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Before booking your stay with us please scroll down this page and read the IMPORTANT information in RED with reference to Covid 19.
Fakenham Racecourse runs its own high quality and independent caravan and camping site. The site is open to guests every day of the year making it the ideal location for relaxing summer holidays and winter breaks.
Ideal base to visit North Norfolk for it’s Beautiful Beaches, Coastal Walks, Historic Houses and Parks, Nature and Wildlife, Cycling, Norfolk Broads and many other Attractions, for more information visit www.visitnorthnorfolk.com
There are a number of features which make Fakenham Racecourse the prime site for a caravanning, camping or motorhome holiday in Norfolk. For many, it’s the location. Just 10 miles from the stunning North Norfolk coast. It is a short 10-minute walk into the market town of Fakenham which is at the heart of the County and surrounded by Norfolk’s finest attractions.
The site itself makes the perfect base. Our 125 pitches are set in beautiful countryside, some of which are sheltered by tall conifers and mature trees. The grounds and modern facilities are excellently maintained.
Directions: On approaching Fakenham please follow the signs for Fakenham Racecourse and/or the brown tourist signs which have a caravan symbol on them. Turn down the private, tree lined road to the racecourse (Satnav NR21 7NY) go past the tennis courts on your right, past the sports centre buildings on your left and continue straight over two speed bumps until you come to the reception building and office on your right hand side. STOP – you are there!!
Fakenham Racecourse Caravan and Camping Site is delighted to welcome our guests over the autumn. We want to reassure all guests that we have measures in place, to ensure the safety of all our staff and guests.
“We’re Good To Go” is the official UK mark to signal that a tourism and hospitality business such as the Fakenham Racecourse has worked hard to follow Government and industry COVID-19 guidelines and has a process in place to maintain cleanliness and aid social distancing.
PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE YOU BOOK YOUR STAY
Please note that the Caravan & Camping Site IS OPEN & PITCHES ARE AVAILABLE.
There are race meeting on the following dates in 2020 – 16th Oct, 28th Oct, 17th Nov, 30th Nov and 20th Dec. At the moment ALL race meeting are operating ‘behind closed doors’. This means no members of the public can attend. If you are staying on our caravan site over a race meeting the pitch area you will be on will be locked down from 5 hours before the first race, which means that by this time you must either have left the site for the whole day or decided to stay. If you stay you will not be able to leave the pitch area until after racing has finished, but you will have full access to your caravan, the toilets, the showers and an area from which you will have a limited view of the racing.
Payment is made in full at the time of booking, whether that be online or over the telephone and is non-refundable. This helps to reduce the interaction between guests and staff on site and speeds up the arrival process.
In addition, the following protocols will be in place to ensure the site complies with the COVID-19 Secure guidelines:
– Pitches will not be pre-booked but will be allocated to guests on their arrival at the site.
– Weekend opening hours 9.00am – 1.00pm. ARRIVAL TIME can be from 11.30am and ALL DEPARTURES by 11 am.
– All guests are asked to be quite (no music, loud laughter or chat) after 10.30 pm each night to ensure other guests are not disturbed.
– The communal toilet and showers blocks will be open but with a reduced number of showers and toilets to maintain social distancing.
– Caravan and Motor Home Guests are strongly urged to use their on on board facilities as this reduces the risks even further and also allows easier use of the facilities to campers who have no option but to use the site facilities.
– Can all guests please read the information on this link which is provided by Norfolk County Council: https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/-/media/norfolk/downloads/what-we-do-and-how-we-work/campaigns/coronavirus-toolkit/tourism/tourist-information-leaflet.pdf?la=en
– Can any guests who need ACCESSIBLE toilet and shower facilities, or BABY changing facilities, please contact us in advance to confirm your requirements.
– 1 to 2 meter social distancing to be adhered to at all times whilst on site.
– Tents are welcomed but are ADVISED to use self-contained toilet and washing facilities if they have them.
– A reduction in the number of units on-site to ensure there is generous distance between units.
– The small convenience shop, information kiosk, laundry facilities and communal fridge will be closed.
– No social interaction between units unless part of a family bubble.
– Government legislation requires full details of everybody staying on the racecourse site. Therefore, unfortunately visitors will not be permitted.
– Hostel/Apartment Accommodation will not be available.
