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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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 No Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes 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 |
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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 |
 Recycling Facilities |
 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 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Maddeus |
3 reviews from this member |
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 Fantastic site, loads of space, love it that owner doesn't fill site to brim. Clean toilets, showers good. Games room. Little shop with honesty box. Kids loved the mini swimming pool. Owner goes out of his way to make all feel welcome. Close to many great places to visit. And campfires allowed! Will definitely visit again! 
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Mmpw |
2 reviews from this member |
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We've just returned from a wonderful 3 night stay at this blissfully peaceful site. As the other reviews have pointed out this is not a 5 star luxury site but the quaintness of the facilities is massively outweighed by the tranquillity of the setting. Large hedged fields with the minimum of pitches so huge amounts of space for everyone which is such a lovely change from most other sites where the owner crams in as many people as possible. Ray is smashing and although he's on hand, he doesn't bother you with daily inspections! It was my birthday whilst I was there and my partner had asked him in advance if he could arrange a cake. Not only did I have a birthday cake but a candle as well! Thank you Ray, it made my day - you are a star! Will definitely be back when we are in the area.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Corinnehb |
1 review from this member |
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We've just returned from our third visit here this year because we love this site so much.
There is plenty of space to spread out and we've been lucky enough for Ray the owner to keep the same great position for us each time. Neighbours are within waving distance but not close enough to eavesdrop and the various toilets and showers are a short walk from anywhere on the site.
The facilities are clean and have recently been upgraded. Hot water is ample and free and there's rarely a queue for the loo.
As others have mentioned, Ray rounds up all the kids of an evening for a trip round the site in the trailer, followed by football which is a great way to introduce them all to each other, especially if they're shy.
We'll be back before the end of June I'm sure.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Zedhead36 |
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The site is situated just off the A12 and is a very easy tow, even for a very large twin axle caravan. Look for the signs for the Poachers Pocket public house (more about that later)
Ray the owner met us as we arrived and showed us around. Ray is a bit of a laid back character and an extremely nice chap.
If you want an all the whistles and bells site then this will not be for you. You can pitch pretty much where you like. The ground is level and well drained. EHU is 10A or 6A depending on which one you get. The showers are new and the toilets are clean. The birdsong is very loud.
There are no large carp in the pond, but the crucians, roach and rudd all in very good condition and abundant.
Outside of the campsite is The Poachers Pocket PH, serving well kept real ales and extremely tasty homecooked food in vast quantities, all very well priced.
There is lots to do and see in the area but if you just want to get away from it all, or sit with friends round a campfire then this is the place to do it.
I like Mill Farm a lot. Infact its gone straight to the top of my favourites list.
I will be returning and would reccomend Mill Farm to anyone.
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| Date of Visit: April 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Hughgengine |
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We stayed at Mill Farm for 2 nights, it is a quiet site with free showers and a friendly owner there is a nice pub across the road from the site entrance The Poachers Pocket, a friendly pub with a beer garden, the meals are £8. 50 for sunday lunch, the site has a small lake stocked with fish, it only took us 15mins to walk into Saxmundham. We would stay again.
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| Date of Visit: April 2015 |
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| Reviewer: RossTanner |
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This was one of the nicest little camp sites we have been on for a while, although the facilities are not five star the site and the customer service easily made up for that. We had a very nice welcome from Ray who gave us a guided tour of the site before we chose our pitch. It was quiet when we arrived but even so the electric hook ups where that far apart that even when busy you would have plenty of room so that whatever you did you were not annoying to your neighbours. The site is large with a small lake or large pond and for the summer there is an indoor inflatable pool which is large enough to have a little fun in. Dogs are well catered for as there is a large dog walking area where the dog can be let off the lead. The facilities are probably only 3 star but the shower was hot and was clean as were the toilets and the washing up area. There is a pub across the road but we never ventured into there (this time) but very handy for an evening out and a meal. This is a lovely part of the country and well worth a visit. Ray is quite willing to give you the low down of where to visit and events going on. We really wanted to keep this site a secret as it's so good but we promised Ray a review as he had been so helpful.
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| Date of Visit: April 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Josie+steve+bazil |
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This is my second review of this campsite, the last one was in October 2012. We always wanted to go back to this site as the last time it rained pretty much the whole weekend! This was a short notice decision to go away for the Easter weekend with two other caravans so was very surprised that we got in. Ray, however, has loads of space here and I think even when he is 'full' you wouldn't think it as there are several different areas where he sites vans and the site is massive! We were able to park our vans by a hedge at the back of the site, in front of the pond (the same place as before) and we have had a lovely weekend!
