Glamp and Tipple
UK England East Anglia Norfolk Attleborough
Guests tip-toe around in fluffy white robes, bottles clink in the minibar and hairdryers are available for use after a dip in the hot tub. Glamp and Tipple is more like a hotel than most bell tent sites you’ll visit but it’s got a few differences too. Carpeted corridors have been swapped for grassy pathways, wheelbarrows take the place of luggage trolleys and piped music is replaced by birdsong. It’s a kind of deconstructed boutique guest house with each room having landed in a tent on a farmer’s field in south Norfolk.
When glamping goes “high end” it usually moves out of bell tents and into yurts, safari tents or something more solid but this site in Great Ellingham is committed to canvas. Born out of a bell tent hire company which burst onto the scene in 2020, the Glamp and Tipple site at Rookery Farm represents the putting down of roots. The company still hires bell tents for back garden glamping but head to the site and you’ll have a fuller experience. In addition to your tent you get a warm welcome, a big field, a location on the Suffolk-Norfolk border, posh loos, a games room, a kids’ play area, a farm shop and a true escape.
There are just five super spacious bell tents here. In addition to the hotel style furnishings they have the charm of camping; a log burner and twinkling fairylights with a picnic table and firepit outside. And then there are the extras: hot tubs, an in-tent cinema experience, and bottles of bubbly among them. Each tent has a designated eco-toilet and a power shower and there’s a shared log cabin with a snug chill-out area, games room, under-cover cooking space and honesty shop.
The intention here is clear, stated in the name in fact; this is a place to relax and take a break, to enjoy the outdoors with a glass of Champagne in hand. But it’s also Norfolk and there’s lots to explore. If you’re not an East Anglian the lure of the Broads, of the coast and historic Norwich will, no doubt, tempt you to spend days out and about. All this is within an hour’s drive, so who could blame you? En route back, why not stop off at one of the great local pubs nearby? That way, when you get back to site you can forget about cooking and simply spend your evening doing what you’re meant to: glamping and tippling.
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Facilities
Each bell tent has a designated private toilet and shower. Each tent is set up with a made-up double bed and single futon-style beds for extra guests. It has a log burner, a fridge (stocked as a mini bar), cooking kit, a gas stove, clothes storage, a mirror, a hairdryer, towels and robes. There are also hot water bottles and wood and matches are provided. Outside there’s a barbecue, fire pit and outdoor seating. Hot tubs and projectors for an in-tent cinema experience are available as optional extras. There’s a shared games room with a pool table and table tennis as well as a children’s playground and an honesty shop.
Suitable For
Glamping couples, families and groups – yes. Campers, campervans, motorhomes, caravans – no.
Nearby
Sitting close to the border with Suffolk, all of the attractions of East Anglia are within reasonable reach. Norwich is a half hour drive (20 miles) away, with The Norfolk Broads stretching towards the coast just beyond the city. Thetford Forest Park is 20 miles in the other direction. The closest beaches are an hour away and the North Norfolk Coast, a little more.
Food & Drink
There’s an honesty shop with the basics on site and you couldn’t get much closer to the nearest farm shop; Rookery Meadows, just across the field and offering all sorts of local produce including breakfast boxes with everything you need for a full English. For a meal or drink out, you can walk to The Crown in Great Ellingham (01953 797070) a mile away. Or perhaps try The White Hart in Hingham (01953 850214) or The Mulberry Tree (01953 452124), White Lodge (01953 799459) or Breckland Lodge (01953 455202) in Attleborough. All are within five miles of site.
Opening Times
All year.
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The Owner Says
At Glamp and Tipple, our aim is to continue the high standards, luxury experience and bespoke finishing touches which we have become known for and, our clients, rightly expect from us.
To give you a vision of our Luxury Glamping site, it’s best to picture your idea of a 5* star hotel room but set on a beautiful South Norfolk farm in a stunning bell tent! We are hoping to encourage those who have never spent a night under canvas to ‘give it try’ and hopefully be pleasantly surprised!
Our site has five luxury bell tent pitches, allowing all our guests as much privacy as possible and to allow us to keep a very exclusive and luxurious feel. Our aim is to give each and every guest a unique experience and we hope that our additional options and 5* star services will help us tailor each stay to your personal requirements.
Accommodation
Five bell tents.
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Location
Contact Glamp and Tipple, Rookery Farm, Watton Road, Great Ellingham, Norfolk NR17 1LB
Getting There
From the A11, turn off on to the B1077 signposted for Great Ellingham and Watton. Pass through Great Ellingham on Watton Road. Not far out of the village, Glamp and Tipple is signposted on the left.
The nearest train station is Attleborough, just under four miles away. From here book a taxi or call your campsite hosts as they can sometimes offer a pick-up service.
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