Manor Farm Caravan and Camping Site
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Manor Farm, East Runton, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9PR  phone: (01263) 512858   email: manor-farm@ukf.net  

A quiet family-run caravan and camping site situated on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast
with stunning sea and woodland views

Reopens Easter 2010
 

Gurneys Plantation (caravans only)

The perfect place for
a relaxing holiday

Excellent facilities for
 caravans, motor homes and tents


Please see Availability
page before you phone

 

Marlpit Field

Week old calf at Manor Farm Download Manor Farm Information PDF
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Day old calf at Manor Farm
A quiet corner of Molls Meadow

Brand new washrooms with power showers for 2009
Luxury new washrooms & showers
on Molls Meadow (see gallery)
 

View from Molls Meadow

Telephone or email us with your booking requirements and we will confirm availability


Manor Farm, East Runton, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9PR
Telephone : (01263) 512858
manor-farm@ukf.net
Office open daily from 9am to 6pm
 
Plenty of things to keep the children busy! The ice cream van usually calls twice a day!!

 

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Below are some recent Reviews posted by our guests who have stayed at Manor Farm


Please take a few minutes on uk campsite.co.uk to let us know how you enjoyed your stay at Manor Farm

 

 

 

Review by: Thebaron404  Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

Excellent Site!

We camped on the Dog friendly site and accidentally found the best pitch on the site, I'm not sure I should give it away but to give you a clue it's nearly 180 degrees of sea view and up a bit higher than the rest of the site.

The facilities are excellent. There were two large freezers for ice blocks. No q's for showers at any times, there are loads of them so not really surprising.

The site went quite at 11pm. There were some groups but all well behaved.

Cromer full of amenities inc a Morrisons. But bear in mind that if your used to the delights/horrors of 24h shopping then you'll need to remember that all but Budgens close's after 8pm. And Sundays are apparently still sunday in north norfolk. (Supermarkets closed by 4pm)

The Beaches are clean albeit a bit flat. Not many that are Dog friendly.

If you want to eat out then Cromer offers many good family eateries, more fish and chip shops then you can throw a stick at.

Holt though for us offered the best food options. The Kings Head and it's Sister Pub somewhere across the road were both excellent and reasonable. A meal at the friendly Kings head Drinks and Wine came for 4 adults came at approx 20 pounds per person. Kids inc our friends 2 year old were made to feel very welcome.

Overall one of the best sites we been to. What makes it even better is being members of the CCC this was our backup site, but after being greeted on the phone by a very rude lady at the CCC Cromer, we ditched that site and came here. Even the CCC's own magazine recommends it. We'll be back

Drive from reception to sites, interesting to say the least if you have a wide car or meet anything coming the other way.

If there was one criticism it would be the water heating systems. Couldn't cope with the demand at peaks times. Not cold though, just not as hot as at other times.

Review by: Lisajh   Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

We have just returned from Manor Farm. We did not want to leave as it was so nice! The gallery pictures do not do the site justice. We had a lovely view of the sea from our tent and as it was carnival week watched the Red Arrows and the firework display from there. The warden and cleaner worked hard, even late at night, to keep the shower and toilet blocks clean and were very friendly. The site is close to Cromer town and the beach. We were on Molls Meadow where the toilet facilities were new this year and very good. The free use of freezers for ice blocks was a really nice touch. (Other camps seem to 'hire' blocks out for a charge)Because the site is on a hill it can be windy, but there are plenty of pitches in sheltered spots and view makes the wind well worth it.

Review by: JayZed73  Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

Spent a weekend at Manor Farm, and can only find good things to say about it. It was a hot summer weekend so the site was busy, but there was still plenty of room. The site is spread over two or three fields for tents and one for caravans. Most of the pitches have sea views.

Shower blocks were clean - on this busy weekend there was a bit of queuing for showers and washing-up sinks, but I shouldn't think that would be a problem at less busy times. Lots of families camping there, and it's a good place for kids, with a nice playground and lots of space to run around.

The campsite overlooks the sea and it's a 20-minute walk into the seaside town of Cromer or the smaller village of East Runton, both of which have nice beaches. Cromer has plenty of shops (and great fish & chips!).

