Gralyns Caravan Park

Established in 1999 and still family run, Gralyn's Caravan Park is a quiet touring site on the edge of Eyke, three miles from the market town of Woodbridge in Suffolk. Every pitch is level and comes with electric hook-up plus room for a car and awning, and the flat rate covers a caravan, awning, car and two adults with two children, which makes the sums refreshingly easy. Tents and motorhomes pay the same, and a lodge is available if you would rather not bring your own roof. Gralyn's suits campers who want a calm base rather than entertainment: there is no bar, no pool and no clubhouse, just toilets, showers and washing facilities (coin operated, so keep 20p and £1 coins handy), an accessible toilet and shower, a small shop and play areas for children. Dogs are welcome on the pitches provided they stay on a lead. The location is the real draw: Rendlesham Forest's trails are an easy walk, Sutton Hoo is five minutes by car or fifteen by bike, the Suffolk coast beaches at Aldeburgh and Thorpeness are twenty minutes away, and the village pub is a mile off. The park opens from 1 February to 20 December, weather depending, with the main season running April to October, and pitches are £30 a night.