When can I check in and check out of Knowler Farm?

Camping and touring Arrive: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Knowler Farm?

From £23 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Knowler Farm

View prices & book Last booked one day ago 9.5 232 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Peaceful and scenic surroundings close to woodlands and beaches
Great village shop, pub and takeaway food within five minutes' walk
20 minutes from Canterbury and the beach at Hythe

Come to Kent for scenic and peaceful surrounds for strolling and family days… and might you like a woodland walk or a beach day too? Have the lot at small and serene Knowler Farm, along with a setting right in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty but a nifty 20-minute drive from Canterbury. This is a firmly rural spot, in an area popular with walkers and cyclists, and within easy reach of Kent highlights like Howletts Wild Animal Park and Leeds Castle. The beach at Hythe is 20 minutes' drive away on the south coast and Whitstable is within 40 minutes on the north. (And if you're escaping from London for the weekend, you can zip down here in under two hours: hail the train from St Pancras and get a bus to the farm from outside the Rose and Crown in Canterbury.) The site is on the edge of the quiet village of Stelling Minnis, where there's a great village shop, a post office and a pub. Several good takeaways are within walking distance, and the neighbouring villages have various pubs and eateries, including a pub within walking distance which serves food on some evenings. Davison's Mill, 10 minutes' walk away, dishes up cream teas on summer Sundays and bank holidays (highly recommended), and the site itself has a small café serving up drinks and cakes.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
Bookings must not consist of more than 3 different households.

Languages spoken

British Sign Language (BSL)

English

Open from Fri, 18 Apr to Sun, 19 Oct 2025

Pitch types & availability

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Adults only

4 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 7m width × 7m depth

Calculated area: 49m²

4 people maximum

One Tent or Trailer tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 7m width × 7m depth

Calculated area: 49m²

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Tent, Trailer tent

Features

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Extras

Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Bring a pup tent (1 max)		£5 (£5) per stay
Bring an awning (1 max)		£5 (£5) per stay
Dog (2 max)		price varies
Extra car (1 max)		£4 (£4) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £23 (£23) 1 night, 2 adults

View prices & book

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Adults only

4 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 7m width × 7m depth

Calculated area: 49m²

4 people maximum

One Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 7m width × 7m depth

Calculated area: 49m²

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Touring caravan, Campervan, Motorhome

Features

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Extras

Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Bring a pup tent (1 max)		£5 (£5) per stay
Bring an awning (1 max)		£5 (£5) per stay
Dog (2 max)		price varies
Extra car (1 max)		£4 (£4) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £23 (£23) 1 night, 2 adults

View prices & book

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94% would stay here again

Gorgeous nearby walks at the minnis common

Reviews page 1 of 24

Arrival date (latest first)

Nice peaceful location, the owner came round in the morning and…

Overall 10/10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Jun 2025 Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Nice peaceful location, the owner came round in the morning and evenings to check everything was OK, and gave useful advice about places to visit and the park and ride service into Canterbury . Could pitch where you liked and plenty of space.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facilities, welcoming, coffee and breakfast available on site. Pub and shop…

Overall 10/10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Jun 2025 Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Great facilities, welcoming, coffee and breakfast available on site. Pub and shop v short walk, nice area to explore.. And happy to accommodate motorbikes

Recommend to friends Visit again

A wonderful, relaxing and friendly place we couldn’t wish for more!

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

Jun 2025 Tom F.

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Everything about this location was wonderful and the host was fantastic, great conversation extremely friendly and nice and relaxed.

Disliked There was nothing not to like!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Did the job

Overall 5/10
Location		6
Value for money		4
Accommodation		4
Facilities / Activities		4
Customer service		6
Child friendliness		2
Cleanliness		5
Wifi		7

Jun 2025 Anonymous

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Friendly welcome
1 toilet
2 showers
Pub close by
Owner willing to offer locations to visit
Also a coffee shop

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location was great for meeting up with friends. Received a lovely welcome…

Overall 8/10
Location		10
Value for money		6
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		6
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		9
Wifi	No rating

Jun 2025 Diane C.

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Location was great for meeting up with friends. Received a lovely welcome and was able to chose whereabouts we settled in the camping field. No shortage of space for our camper van and awning. Had much welcome shade! Sheenagh and Wayne who run the site are very friendly and helpful. They were happy for us to leave later than stated so our awning dried off before packing. It is a rustic site with some lovely flowers. Toilets were kept very clean.

Good location for dog walks from site.

It would be great if the toilets had hot water for handwashing and if the shower was warmer … although with the heat wave cool showers were fine.

Many thanks for your friendliness and a lovely stay.

Disliked I think £3 a night per dog is a lot as nothing is provided for dogs, although obviously we knew this before we booked.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Sehr zu empfehlen

Overall 10/10
Location		9
Value for money		9
Accommodation		9
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Jun 2025 Anonymous

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Ruhige Lage, alles sauber, freundlicher Betreiber

Recommend to friends Visit again

friendly staff, good location & facilities, I definitely recommend.