Review by: Abbs Family  Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

We've visited this campsite several times over the last five years and will be going again over the bank holiday.We can't wait!

Our two teenagers frequently ask when we're going back to Manor Farm and always talk about the fun they've had. There's a playground and plenty of grassy areas for them to play on, not to mention the wooded area by the unserviced pitches in the main field where camp building is a must! This is a family friendly site where children will make new friends instantly.

The toilets are clean and fresh and have plug sockets for the essential hair straightners! In our experience they've always had hot water too, even in peak times. Also plenty of sinks for washing up. Town is a 20 minute walk away down the main road where you can find a great beach for crabbing and relaxing. There is a Co-op a ten minute walk away or a 2 minute drive for all the essentials.

In all honesty we've never really sampled the restaurants in Cromer except the fish and chips as we normally cook back at the tent but we've been into Sheringham for a bite to eat several times and The Lobster is a must!

The campsite is quiet, sheltered in many spots and a gem! A few areas are sloped but this just adds to the true camping feel. In August two years ago, there was a field of sunflowers nearby which added a spot of colour to what was a wet week. We moved after that first week to an 'upmarket' campsite and regretted it the moment we arrived, it didn't have the relaxed feel or the spacious feel of Manor Farm. It's been hard to beat!

Review by: GAVINANDELAINE  Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Campervan

We stayed in Gurneys Plantation. The pitch was nice with sea views, the pitches were well spaced out. We did walk through the camping field and thought it looked really crowded and everyone squeezed in. The toilets were a little old fashioned but clean, the showers were always hot and free.

There is a footpath to Cromer which has the usually seaside tat shops supermarkets and fish and chip shops and the traffic durring the day is unbelievably bad. The town is dead at night with very little in the way of pubs and food, although I can recommend the Dayla Spice curry house. Another footpath leads from the site to Runton with lovely wide beach and 2 pubs and local shops.

We caught the train from Cromer to Norwich which I wouild recommended and the train is good value at £6.30 off peak return for an adult.

We had lots of lovely bike rides in the surround countryside, but found that this area of Norfolk is not as flat as people say! There are plenty of quiet lanes and villages to explore.

Overall, the camp-site was fine but I felt not as good as people have said on this forum and Cromer is a real let down. Would I go back, to the campsite probably yes, but not a whole week here.

Review by: A+RD    Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

The site was perfect for what we needed. We spent 6 nights here and had brilliant weather. The showers were clean and other facilities were good. We were left alone during our time at the site (which was full to capacity). We managed to get a good pitch in the Malpit Field and had plenty of privacy. The site is a 10 minute walk to the nearest supermarket and about 20 minutes to the centre of Cromer.

Really enjoyed the stay and look forward to using this site again next time we are in Norfolk

 

Review by: Carry On Camper   Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

Just returned from successful family camping week here, based in the dog-friendly field, Moll's Meadow. Helpful (and visible) staff, brand new facilities block in our field (but others not quite as nice), ideally located for Cromer and Sheringham, plus Norwich and the bootiful North Norfolk coastline (Wells etc.) very driveable. Plenty of room for the kids to play - they had a ball. Seems unfair to pick faults but if I did it would be it is a large site, pitches can be quite sloping, there's a teen campsite next door which you can hear noise (not too much though) from and also a railway line. But, all-in-all a thumbs up for Manor Farm, I would definitely go back!

Review by: Gilders Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

Booked some months in advance, sending our £10 deposit, and called to see if we could arrive one day early. After check in at the not so welcoming or friendly office we were wished luck in finding a spot to pitch as they were very busy! There was one pitch luckily and had we arrived 2 hrs later then we'd have struggled.

The site itself, made up of several fields is large and besides the serviced sites there is no structure as to where you pitch in the field, apart from a '6 meter away' rule, which as we witnessed, can lead to some people being rather disrespectful to other campers. We were there for a 6 days a didn't see management going around the site checking things or enforcing the rules of the site

The facilities are adequate but when full struggled to cope. We used the facilities in the 'caravan' field, which was nowhere near as busy.

The washing up facilities are far from adequate, be prepared to queue.

