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Mill Farm Leisure Camping And Caravanning Site
Rosemary Lane
Kelsale Cum Carlton
Saxmundham
Suffolk (Browse area)
IP17 2QS
Tel: 01728 603006 or 07837 689036
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Pitches: 10
Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
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 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool On Site |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 Beach <10 miles |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 Lakeside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: July 2019 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 5 |
Travelling as: With friends |
| Reviewer: EJB1801 |
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 We had a camping break on the Suffolk coastline, stayed at Mill Farm for 5 days and the Latitude music festival for 4 days.
These sites are like ‘chalk & cheese’ - Our area at Mill Farm was so large you could have put 20 tents Latitude tents in that space.
As for the toilets & showers: 1/10 for Latitude and 9/10 for Mill Farm – The ladies tell me their toilet/shower seemed new with carpets and rugs!
Nice little pub serving good value home cooked food.
We also privately hired the swimming pool between 4 of us for £10 – tropically warm, what a way to relax :) 
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| Date of Visit: July 2019 |
Unit: Other |
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| Nights stayed: 6 |
Travelling as: Other |
| Reviewer: Growler22 |
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An ok place to stay in a nice area.
So, starting with the positives: A spacious site where you can find a number of corners to tuck yourself away if that is your desire. Friendly owner.
Unfortunately there were some negative points: The toilets and shower blocks aren't really good enough. There is one recently refurbished unit which is adequate but the others are way below par. No cold water taps were working. No lights in two of the three toilets. No hairdryers and no power points to plug in your own in any of the shower rooms and no soap in any of the dispensers either, even the updated room (a basic hygiene requirement surely?).
Some reviewers have mentioned a bar with piano and a games room. They may have been there once but not now, they are currently buried in what can only be described as a junk/storage building. Their website states there is a bar and restaurant "on site" but this is simply not the case! The new "indoor heated swimming pool" really isn't. It is more an oversized plastic paddling pool hidden behind a garage/workshop and not somewhere you would really want to go.
This could be a really nice place but at the moment is is very basic and I have to say, overpriced!
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Management response: I can please 99% of the people 99% of the time, but this is the review from the sad 1% - I know exactly who this was as they were an older new couple (recently divorced) in a tent for the first time.
Their budget was for a tent but expecting a 5* hotel – again, sad.
To clarify some of the moans from which I deem to be a malicious review.
25 meters from our main gates is the Poachers Pocket Pub & Restaurant - OK we not technically not on our 26 acre site!
New photo’s uploaded of the Swimming pool - this is not padding pool (but not an Olympic pool either)!
LOL – There are no hair dryers or power points in the showers/toilet (these people are getting confused with a 5* hotel), however, I would recommend if they every go camping again spent a few £ on an electric pitch and bring they own hair dryer!
Please note, I will not pander to the 1% and give discounts in fear of a bad review, we mainly have nice regular guests that we know by first name – so we weed out ‘Riff-Raff’ and we are not a commercial site ‘free for anyone’ to come and look around – CCTV at entrance for 99% security.
Regards Ray |
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| Date of Visit: May 2019 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Gtownley1 |
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I'm a little reluctant to post a negative review since many people clearly enjoy the site. But the facilities are so poor that I think it's only fair that potential visitors should have a picture of the benefits and disadvantages of the site.
Positives
We had a vast amount of space to ourselves - no-one else in the field. Mild background traffic hum but drowned out by the birdsong! the pub, the Poachers Pocket, is brilliant and a very worthwhile destination in its own right.
Negatives
The facilities, toilet, shower and washing up area, were pretty disgusting I'm afraid. These would have to be completely updated before I would consider coming back
There's very little lighting or paths, so torches and soggy feet are the order of the day on the way home from the pub. No biggie, but good to know
The area is prettty ramshackle - again no biggie, but rather off-putting
In summary, this is probably a great site if you have kids, and you're self-sufficient in respect of loo and shower.
Otherwise, it's sort of ok for a brief stopover, but not recommended by me.
Sorry!
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Management response: For May/June 2019 the site has limited toilets / Showers as major refurbishment is underway and due for completion for start of July.
This reviewer commented upon the facilities undergoing works, we only had 3 campers on site and there was another 2 toilets/showers in operation.
Unfortunately, this was unlucky with the really bad wet weather and clearly not happy, not helped by getting 'soggy feet' from the grass which to be fair was longer than normal as it's difficult to cut grass in the rain!
The grass is now cut like a bowling green & newly tiled toilets/showers - New photos will be added.
