Sandwich Lakes

View prices & book 9.2 466 reviews
Grass pitches
Grass pitches
Aerial phot of hardstanding + grass pitches
On-site café
Heated bathroom + shower block
Children's play area + dog walking paddock
Lakeside tables
Car parking available by the pitches
Close to the lakes
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Aerial phot of hardstanding + grass pitches
On-site café
Heated bathroom + shower block

  • Quiet site in the grounds of a coarse fishery a mile from Sandwich
  • A 25-minute drive from Canterbury; 15 to Howletts Wild Animal Park
  • Seven well-stocked fishing lakes and an on-site café
Sandwich Lakes is a quiet 55-acre 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 seven lakes stocked with perch, tench, bream, roach and rudd. You can also fish for common, tiger 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 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 are well worth snooping around 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.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 25
Motorhome pitches 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 466 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 7
Peaceful

95% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Sandwich Lakes is praised for its beautiful setting, extensive fishing lakes, and friendly, helpful staff. Visitors highlight the cleanliness of facilities, spacious pitches, and the on-site cafe's quality food. The site is noted as ideal for fishing enthusiasts, families, and dog owners, with a good dog walking area and a children's play park. Some guests experienced muddy conditions and issues with toilet facilities during wet weather, with manager replies indicating these are being addressed. Despite these, many visitors express a desire to return, appreciating the tranquil atmosphere and good value.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 47
Arrival date (latest first)

Very clean ,staff polite excellent…

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 7
Michael T.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Very clean ,staff polite excellent food in cafe can get very busy .spacious pitchers. The only thing that can't be done is the noisy traffic at on the road at night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent friendly and well run site with clean facilities!

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Tim W.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked My son and I absolutely love this site! Clean, well run, professional service, great fishing and a lovely cafe with amazing coffee and tasty food.

The farm walk with chickens, pigs, goats, horses and alpacas is an added bonus, plus the play area and picnic tables are a welcome bonus.

Solid site wide WiFi, hot showers, a library of books and DVDs, and even a washing machine. The pitches are all well spaced and have well maintained electric hookups.

Would highly recommend and will revisit many times.

Disliked Just that one alpaca who gave me serious side eye. I couldn’t work out if it wanted to eat me or fight me. 🤣🤣🤣

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Dale W.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Excellent facilities, beautiful surroundings

Disliked Nothing, all good

Recommend to friends Visit again

Have always had hard standing pitches…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 6
Dean G.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Have always had hard standing pitches and they are amazing, plenty of space.
The site is clean, quiet and in beautiful surroundings.

We like the site so much we keep coming back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent, peaceful, lovely walks

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 9
Garry H.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Clean toilet and shower blocks, helpful staff, lovely to walk around the lakes, peaceful nights sleep, good size pitch

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

nice site will return in the future

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
william s.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Camp site is nice and big with large pitches Showers and Toilets kept really clean the same for the washing up area, fishing lakes are really good. also the tackle shop , nice café good food and drink ,
👍👍

Disliked my only 2 comment are that the café could have the menus and prices displayed on the glass doors so you could see them from outside at all times, but especially when the café has closed, the only other comment is that there should be be a discount for o.a.p.also a Discount if you are staying on site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beyond the fishing it’s a well looked after farm with gorgeous animal

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
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Liloo A.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked The owner is very friendly and welcoming. The facilities are amazing: modern, clean. It’s our second time and we enjoy the peace of the location despite being popular to many. It doesn’t feel crowded and the atmosphere is very tranquil. We will be back for sure!

Recommend to friends Visit again

We’ve been to sandwich lakes numerous…

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Jodie D.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked We’ve been to sandwich lakes numerous times as it has everything we need Spacious pitches, nice little park with farm walk around free roaming goats and alpacas including chickens, pigs and horses. Plenty of room for the children to play on the field. Toilets and shower block were nice and clean. Lovely cafe with friendly staff. It’s a very well kept caravan site and of course lots of fishing lakes so plenty for the whole family onsite

Disliked Nothing to dislike. If I was to nit pick a little shop with basic essentials (milk, bread ect) would be a bonus

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ideal location for fishing and very peaceful

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Rosaline U.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely spacious pitches. Peaceful location.

Disliked Mens showers were a bit small

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not cramped into pitches with big…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 No rating
Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Not cramped into pitches with big open field in main campsite .... lovely field for ball games etc!
Lovely walks, and mini animal farm was lovely! The grandchildren were in awe.
10 min drive into Deal, and Sandwich a short drive!!!
Site has improved immensely over the last few years with staff working hard to keep the camping area tidy. The waterside café on-site is a treat!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful 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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Pitch close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Sandwich Lakes

Sandwich Ash Road

Sandwich

Kent

England

CT3 2DA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.27941°N
1.31109°E

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

Coach
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 2020201920182017
Sandwich Bay 3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Ramsgate Western Undercliffe 5.2 mi Sea ExcellentGoodExcellentExcellent
Deal Castle 5.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Ramsgate Sands 6.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Minnis Bay, Birchington 7.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • 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?
    Camping and touring
    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 £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.