I would say is if you're arriving get there early afternoon 3pm ish, existing campers don't have to leave before 6pm which can mean that space is scarce if you arrive earlier.

As far as location is concerned, it's great for exploring the surrounding towns and villages.

We have 2 small children and the best day out was a day spent exploring around Baconsthorpe Castle. This is simply a ruin in the middle of nowhere, but there are a number of walks around (one that leads to a nearby pub) which are pure delight. We walked through corn fields, around small village churches and small woods and had a great time. If we saw 20 people throughout the day, then that was being generous. Take a picnic and the grounds of the castle and the surrounding moat make for a great adventure. True Swallows and Amazons!

Blakeney Point is also a must if you have little ones, seeing the seals that have taken up residnece ther are a joy to see. However, on a nice day, be prepared for crowds and busy boat trips (look for the Orange Boats - Beans Trips I think it was) - if you can book ahead!

The beach at West Runton is nice and makes for good crabbing when the tide is out. Parking by the beach is £2 per day which is also good value. There are basic toilets and a little cafe in situ to help keep the children happy with ice creams.

We had a great time all in all

Review by: Phil wright  Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

We arrived here to be greeted by a friendly booking in reception clerk who was more than happy to help with a booking problem that we had.

The site is huge with several different fields in which to pitch up.

The site is relatively quiet,well kept and litter free.

This is a family site so if a totally noise free place is what you are after then this may not suit you.

The washing facilities and toilets were cleaned through out the day several times but to be honest there really needs to be more toilets and shower facilities especially at peak times.

All in all we really enjoyed our stay here and perhaps in the future the owners my even consider a club house on site and perhaps a little shop.

Fantastic place to take your family as there is so much to do around east runton and cromer.

Review by: Caribbeanwind  Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

We booked at short notice in what is obviously the busiest time of year and was unable to get a Service Pitch. If an EHU is essential you will need to book in advance.

The biggest plus point of this campsite is it's location. Walking distance to the town centre, beach and pier. We hardly used the car all week which was great. The beaches are also lovely and clean with plenty of sand at East Runton and Cromer.

Please be aware that the Pub next to Morrisons was shut the whole week we were there and at the busiest time of year we concluded it had probably gone out of business. Also if you want sit down Fish & Chips they shut at about 8pm which we found rather strange (the Take Away counter remained open but only at one of the two chip shops). There is a Morrisons, Co-Op, Halfords and Argos on the walk into town but if you forget anything small such as a sieve or can opener there is a great discount shop in the centre which we used many times.

The site itself is ok, we stopped in the Marl Pit because I didn't fancy being woken early by barking dogs. I got woken at 6am by young children instead. The showers were rarely warm enough. The problem with the push button showers remained from early reviews (ie only lasting for a couple of seconds I complained about this twice but nothing was done about it. There is also a seemingly permanent queue to wash up your dirty pots which is annoying. They do provide Freezers to recharge your ice packs but we gave up on this as with it being so busy it became a chore finding them and they took an age to freeze.

On the plus side everyone kept the noise down after 2230hrs which was great. On a standard pitch you can erect your tent where you want within reason (but not all the pitches are flat) and it's proximity to Cromer and the Supermarkets makes it really. I think this site would be excellent when not so busy and shall return but probably during one of these time.

Review by: The staffy clan  Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

Just had 2 great weeks at manor farm as always the site was great and the owners are doing all they can to improve the site the new shower block on Mols meadow is finished. The weather was great very hot. The site is ideal for dog lovers with lots of country walks or beach walks.

Cromer however was infested with ladybirds, but don't let that put you off as the locals say it happens about every 10yrs

The site is just the ideal spot for the Norfolk broads and the north Norfolk coast line . So good we have already booked for 2010

This site gets a 10 out of 10 from us on all the things people expect from a campsite. Friendly, clean, location, helpful staff

Review by: Jacqui61  Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

Every other review on this site was good so we decided to give it a try. Although we had good weather throughout our stay, Manor Farm for us was not all we expected. The only access is by a single dirt track, and if you get a vehicle coming the other way it's not easy to manoeuvre round each other. The campsite itself seemed to be very overcrowded. We were on Marlpit Field and the tent units were not the recommended 6 metres apart. When we came to connect our electric hook up we were unable to do so as all four points were taken. We contacted the office and were told to sort it out ourselves. It was only when we said that it was up to them to sort out the problem with the hook up as we did not want to mess with someone elses electrics, that they said someone would come up to us. The warden arrived 15 minutes after our call, found that someone should have been on a different hook up point and made a connection point available for us.

