Kessingland Beach Holiday Park ( Parkdean Resorts )

Kessingland Beach Holiday Park is a large Parkdean Resorts park sitting directly behind the beach on the Suffolk coast, and unlike plenty of holiday parks it genuinely takes touring and camping alongside its static caravans. The park has direct access to the beach, with Kessingland village about a mile away, Africa Alive around a mile up the road, Lowestoft roughly five miles north and Southwold about six miles south. The touring and camping area is seasonal and accepts tents, trailer tents, campervans, motorhomes and touring caravans, served by a shower and toilet block with baby changing, drinking water taps, waste and water disposal points, fitted hairdryers and a launderette. Be honest with yourself about what you are booking: this is a busy, lively family park rather than a quiet field. Indoor and outdoor pools, an adventure playground, a multi sports court, a Nisa shop, the Boathouse Bar and Restaurant, a chip shop and evening entertainment are all part of the deal, so if you want dark skies and silence you want somewhere inland. Campers rate the touring wardens and the state of the facilities block, and just as regularly point out that pitches sit close together and that the furthest camping field is a fair walk from the toilets. The indoor pool runs from mid February to early November and the outdoor pool through the summer. Touring and camping prices at Kessingland Beach are quoted through the Parkdean Resorts booking system.