The Croft Campsite

The Croft Campsite is a small, family run site on the green at Ubbeston, a Suffolk village sitting almost exactly halfway between Halesworth and Framlingham, roughly six miles from each. Maria and Guy Hindley opened it in 2016 and picked up Campsite of the Year in 2024. Ubbeston is inland rather than coastal, so the Suffolk Heritage Coast is about 25 minutes by car, while Laxfield is a mile and a half away with two pubs, a Co-op, a post office and a museum, and there is a walk to it along the River Blyth. Pitches are properly spacious at 11 metres plus, and 25 of them have electric hook-up. One honest caveat: those hook-ups are 6 amp, so leave the fan heater and the household kettle at home. Families and dog owners do well here, with a playground, a recreation field, a barn of table tennis and ride on toys for the wet days, a third of an acre of dog paddock where leads come off, and a Hartley Hare Hunt every Saturday. Firepits are hired out and wood is sold on site. If you would rather not pitch at all, book the Camping Pod or the Canvas Caban, both pre-erected. Croissants turn up every morning and there are barbecues on Fridays, which tells you most of what you need to know about how The Croft is run. The 2026 season opens on 27 March, with grass pitches from £29 a night for two people.