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Bright Meadow Caravan Park (formerly The Dell)
Beyton Road
Thurston
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk (Browse area)
IP31 3RB
Tel: 01359 270121
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Pitches: 46
Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
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 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: May 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Sarahandmatt |
30 reviews from this member |
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 This is probably the best site ever. The toilet block is modern, warm and spotless. There are plenty of toilets and showers plus privacy cubicles and a bath in the Ladies. The dishwashing room is excellent and all the facilities are always immaculate. The site is very attractive, surrounded by trees and fields and has an Adults only end and a dog walk. Thurston is only a mile away and has a good post office and general stores. Large supermarkets are about 10 mins drive. Bury is a lovely little town and well worth a visit. Dawn and Andrew the owners are very friendly and helpful and I would certainly recommend this site. 
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| Date of Visit: February 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Tower1 |
1 review from this member |
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Brilliant, couldn't ask for more. Andrew and Dawn were so friendly and helpful. The site is excellent clean well run and friendly. Toilets and showers excellent. Quiet area, wildlife in abundance well recommended
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| Date of Visit: March 2008 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Debbie and brian |
10 reviews from this member |
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We visited this site on our first trip out with our new motorhome. We were very impressed! We were offered a choice of pitches. We settled on one by the hedge with amazing views across the fields. There is a dog walking area along the edge of a field.
The site was very tidy, quiet and easy to find.
The toilets and showers were immaculate, hot and free. There were hairdryers available.
The site is within walking distance of the pub which we were not able to try due to recovering from surgery.
The owners were very friendly and helpful. We would certainly recommend it and look forward to returning.
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| Date of Visit: September 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Gregoryka |
2 reviews from this member |
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Found site quite easily is very close to A14 but we didn't notice any noise from the traffic- were met by the owners Dawn and Andrew who are very friendly and made myself and my children feel very welcome.
Shower and toilet facilities were fantastic, very clean and warm. Also very pleased to say that the washing up facilities were inside and again were always clean and tidy.
Site only about 10 mins from Bury St Edmunds, would definitely go again.
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| Date of Visit: June 2007 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Neales |
1 review from this member |
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This is one of the best sites that we have visited in our 20 years of caravaning the facilities can not be faulted, well kept, well cleaned and the owners are very obliging.
Down side, the site is reasonably near A14 and the traffic can be noisy - but it is worth a visit to see what you think.
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| Date of Visit: June 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Ukmattmoo |
4 reviews from this member |
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Just got back from a rather damp weekend.
Booked in on Thursday, turned up Friday. We had scouted this site the weekend before and were remembered easily by the owners. They are friendly and very helpful. Although they don't have a shop on site, they do stock some gas cylinders, but there's a caravan shop j20 minutes up the road in Stowmarket and there's a Tescos 10 minutes away in Bury St Edmund. Lots of leaflets etc. In reception if you want to venture off site.
The site itself has an excellent toilet/washing up block. Look pretty new and are well maintained. The showers are hot, which bearing in mind the weather was a god send and the washing up facilities are also indoors, again a bonus. The fridge/freezer in reception is free to use. We were offered a choice of pitches when we arrived. Not sure this would be the case if they were fully booked.
The camp site is situated near to the A12 but after about 20 minutes, I can't say I noticed the traffic.
Will go again and hope that the weather is better.
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Krisnpolly |
1 review from this member |
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We've just returned from a two night stay at The Dell. We only live in Stowmarket but wanted somewhere close by to take our 4mth old son in case it was a disaster and we had to come home!
I had stayed here about 9yrs ago when doing my DofE award expedition and it is much the same apart from new toilet / shower blocks. These are IMMACULATE and there is even a bath that I would use.
We were given a choice of pitches and allowed in the adult side of the site even though we had our baby as the other side is reserved for kids of the running around shouting age!
It is a 15min walk into Beyton but the road is busy and there is no path for the first 5mins so is a little risky, but once in Beyton there are two pubs - one offering food and accommodation, plus a lovely big green with play equipment and plenty of room for picnics.
It is a little noisy with the traffic but we find that drone quite comforting!
They also do caravan storage at this site.
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Anna and Sue |
5 reviews from this member |
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We stayed here for a long weekend and thought this was a good site.
We booked ahead and the friendly owner gave us a choice of pitches when we arrived, walking us around explaining the pros and cons of each one. The facilities were very clean and well maintained-there always seemed to be someone cleaning them! Three showers and six loos in the women's bathroom, plus a pay-as-you-go bath.
Inside washing up point, again very clean. There was an ice pack freezer and a fridge in the reception area which we could use, and the owners re charged a torch for us one night.
We did find it hard to pitch our tent tho' as the ground was baked solid (middle of heatwave), and came home with a bag full of bent tent pegs. One other moan and that was traffic noise- there was a road running past the site and the A14 was just a field away. Otherwise a very good site for exploring the area.
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Les Filles |
2 reviews from this member |
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This is an immaculately looked-after site, with spotlessly clean toilets and showers and very friendly owners. If you've come to get away from it all and are staying in a tent however, please be aware that the A14 is very close by, and the roar of traffic until late at night will mean the sounds of nature will be the only things you do NOT hear.
If you plan on having a barbecue, note that the camp rules say this must be kept 8" from the grass, so bring some bricks with you too.
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Johnhopkin |
7 reviews from this member |
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We borrowed my brothers caravan to go to Thurston for our friends wedding. What a site! The owners were extra helpful (even going so far as to offer us a lift to the pub!) and the showers and toilets were very impressive, the female wash rooms even had a bath which was very handy for the daughters.
I disagree with the reviewer who wanted a playground, we bought a couple of badminton racquets and a shuttlecock from sainsburys and the kids amused themselves for the weekend. Admittedly, the weather was brilliant with hot sun and we were only there for two nights, and there weren't many other campers there at the time. Also, with weather like this, why on earth do you want to set up a t.v.?
Anyway with friends in Bury St Edmunds, we plan to return to visit them again in the summer and will be staying at the Dell, probably in our usual tent set up instead of the caravan.
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