CAMPSITES in the UK can be found in lots of weird and wonderful locations, including secret walled gardens.
One place you may never have thought of pitching up is at Holkham Estate in north Norfolk – just a stone’s throw away from impressive stately home, Holkham Hall.
The Holkham Hall pop-up campsite offers ordinary camping, but also beautifully decorated bell tents, and all the luxury amenities you could need.
Campers can easily enjoy what the estate has to offer, with 30 percent off standard admission, from exploring the hall to cycling round the park and keeping an eye out for resident fallow deer.
On various weekends between March and September, you can hop aboard a tractor-trailer tour around the park.
During open weekends and school holidays at the estate, families can join one of its Ropes Courses, balancing on beams, tiptoeing over swinging bridges, and zooming on zip wires.
And North Norfolk Food and Drink Festival takes place there at the end of August/beginning of September every year, with more than 60 artisan producers on show.
The campsite is also located just one mile from the beautiful Norfolk coastline for those looking for a beach break.
It makes a good base to explore other attractions like Holkham National Nature Reserve and Holkham Beach.
Holkham Beach stretches for miles and miles at low tide, and dogs are welcome all year round, but required to be on leads during the warmer months to protect endangered seabirds.
Campers also have access to plenty of coastal cycling and walking routes from the site.
Holkham is a half-hour drive away from Anmer Hall, Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s country home on the Sandringham Estate.
Last month, just like any other parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales took their children to enjoy a day festival at Holkham Hall.
The family of five went to Gone Wild Festival, a festival, organised by Bear Grylls.
It offers families the chance to try a host of outdoor activities, including kayaking, quad biking, and shelter building, and is due to take place between the 7th and 10th of August next year.
Just this week, Kate chose Holkham Beach as the location for her emotional three-minute video revealing she’d completed her chemotherapy.
The pop-campsite is open annually for a set period of time during the summer, so closing on September 13th.
But will no doubt reopen for another year next year.
Pitches this year start from £33 per night. From £43 per night, the price includes two adults on a standard touring pitch with electric hook up, onsite toilets and showers, with fresh water and waste disposal, and 30 percent discount on admission to Holkham Hall.
Glamping is available for three-night stays Friday to Sunday from £120 per night (based on two adults sharing).
To find out more, visit the Caravan and Motorhome Club website.
As well as spending their summer holidays at Anmer Hall, here's where the Prince and Princess of Wales like to staycation...
Isles of Scilly – the royal couple visited in 2020. They were spotted biking on Tresco Island. A holidaymaker who saw them at the time told The Sun: “We hardly noticed at first as they seemed a normal family on holiday intent on keeping themselves to themselves.
“The place where they were staying was quite modest and certainly not hugely luxurious.”
Balmoral – Up until the Queen’s death, the couple’s summer travel plans would always include a trip to Balmoral in Scotland. The pair have reportedly told friends they’ve enjoyed some of their happiest times together there.
On the grounds of the Balmoral Estate sits their third home, Tam-Na-Ghar, a three-bedroom cottage gifted to William by his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother
