glamping, Tents3 acres · Greater London, South East England
A unique rural campsite in Surrey, a stone's throw from London's Zone 6
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£12
 / night
  • Pett Camping
  • The Big Meadow
  • Pett Camping
100%
(6)

Pett Camping

50 units · Tents11 acres · Rye, East Sussex, South East England
Back-to-basics camping on an East Sussex farm less than a mile from the beach
Potable water
Campfires
Trash
from 
£11
 / night
  • Pigs in Blankets
  • Pigs in Blankets
  • Pigs in Blankets
96%
(51)

Pigs in Blankets

26 units · Glamping, Tents8 acres · Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia
A campfire-friendly country campsite on a farm in walking distance of seaside Southwold
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£18
 / night
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
97%
(104)

Plum Camping at White House Farm

35 units · Glamping, Tents5 acres · Norfolk, East Anglia
Family camping with campfires on a fruit orchard near Norwich, with a farm shop, café and butchers
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£15
 / night

12 top campsites near Stowmarket with wildlife watching

  • Daisy May’s Farm
  • Daisy May’s Farm
  • Daisy May’s Farm
82%
(83)

Daisy May’s Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents20 acres · Bishop's Stortford, England
Our pop up campsite is set in 20 acres on a not for profit community farm. Come and join us in the great outdoors! Help collect the eggs, feed the chickens and milk the goat! There is always lots going on at Daisy May’s Farm! Children’s play areas, paddle stream, woodland walks and lots more! PITCH FEE INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE FARM & ALL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS! Open 7 days a week. Coffee Cabin and Ollie’s Food Hut also serving hot food (Weekends & school holiday 10-3pm) Local pub - 5 mins walk Golf Course (crazy golf, top golf, 9 hole course, bar and food) - 5 mins walk Shop/post office/chip shop - 10 mins walk Toilets & shower ; hot gas shower available but we are a basic wild, mostly off grid site. No concrete heated toilet blocks I’m afraid! (Showers unavailable in Winter months) There will be mud. Bring your wellies! Drinking water and bins available. Bring a torch for walking around the site at night. The site is off grid and the toilet lights are solar operated! CARAVANS - ONLY BOOKABLE MAY - SEPTEMBERTENTS - CAMPER VANS - MOTORHOMES WELCOME ALL YEAR (all pitches are the same. No need to specify which type of unit you are booking) We look forwards to welcoming you soon!
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£25
 / night
  • The Barn KT9
  • The Barn KT9
  • The Barn KT9
96%
(142)

The Barn KT9

21 units · Glamping, Tents3 acres · Greater London, South East England
A unique rural campsite in Surrey, a stone's throw from London's Zone 6
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£12
 / night
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
97%
(104)

Plum Camping at White House Farm

35 units · Glamping, Tents5 acres · Norfolk, East Anglia
Family camping with campfires on a fruit orchard near Norwich, with a farm shop, café and butchers
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£15
 / night
  • The Hop Farm
  • The Hop Farm
  • The Hop Farm
78%
(9)

The Hop Farm

109 units · Motorhomes, Tents500 acres · Brenchley, England
The Hop Farm is set in 500 acres of unspoilt Kent countryside, known as the Garden of England. Flat grass fields and surrounded by private woodland and also fields abut the River Medway, ideal for paddleboarding and kayaking. Campers have access to newly refurbished facilities, state of the art showers, toilets and washing facilities. Raised BBQ's and raised firepits are permitted. It's the ideal location for a peaceful escape with endless skies providing memorable sunsets and stars unhindered by artificial light.
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£27
 / night
  • Kingfisher
  • Our cosy unique Woodpecker Pod is situated on the edge of The Members Campsite at Chigborough Farm. It has a fantastic view of Home Water Trout Lakes. It is next to Horses Paddocks and a Maize Maze.
  • Kingfisher
93%
(80)

Chigborough Farm

48 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents130 acres · Essex, East Anglia
Boating, biking and bell tent glamping on a farm near the Blackwater Estuary, where good food and walkable pubs are also on the menu.
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£13
 / night
  • The Sunnyfield
  • The Sunnyfield
  • The Sunnyfield
94%
(71)

