Sandwich Lakes

View prices & book 9.3 558 reviews
Grass pitches
Grass pitches
Lakeside tables
Caravan and motorhome field
Cafe
Spacious grass pitches
Plenty of space around the pitches
Car parking available by the pitches
Spacious pitches
1/175
Lakeside tables
Caravan and motorhome field
Cafe

  • 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.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 558 Pitchup.com customers

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

96% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Sandwich Lakes offers a peaceful setting with spacious, well-maintained pitches. Visitors praise the clean, modern shower and toilet facilities, and the on-site cafe receives consistent positive feedback for its food and friendly staff. Fishing is a popular activity, with well-stocked lakes. Improvements are ongoing, and while some minor issues like Wi-Fi connectivity and occasional mud are mentioned, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many guests planning return visits.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Absolutely fantastic…

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Christopher H.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Absolutely fantastic

Disliked Haven't got any dislikes, could do with better signs tho

Recommend to friends Visit again

Super Spot

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Lee H.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely leisurely stay, nice wander around the lakes.

Nice and quiet, super cafe

Would highly recommend giving it a go

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ideal stay.

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8 out of 10
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 8
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 8
Accommodation
 7
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Steve C.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Nice big open fields, large enclosed secure off lead dog area, play park for the children, great cafe with good choice of food, very peaceful, friendly staff.

Disliked Didn't seem to be anywhere for grey water waste, however didn't search too hard or ask.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good facilities.showers were hot and clean

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Denise B.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely clean site

Recommend to friends Visit again

staff are very friendly and helpful. a very clean site as was…

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9 out of 10
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Robert M.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked staff are very friendly and helpful. a very clean site as was the toilets. There is a cafe on site but i did not use it but it makes st be good as always busy. and the site is a short walk from sandwich.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful, calm campsite with plenty of facilities. Food from onsite cafe was…

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Lisa W.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Peaceful, calm campsite with plenty of facilities. Food from onsite cafe was excellent.
Friendly efficient lady in the fishing shop.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Schöner gemütlicher Platz

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Dani K.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Sehr schön gelegen, Sanitäre Anlagen sind genug vorhanden und sauber.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place and we will definitely visit again.

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9 out of 10
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Robert N.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely open spaces and great for touting around the Thanet peninsula.
The large campsite is great for kids to play on and in another area by the cafe and fishing car park is a super kids play area. Lovely to walk around the lakes and they are very well kept. For added interest, there are alpacas, goats, pigs and chickens. Huge site that is very well managed.

Disliked The only let down was the cleanliness of the toilets. This is hard on a busy site but if they could do a little bit better here would make the site amazing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything…

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9 out of 10
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lisa h.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place for fishermen

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8 out of 10
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 8
Value for money
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Accommodation
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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roy r.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Peace and quiet

Disliked Mosquitoes
Drains smelly
No stool in shower

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.

Nearest sites

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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.