Bircham Windmill Reviews

Lovely Site with lots of extras

A lovely campsite on the grass and a good well draining surface. Lots of room given, it was nice, friendly and not over managed. A smashing little café/ tea room on site, there were lots of extra picnic tables, fire pits and seating areas. You can visit the lovely old Windmill at special camper rates, warm bread buns and cakes from the onsite bakery. Close to every good resort or town in North Norfolk, I will definitely come back.

Great find

A great find. The on-site bakery was amazing, the option to get involved and bake your own bread etc, was a nice addition. The campsite was very quiet, clean and had everything you could need.

What a lovely site

What a lovely site. Windmill on site with working bakery, was so nice and great tearoom. First time travellers with a motorhome, this was a lovely peaceful site. Everything was there, even had tea towels you could borrow. Showers good. Great tearoom and the bread was so yummy 😋

A delightful little site

The most expensive site I've stayed at, but well worth the money for the extra large pitches, great facilities and added bonuses like discounted entry to the mill. The nicest showers I've used on a campsite, and I liked the little extra touches like the pile of shower mats available for guests so I didn't have the usual struggle to get my feet dry. Stunning views of the windmill each morning and evening. The tearoom was great as well when we fancied a change from making our own breakfast. Definitely worth coming back to.

A night spent by the mill

Great place to camp out. A pony, sheep and horse all in view with Pebbles (I think) the horse being very friendly. Pitch size good with an amazing view of the iconic Great Bircham Mill. Toilets a plenty with showers and a shepherd's hut with showers on-site. Clean water for my vital cuppa, while a games room with Sky to a pool table, toys and a place to just chill out. Could be modernised slightly but this is a place with lots going on. Breakfast was very good with milkshakes conveniently priced for extra choice. The bakery was buzzing with some great cakes to choose from. A trip up the mill and a chance to ring that bell at the top. As with most mills, some work on upkeep needs doing with more boarding on the first floor walk round, but a fantastic place to unwind with food and drink a plenty. All campsites were good and enough space for kids to play games. A new table and chairs on site would be useful to replace the old ones but the relaxing atmosphere and good spaced pitches provided were ideal for a camping trip. Keep up the good work Ellie and the team, as this place gives many of the visitors a happy and awesome place to visit or stay over.

Charming shepherd's hut

A very relaxing and comfortable 24 hours.

Our stay

Lovely quiet site. Good sized pitches. Friendly staff. Nice cafe onsite. Facilities need some TLC to be really good. Well equipped with lots of nice touches with shower mats and tea towels for use by campers. Nice games room available. Toilets and showers need properly cleaning on a regular basis as they were not the cleanest I have used, which is a shame as the rest of our visit was near perfection. However, I will definitely visit again.

Wonderful relaxed campsite

We had a great time at Bircham Mill campsite. It's a great size (not too big) and well-equipped. There are a couple of kitchen areas, with fridges/freezers, microwaves and kettles, all free to use. Fun games room and fire pits to use (with your own charcoal). The mill is a good activity and having the tearoom nearby is very convenient. It's close to lots of popular locations and easy to get to the beach. Our kids made lots of friends and we had a brilliant time!

Great campsite for families

We stayed over the bank holiday with two adults and three children aged between 1 and 7. The campsite pitches were large, plenty of room. There was ample space for the kids to run around. Games room with kettle and microwave, multiple showers, toilets and fridges were a nice surprise. Having the tea room with the mill and activities onsite was a great plus and the kids really enjoyed exploring. Overall the campsite felt safe and was a great place for the kids to play with their friends. We would definitely come back in the future.

Charming location and accommodation

We stayed in one of the shepherd huts with our greyhound. We loved the delicious scones on arrival and we made good use of the outside cooking area and BBQ. There are a lot of thoughtful features, our view was of the field with a pony, donkey a sheep and chickens. The on site café serves a delicious breakfast.

Great stay

A few more WC and showers would have been nice, but a it was a nice clean site. The café was fabulous, with good value for money on the cakes and all day breakfast.

Not for teenagers

Very excited about this campsite, the spot looks idyllic. Campsite itself has good large pitches and is nice and flat. However, only 2 showers and toilets so lots of queuing in the mornings. The facilities at the windmill are aimed at under 8s, so loads to do if you have younger children, but older children have an option of a pool table, or you have to pay for or a telly. Disappointing, after the clear thought that's gone into entertaining little ones.