The Sunnyfield Campsite

28 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents8 acres · Canterbury, Kent, South East England
Looking for a place where you can camp, glamp and campervan together with friends? The Sunnyfield is the place.
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£38
 / night
  • Pett Camping
  • The Big Meadow
  • Pett Camping
100%
(6)

Pett Camping

50 units · Tents11 acres · Rye, East Sussex, South East England
Back-to-basics camping on an East Sussex farm less than a mile from the beach
Potable water
Campfires
Trash
from 
£11
 / night
  • Timber Tent Caterpillar
  • Mad Hatters Campsite
  • Timber Tent Caterpillar
98%
(96)

Mad Hatters Campsite

20 units · Glamping, Tents12 acres · Ely, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Cosy year-round glamping and seasonal camping in a fenland meadow with views of Ely cathedral
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£19.50
 / night
  • Pigs in Blankets
  • Pigs in Blankets
  • Pigs in Blankets
96%
(51)

Pigs in Blankets

26 units · Glamping, Tents8 acres · Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia
A campfire-friendly country campsite on a farm in walking distance of seaside Southwold
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£18
 / night
  • Stag Shepherd's Hut
  • The Pod
  • Stag Shepherd's Hut
99%
(104)

Hickling Campsite

31 units · Glamping, Tents1 acre · Norfolk, East Anglia
Tent camping and glamping within walking distance of Norfolk's largest broad and less than 10 minutes' drive from the beach
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£16
 / night
  • Beech Estate Campsite
  • 'Wild Glamping' Bell Tent
  • Beech Estate Campsite
98%
(153)

Beech Estate Campsite

55 units · Glamping, Tents25 acres · Battle, England
Tent pitch camping and wild glamping in a Sussex woodland hideaway
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
Cooking equipment
from 
£24
 / night
  • Fire and Feast Suffolk
  • Fire and Feast Suffolk
  • Fire and Feast Suffolk
100%
(25)

Fire and Feast Suffolk

10 units · Glamping, Tents3 acres · Suffolk, East Anglia
Camping in the beautiful country of Suffolk, with a rustic dining experience like no other
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
Cooking equipment
from 
£19
 / night

Available this weekend

  • Pett Camping
  • The Big Meadow
  • Pett Camping
100%
(6)

Pett Camping

50 units · Tents11 acres · Rye, East Sussex, South East England
Back-to-basics camping on an East Sussex farm less than a mile from the beach
Potable water
Campfires
Trash
from 
£11
 / night
  • The Sunnyfield
  • The Sunnyfield
  • The Sunnyfield
94%
(71)

The Sunnyfield Campsite

28 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents8 acres · Canterbury, Kent, South East England
Looking for a place where you can camp, glamp and campervan together with friends? The Sunnyfield is the place.
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£38
 / night
  • Stag Shepherd's Hut
  • The Pod
  • Stag Shepherd's Hut
99%
(104)

Hickling Campsite

31 units · Glamping, Tents1 acre · Norfolk, East Anglia
Tent camping and glamping within walking distance of Norfolk's largest broad and less than 10 minutes' drive from the beach
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£16
 / night
  • Daisy May’s Farm
  • Daisy May’s Farm
  • Daisy May’s Farm
82%
(83)

Daisy May’s Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents20 acres · Bishop's Stortford, England
Our pop up campsite is set in 20 acres on a not for profit community farm. Come and join us in the great outdoors! Help collect the eggs, feed the chickens and milk the goat! There is always lots going on at Daisy May’s Farm! Children’s play areas, paddle stream, woodland walks and lots more! PITCH FEE INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE FARM & ALL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS! Open 7 days a week. Coffee Cabin and Ollie’s Food Hut also serving hot food (Weekends & school holiday 10-3pm) Local pub - 5 mins walk Golf Course (crazy golf, top golf, 9 hole course, bar and food) - 5 mins walk Shop/post office/chip shop - 10 mins walk Toilets & shower ; hot gas shower available but we are a basic wild, mostly off grid site. No concrete heated toilet blocks I’m afraid! (Showers unavailable in Winter months) There will be mud. Bring your wellies! Drinking water and bins available. Bring a torch for walking around the site at night. The site is off grid and the toilet lights are solar operated! CARAVANS - ONLY BOOKABLE MAY - SEPTEMBERTENTS - CAMPER VANS - MOTORHOMES WELCOME ALL YEAR (all pitches are the same. No need to specify which type of unit you are booking) We look forwards to welcoming you soon!
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£25
 / night
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
97%
(104)