For the sheer size of this site I do not feel there are enough facilities, such as toilets and showers. The block nearest to us contained four toilets (one with a sink in the cubicle) and one shower inside. A door on the outside of the building led into a family shower, which my twin daughters and I just fitted in. My partner said the situation was the same in the gents. There were queues every morning for the showers, and when we did manage to get in a shower it was usually a trickle of water, as the pressure was down due to so many people using this facility at the same time. The best time to shower is very early morning or late night.

We do not have a portable fridge so had to use the freezer to re-freeze ice blocks. However, someone kept removing them from the freezer and leaving them on the floor. This was not good, I mentioned it to the warden who said he would pass it on to the person in charge.

Our children enjoyed the peaceful play area on Gurneys Plantation as the Marlpit area was very crowded. Although the site went quiet around 11pm the noise from a fair in Runton carried up and seemed quite loud at times.

Cromer is a pleasant little town, and the beach is lovely. A value for money place to eat has to be The Kings Head-two meals for £10.00, and the food was good, there are also many fish & chip shops though most are shut by 9pm.

The Henry Blogg Museum is worth a visit, we had our eyes opened about the history of the Cromer Lifeboat.If we were to revisit the area in the future it would have to be on a different campsite. Although the sea views from Marlpit are fantastic, the access to Manor Farm is not good.

Review by: Alibali65  Date of Visit: July 2009  Unit used: Tent

We stayed in Molls Meadow for a weekend at the beginning of July, the weather was hot which made the stay more pleasurable.

The facilities in Molls Meadow were a brand new shower & toilet block that was kept clean we didn’t have a problem with no hot water, although the field was not full during our stay. Maybe this toilet block had recently opened as it definitely was not small (see TheThrashers review) plus the Manor Farm website which show the new block.

As mentioned an ice cream van visits regularly. The campsite is a short walk from a largish Co-Op and further on a large Morrison’s and other shops in Cromer. Nearby the there is also a Halfords and a BP petrol station.

East Runton and the beach are also easily to walk to. Cromer is also within walking distance our 3 year old managed it no problem both there and back and a full day on the beach.

The site seems to be very child friendly with 2 good play areas and a football area for the children. There is a chap who cycles about regularly asking if everything is ok

There was also no problem of where to pitch and having a large tent there was no extra supplement as we had a standard pitch. We have already booked to go back.

Review by: Montanagirl   Date of Visit: August 2009  Unit used: Tent

Just arrived back from a weekend at this site. Pitched on Molls Meadow (even though we don't own a dog) and thouroughly pleased with the site. Very friendly staff and we often saw a warden cycling around to make sure everyone was ok and rules being adhered to.

We had a good walk round the whole site and it is huge.

The shower block was lovely and always found the water in the showers hot and block very clean. The washing up water was sometimes just luke warm though - but hey it beats washing up in a river with grit!

The only other issue we had was that as the shower block on Molls Meadow is brand new and so nice, we did get other campers using it from the other fields instead of using their own (which I am told were very adequate) which made it very busy at times.

Short walk to Cromer (about 20 mins) and lovely views of the sea.

We will be definitely be going back.

Review by: Cast42  Date of Visit: July 2009  Unit used: Tent

We spent 6 nights here in July. It’s a large site but I like the way that it’s split into different fields so that different types of camper can be accommodated in each. We camped on Marl Pit where dogs are not allowed.

The facilities are clean and well kept. We’re early risers so had no problems with queues at the showers or the water going cold. I suspect that, given the numbers that are accommodated here, that this could be an issue later in the day. We were especially pleased to have access to a deep freeze so we could keep our ice packs frozen.