Regards Ray 'Owner' |
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| Date of Visit: September 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Boris_bikesnlandys |
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Our first visit to this site, which we chose largely based on reviews on this page.
For our 1st day there, we share the large 8 pitch tent field with only 1 other couple, so had a great choice of pitches. All tent pitches were generous sized and included a picnic bench. Water taps, and EHU's are close to pitches.
Facilities were good, and clearly regularly serviced.
The dedicated dog walking meadow was extremely useful, as was the well stocked sensibly priced site shop. The fishing lake seemed very popular with the many caravan visitors.
This was a very quiet site while we were there - midweek, outside of school hols - which was our perfect last camp of the season.
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| Date of Visit: August 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Agapanthatrunchball |
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Lots of space and a peaceful relaxing few days spent in orchard over August bank holiday weekend.
We enjoyed walking our dog round the site and pleasant walks into Saxmundham and Carlton.
Ray is very accommodating.
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| Date of Visit: August 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Dave Tina |
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Have been returning to this friendly family run site for 5yrs. With ample pitch sizes the owner Ray does not pack you in like sardines with no space to spare.
The site is very peaceful and relaxing. The ideal stay for exploring Suffolk and beyond, with local shops very close and a great friendly pub on the doorstep.
The Site has a fishing lake, swimming pool and acres of land for the kids to play, explore and have fun.
A great place for walking dogs, campfires are available at a small fee, has a small tuck shop for the kiddies.
Love this site, excellent value for money, will keep returning.
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| Date of Visit: July 2018 |
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| Reviewer: MysteryDeafo |
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We wanted a relaxed site that allowed campfires, barbeques, pets, wasn’t regimented in the layout and most importantly was fun to stay at. Well, we found it with Mill Farm and Ray, We have just returned from our 5th holiday there and are already planning next years.
There’s usually a group of 4 caravans or more of us and Ray the owner kindly cuts a circle in one of his several fields for us all. The site is about 26 acres but quite often our group has got a field all to ourselves and everyone is spread out.
LOCATION
The location just off the A12 is ideal for exploring Suffolk/Norfolk as you have got Southwold/ Walberswick/ Thorpeness/ Aldeburgh/ Framlingham Castle and lots more all within a 20 minute drive.
Because of the location and hardly any light pollution we often just lay back around a campfire and watch loads of shooting stars and satellites including the International Space Station.
There is a Tesco’s and a Waitrose store opposite each other in Saxmundham Town approx. 5 minutes’ drive away.
FACILITIES
There is an enclosed swimming pool which for a small charge you can hire for your own private use.
The toilets and showers are basic but clean and presentable.
There are washing up facilities for campers.
Inside the play barn are freezers for you to be able to freeze your ice blocks in or store some frozen food if you wish.
The campfires are upcycled washing machine drums on stands and Ray pops round every night selling a big dustbin full of firewood and kindling if you need it.
The lake has got a mixture of fish in it and have caught some nice roach, carp.
PLAY BARN
It’s great to see “honesty boxes” still in use in this part of the country as Ray has one in the play barn for the sweets and ice creams.
There’s a Pool table, Table Tennis, Piano, Settees and loads of space for the kids.
Finally, the owner, Ray, what can we say? Nothing is too much trouble for him, friendly, always laughing and happy to keep the kids occupied.
10/10
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| Reviewer: ScoutPhilly |
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If you want a camp site with space, this is the place to go. No regimented line up of caravans, we visited with a group of four caravans and formed a wagon circle around the campfire point.
It is a back to basics site (with electric hook up) and that is what we loved. The kids got up in the morning and that was the last we saw of them until they wanted food, drink etc. Making new friends and enjoying the freedom to just play (they even left their IPads in the caravan)
As for Ray the site owner, what a great guy, he and his son pop around most nights and take the kids for a ride on the back of the trailer after delivering the firewood.
Location is great with many places to visit during the day, normally a 30 minute or so drive away. Saxmundom is only a five minute drive away with a large Tesco’s or Waitrose to stock up on previsions.
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| Date of Visit: July 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Mattr00171 |
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I've been going to mill farm for many years now, it's a fantastic place with loads to do and a very relaxed atmosphere, your own fire pit and wood on tap which is brought round by the owner himself every night, fantastic value for money.
Best site so far for many years of trying many other places, we always end up going back each year!
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| Date of Visit: July 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Jane Cutter |
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We have visited several times now and never been disappointed. The pitches are huge, some overlooking the well stocked fishing lake.
The site is child and dog friendly and the facilities are clean. BBQs and fires are allowed.
The local pub is friendly and the site is an excellent base for visiting the Suffolk coast.
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