Plum Camping at White House Farm

35 units · Glamping, Tents5 acres · Norfolk, East Anglia
Family camping with campfires on a fruit orchard near Norwich, with a farm shop, café and butchers
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£15
 / night

Dog-friendly getaways

  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
  • Plum Camping at White House Farm
97%
(104)

Plum Camping at White House Farm

35 units · Glamping, Tents5 acres · Norfolk, East Anglia
Family camping with campfires on a fruit orchard near Norwich, with a farm shop, café and butchers
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£15
 / night
  • The Hop Farm
  • The Hop Farm
  • The Hop Farm
78%
(9)

The Hop Farm

109 units · Motorhomes, Tents500 acres · Brenchley, England
The Hop Farm is set in 500 acres of unspoilt Kent countryside, known as the Garden of England. Flat grass fields and surrounded by private woodland and also fields abut the River Medway, ideal for paddleboarding and kayaking. Campers have access to newly refurbished facilities, state of the art showers, toilets and washing facilities. Raised BBQ's and raised firepits are permitted. It's the ideal location for a peaceful escape with endless skies providing memorable sunsets and stars unhindered by artificial light.
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£27
 / night
  • Kingfisher
  • Our cosy unique Woodpecker Pod is situated on the edge of The Members Campsite at Chigborough Farm. It has a fantastic view of Home Water Trout Lakes. It is next to Horses Paddocks and a Maize Maze.
  • Kingfisher
93%
(80)

Chigborough Farm

48 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents130 acres · Essex, East Anglia
Boating, biking and bell tent glamping on a farm near the Blackwater Estuary, where good food and walkable pubs are also on the menu.
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£13
 / night
  • The Barn KT9
  • The Barn KT9
  • The Barn KT9
96%
(142)

The Barn KT9

21 units · Glamping, Tents3 acres · Greater London, South East England
A unique rural campsite in Surrey, a stone's throw from London's Zone 6
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£12
 / night
  • Daisy May’s Farm
  • Daisy May’s Farm
  • Daisy May’s Farm
82%
(83)

Daisy May’s Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents20 acres · Bishop's Stortford, England
Our pop up campsite is set in 20 acres on a not for profit community farm. Come and join us in the great outdoors! Help collect the eggs, feed the chickens and milk the goat! There is always lots going on at Daisy May’s Farm! Children’s play areas, paddle stream, woodland walks and lots more! PITCH FEE INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE FARM & ALL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS! Open 7 days a week. Coffee Cabin and Ollie’s Food Hut also serving hot food (Weekends & school holiday 10-3pm) Local pub - 5 mins walk Golf Course (crazy golf, top golf, 9 hole course, bar and food) - 5 mins walk Shop/post office/chip shop - 10 mins walk Toilets & shower ; hot gas shower available but we are a basic wild, mostly off grid site. No concrete heated toilet blocks I’m afraid! (Showers unavailable in Winter months) There will be mud. Bring your wellies! Drinking water and bins available. Bring a torch for walking around the site at night. The site is off grid and the toilet lights are solar operated! CARAVANS - ONLY BOOKABLE MAY - SEPTEMBERTENTS - CAMPER VANS - MOTORHOMES WELCOME ALL YEAR (all pitches are the same. No need to specify which type of unit you are booking) We look forwards to welcoming you soon!
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£25
 / night
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There are ample campsites nearby, with the rivers Gipping and Rat creating ideal valley locations.

Wildlife-watching campsites near Stowmarket guide

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Half way between Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds and well connected by rail and road, the small Suffolk market town of Stowmarket is a pretty, riverside spot surrounded by classic Suffolk countryside. There are ample campsites nearby, discover our favourites here.

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