Earlier on in the year when planning our camping trips, Diglea Holiday Park came recommended to us. A fair few of Mark’s family had camped there a few times last year and it was them that showed us the site. Mark and I wanted to try camping in April for the first time and we wanted to stay localish. Diglea Holiday Park in Snettisham is just over an hour away from us, so it made perfect sense to book and give it a try.
Diglea Holiday Park
On the lead up to our mini holiday, we received an email from Diglea Holiday Park confirming our booking. The email also stated we would need to leave a £10 cash deposit in exchange for a barrier keyfob. It was handy to have it confirmed in the email as we don’t usually carry cash with us. The email also confirmed we could check in from 12 pm and that check out was 11 am. When we arrived we were given a map which highlighted where we needed to go.
Although our first impressions of the site were not all that great, the reasons were cosmetic. A few of the caravans looked tired and worn however these are all privately owned. It was lovely to see a great looking play park and the boys were eager to get playing as soon as they saw it. We drove onto the Rally field and it kind of hit home how few people were camping. Mark and I were determined to make the most of our trip!
It took us a couple of hours to pitch up our tent and get everything unpacked. We haven’t pitched a pole tent before as our previous tent was an air tent so by the time we were finished we were ready for something to eat. The boys fancied chips so we decided to head into Hunstanton and have some chips by the seafront. Hunstanton is about a 10-minute drive from Diglea and would have been perfect if the weather was nicer. Instead, we were cold and hungry and after stopping at the first chippy we saw we decided to nip into Tesco and go back to the tent.
On-site facilities
There are plenty of toilets/showers on the site and as you drive around you can see that they are being upgraded. The block in the rally field where we stayed was really outdated however they were clean. It took a while for the hot water to come through the wash basins and in the men’s, only a couple of the hot water taps seemed to have been working. The ladies even had a plug socket (with cover) for hairdryers/straighteners. Within the block, there was also a room which contained wash basins for dishwashing.
Diglea also has an onsite clubhouse which by the looks of things host different event nights during the season. There wasn’t much advertised that we saw and we didn’t really know what if anything was happening. After checking the Diglea facebook page when we returned I noticed there was a guitarist playing on the Saturday night we were there. There is also a burger van serving food but again we couldn’t find much information about opening times, what was available or prices whilst we were there. Going forward I think the information would have been handy to have had included on the back of the park map. We would have probably chosen to have eaten there rather than drive to Hunstanton if we had known.
Diglea is also home to Safari Tents and Beach Huts which can be hired for a glamping style getaway. Located in the Secret Garden it boasts luxury. The Safari Tents look awesome and they even have their own private bathrooms which have a freestanding roll top bath.
Things to do
During our stay we made the most of our English Heritage passes and we went to Castle Rising. I remember visiting when I was younger and Oliver had just learnt all about castles at school so seemed an ideal place to visit. Castle Rising is about 10 minutes from Diglea (if that!) and is a great way to spend a few hours. We then took a trip to Castle Acre, another English Heritage site. The castle ruins were great and the boys loved making the most of being outdoors and not feeling the cold! We spent a good hour there before we went to Castle Acre Priory which was by far the highlight of our day. We explored the monastery and walked the steps of the monks who would have lived there.
If you don’t want to venture far from Diglea Holiday Park then Snettisham beach is a 2-minute drive away with plenty of parking available. There is also Snettisham Fish and Chip shop which we can totally recommend too! As well as Hunstanton and Heacham.
Our overall thoughts
Diglea Holiday Park made the perfect base for us! We wanted somewhere local to us that we could go and experience camping in April. Although we were cold and the weather wasn’t the greatest we still had a great time. Despite the toilet/shower block looking tired, there are ongoing works happening around the park. There were currently refitting a new block out whilst we were there! So I can imagine it is on their list to do, but like I said it was really clean! To be honest, when camping I don’t expect 5* facilities, as long as they are clean then I am happy!
We paid £35 for 2 nights camping on a non-electric grass pitch and would we go again? Hell yes!
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