The best 5 motorhome & campervan sites Norfolk

Why pick motorhome sites in Norfolk? Could it be the coastline? Or the chance to escape from the usual tourist hot spot crowds? A little bit of England that’s not quite as explored as other regions?

There’s plenty to attract you to Norfolk in your motorhome. From the slower-going roads to the Norfolk Broads to the seaside resort razzamatazz of Great Yarmouth.

As you’d expect, to complement this there’s a huge variety of motorhome-friendly campsites to choose from throughout the county. Here’s our pick of six of the best.

1. Kelling Heath

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Part of the Blue Sky Leisure portfolio (sister site Woodhill Park is on the clifftop overlooking East Runton), this site is set in over 250 acres of open heathland and woodland, which includes a number of designated walking and cycling trails, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The site also operates Acorn events—family focussed activities offering visitors the opportunity to learn about the environment and the wildlife that lives at Kelling Heath. It even has its own Countryside Team, to help you make the most of your stay. Ask them about their red squirrel programme!

Also, Kelling Heath has had Dark Sky Discovery Site status since 2017.

Motorhome pitching is in three areas of the site—Blue Butterfly, Yellow Dragonfly and Red Squirrel, the latter the only one where you can bring dogs (maximum two per unit).

On-site facilities extend to a health and fitness centre, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts and more.

2. Clippesby Hall

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From its AA 5 Pennant Premium Touring Park status to its 2023 East of England Tourism Awards Holiday Park of the Year prize, this multi-award-winning site in the middle of the Broads National Park offers the very best.

Its motorhomes offerings are spread across seven specific areas—with Cedar Lawn, South Park and Pine Woods for tents and campervans, Rabbits Grove, The Heath and Old Orchard for serviced pitches, The Meadow if you want super pitches.

Basecamp, meanwhile, is the site’s kitchen, café, shop and information centre hub, where you can get everything from fresh-baked pastries to full meals (breakfast, lunch and evening, plus take-aways), camping gear to local crafts. You can also check out the downloadable holiday guide on the Clippesby website.

Clippesby Hall itself has a fascinating history, dating back to Viking times and an entry in the 1086 Domesday Book, a time when Norfolk was one of the heaviest populated counties in England.  More recently, it’s been in the hands of the McCarthy family, one of Norfolk’s leading suppliers of fresh fruit and vegetables.

3. Deepdale Camping & Rooms

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Eco-friendly and award-winning, this is a site like no other, for motorhomes, campervans, tents and folding campers. Open all year round, there’s a 10pm no-noise policy, but that doesn’t stop Deepdale playing host to all kinds of events – everything from live music and theatre to its own Hygge, celebrating life’s simpler pleasures. It also plays a key role in helping to promote local crafts and businesses. In other words, there’s always something going on here.

The site is right by the sea, with a full programme of development since 2016 seeing the placing of 16amp mains hook-ups, fully serviced hardstandings, and amenities blocks with underfloor heating.

Deepdale has its own shop and café, plus free wi-fi across the whole site. It’s on the King’s Lynn to Fakenham Coastliner bus service.

In addition, the site’s office is also a particularly knowledgeable visitors’ information centre.

4. Wardley Hill Campsite

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If you prefer a bit of exclusivity, how about this site in the Waveney Valley, near the picture-pretty market town of Bungay? The campervan field at Wardley Hill has space for motorhomes up to 3,500kg, although the site does say it prefers campervans (do check before you book).

This is an “off-grid” site, too, so there are no mains hook-ups. Among the amenities are three self-composting toilets and two showers, the latter available all-day. And there are recycling facilities.

Wardley Hill actually covers some six acres, with much thought given to local wildlife and plants etc as well as space to literally run free. A small stream runs through it, too.

You’re encouraged to cook outdoors and use campfires—fire drums are provided.

Prices for campervan pitching start at £10 per adult, £7 per child (aged three to 15 years) and dogs £10 per stay. There are no extra charges for gazebos and awnings and dogs on leads are welcome.

5. Old Brick Kilns

A member of the Best of British chain of independent campsites, Old Brick Kilns is near Fakenham and just eight miles in from the coast. It offers some 60 hardstanding pitches spread across 13 acres.

Facilities include a small lake for fishing, shop with off-licence (it also sells fresh-baked bread and pastries, along with lots of local food and drink,) and Barney’s Bar—offering everything from drinks to meals, including take-aways.

The site’s own lake is stocked with carp, bream, rudd and tench. There’s also a children’s play area, plus table tennis, games room, television room and a pool table. A more recent addition to the site is a card-operated laundry. That supplements already impressive, extensive washblocks that include family/disabled facilities along with underfloor heating, hand and hair dryers, shaving points etc.

Other facilities include wi-fi to all pitches (many of which are hedged for extra privacy, visitors’ information room (also with books) and a defibrillator.

Norfolk facts

Before you embark on your journey, here’s 6 facts about Norfolk to keep you in the know.

1. The county is England’s fifth largest in size (over 20,000 square miles) and has a population under one million. It also claims to be the sunniest and driest county in England. 
2. County town Norwich is the only city in Norfolk. It was also UNESCO’s first City of Literature.
3. The Norfolk Broads are man-made. They’re the result of flooding ancient peat bogs from the 12th century. The Broads is one of the UK’s 15 National Parks.
4. Queen Boudicca had her home in Norfolk, some 2,000 years ago. A warrior queen, she led her Iceni tribe against the invading Roman armies of the time.
5. Colman’s Mustard was founded in 1814. When asked about the business’s success, Jeremiah James Colman, nephew of the company’s founder, is reported to have said: “I make my money from the mustard that people throw away on the sides of their plate.”
6. There are no motorways in Norfolk. It does have some 100 miles of coastline, however, stretching from Hopton on Sea to The Wash. And over 650 medieval churches.