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The Strangers Holiday Park

3.9 (67 reviews)

A beautiful touring park in Essex located just 20 minutes from the Harwich Ferry Ports. This site makes for the perfect base to explore this gorgeous area of the UK or to use as a gateway to the rest of Europe. With 20 touring pitches, guests staying at this park also have the convenience of The Strangers Home Pub onsite.

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Whether you are arriving from Holland, from Harwich, or setting off on your journey to the continent, you won’t find a better, more convenient place to stay than Strangers Holiday Park.

Strangers Holiday Park is a gated Holiday Touring Park located in Bradfield, near Manningtree in Essex. Comprising of just 20 Touring Pitches and Holiday Lodges now available for ownership, it is wonderfully positioned overlooking the beautiful Stour Estuary.

As the closest caravan park to Harwich Port, we welcome all holiday tourers from Holland and the Continent, as well as UK holidaymakers preparing to embark on their journey to the Hook of Holland.

Stay a night just passing through or stay longer and take in the beautiful countryside, towns and villages.

Strangers Holiday Park is in the perfect location to holiday and use as a base to make the most of day’s out to local towns and local attractions.

Visit Colchester Zoo and many historic properties including Lower Marney Tower, Audley End House and Mountfitchet Castle.

From your base here at Strangers Holiday Park, you will find that there is a wealth of interesting and enjoyable things to do and places to visit, both within a short distance and further afield.

The pleasant town of Manningtree just less than 3 miles away is a relaxing place to walk on the pathway alongside the River Stour, a river made famous by John Constable, who lived in nearby Flatford and painted Flatford Mill (Scene on a navigable River) and The Hay Wain.

The City of Colchester is 13 miles away and did you know, it’s from Colchester that you can take the train directly to London in less than an hour? It would be possible to see London in a day although we would recommend spending a bit more time to visit this incredible city as there is so much to see.

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Hardstanding pitch with electric

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

We welcome guests with Caravans & Motorhomes and offer Electric hook up points.

The Strangers holiday park is an adult only park which is a 4 acre site, situated within an area of outstanding natural beauty. Come and enjoy the Essex & Suffolk countryside.

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Grass pitch with electric

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

We welcome guests with Caravans & Motorhomes and offer Electric hook up points.

The Strangers holiday park is an adult only park which is a 4 acre site, situated within an area of outstanding natural beauty. Come and enjoy the Essex & Suffolk countryside.

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67 Reviews

All reviews featured on Campstead.com have been submitted by genuine customers who have stayed at the park.


V

Okay for one night.

Van Dam, Jacob - 18/09/2024

3

Easy access and dirty and outdated toilet blocks. Pub is nice, but menu is quite simple.

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D

All you need!

De Vries, Ilja - 16/09/2024

4

Not suitable for Glamping issues, but honest, clean and simple.All you need!

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C

Did exactly what we needed it to

Clegg, Andy - 07/09/2024

3

The site was tidy and the pitches clearly numbered. the lack of a reception was a bit strange. Simply a gate code mailed to you which allowed access onto the site. As we were pitching our tent a fellow campers dog was free wandering around despite clear signage that dogs must be kept on a lead at all times. This dog then proceeded to do its business right at the entrance of another tent while the dogs owner was blissfully unaware. The "lucky" tent owners were not in so would only find out when they returned. The same dog also decided to pick a fight with some others that were on site too. We left for the day and when we returned the unfortunate recipients of the dogs present had put a mat over the offening area. The staff were on patrol and happily chatted to the dogs owner while it roamed around so it seems this site rule is pretty lax. However it is a very convienient location for visitng family in the area and this small incident won't put us off visiting again

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F

Great first impression

Ford, Katrina - 05/09/2024

3

Friendly and helpful staff. Great pitches, great pub. Unfortunately for the price we paid I would expect much more better and modern toilet and shower facilities.

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H

Overnight camping back to the Netherlands

Heus, Jasper - 27/08/2024

4

We stayed for 1 night so we could catch the ship back to the Netherlands from Harwich. We did not need a lot of room and since we did not have neighbours we could leave the tourer attached to the car which was great!. The pub was closed due to familiy affairs which was a pitty, fortunately for us there was a pizza food truck with great pizza's.The toilets where clean and ok

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W

Perfect stay for Harwich ferry

Wiseman, Sheila - 26/08/2024

5

We only stayed one night at the Strangers Park as it seemed the best site to camp for the morning ferry from Harwich. We had a good spot and really enjoyed our dinner at the pub. We would love to come back and spend more time exploring the estuary

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M

Good location for Essex, Suffolk, Europe

Maxey, Andrew - 26/08/2024

4

Friendly and helpful wardens. Good security and good-sized pitches. Surrounded by hedges and countryside. Pub served good food and sometimes has entertainment. Toilets and showers could do with an upgrade.

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L

Perfect camping to start and to finish you holiday

Luiten, Arnoud - 25/08/2024

4

Perfect camping to start and to finish you holiday.Not far from Harwich.Large pitches, really friendly personnel. Late and early arrivals possible. Simple facilities but clean.We camped twice on this campsite during our holiday.

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C

Great ferry stop over

Collins, Roger - 19/08/2024

5

A great welcome when we arrived and had a great meal at the pub.

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R

excellent start for a visit to Britain

Roerdink, Wouter - 18/08/2024

5

If you plan to make use of the Stena ferry Hook of Holland to Harwich (or the other way round) this campsite is the place to be. You cannot only arrive late, but leave early as well. And only a short drive from the terminal, you needn't worry about traffic jams, ending up too late.

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Summary

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85.1% would recommend this site

91% would stay here again

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