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Gorsey Meadow

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Gorsey Meadow
Address: Hockering House, Heath Rd, Hockering, Dereham NR20 3JB, UK
Phone: 07909 510192
State: Norfolk
City: Dereham
Zip Code: NR20 3JB

opening times

Monday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

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Booked, told they were running a wedding on Sat night but "it won't affect the meadow". Pitched tent and met the owner "by the way there's a band at the wedding"... turns out it's a rock band, and told they'd play till 2230. Other family on site were told the music would only be until 2130 hours. It actually stopped after 2300 and was very loud. The site itself is quite nice, with some lovely trees, fire pits and rope swings. But had a major issue in that there is no drinking water. Bottled water is available at a price... There isn't a light in the wash shed or toilet. Whilst "off grid" this does make taking a toddler for a midnight poo a challenge. Candles are available but laughably they request donations to cover the cost. The grass hadn't been recently cut either, and other users were allowed to let their dogs run free, despite the 'dogs on leads' notice. We paid £25 a night for a pitch. The other family there were paying £100+ per night for a furnished bell tent. All things considered this wasn't 'glamping' but felt very much like a hasty and poorly executed for extracting as much cash out of people for the least investment and work. This site just felt like very poor value for money. If you want to glamp or stay in a bell tent in norfolk I can highly recommend Lings Meadow near Thetford!
8 years ago (06-09-2017)
What a lovely quiet site! Seriously, I meant it when I wrote in their visitors' book that it felt like Gorsey Meadow had been dusted with magic. We visited for just one night mid-week in June while touring Norfolk in our campervan. While Gorsey Meadow focuses on glamping in bell tents, it's happy to accept tents and small campervans. The access lane sets you up for your stay, a tunnel of tree boughs leading to a wooden gate. Being a bit taller that VWs, those trees brushed the top of our van: no room for motorhomes! The meadow is cocooned in a circle of oak trees and native hedgerow, encouraging birds to be your neighbours and blocking out the outside world. The grass is skimmed off, but left long enough to mean that it’s comfortable to go barefoot around the site. There's two firepits for campfire gatherings and each of the five bell tents has a family-sized charcoal BBQ waiting on the decking. Barrow-loads of wood can be bought and the on-site honesty shop has bags of charcoal and instant BBQ packs available. You need to come prepared with food and drinks, BUT what better excuse than to stop by the butcher, baker and other shops in Lenwade. Having said that, the shop shed will help you out if marshmallow supplies run low. Other facilities? Alongside the shop shed, there's an information shed that's full of leaflets about the local area and things to do if you can tear yourselves away from Gorsey Meadow. There's also novels to curl up and read, toys and crayons for the little ones, candles to give extra light around the firepit at night, and wine glasses to give adults a break from the usual plastic cups. Another shed houses a flushing loo, and its neighbour has a gas-heated shower - the best and most powerful we encountered on our tour of Norfolk... complete with a battery lantern for late-night showering. Even the washing up is a joy with a double-drainer kitchen sink, out in the fresh air. The second loo (or is it the first) is an eco-composting loo ... which everyone should try once...but will probably return to repeatedly. We came in our beloved campervan, but sneaked a look into a tent and would have loved a night or two in one of those. Well decorated and equipped, like everything at Gorsey Meadows, there’s been great attentions to detail and little touches that make you feel at home. As a camper this was a great break from the regimented sites lining the coast, and it was a great joy to be the only ones on site, a magical stay, back to nature, but not back to basics.
8 years ago (18-06-2017)
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