Overall 10/10
Location		8
Value for money		9
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		8
Wifi	No rating

Jun 2025 Benjamin N.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Super friendly staff, quiet and pretty location, clean facilities and warm water. Tasty food from the kiosk. Fair price.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Minimalistischer Platz in schöner Umgebung

Overall 9/10
Location		10
Value for money		9
Accommodation		9
Facilities / Activities		6
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		1
Cleanliness		9
Wifi		1

May 2025 Anonymous

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Sehr idyllisch gelegen - fußläufig Einkaufsmöglichkeit, Pub, Café.
Nah zu Dover Ferry oder Folkestone (30min)
Einfach ( 2 Toiletten, 1 Dusche) aber sauber und freundlich.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly and very helpful staff, very clean site and highly recommended the…

Overall 10/10
Location		8
Value for money		10
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		10
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		1

May 2025 JAMIE C.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Friendly and very helpful staff, very clean site and highly recommended the pizza from be free on the farm (cooked fresh on site) will definitely be visiting again

Disliked Having to leave

Recommend to friends Visit again

The setting and being in nature.…

Overall 9/10
Location		10
Value for money		7
Accommodation		9
Facilities / Activities		9
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		5

May 2025 Anonymous

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked The setting and being in nature.

Disliked Someone in a caravan who thought it was OK to run a noisy generator!!!!!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Knowler Farm

Stelling Minnis

Canterbury

Kent

England

CT4 6AD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.17888°N
1.06315°E

Route directions

As you turn into the track from the road there is a gate on the right into a grassy meadow with a Knowler Farm Campsite sign on it. If you have booked a pitch on the the Buttercup field this is your entrance; let yourself into the field and you'll be directed you to your pitch.

Nearest transport

Coach

5.8 mi Swan Lane

6 mi New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal

Rail

5.8 mi Chartham Rail Station

5.8 mi Wye Rail Station

5.9 mi Westenhanger Rail Station

Ferry

6.2 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal

11.8 mi Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal

12 mi Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal

Airport

16.5 mi Lydd London Ashford Airport

17.3 mi Kent International 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

Nature spotters will find species aplenty around the 124-acre common and the countryside surroundings of local village Stelling Minnis, an ancient pastureland still used for grazing in more modern times. Several ponds on the minnis are home to toads and newts; around the grassland and woodland, look out for voles and badgers, weasels and shrews, woodpeckers, nightingales and barn and long-eared owls. Culture seekers can see shows at the Gulbenkien or Marlowe theatres, both just outside Canterbury, or head into the city to roam around its ancient sites including Canterbury Cathedral. If you're up for hearing the story of how Chaucer developed and wrote his famed tales, the Canterbury Tales tour runs throughout the year daily from St Margaret's Street. For history of a different era, Hawthorne Trench, Elham (10 minutes' drive) is a reconstruction of the Great War trenches of the Somme region that's worth a visit on open days. Those off to the nearest beach at Hythe should hop on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway to chuff along almost 14 miles to Dungeness, via the Kent coastal spots of Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Sandgate	7.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Hythe	7.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Folkestone	8.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Dymchurch	11 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
St Mary'S Bay (Kent)	12.1 mi	Sea	Good	N/A	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Canterbury Tales 6.9 mi

St Augustine's Abbey 6.9 mi

Canterbury Heritage Museum 6.9 mi

Canterbury Roman Museum 6.9 mi

Canterbury Cathedral 7 mi

National Trust

The White Cliffs of Dover 12.4 mi

South Foreland Lighthouse 13.6 mi

Smallhythe Place 18.6 mi

Lamb House 21.4 mi

Stoneacre 21.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

BROOME PARK 4.8 mi

OLANTIGH TOWERS 5 mi

Wye - Crundale - Eggarton Manor - Crundale Downs 5.5 mi

GODMERSHAM PARK 5.9 mi

CHILHAM CASTLE 6.1 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Changes cannot be made once you have booked.

Dogs

A valid vaccination certificate must accompany your dog.
Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.

Occupancy

Bookings must not consist of more than 3 different households.
Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

Reception is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. between 18/04 and 18/10.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Visitors

Visitors’ cars are not permitted on site.
Visitors must leave the premises by 9 p.m..

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Knowler Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Knowler Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Knowler Farm? Nature spotters will find species aplenty around the 124-acre common and the countryside surroundings of local village Stelling Minnis, an ancient pastureland still used for grazing in more modern times. Several ponds … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Knowler Farm?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Knowler Farm? From £23 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Camping and touring
Arrive:	1 p.m. –	9 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.

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Pitch types & availability

Nice peaceful location, the owner came round in the morning and…

Overall 10/10

Great facilities, welcoming, coffee and breakfast available on site. Pub and shop…

Overall 10/10

A wonderful, relaxing and friendly place we couldn’t wish for more!

Overall 10/10

Did the job

Overall 5/10

Location was great for meeting up with friends. Received a lovely welcome…

Overall 8/10

Sehr zu empfehlen

Overall 10/10

friendly staff, good location & facilities, I definitely recommend.

Overall 10/10

Minimalistischer Platz in schöner Umgebung

Overall 9/10

Friendly and very helpful staff, very clean site and highly recommended the…

Overall 10/10

The setting and being in nature.…

Overall 9/10

Leisure on site

Amenities on site

Groups welcome

Rules

Themes

Utilities

Nearby amenities

Type

Nearby leisure

Touring and motorhomes

Timezone

GPS

Route directions

Nearest transport

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Must see

National Trust

Cycle routes

Other

Local events

Nearest sites

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