Kessingland Beach

What a lovely little site we found this to be. Caravan was bronze because we had dogs, but was very well kept and very clean. Direct access to beach and surrounding nature reserve, which was breathtakingly beautiful.Gas ran out in caravan, within 20 mins of reporting, it had been changed and back on. Staff very friendly and helpful. Local shop adequate but expensive,which is normal anyway for sites, so expected.Took our own bacon, sausage & eggs etc. for breakfast and used the chip shop at the bottom of Kessingland High St.(abt 5 mins in car away), which is fantastic quality and very well priced.
Very peaceful, well kept and friendly site, would strongly recommend.

good and bad points really. good point - flat camp site. bad point - too far away from the one toilet and shower block which was permanently dirty and woefully inadequate for the amount of tourers and tents.
nice swimming pools, both quite warm, changing rooms ok. great playground. staff friendly. the entertainment was horrific. the entertainers seemed more intent on entertaining themselves and the games for the kids were awful - getting 6 year olds to recite the "one smart fellow, he felt smart" tongue twister was just irresponsible. another night the entertainers had to go round and find as many pairs of feet to kiss as possible..... thank god we were only there for 2 days.
the beach is really windy and not for going in, you'd have to drive to southwold or lowestoft. shan't be returning.

Superb private chalet right by the beach at Kessingland. Very well presented will all home comforts.

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We went in July 2009 with our 2 children, the site isn't very big which is great, ive been to huge Haven sites and never again !
The nigh time entertainment was excellent, the venue was air conditioned and the kids loved seeing the characters on stage, there was plenty of opportunity for them to join in and go on the stage.
We didn't even go in peak season and we saw a comedian, magician and even Bucks Fizz and various singers across the week, and one night there was some wrestling, i was quite surprised on how comprehensive it was for a small site
About 1.5ml away there is a large Morrisons so you can stock up, there is also a Pizza Hut if you fancy a pizza.
The accommodation was just your typical caravan, it was clean and tidy, we had some duvets missing and reported to reception, new ones were delivered in 10 mins.
We enjoyed ourself so much we booked another break for later that year, and are returning in 2010.
All in all i thing this place is great for kids, the staff are great , i cant comment on the food as we never ate on camp.

No reviews here since the bad one in June 07. We spent some time in brilliant sunshine in April. Great site for walks, nature, seeing the area ie.Southwold, Lowestoft, Beccles, Oulton Broad, Gt.Yarmouth. Very safe for children. No restrictions for dogs at this end of the beach which this site unusually has direct access to. (Don't expect a golden sand beach, it is a huge expanse of shingle, grass and some sandy dunes.)Next to the Benacre nature reserve and the beautiful coast and the Suffolk coast path. So much for the surroundings, the site itself is okay depending on what you want. The entertainment for kids is good, rather too much for us and wished the kids things ended sooner and the adult caberet began half an hour earlier. The swimming pool could be bigger for the size of the site. Cafe and fish & chips good enough, but the pub and the waterside restaurant nearby really good. It is a bit annoying that there are constant notices about holiday home ownership, but as half the site is for privately owned caravans they are obviously a huge part of the business, and, I might add, situated much nicer and not so crammed in. The reception and management friendly and helpful. Can't imagine what the previous reviewer stayed in, but a caravan in the state he descibes would not be the norm I don't believe. Overall a nice site.