Walnut Tree Farm

Swanton Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4PT

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Why stay here ...

CL of the Year Winners 2021 - Best Newcomer Award

Whether it's a Norfolk holiday or simply a few days away, our 5 pitch touring site located on our rural farm in mid Norfolk provides a central location from which to explore all the unspoilt beauty the county has to offer.

Walnut Tree Farm is a small family run site based in a rural location on our small farm on the outskirts of the village of Swanton Morley and town of Dereham. My wife and I (along with our 2 children) manage the site along with our small flock of pedigree Hampshire sheep which graze our fields.

Our site offers a quiet haven from which visitors can explore all that the area has to offer and its unspoilt beauty. The famous Norfolk Broads, miles of golden sand beaches and coastline, historic medieval sites and Thetford forest are just a sample of what a holiday in Norfolk has to offer and can be easily accessed from Walnut Tree Farm.

We offer 5 pitches suitable for both Touring caravans and Motorhomes with views out over the paddocks where our sheep graze. Each pitch is serviced with water, 16amp electricity and free WiFi with access to chemical toilet disposal, general waste and recycling points.

We are open all year round so wheather you are a family looking for seaside attractions during summer, or you are visiting the beautiful coastline for bird watching or seeing the seal pups later in the year then we can provide a well-equipped and quiet base for your stay. With various country pubs and eateries along with an abundance of farm shops close to us you can sample local produce at your convenience.

The Hampshire pitch is a level, hard-standing pitch with an additional grass area for awnings and is positioned with views across our sheep grazing paddocks. The hardstanding area is 9m x 6m to accommodate the largest Tourers/Motorhomes with space enough for car parking on the hardstanding. There is a 9m x 3m grass area within the pitch for awnings and the pitch is separated by a further 3 metres of grass area where service points are located. The Hampshire pitch offers the benefits of 16 amp electric hook up, mains water and grey waste connections at the pitch.

The Texel, Norfolk Horn, Suffolk and Swaledale pitches are on level grass which are positioned with views across our sheep grazing paddocks. The pitch areas are 9m x 9m to accommodate the largest Tourers/Motorhomes with space enough for car parking on the pitch. Each pitch is separated by a 3m grass area where service points are located and the pitch is easily accessed from the hardstanding roadway.

Washing up amenities, mains flushing WC and shower facilities, chemical toilet disposal, general and recycle waste are provided with easy access to the pitches (approx. 20-30 metres) and free WiFi is available at the pitches.

There are fishing lakes within a couple of miles called Swanton Morley Fishing Lakes.

We look forward to welcoming you here at Walnut Tree Farm.

 

Please note: This site does not offer electric car charging, the nearest charging point is in Dereham.

Facilities on site ...

  • Battery charging
  • Dog walk from site
  • Information room
  • Recycling facilities
  • Shop
  • Shower (exclusive use)
  • TV reception: good
  • WC (exclusive use)
  • Wi-Fi

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Latest arrival time: 9:00 PM

Latest departure time: 11:00 AM

0.5 acres

Electric amperage: 16

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NR20 4PT
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Lat 52.699609 / Lon 0.976051
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Lovely, clean facilities

Walnut Tree Farm
We very rarely stay on a CL with facilities, so the fact that this CL had them was a bonus. A last minute decision to stay here we were very lucky to get the one remaining pitch available for the Saturday and Sunday nights. As check in time was after 2pm we took a relaxing drive from our home in Lincolnshire, arriving about 3. We paid online prior to our arrival, so all the information we needed to ensure a seamless stay was emailed to us in advance. The facilities were lovely and clean and the showers nice and hot. Hubby bought 3 local beers and left the money in the honesty box in the facilities block. The free WiFi was also a bonus. The price includes a daily allowance of 10 kWh of electricity, which was more than enough for us, particularly as we were out all day on the Sunday and we don't have a tv in our outfit. We were in easy cycling distance of Dereham which was great, as we visited friends on the Sunday. We would definitely stay here again, particularly as we love cycling round Norfolk and its lovely villages and we have already recommended this site to our friends who don't tend to stay on CLs due to the lack of shower/wc facilities. The price of the CL was super value too, as we are finding more and more CLs are getting very overpriced for what they offer.

Carolee

Motorhomer from Lincolnshire

Reviewed on 04/06/2024 19:12

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Our first CL stopover and what a welcome! The lovely owner greeted us on arrival and clearly explained what the site has to offer and apologised for the current work on the wind farm locally! This is an immaculate site with electric, water and waste disposal plus an excellent Elsen disposal point. The showers and toilet facilities (2) were spotless, warm ….. home from home! The lobby had a honesty box ‘shop’ with all sorts, including eggs, drinks, biscuits, chocolates etc this is a working farm, with sheep …. Which were delightful to watch. The village of Swanton Morley is not too far away and The Darbys pub provided us with a good meal and local ales. Thank you! We will definitely visit again.

tdp72

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Reviewed on 28/05/2024 16:55

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I cant add anything the other reviews haven't. Top marks for everything. We will be back

DJMo

Reviewed on 23/04/2024 14:20

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Not to be missed

Walnut Tree Farm

When we had read the previous reviews we hoped they were true - they were! Prior to arrival we received very comprehensive information via email from John giving all that you would need to know. When we arrived Rachel and John were not available but as we had received detailed arrival info we were able to get ourselves pitched, then spoke to John who was happy for us to continue. Rachel came shortly after to confirm we were all OK.
This is a site not to be missed, showers and toilets are spotlessly clean, the washing up facilities are also clean, there is a small shop selling locally produced goods including their own produced lamb products. The layout of the site is very well done and pitches are named after different breeds of sheep and pitches are of a good size with plenty of room between pitches. It is close to Dereham, not too far to go to the beach and National Trust properties and Norwich is also within reach. We could have stayed longer, but they were fully booked - pity (for us)! It is a site that we would have no hesitation to visit again, thank you again to John and Rachel.

JT408

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Reviewed on 13/04/2024 09:38

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This is indeed a lovely site and it’s no wonder Walnut Tree Farm won an award - there’s clearly a lot of thought gone into the planning and it shows. We had three nights here in March and the quality hard standing made pitching easy - even if the awning did turn in to a large kite in the wind :) The only reason we didn’t give five stars across the board is due to the location of the road which is closer to the site than I had imagined, so there was noticeable traffic noise. Certainly not a deal breaker and it wouldn’t stop us visiting again… We are lucky to have many lovely CLs to choose from, but Walnut Tree Farm takes some beating.

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