Sandwich Lakes

From £28 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.6 493 reviews
Grass pitches (added by manager 05 Aug 2022)
Lakeside tables (added by manager 05 aug 2022)
Caravan and motorhome field (added by manager 26 apr 2017)
Spacious grass pitches (added by manager 26 apr 2017)

  • Quiet site in the grounds of a coarse fishery a mile from Sandwich
  • 10 miles from Canterbury and Howletts Wild Animal Park
  • Great fishing on site, with six well-stocked lakes
Sandwich Lakes is a small quiet site in the grounds of a coarse fishery a mile from the centre of Sandwich. As you might imagine, this is a top spot to settle in if you're into fishing, as the fishery has six lakes stocked with perch, tench, bream, roach and rudd. You can also fish for common and mirror carp: whoppers of up to 35lb have been recorded here (not to mention all the ones that got away...). A tackle and bait shop along with rod hire takes care of the practical side. The on-site café serves hot meals and snacks all day from early morning to early evening. Supermarkets for stocking up are a 15-minute drive away in Sandwich, along with a brimming catch of pubs, cafés and restaurants for when you fancy something more substantial. While you're in Sandwich, the Secret Gardens a well worth snooping round too... three and a half acres of lush greenery around a Georgian manor house created in 1911, they're just the ticket for cool walks on hot days, especially when topped off with cream teas.

Campground type

Camper sites 26
RV sites 26
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Tents are not accepted at this park.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.

Languages spoken

English

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Lovely friendly site .spacious pitches.cafe on site with great food.staff very friendly…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
carole r. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely friendly site .spacious pitches.cafe on site with great food.staff very friendly .several lakes for fishing.and walks .dogs are welcome and there is a good dog walking area off lead for a good run around.toilets and showers are nice and clean .would recommend this little gem

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Lovely site, laid back style to enjoy your holiday as you like.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Richard H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Plenty of room, spotless showers & toilets and great cafe and fishing shop.

Disliked: Nothing.

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Go to site great for short break Staff always friendly good cafe…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Vincent C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

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Liked: Go to site great for short break Staff always friendly good cafe clean facilities

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very quiet and peaceful site with fishing lakes and a cafe…

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
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Cleanliness 6
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martin g. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: very quiet and peaceful site with fishing lakes and a cafe

Disliked: showers were only warm and no privacy when washing as passers by can see you at the sink

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Perfect peaceful weekend away

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Andrew S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: This is our 3rd time visiting Sandwich lakes. Great location peaceful with plenty of space. It’s not just for fishing and has plenty of dog walking areas. The onsite cafe is hands down the best breakfast freshly cooked and even started my wife eating black pudding! Staff are great and friendly. While here we accidentally dropped a lid down the waste pipe! The manager was so helpful and tried his hardest to help us find the lid…wouldn’t even take a well earned tip!

Disliked: Absolutely nothing to dislike!

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Could not fault this site in any way

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jenny D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

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Liked: Excellent staff all very friendly and helpful Shower block very clean

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Beautiful lakes and happy chatty staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Zoe F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Absolutely loved sandwich lakes, all the staff very friendly and helpful. So much ground for my young children to run around, beautiful scenery too. The staff set up my son's rod ready for fishing 🎣. Outstanding in every way. Would definitely vote again.

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Staff all really friendly, the kids enjoyed a little fishing whilst we…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Staff all really friendly, the kids enjoyed a little fishing whilst we were their and one of them caught their first fish. Facilities all really clean and had a lovely breakfast at the cafe. Would stay again.

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Lovely stay

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Staff were very friendly and helpful, facilities were clean and modern. The site was very beautiful and would have like to have stayed longer. Hoping to visit again.

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Everything! The site was great, even though it was a little soggy…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Liz B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Everything! The site was great, even though it was a little soggy from so much rain…but the showers & toilets & dish washing area were always kept clean. The fishing lakes were lovely, in a beautiful setting, and the cafe was great, with delicious food…what a bonus when you’re in a campervan and don’t want to cook! We loved it all and can’t wait to come back soon. Thank you to the lovely owners for such a great site and a great weekend!

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Scouts welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Sandwich Lakes

Sandwich Ash Road

Sandwich

Kent

England

CT3 2DA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.27941°N
1.31109°W

Route directions

The entrance is directly off the A257 – look for the brown tourism signs marking the entrance to Sandwich Lakes. Do not follow your sat nav to east street as this is a no through road.

Nearest transport

Bus
5.6 mi South Street
6 mi Harbour
6 mi Harbour
Rail
1.5 mi Sandwich Rail Station
3.5 mi Minster Rail Station
5.4 mi Deal Rail Station
Ferry
5.6 mi Ramsgate Ferry Terminal
10.6 mi Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
11.2 mi Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal
Airport
5.1 mi Kent International Airport
27.8 mi Lydd London Ashford Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

You're never too far from the coast in Kent, and a 10-minute trip takes you to the Sandwich and Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve for walking trails and wildlife spotting. Ramsgate (15 minutes' drive) has a rich amount to offer, with a sandy beach, seal spotting and fishing trips from the harbour, and a maritime museum. If you're hankering after some more history, Richborough (five minutes) has a well-preserved Roman fort and amphitheatre. A minute from the site, meanwhile, the White Mill Rural Heritage Centre is far more than a striking building to photograph; the exhibits and outhouses of this preserved 19th-century smock mill record a whole vanished way of Kentish country life. For cobbled lanes and cathedral tours, Canterbury is 20 minutes away. After that, connect with your wild side at Howletts Wild Animal Park (20 minutes), a conservation project rather than a zoo which houses and protects the future of 400 species, many of them endangered. After hanging with the elephant herds and greeting the baby rhinos, Dreamland Margate (also 20 minutes) makes you feel like you've stepped into another universe, with traditional fairground rides and amusements bringing the former days of seaside entertainment back to life with a whoop.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Sandwich Bay 3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ramsgate Western Undercliffe 5.2 mi Sea Excellent Good Excellent Excellent
Deal Castle 5.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ramsgate Sands 6.1 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Minnis Bay, Birchington 7.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Deal Castle 5.7 mi

Walmer Castle and Gardens 6.7 mi

Howletts Wild Animal Park 7.1 mi

Turner Contemporary 8.2 mi

St Augustine's Abbey 9.7 mi

National Trust

South Foreland Lighthouse 10 mi

The White Cliffs of Dover 10.3 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Sandwich - White Cliff Country Trail - Sandwich 1.5 mi

THE SALUTATION 1.6 mi

GOODNESTONE PARK 4.3 mi

NORTHBOURNE COURT 4.3 mi

Grove Ferry - Stodmarsh - Wickhambreaux - Grove Ferry 5.3 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Kent?

  • Does Sandwich Lakes have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sandwich Lakes dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sandwich Lakes? You're never too far from the coast in Kent, and a 10-minute trip takes you to the Sandwich and Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve for walking trails and wildlife spotting. Ramsgate (15 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sandwich Lakes?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  11:30 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Sandwich Lakes? From $35.34 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.