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Brighthouse Farm Caravan And Camping Site
Melford Road
Bury St Edmunds
Lawshall
Suffolk (Browse area)
IP29 4PX
Tel: 01284 830385 or 07711 829546
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Pitches: 40 NON REGIMENTED
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 |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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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 |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <10 miles |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| 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 |
 Cycle Hire <1 mile |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 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: June 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Casslsemes |
1 review from this member |
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 We first visited this site over the Easter bank holiday. We really enjoyed our stay and have been back a couple of times since. The site is well maintained and very family friendly. The pitches are spacious mostly level with easy access to water and electric hook up. The toilet block has seen better days but is cleaned regularly. The showers run on a token system which are obtained from the owner. The owner is a friendly guy who is seen often walking around the site chatting and laughing with his guests. He has always been extremely helpful and polite. There is a lovely path cut through the fields to the local village it has a shop and pub. In which we had a lovely meal. We would recommend this site for scenic views and a friendly family atmosphere. 
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Abie123 |
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Just returned from a fantastic bank holiday stay at Brighthouse Farm. We booked as a party of six families with children under the age of 11. There was plenty of room to spread out leaving enough room for the children to play and explore without bothering other campers.
The campsite is well maintained with lovely views over the country side. The trees and bushes have been carefully planted to offer privacy, shade and a screen from the wind. The owner offered advice regarding walks and places to visit during our stay which was very helpful.
The facilities were as you would expect - hot showers, clean loos and somewhere to wash up.
There is also a B & B on site which is very handy if not all your party enjoy or are able to camp.
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Adejg |
1 review from this member |
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Just got home from a very pleasant 2 night stay at this site.
It is clearly marked of a134 and very easy to find access is good. Nice fairly level site. Loads of space for children to play.
The owners are very welcoming and provide a first class service,
The toilet and showers are excellent and always clean when we used them. Local shop and pub is only a short walk from the site
Along a foot path that the owners have made. Veiws from site are very good. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and have already booked a return visit. Thank you to the owners for providing such an excellent site
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| Date of Visit: August 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Philjudy168 |
2 reviews from this member |
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Our first stay in our new (to us) caravan. The site was very picturesque, very relaxed site and the owners were very friendly and helpful, toilet/ wash Facilities were above standard, nothing special but clean tidy. A nice touch was the many picnic benches which allowed us to dine alfresco. We had two dogs at the time and the walks from the site were fantastic, we met a lovely couple who were local and knew the area well and gave us some superb places to visit, off the top of my head the stand out places were Long Melford lots of antique, gift and coffee shops, and Lavenham, very pretty wonky houses, nice pub to have a drink and watch the world go by, would recommend a stay here
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| Date of Visit: August 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Rice Rice Baby |
1 review from this member |
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Just returned from our 2nd trip to Bright House Farm this month. The campsite is spacious and well maintained. There was no designated pitches which gave more flexibility with pitching our tent.
The owner was very friendly, relaxed, helpful and welcoming. The views from our pitch 'Hall View' were superb. A few weeks ago we chose the pitch 'Top of the World' equally as stunning.
The campsite is extremely peaceful. The owners have created some beautiful walks through their farmland. One walk (20 minutes)takes you to the local shop and playground. The shop was well stocked with items from ice cream, replacement gas canisters for cooking and a variety of alcohol. Our children had a great time on site making the most of the space. Not far away we enjoyed visiting Bury St Edmunds and the Abbey and Ickworth House. Our children enjoyed the gardens and ruins. A few miles more and you have Kentwell Hall and Melford Hall to visit. All in all this campsite is great value for money. We will be coming back next summer.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Wispy |
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My wife and I have just returned from our first weekend visit to Brighthouse farm and really enjoyed it.
Pulling in, we found ourselves driving directly into a farm courtyard (which we found a little odd) but we carefully made our way through and down to the bottom left corner and through a gap in the trees, to find a really nice site. On pulling over we were immediately greeted by the owner who showed us the best pitches and the facilities.
The view we had was great, and on a site which was well cut and trimmed with lots of hook ups and picnic tables scattered around the site.