Site's response

Hi there, thank you for your feedback. Campsites.co.uk have flagged your review to me. I'm glad you found the pitches spacious and flat. I'm sorry you didn't find all the showers. The two you found are together in a block and each contains a shower, toilet, sink and heated mirror. One is larger with walk in shower, bench and baby change - the idea being a family could use it together to speed up any queue. The third shower is a purpose build shepherds hut with shower, basin, bin and seat, it's the other side of the games room and there are maps in the main shower to help orientate guests. There are 6 toilets onsite including the two in the shower block. So 4 others on site, all individual with one external door, all with basin, mirror, toilet and bin, so great for anyone just wanting a wash or to clean their teeth. All facilities are free and open 24/7. We have devised the activities on personal experience, our children now 20 and 16, they always enjoyed catch or playing cards. We have added in trim trials, swing and sandpit for the little ones as you say, and have a pool table and TV for the older ones, with a table and chairs and free electric for charging phones plus plenty of space in the evenings for campers to set up their own badminton, football, catch or even fly kites. There is a large playground in the village too with adult gym equipment and huge kite-flying space - which isn't promoted onsite, but we could have pointed you to it. Cycling is very good from here and lots of pubs, attractions, arcades, Hunstanton fair, bowling, beaches, woods and more all within 10 minutes drive. I hear your point about having to pay for the pool table and I'm sorry you felt this unreasonable, this is something that we do discuss, but having to pay does mean that the players respect the table, the balls remain safe when not in use and serious players can take a turn. We will give some further thought to this over the winter and I do hope we can accommodate you again in the future. Thanks, Elly.

Great experience

Really happy with our stay, very cute campsite with a windmill and café, bakery was great and the breakfast at the tearoom was fantastic! We were very impressed by the facilities - 3 full bathrooms, not just shower cubicles, they even had bath mats for us to use that they then wash. Play area for kids too. It was great that we didn't have to check in and out which made it more laid back, and the sizes of the pitches and the spacing was great too. Would definitely visit again and will be visiting the windmill and café soon with family when we are back in the area. Thanks to everyone at Bircham Windmill!

Lovely site

Lovely quiet site with a café-shop, fresh bread made on site every weekday and a windmill to explore. The beaches are about a 20 minute drive away, Wells-next-the-Sea and Hunstanton are highly recommended.

Lovely Site

A great, small family site in a picturesque location. The toilets and showers were very good. There was a donkey and a horse in the field, and a small green space for kids to play around.

We liked it

Spacious and very quiet.

Lovely gem of a site

Really beautiful little campsite. Stunning location, peaceful and has everything you could want for a quiet, family orientated stay. Our toddler loved the little garden and we thought the on-site bakery was fab. We wish we'd found you sooner xxx

Camping

A pleasant campsite in a good location, nice and quiet part of Norfolk, but a short drive to the coast and other sites of interest like Castle Acre. The pitches are large and there's not too many pitches which is good. Would benefit from a few more hedgerows to windbreak and increase privacy perhaps but I imagine the camping fields are grazed in winter which would make hedge planting more of a challenge. The mill, bakery and cafe are nice too. Shame you have to pay £1 per game of pool on the pool table. Would be good if there was a football table in the games' room too and a darts board, but they're only minor setbacks. Showers/toilets are all private, which is a rare treat for a campsite too. All in all, would recommend staying here.

Perfect

Booked on a Friday for the next day. Easy to find and easy access. Clearly marked pitches with plenty of space. Toilet and shower room lovely and clean and plenty of hot water. Nice touches like tea towels and bath mats to use. Great little restaurant selling local food.

Gorgeous campsite

Lovely, tranquil campsite with brilliant amenities. We really enjoyed our stay. The showers were so clean and warm and the utter silence and stillness at night was so peaceful and relaxing! We definitely want to come back soon!

Lovely stay

Loved our stay. We had tween and teenage kids and the site may suit those with younger children better. We were shushed by campers by 9pm before it was dark.

Great spot!

Was fairly quiet on the site for a BH with nice spacious pitches & plenty of room for children to play. Quiet at night too - very considerate fellow campers! Self check in but clear instructions sent regarding pitch. 3 showers and loos so enough, especially as more folk in motor homes. Little extras, like plenty of clean shower mats & tea towels. Good sized indoor games room too and at least 2 washing up areas. Great tea room and milk, which was busy with tourists but not that you'd notice on site. Nearest pub a 15/20 min walk away. We are walkers but not many footpaths locally so had to walk a lot on quiet roads. Tea room & bakery were fab! A great breakfast and the doughnuts and Bircham buns were definitely scrummy! Enjoyable stay. Was good to learn about the history of the mill as well.

Peaceful and comfortable

I was with a friend. The campsite is amazing, so peaceful and quiet. Staff members are very helpful. You can have lots of fun around - they have their own bakery, where you can bake bread from scratch and it take home. They have animals like donkeys, horse and a sheep. They have 2 shepherd's huts. Close distance to the seaside - around 7 miles. They have an a 100 year old windmill. Tea and coffee and their own homemade food. Truly recommend this campsite.

Fab little site

Brilliant small site. Working windmill, popular cafe and bakery. Play area, shop and tours of the mill available.

Fantastic place

We just got back from a weekend at Bircham Mill and my wife and I loved it. Food in the cafe was lovely, we made our own bread and butter in the mill. What I was most impressed with is how they have got such a great balance to have the commercial tourist attraction of the mill, but keep the feel of the campsite so homely and personal. The wash up room full of tea towels free to use, the washrooms with loads of shower mats to use. Up-cycled washing machine drums to use as firepit/bbq. We really got the feel that they love their site and would do anything to please the guests. Will definitely be going back.