Suffolk
Adults-only touring park near Woodbridge with fully serviced hardstandings
Run Cottage is a small, adults-only touring park at Hollesley, between Woodbridge and the coast at Shingle Street. It has built a reputation on being calm and well run rather than on facilities you will never use, and returning visitors are a large part of its trade. The setting is level, sheltered and quiet, with mature planting breaking the site into smaller bays rather than one open field.
There are 45 pitches, all with 10 to 16 amp electric hook-up. Fourteen are hardstanding and a number of those are fully serviced, with fresh water, grey waste drainage and a television socket at the pitch, which makes it a straightforward choice for larger motorhomes and for early or late season stays when grass can soften. The washblock is heated and kept to a high standard, with laundry facilities on site. Free wifi is available.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome and there is a large enclosed exercise area, which is more than most sites of this size provide. The adults-only policy means it is not the place for a family holiday, but it is exactly right for couples touring the coast. Hollesley puts you within about fifteen minutes of Sutton Hoo and Woodbridge, twenty of Orford and its castle and oysterage, and half an hour of Aldeburgh and Snape Maltings. Shingle Street and the Bawdsey peninsula are close for walking, and Rendlesham Forest is nearby for cycling. Book ahead for May, June and September, which are the busiest months for touring in this part of Suffolk.