There’s plenty to do in the area and it’s a good base for exploring Norfolk. It’s not far from the sea although we took a short drive along the coast to visit the magnificent beach at Holkam. There are two supermarkets within a short walk and the nearby village of East Runton boasts two pubs. The best pub for food, however, was the Village Inn which involved a slightly longer walk to West Runton.

Being a large site we never really made any contact with the owners. I think we missed the personal touch that we’ve enjoyed on other sites. But it was clean and well run and we would certainly visit again

Review by: JintyBell   Date of Visit: July 2009  Unit used: Tent

Spent a fantastic week here in late July. The site is extremely well run, toilets and showers were always clean and play areas were superb for the kids (aged 6 and 9). My daughter especially loved the climbable trees surrounding the play area!

Although others mention it, we never experienced a lack of hot water for either showering or washing up - perhaps we are just early risers!

Some of the site is on a slight slope, and a wind break would have been handy in the evenings.

Shops nearby were extremely handy, but I think the site is missing a trick by not having a small shop on site - the girls always like to make a little independent trip to buy sweets and the ice-cream van isn't quite the same!

Anyway, we loved the site and loved the area and wouldn't hesitate to go back.

Review by: Sallyrache   Date of Visit: July 2009  Unit used: Tent

There is quite a narrow stony road up to the campsite which was a bit of a close shave for our towbar! But that is the only problem we have to report!

The site was lovely, we were in Marlpit and camped nearer to the older toilets. Old yes, but very clean. There's also a family shower in that block which we used. Never had problems with cold water.

We found the site to be very windy and had to replace normal pegs with sturdier ones as they kept coming loose in the wind.

The park is good for older children and the ice cream van visited daily.

Good walk to East Runton beach and also into Cromer.

Lots of Ladybirds - but I don't think that is normal!

Review by: Struss1970   Date of Visit: July 2009  Unit used: Tent

Just had 3 nights at Manor Farm, we chose it as it's not too far from home and we wanted to trial our new tent but what a pleasant find this site is. We were greeted by friendly people at the reception who gave us all the info we needed, we went down to the fields and it felt like you were in the middle of the country. Managed to find a good sized, flat area to pitch on easily. The site is run in a relaxed way but everything seemed to be happily under control.

This site was mainly used by families with young children and there's a lovely wooden play park area which our 4 & 6 year olds loved - all of the kids using the park were nicely behaved and we heard no bad language which can't be guaranteed but shows the kind of people who use this site.

The toilet & showers were very clean, new shower curtains - no mildew or funny damp smells! Plenty of free hot water which was not so hot that you couldn't shower children. Washing-up facilities good but not much room so sometimes a queue in the evening, free & easy access to freezer for ice blocks run on a charitable donation basis.

We felt like we were in the depths of the countryside with lovely sea views on the horizon so we were pleasantly suprised to find a coop and morrisons within walking distance and the beach nearby. Cromer and the beach were pleasant and we walked eveywhere (even the 4 year old).

This site has none of the loud, brightly lit nightlife that some people are looking for but if you're after a relaxed family break where you can chill and the kids are safe this is ideal. I shall definitely return,even if hubby is working I'd feel happy to come on my own with the kids.

 

Review by: Oldhamfamily  Date of Visit: July 2009  Unit used: Tent

We have just returned from a lovely four days here. The campsite is well kept, with a nice man cycling around to ensure everything is okay and giving a weather forecast. The facilities were clean although I echo other comments about the showers being cold, this was my only complaint, they were fine at 7am but cold any later in the morning. I did notice that those from Molls Meadow used the shower block in our part, their facilities were obviously not as good!

We camped in the Marlpit site right near the playground. It was an even patch and there is lots of space. An icecream van visits regularly. The campsite is a short walk from a Co-Op and East Runton which has a nice beach. In fact it is a very pleasant walk to everywhere and I wouldn't worry if we didn't have the car. Plus there was the bonus of rabbit spotting with the kids!

It is a good campsite in a good central location with lots of lovely places to visit. We must also give a mention to the Dormy House Hotel in West Runton for a lovely 3 course meal for £13.40 and great service. Also the Blue Sky Cafe on the walk along the front into Cromer for great service and lovely homemade cakes!