There is also plenty of room for children to play football, etc. , well away from the caravans, without bothering anybody else.
The electric supply has to be thought through before you go turning everything on! Our normal domestic kettle we have in all of our vans, constantly tripped the switch so we reverted to the gas kettle so no more problems.
As in other reviews, the facilities are basic but clean. The whole site is quite 'rustic' which is it's appeal.
The men in our party did a bit of fishing in the pond in front of our pitches. Nothing strenuous, just a bit of gentle, relaxing, fishing.
Ray is a lovely, friendly chap who makes you feel very welcome. Just a lovely, friendly atmosphere on this site. Definitely not your posh, underfloor heated shower blocks and clubhouses here, just a relaxed atmosphere which is just what we needed. Having a campfire too, is a draw for us. You can't beat it, in the evenings, whilst having a drink with friends.
In my last review I had mentioned that there wasn't any water at the chemical waste point but that has been rectified so all good.
The Poachers Pocket pub was exactly as before. A quaint olde worlde pub with good basic pub food. Nothing fancy just good value.
All in all, a lovely weekend with our good friends. I think we may have been a touch loud while we were sitting round our campfire but we're not hard core and are tucked up in bed by 9. 30pm!
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Paul Ellis |
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Lovely, small and quirky campsite with lots of privacy, a nice fishing lake in the middle and adequate facilities. The site owner, Ray, is a cheerful and very helpful character who makes you feel welcome immediately and has a great sense of fun about him. Showers were a bit hit and miss, but all other provisions were great with a nice, quiet pub within a stone's throw of the site. We had a great time there and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone committed to a 'real' camping experience where provisions are sufficient, but not holiday park-esque!
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Kelly klan |
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Stayed here for three nights and the weather was fab. We we're met by Ray the owner who had been very communicative when booking and very friendly when we arrived. Showed us around the campsite and I was initially a little concerned as he said they were completely full, however Ray seems to very much limit the number of units allowed on this very spacious site, to the point where we had our own paddock of around an acre to us and one other tent. Over our stay we had two other families join us in the field, as you can chose where you go, but have been to lots of other sites where 20+ tents would've been squeezed on to this space, and that's one of the best aspects of this site. The EHU was via a series of extension leads that Ray provided, which was a little unusual but didn't give us any problems. Southwold (lovely, old fashioned, not tacky) beach and seaside was a 20min drive away. Saxmundham town (very sleepy) was a five min drive and had a Tesco and Waitrose as well as some takeaways, so all you need really. As one other reviewer has put, there's a bit of a Heath Robinson feel to some of the facilities on site, but it only added to the charm in our opinion, and the fire pits made out of a washing machine drum are ingenious, not to mention free of charge. The grounds and fishing lake (lots of easily caught Rudd, roach and small carp between 8oz-2lb, so great for the kids) are beautifully kept and the toilets/showers were clean. We found that the showers were a little temperamental in terms of pressure and temperature and had quite a 'rustic' feel to them but it certainly didn't bother us too much. There's a help yourself shop (that isn't a rip off) with honesty box and ample fridges and freezers for ice packs, milk, meat etc. There's no play park for the kids but there's a tyre swing and large field for the kids to play in although there was so much space in our field that they didn't need to venture off, which again, was a real positive as we could always keep an eye on them. Some people have commented that there's some road noise, but we didn't notice it, and found it very peaceful. There was a games room but it only seemed to contain a very well used pool table, but there is a raised indoor pool in a poly tunnel that can be hired out privately for £2 per person which was good fun. One of the highlights was that Ray comes round each evening with a large low sided trailer on the back of his mpv with bags of logs and kindling for sale, but picks up all the kids who sit in the trailer for a lap of the campsite which they absolutely loved as well as getting the kids introduced to each other, and gave the parents half an hour to themselves! As a family, we tend to put more value on space and tranquility rather than a campsite with structured pitches and modern facilities, and it's so nice to be allowed an open fire at night to sit around which so few sites seem to allow, so for us, we found that this was perfect for what we wanted. Highly recommended and would 100% return.
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Daisystevesuze |
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If you are looking for a risk free but seldom exciting camp site like other club sites then this is not for you, we had a brilliant stay all thanks to the owner and his staff, our pitch was spacious, peaceful, with a beautiful view overlooking the lake, yes the toilets and showers were basic but kept clean. The owner really put his self out to make sure the children had loads fun, I really wouldn't want anything to change on this site and will definitely be back, a big thank you
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