High Sand Creek

Nice size pitch, excellent facilities block, lovely woody area for children to play in, close proximity to the beautiful marshland (we chose the wrong time to go for the sea though, miles away!), nice friendly and calm atmosphere. Would defo recommend.

At £22 per night for two people it's on the pricier end of the campsite spectrum. I'd expect electric hookup for that money but there was none. Price aside we were left with a problem because signs at reception and indeed the lady booking me in said no burning wood. When your only non-electric cooking stove works by burning sticks and pine cones and you have a fridge full of meat to cook for your weekend's meals what are you supposed to do?

Since the campsite has no website where you could learn the site rules and I wasn't told about the wood-burning policy when I phoned and booked, I didn't feel guilty about burning sticks to cook two breakfasts and evening meals.

That they'd rather people used flimsy tinfoil disposable barbecues than a professional wood gas camping stove is just bizarre. 

So I'd have to sum up by saying the site is expensive and not prepared to let campers do the one thing you'd associate with camping - have a campfire.

Lovely site. Nice and quiet at night and very flat. The toilets and showers were amazing. Really clean, and lots of hot water. Although we normally go to smaller sites than this, we would go back here again.

I really like this campsite. A genuine welcome from the moment you arrive High Sands Creek has generous pitches, and plenty of good clean facilities.  The kids loved the woods which run alongside the campsite, with its trees to climb and rope swings to have fun on.   Ideally suited on the Norfolk coast, there is a lovely walkto Wells next the Sea, but with the kids it does feel a bit longer than the three miles it says it is! The Red Lion in the village isn't cheap but family friendly and a nice pint.  

3 times we've been here & it never gets boring. The kids love it, there's so much to do in the area a short distance away from the campsite & I feel we've been spoilt with North Norfolk which means nowhere can better it.

This site is clean, well managed & could be described as basic, but not in a derogatory way.

The clear night skies are the best in the country & we've even seen the Northern Lights! Rain or shine there is plenty to do whatever the budget.

I agree with another review on here that the local shop doesn't offer as warm a welcome as the campsite or the Red Lion, which is a shame because they sell some lovely things, but their customer service leaves a lot to be desired. Don't let this put you off, just go elsewhere for any essentials you need because on the whole the area is a brilliant place to visit & this campsite a perfect base.

Just returned from a brilliant week at High Sand Creek.  The site is fairly basic but has everything you need.  Loads of hot water in the toilet block and washing up room.  The site adjoins Stiffkey Marshes which offers great crabbing.

We cycled along the coast path to Wells next the sea and on to Holkam as well. Great fun.

Only advice would be to request a pitch away from the Sycamore trees.  Our tent was covered in sap.

Have visited this site as a couple, a family and in a group of mature adults celebrating a significant birthday and in all cases it came up trumps all round. Generous sized pitches and ability to group tents, campers and gazebos in a circular more private way. Staff very  helpful and facilities, whilst basic, were very good and spotlessly clean. When high winds were forecast the staff came to advise us and when the winds came in more suddenly they came to help anchor the gazebos. We camped near the marshes under the tree line and so our view out to sea was idyllic and we felt completely connected to nature. If you like a good walk there are lots of great walks out to the seal colony and along the coastal paths to Wells one way and Moreston and Cley the other. Nature reserves abound at every turn and great pubs everywhere we went for well earned rests and refreshments. I would go every year if I could.

Think this is the fourth year we've been to High Sands and each time we've had a great break.

It can get a bit hectic / noisy during bank holiday weekends, but this is perfectly contrasted with the silence of the marshes on the doorstep. We've been out at low tide and seen colonies of seals and, of course, the crabbing is excellent at high tide.

The staff have had a reshuffle recently and the new team are a delight - no request seems to much for them (they even brought a whole toolkit down when our passenger window got stuck on open).

The one downside this time was the local shop - stiffkey stores - has a fellow working there (owner, I think) who is rude to any customers with children (don't touch the books, they're for sale, you know). If that's you, I'd avoid like the plague. There's other (better) stores elsewhere (in Cley or Wells).

Friendly campsite perfectly located on the North Norfolk coast. Fantastic views of sunset over the marshes, particularly from the western side of the site. Facilities nothing special but clean and serviceable. It's essentially a square field, so not much character, but there is plenty of space: it was full the weekend we visited but campers were certainly not on top of each other as the pitches are very generous. If you want to visit the Red Lion, you'll need to book ahead: when we tried to book Saturday lunchtime for that evening, we were met with a firm no. Still, there are fine fish and chips to be had in Wells.