Review by: Mistisas   Date of Visit: July 2009  Unit used: Tent

Wow what a great site, 10/10 for facilities, everything kept very clean.Lovely new toilet and shower block completely tiled and well maintained. Even the older toilet and shower block which was nearer to our pitch was kept clean and shower worked well. Close to all the amenities that Cromer has to offer (within 5 mins walk), you have Morrisons and a co-op, plus beaches close by. Kids loved the park and football field, which was often full of rabbits in early morning. Although this was the first week of the summer holidays we could pick our own pitch and has much space as we wanted, which was a lot as we had a new Outwell Arakansas 5 very large and comfortable, stood up to terrible storm and very strong winds. Glad this site is slightly away from the cliff edge and we had shelter from trees and bushes. Keep up the good work Manor Farm.

Review by: TheThrashers   Date of Visit: July 2009  Unit used: Tent

Very large site with 3 sections set out over the rolling countryside of Norfolk. The site is well kept with good facilities, each part of the site has its own toilet and shower block and the site has two play areas for the kids.The road to the site is a bit narrow but once you are booked in you can use the exit on the Cromer side of the site.

Cromer is a short walk from the site with a Rainbow and Morrison store as well as Argos, Halfords and the towns many fish and chip shops.

The only thing I noticed was not all of the site is flat so be ready to sleep on a slope and the small toilet block on the Marl pit field was very busy and the floor was always wet and slippy

It was worth walking to another block.

We would go back again as overall it was a wonderful all round site.

Review by: Calvinmeek    Date of Visit: July 2009  Unit used: Tent

We stayed here for the weekend and had a fantastic weekend, helped of course by the 'heatwave' we are experiencing! We stayed on Marlpit site and had a good clean shower/toilet/washing up and laundry block (i think each site has two blocks). My girlfriend tells me there are plug sockets in ladies block for hair straighteners and hairdryers etc. On non serviced pitches get there early and get a sea view!

On Moll's meadow there is a brand new shower/toilet block. Not that we have a dog, but I could imagine that if you decided to bring a dog along with you this would be a perfect location and camp site for them.
Site seems to be very child friendly with lots of play areas and a max speed on the site of 5mph.

Camp site definitely gets a 10/10 from us, would happily go again! We found this campsite by reading the reviews and so I hope to have helped someone else at least put this on their short list!

A short walk to Cromer and East Runton. Co-Op and BP within half mile (if that!) and Argos, Morrisons, Halfords and Train Station within a mile.
Lots to do around Cromer. Cromer it self is a victorian sea side town with a pier and half sandy beaches! Has a lifeboat museum and there is the boathouse at the end of the pier that is free admission, just leave a donation on way out.
Sightly further a field is Sheringham, Blankeney (boat trips to seal island), Holkham Hall and Holkham beach that stretches out to the sea about a mile at low tide. Be prepared to pay £3.50 to park and be warned there no facilities once there, but well worth the walk.
Holt is a lovely Georgian town a few miles from the camp site and is worth a visit just for the boutiques and shops - including the nice kitchen shop! You can drive to Holt or even better take the Steam train from Sheringham (connects to Cromer).

Review by: Adriancherry    Date of Visit: June 2009  Unit used: Tent

Easy to find if you follow the instructions on the website.
Very attractive site with some sea views and even a view of the top of Cromer church.
The soil was stone free in the Marl Pit field where we were. The site was well tended and litter free. The showers and loos were very clean and the water was hot. Freezer available for re-freezing ice packs.
Nearby there is a large Co-op with a cash machine and there is also a Morrisons.
Cromer is the immediate local town and well worth a look. Would also recommend Wells next the Sea (really good cider from local manufacturer located off the car park near the sea front). The beach at Holkham is spectacular but keep an eye on the incoming tide.

Overall a good site and one I shall visit again.

Review by: Alisonbaker    Date of Visit: June 2009  Unit used: Motorhome

As all other reviews, our family loved this site. The kids found other kids to play football or whatever with, we had relative peace and quiet for the weekend. The shower block etc on Molls meadow is clean, spacious and bright. Its a shame this place takes 2+ hours to get to, I would want to stay very regularly! Will be back probably for a week next time to make the most of the walks/cycle routes etc and the scenery.

