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Attractions for all in Suffolk

Attractions for all! Suffolk has such a variety of places to visit and experiences to enjoy, that no ...
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Alde Garden Campsite: The ultimate place to unwind in 2022

Alde Garden’s wildlife campsite is the perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. Just ...
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End of season: How to maintain and store your camping gear over winter

Here at Alde Garden, it’s the end of long, lazy days of summer. Which for us means it’s ...
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Autumn Foraging Guide

At this time of year nature’s bounty is vast! And you don’t have to be green fingered to ...
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Alde Garden’s Wildlife Spotting Challenge

We’re very well situated here at Alde Garden for a diverse range of wildlife habitats.  Whether you’re staying ...
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Preparing Alde Garden for the camping season

Each year at Alde Garden, once the campers have all gone home and Autumn becomes winter; we make ...
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Peaceful Suffolk: 5 quiet, secluded beaches to discover and avoid the crowds

The Suffolk coast is one of the big draws for people visiting this beautiful county.  Popular destinations Felixstowe ...
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Thinking of booking a stay at Alde Garden in 2021? Here’s what you need to know

Booking is open! You can now book your stay at Alde Garden direct on our website. We always ...
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Easy ways to support independent businesses this Christmas

I know I'm not the only making more of an effort this year to support local & independent ...
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Camping in cooler weather: what we learned by extending our camping season.

This year, due to not being able to open the campsite earlier in the season we extended our ...
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A holiday with hens: Alde Garden’s free-range flock make the perfect camping companions.

Visitors to Alde Garden will be well used to the sights and sounds of our feathered friends accompanying ...
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Why Camping is the perfect form of escapism

Alde Garden: The perfect antidote to busy lives.    It’s been our tagline for many years and not ...
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Stay with confidence: How we’re changing our site so you can have a worry-free holiday.

For folks who have been cooped up for far too long we have some welcome news: Alde Garden ...
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Holidays in ‘The New Normal’

As spring rolls into summer the British public are inevitably thinking of their plans for holidays & getaways.  ...
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How to make the most of limited time outdoors

  Alde Garden campsite has always been a place where people can appreciate the joys of being outside ...
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Badger Cottage: A Suffolk Holiday Hideaway

Many of our campsite guests don’t know about Badger Cottage (& vice versa.)  If you’re a fan of ...
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Why Christmas Is The Perfect Time To Go Plastic Free

Modern Christmas is the very height of consumerism.  But it's also the perfect time to take steps towards ...
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How to make your own eco-friendly Christmas decorations

Visitors to Alde Garden Campsite & Badger Cottage will know that eco-friendly is important to us all year ...
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Can we convince you to holiday without your car?

So many holidaymakers now are thinking about how their travel can impact their carbon footprint.  For most, this ...
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The most surprising thing about Alde Garden? Our Guests tell us!

Alde Garden has been our home for over 10 years now.  So there’s not much about the campsite ...
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On your Bike: Days Out from Alde Garden

There are lots of different ways to enjoy your stay at Alde Garden. The feedback we get most ...
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Alde Garden: Like camping…But with a real kitchen!

One of the things that always surpirses our guests is our ‘field kitchen.’ We do mention it in ...
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A Spring Flower Guide

At this time of year the first tentative signs of spring are present at Alde Garden.  After a ...
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Barn Owl Yurt

Sleep Tight, Barn Owl Yurt After a busy summer, Barn Owl yurt is safely tucked away for the ...
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from campsite to building site

The campers have gone, and we are packing away the tents in their winter storage place. This time ...
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campfire cooking – Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros is a traditional Mexican breakfast of baked eggs cooked in a tomato stew.  Perfect at any ...
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How to have a plastic-free camping trip

Living in a more sustainable way is something that most people are trying to achieve these days. Almost ...
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Bob’s new arrivals

Dear Bob, who is not a young lady (8 years old!) was sadly interrupted during her first attempt ...
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wombles and badgers!

It's been a very long time since we wrote anything on our blog page - but we felt ...
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