Old College Glamping

Nestled between Norwich and Great Yarmouth, Old College Glamping offers a great location for exploring all of Norfolk. Choose from a luxury adult only glamping pod with a hotel-style interior, or a cosy family friendly bell tent with electric and a fire pit. Everyone can also enjoy access to free WiFi and a communal outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven. Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth Beach and BeWILDerwood Norfolk are within 20 minutes too!

About Old College Glamping

This welcoming site can be found settled half way between the beautiful beaches of the East Coast and bustling City of Norwich. This small family friendly site brings cosy, luxurious glamping for everyone to enjoy. The bell tent offers that camping experience that can only be achieved under canvas, but with the luxury of a standard double bed and super comfy pocket sprung mattress. You will find electric lighting and 13 amp sockets, a kettle, toaster, crockery and cutlery too. Great for couples but also for families having two extra futon beds that are ideal for children. There's also the option to add a third ready bed for an extra little one. Adults can also opt for a stay in the glamping pod, complete with heating, a king sized bed, crisp white linen, towels, smart TV, WiFi, a mini fridge and a coffee machine, guests will have everything they need for the perfect getaway. The outdoor kitchen provides the base for your cooking and washing up space, there is a wood-fired pizza oven, a gas hob, fresh drinking water and a sink with endless hot water for washing up. BBQs are available to take back to your pitch and there is a fridge/freezer for guests to use. The owners can provide pizza kits, wood for fire pits, disposable BBQs and charcoal for a small extra charge. The cleverly converted horsebox provides two unique shower rooms, each having large shower cubicles with thermostatic showers, flush toilets and handwash basins. Each unit shall have their own shower room allocated to them. Free WiFi is available with good coverage across the camping area. Sorry, no pets! Guests who book both the pod and the bell tent will have exclusive use of all facilities. Extra tent pitches may be available to parties booking both units with details on request. The site is licensed by the Woodland Champions Club, helping landowners create and manage woodland for the public to enjoy.

The pod will be available from 28th March to the end of October, the bell tent is available from the 3rd May through to the end of September.

Facilities and amenities

Facilities include a shared outdoor kitchen with a wood-fired pizza oven, a gas hob, communal fridge freezer and wash up area. There is a private shower room for each unit, converted from a horse box, each with a thermostatic shower, flush toilets and wash basins with hot and cold water. Free WiFi, fire pits, BBQs and outdoor seating are also available.

Spar Lingwood is a five minute drive away for picking up any essentials. There are also multiple pubs within a five minute drive including The Kings Head and The Hermitage.

Adult only

Allow commercial vans

Allow pets

Bike hire

Café / restaurant

Communal BBQ

Disabled facilities

Drinking water

Electric hookups

Entertainment

Family friendly

Fires allowed

Fishing

Games room

Glamping

Golf

Horse riding

Hot tub

Internet access

Kids club

Kids playground

Laundry

Near beach

Near pub

Open year round

Peaceful

RV pitches

Shop

Showers

Swimming pool

Toilets

TV room

Vineyard

Water hookups

Watersports

W.C. disposal

There are 2 accommodation options on-site

Bookable pitches and accommodation options

Glamping Pod

12

Glamping Pod

Max 2 people

This pod is just for couples. King sized bed with crisp bedding, towels, bathrobes and slippers, smart TV, kettle, toaster, coffee machine, fridge and underfloor heating. Outside is a chimenea. Private allocated toilet/shower and a shared kitchen.

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Family Bell Tent

10

Family Bell Tent

Max 5 people

Cosy 5m bell tent including a double bed and 2 folding chair beds. A ready bed can be added for a 3rd child. Bedding, towels, lighting, sockets, kettle, toaster and crockery provided. BBQ and fire pit. Private allocated toilet/shower and a shared kitchen.

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Old College Glamping reviews

5 /5

10 reviews

100%

would recommend

Overall

5

Location

5

Value for money

5

Service

5

Facilities

5

Cleanliness

5

"The kids loved the open space and facilities. Would highly recommend to other families"

Brad E - May 2024

"The attention to detail was second to none. We would book again in a heartbeat"

Kerry E - Oct 2023

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Great site and facilities

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Debbie A

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Bell Tent - Family Bell TentAug 2024

We stayed with our three children and had everything we could need for our stay. The tent was very well-equipped and cosy with the thoughtful items such as hot water bottles. Site was quiet and plenty of space for playing games outsides and fire in a night. Great to have private toilet and shower area. Would definitely come back next time we visit family in Norfolk.

Excellent!

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Phoebe T

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Bell Tent - Family Bell TentAug 2024

We had a lovely stay. Andy and Rachel were lovely. Our 2 daughters enjoyed running around on the grass and making pizza with dad in the pizza oven. Well catered for, and had everything we needed. Close proximity to Bewilderwood which was a fun day out. Would definitely recommend, we all had a great time!

Great stay

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Brad E

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Bell Tent - Family Bell TentMay 2024

The four of us enjoyed the cost and atmosphere. The kids loved the open space and facilities. Would highly recommend to other families.

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