Review by: Cclarke123   Date of Visit: June 2009  Unit used: Tent

Myself and my partner visited this site just last week - what a site.
It's spacious, has fantastic facilities and is in a great location.
Each morning we woke to a wonderful sea view, and within a 20 min coastal walk we were looking at Cromer beach and pier.
The site itself had amply facilities (one block on each of the fields) - not once did I have to wait for a shower (which we push button, but ready hot and quite powerful).
The pitches are mostly level, and at just £12.50 per night, it's probably the best value for money site I've ever stayed at.

5 stars, will definitely visit again!

Review by: Klwoody    Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Motorhome

Excellent stay during the last week May. We took the advice from a previous review and requested a sea view pitch and were glad we did. Staff very helpful on arrival, lots of room per pitch.
Site very clean and well maintained and very quiet after 11.00 pm which is great if you need to get the kids off to sleep.
15-20 mins walk into Cromer, 2 supermarkets and train station (with regular schedules to and from Norwich if you fancy a day out)all within 10 mins walk.
Superb cycling area, lots of quiet country lanes to explore within safe easy distances with some surprise climbs along the way!

Review by: AntheaL   Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Tent

We spent 4 nights at Manor Farm during the last week of May and it was fantastic! It is a lovely 'traditional' campsite. We were on Marl Pit and our pitch was huge, with a sea view! The closest toilet block was pretty basic but clean and in the next field just a short walk away was a larger toilet and shower block which seemed fairly new and was always clean. Even had a plug for hair straighteners (Excellent!)

My 4 children loved the playing field (with goal posts) - and there was plenty of room (and plenty of wind) for kite flying.

Short walk off site is a Co-op and a bit further along is a large Morrisons and Argos. Cromer is wonderful and we spent many happy hours on the pier dangling our crabbing lines. Ice cream van visits the site at regular intervals during the afternoons and early evenings.

Can't actually think of any constructive criticism. So Manor Farm gets my 10 out of 10!

Review by: Brok02    Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Touring Caravan

Just returned from lovely visit to Manor Farm, nice traditional site. We stayed on the plantation field for caravans only, generous pitches. Two toilet blocks on this field but only four showers in each block so a wait in busy times and sometimes a cool shower, but always clean.
Lovely sea views and a nice walk to Cromer or East Runton. Supermarkets not far away. In all very relaxing site will definitely go again.
Only thing I would say that as you get onto the field there are no markers on each row to guide you to pitch numbers just a small thing.

Review by: Norfolklawrence    Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Tent

Just got back from 5 nights at Manor farm and WOW! would recommend it to anyone who enjoys getting back to basics without sacrificing all the luxury's.
We were in Marl pit field, our serviced pitch was huge (we have to check these things in advance as our tent is very large!), with a wonderful view of the sea. There are 2 toilet blocks, the main 1 was not to far away and the smaller, secondary block was close enough for my 3 year old to make at short notice. Security isn't a problem either as you regularly see wardens either cycling or driving around the site.
There are no bars, shops or arcades on the site, which is a relief when you have kids, but there is a morrisons, co-op and even an argos close enough to walk to if you need anything.

Cromer is in walking distance and is a nice place to visit, my only concern was there is not a lot to do if the weather turns for the worst. Luckily we only had 1 day of rain! The village of East Runton is a pretty seaside village, has 2 pubs (I'd recommend the fisherman, very child friendly, unfortunately not a lot in the way of food), a great fish and chip shop and is only a couple of minutes walk to the beach.
On the site there is a small park for the kids to play on and a sports field for football etc although it is friendly enough that you often see the odd game going on around the site.

All in all we thought this was a fantastic site, we're already planning another trip (it'll be our third), and we would highly recommend it, especially as it is so reasonably priced.

Review by: Aidenzak   Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Tent

Have just had a few days at manor farm on moll's meadow. Fantastic no shop on site nothing to buy so the children are not belly aching for goodies etc (morrisons and co-op are 5 mins away)toilet block is spotless and new.
Nice play area and football area for the children. We are off again end of june and we have been going here for the last fifteen years we love this site.

