The Sandringham Estate Club Campsite

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A great site with especially good wardens

We stay here as often as we can as it's a great location that is well maintained, with access to lots of interest nearby. The staff are particularly helpful and informative. Highly recommended. The points for improvement: a better, boosted wifi system (especially as so much is now online) and some fully serviced pitches would make a real differencer.

BobbyWJ

Reviewed on 07/03/2024 10:31

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Great for motorhomers

A nice quiet site but with a great bus service right from the entrance to the site that gives easy access to Kings Lynn ( much nicer than we expected) and the Norfolk Coast. Bus passes accepted and the staff had put the bus times in the information room.

frrussell

Motorhomer from Lincolnshire

Reviewed on 28/02/2024 06:43

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Ideal Autumn Break

We regularly visit this very welcoming site as it is an easy drive from our home in Rutland and is ideal for access to the North Norfolk coast The site is served by an excellent bus service which we now use as our primary method of travel around the area. We have found that good quality torches are a must if you are likely to be out and about after dark.

beardieatbartles

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Reviewed on 20/11/2023 10:03

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Beautiful & fantastic site

After booking this site for the beginning of September, I became concerned after reading all the negative review, to list a few poor TV reception, poor wifi signal, poor mobile reception and disappointing facilities. Well none of this proved to be true. Yes mobile reception in the area as a whole was not the best but our EE signal was OK, we managed to use my mobile as a hotspot for the TV and thus watch several films on Netflix, the only time it failed was when we had very bad weather. TV reception was fine by connecting to the bollard with an aerial cable. The wifi at the site has just been updated and ytou can get limited free wifi anywhere on site plus pay for wifi if you wish to use it to download TV etc, but as already stated we used mobile hotspot when required. The facilities were fine, clean & well maintained and the staff fantastice. The public transport in the area was great with a bus right outside the entrance. A really lovely site well worth a visit, peaceful, quiet in a beautiful setting, not sure what some people expect, but we would highly recommend a visit to this site and look forward to visiting again.

Davcar

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Reviewed on 13/11/2023 17:31

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always a delight to visit

I felt I had to step in and write a review for this site which I have visited many times over the past 5 years. The site is on the Sandringham Royal Estate, and located in a forest. That means a fews things you need to expect. Trees. These are big green things and there are lots of them. and just like trees everywhere else in the world, they have the magnificent ability to absorb radio signals. They also offer perfect conditions for wildlife, birds and insects. So you can expect, and as it states on the site info.. a) poor t.v. reception b) poor mobile network reception c) wildlife and d) insects Fell free to moan about the phone signa. The Club, site and staff can do nothing about it.. That is up to the mobile network providers and, being an industry I work in, I can assure you a campsite repeater for every network in a forest location is very low on their priorities.. so low, it doesn't exist. North West Norfolk is generally notorious for poor mobile reception away from the main towns. If you want 24/7 connectivity, then perhaps Norfolk isn't the place for you. Generally we have always managed to get some sort of a signal on the upper part of the site, albeit low. and normallly ownly out side. Your caravan/motorohome/campervan is a faraday cage,,,, it blocks radio waves.. so when you draw the blackouts, close the doors, any signal you might have had gets reduced further....unless like myself i have fitted a 4G repeater and external aerial on my van... Don't leave a bad review just because you can't switch off and you want to balme the Club the site. If it upsets you that much write to your service provider.. That being said the new club wifi ( free ) should keep you happy now.. but dotn expect to stream movies or play online games. Do that at home... Wildlife and insects... welcome to Nature. You are guests in THEIR space. Get used to it.. We have never had an issue visiting the site, either with the staff or the facilites. The shower blocks are perfectly adequate an a lot better than other sites but yes, like all facilities used year round, they are due a refurb. - which is tricky when the site is open all year round.. but an refurb is planned. I just hope they dont fit pushbutton showers and fit a slightly stronger repeater pump.. But that is up to the club site maintenance planners not the site staff. The staff have always been welcoming and helpful. I admire their ability to answer the same questions every day with a smile, and to endure the criticism that gets left on here... We are back on site this weekend 10/11/12 November and looking forward to it immensely...

Doc Bob Davidson

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 05/11/2023 14:31

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Mosquito bites Sandringham

We visited the site during September 2023 for 12 days. We don’t use the toilet facilities or site WIFI but had a good TV signal and our own phone Wi-Fi so, the site was perfect for us. However, I was bitten over 30 times by mosquitoes and all the chemists in the areas had run out of creams. Other caravaners were bitten even worse. Two days after leaving I had an allergic reaction which started in my hands. The itch and swelling was excruciating. Lashing of creams eased the itch but next day I started to get problems swallowing liquids! This got worse as time went by and after two consultations with chemists and a visit to a minor A&E unit, I ended up on Hydrocortisone cream and Anti-Histamine tablets. This started to reduce the affects but after the tablets ran out, the symptoms came back with vengeance. I am now on a stronger Ani-Histamine tablet and things are getting better. Has anyone had similar affects?