The mens showers were large and clean and lasted longer than I really needed, but the porta cabin toilets were rather small and cramped. But adequate, but the toilet rolls had to be removed for a while as some kids had made a mess in the ladies toilets, but were replaced when they left.
The site has a very relaxed atmosphere, and you can leave when you like. Children and dogs are allowed to run free around the site, which while the majority of dog owners were responsible. One or two were not! and some dog mess was found when the site almost emptied on Sunday.
The owner can be seen walking around the site on a number of occasions each day, and will often stop for a chat. And even made a point of waving us goodbye as we left!
Even though we thought that some areas could be tidied up a bit, we liked Brighthouse Farm, and will return and would recommend it. Just don't be put off by the entrance.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Den + Caroline |
5 reviews from this member |
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A real 'you could be anywhere' site, especially as we enjoyed the first of this year's really sunny weather. This site is charming, extremely flat and easy for tent pitching. We stayed in the area adjacent to the shower/toilet blocks and apart from some unruly children using the sinks for a water fight (with the usual lack of parental consideration for other campers)we had an extremely enjoyable weekend. Thank you to Odell, who has the unenviable task of keeping everything ship shape and clearing up after the previously mentioned children! a lovely man who is very interesting to talk to.
The coin operated showers have now been replaced with token machines - tokens are all £1 each, but as the pitch fee is at a very reasonable rate this is a small price to pay (especially the wet rooms which provide you with more than enough shower time for the money). We will definitely be returning and will recommend to other campers but out of choice, our return will not be during school holidays.
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Ward19 |
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We are just back from another stay at Brighthouse Farm. Having spent a week there last year we wanted to take our friends this time, showing them the wonderful site and incredible countryside. We were not disappointed.
The owner who runs the site is full of knowledge of the local area and never too busy to stop for a chat. The site has a lovely relaxed atmosphere and its nice that you can look round the site and pick a spot that suits you. First time visitors are shown all the facilities on site, which are of a good standard.
The last reviewer failed to find the large wheelie bins and recycling point that are made apparent when booking in to the site. The choice of shower room caters for all, whether it is 50p for the wet room or £1 for a room consisting of shower, toilet and sink. We didn't use the washing up area but it is what it is, a room for washing up, more than adequate.
All in all we think this site is fantastic value for money, great for walking, as there are many walks on and around the site, with an array of wildlife, we saw a herd of deer which thrilled our children.
We have booked to go back in August and can't wait, we are even taking a third family to enjoy what is Brighthouse Farm.
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Tymauk |
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Stayed at Brighthouse over May Bank Holiday and found that both site and Host were fantastic! On arrival we were met by the owner and he walked us into the the field and gave us a choice of locations where to put the van. He was very helpful, showing us the path to the shop and telling us where the walks were so we could walk our dogs.
As previous reviews state, the atmosphere was lovely, very laid back indeed and there was no 'you must be off site by. '. As for the grounds they were lovely. I was really impressed of how well the grass looked, considering the amount of cars / vans / kids / dogs / footballs etc that trundle over it. Really nice location too, lovely views, just a totally relaxing weekend!
As for the facilities, there aren't any children's play areas (swings etc) but there is ample space for children to play (football, cricket etc. ). The toilets were clean as clean can be so no problem there. I cant comment on the showers or the washing up area as we never used them.
All in all a lovely weekend and I will be going back there at some point.
Thanks, keep up the good work!
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Drewk1 |
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I stayed here on a cycling holiday with a friend.
The owner was very friendly and helpful and the site itself was very good with a couple of small things which let it down.
The positives are the great choice of pitches, location and general laid back feel of the whole site.
Its not plastered with signs telling people what not to do.
The negatives are the washing up room could do with a spruce up and we felt that £1 for a shower was rather expensive but you did get a reasonable time for your £1.
Also no bins ? We had to use the dog mess bin to deposit our litter as we were cycling and had no space to carry it home with us.
On the subject of dogs, the owners dog ( poor old thing ) does wander around and one day we returned to find he had chewed through our rubbish bag even though we left it on a table as high up a we could.
The local pub is closed but we had a very good meal at the Bush in Shimpling which is not far.
We would return but please put some bins around the site and maybe give the washing up room a coat of paint and replace the mouldy curtains.
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