Review by: Pdsscb    Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Tent

Spent a week here in a large family group, camping on Moll's Meadow.

Excellent location, on the edge of Cromer with the beach only 15-20 minutes walk away with the local facilities you would expect in a small seaside town. There is a medium sized Co-op close to the site which was handy.

The site is well run, with good facilities overall. Moll's Meadow was pretty full over the bank holiday weekend (good weather was forecast and arrived) but there was space to pitch nonetheless and there was more than enough room for privacy.

Just two minor criticisms. The new facilities on Moll's Meadow are generally excellent, but:
1) there are currently only two washing up sinks (the design of the building has allowed space for more) which meant there were queues at busy times.
2) the hot water was (as others have commented) luke warm during busy periods.

We would return again, nonetheless

Review by: Keyfamily    Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Tent

We visited this site for the first time from the 25th-29th May 2009 & stayed on Marl Pit. The showers & toilets were clean & there was always plenty of hot water. There are even power points in the shower block for hair drying!
The children liked the playground. It was very easy to walk to Cromer & East Runton. It was quite windy at times! Although it was half term & the site was very busy it was quiet at night. The only downside for us was that there was no area for any recycling! We would definitely go back!

Review by: Mishelly   Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Touring Caravan

Our first trip out this year in our new van. The reviews for this site were really good so we booked and off we went. First impressions were ok got a spot close enough to playareas to watch kids but not hear them and walkable to one of the 2 shower blocks on our field.
The pitch we stayed in was huge enough room for car, van awning and playspace which was good. However, trying to shower a 7 year old in a very cool / lukewarm shower was not fun. The showerblocks could do with a mop or squeegee as the floors get soaking wet. There were some kids running wild which is ok.
In the 'dogfree' field we were greeted one morning by a yapping dog at a van up the hill. The reception is so far from the pitches its a chore to get to if you need anything. We had some great weather and a great time but due to the area rather than the campsite.

Review by: PP+LSP   Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Tent

Visited Manor Farm over the whitsun bank holiday, staying three nights located on Marl Pit.

The site was full, however we still had a good amount of space between us and our nearest neighbours.
The site is in a beautiful location, quiet and with views over the sea, although most pitches are on slopes.
All campers were considerate and the site went quiet by about 10pm.

There are two facility blocks on Marl Pit, although we never had to queue for the showers, the water either was luke warm at best, a slow drip or on one day one block ran out of water completely. The queues at peak times for washing up were long, with only two sinks per block.
We popped into Molls Meadow a couple of times and the new facility block there is lovely, however, it still suffers from luke warm water during peak periods.
It would appear that the facilities cannot cope when the site is full, therefore our advice would be not to visit on a bank holiday or at peak holiday times.

Review by: Bullardfamily   Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Tent

Just got back from our first stay at Manor Farm, we were a bit anxious about staying somewhere new over a Bank Holiday but needn't have worried. This is a lovely traditional family camp site.
We stayed on Moll's Meadow as our dog came too and it was lovely to be somewhere with lots of dogs but very little dog mess! We had left it too late for a serviced pitch but found a lovely spot with sea views, only tiny niggle is that most pitches were sloping which though not a problem in a caravan was a bit off putting in a tent.
The amenity blocks were spotless and we found the free freezer for ice blocks really useful. Our daughter loved the playground and because the site is quiet and well away from roads we were happy to let her bike around which she loved.
There were lots of lovely walks which we and the dog enjoyed. Ideally situated for Cromer and Sheringham although we were more than happy to spend time on site. I'm sure this will not be our last visit to Manor Farm.

Review by: Ebat   Date of Visit: May 2009  Unit used: Tent

We've just returned from 4 nights at Manor Farm over the bank holiday and had a lovely time. The site is great, the location brilliant. Nice walks to Cromer and East Runton. There's a large Co-op and Morrison's nearby for provisions. We stayed on Marlpit and the kids loved the play area. If I had any complaints they would be
- sloping pitches
- Only 2 wash up sinks!
- Showers ran out of hot water at busy times
Saying that, we would definitely return so they were merely niggles!

 
 
 

 

 


 

 

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