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Reviewed on 17/10/2023 18:04

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A Big Improvement At Sandringham

We have just had our third visit to the Sandringham Estate club site this year and after almost three hours of traveling we received a warm welcome on arrival. Also, it was great to hear that the new Wi-Fi system is now up and running which is a significant improvement on this site as coverage by mobile network providers is poor to non-existent. Although the CAMC are not able to do anything about the network signal, the implementation of the new Wi-Fi system provides connectivity which makes planning a day out much easier. Previously we have refused to pay CAMC for site Wi-Fi but using the new free option we were able to browse and book venues to visit, check opening times and plot routes all from the comfort of our caravan. A big improvement! The facility blocks are a bit dated and in need of refurbishment which is apparently on the cards. However, in the meantime the club staff keep the things spotless and tidy but unfortunately some of the users are not so meticulous. The site is run by a friendly team who have proved very helpful in suggesting places to visit for walking. We have recently enjoyed walking on Dersingham common and in the Ken Hill woods, both places we would have missed without advice from the wardens. There are also nice walks in the woods around the site with the opportunity to observe wildlife such as deer and maybe even buzzards or red kites. This is a favourite site of ours, mainly due to the lovely ambience and there are also plenty of interesting places to visit without having to travel far. Will there be a fourth visit by us before the end of the year? Possibly, but nothing booked yet. Since the clubs change to T&Cs we no longer book ahead but watch the weather forecast, check availability and book accordingly.

Bartonians

Caravanner from Lincolnshire

Reviewed on 13/10/2023 15:22

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Is this the same site??

We rarely use Club Sites, but having a voucher to use, we decided this was an area we'd never been to, but we were a bit worried by some of the reviews. Well as the title says "Is This The Same Site?". We were greeted at the barrier by a very friendly warden, who told us everything we needed to know to get 'Pitched Up', so made our way to the Motorhome Service Area. This was well sign posted, very well kept, and easy to park up at. We drove round the beautifully kept site, and selected where we wanted to pitch. Returning to reception with our pitch number, we happily chatted away for some time with the very friendly wardens, and got loads of ideas about the area. We also checked out the well stocked Information Hut for maps and timetables. Tea was sorted when the visiting Fish and Chip Van arrived, and very nice they were too! With access directly into the woods, it's an incredible place to wander round, very relaxing, although the dog enjoyed charging around much faster! The walk through the woods to Sandringham House is just gorgeous. The wi-fi on site worked well, although my 4G was only slightly affected. Didn't bother me though. We did not intend to get a TV booster if it didn't work, we're not that bothered. However, we found we got 35 stations, some better than others, but was perfectly watchable. And finally the "facilities". Well unless you're expecting Brand New 5* Service Blocks, we can't understand some of the comments. Yes they have seen a few years service, but they were all perfectly adequate, spotlessly clean, powerful hot showers, and working toilets.....what more do you need? Great place, will definitely return.

sheffield

Reviewed on 11/10/2023 16:43

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Badly needs an overhaul - facilities, signal and approach to customers

 This is a relatively expensive site that seems to rely on its location reputation to mitigate the very poor facilities, lack of signal strength and unhelpful staff. 1. Signal strength was especially poor - some of us need to keep in touch with dependent others. When we asked a site warden about a signal we were told we’d have to go offsite or use the phone box. The member of staff seemed more concerned about their site management tasks than member dissatisfaction. Booster cables were available but these were charged for. 2. The facilities were very old and impossible to keep properly clean - cracks in tiles and porcelain sinks. The shower heads looked unhealthy and one of the cubicles was covered in talcum powder (the fault of a user obviously but The Club should remind its members that they need to clear up after themselves when using the facilities. Talcum powder in particular is a health hazard). One of the blocks contained a very small corner basin for hand-washing. Not all the hand wash receptacles were full either. 3. In general the site wardens seemed to spend most of their time on tasks that avoided coming in to contact with site users. To conclude, this site is stuck in a time warp. It is not OK in the 21C to shrug off poor signals, poor facilities and poor customer service. Yes, some people like not being in touch with the outside world but that should be an individual choice not a club choice. Land management and maintenance is important of course but it should not be more important than customer service.

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Reviewed on 02/10/2023 09:49

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Honesty is the best policy

The site is in a good location, granted, but the facilities are so poor in comparison to the great majority of sites, I'm surprised it continues to get such good reviews. There is no wifi; no phone signal; no TV reception - no, you won't be fine and yes, it is infuriating. The site is advertised as 'peaceful' - there's a reason for this... The shower blocks are just grotty - also, note the insect screens; they are there for a reason - we got eaten alive as our pitch bordered the forest walk which smelt rank on a warm day as it's a dog-walking area, too. There was also a smell of sewage for the few days we stayed there as the cesspit borders the fenced area near the entrance to the site. Due to the location, the cost of the site per night is comparatively high and the facilities do not make up for the convenience of being in North Norfolk. However, to end on a positive note, the staff are relentlessly cheerful and helpful.

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Reviewed on 21/09/2023 00:16

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