The rattle of a departing train echoes up from Norwich station, close enough that you're five minutes from the city centre on foot, yet tucked behind quiet residential streets where starlings gather on the rooflines at dusk.
This is proper budget basecamp territory — shared hostel bunks and simple camping pods for anyone using Norwich as a springboard rather than a destination in itself. Solo cyclists on the Wherryman's Way, couples doing the cathedral and galleries before heading out to the Broads, walkers tackling the Boudicca Way — it's that kind of practical, no-frills stopover where the value is in the location rather than the site itself.
Facilities aren't listed in detail, so check ahead about what's provided and whether your dog's welcome — the policy's case-by-case. Campfires need asking about on arrival too. Open all year, which makes it handy for off-season city breaks when most rural sites are battened down. The vibe is urban and unfussy, a bed and a roof rather than a countryside escape, but sometimes that's exactly what you need.
