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General
- Next door to popular family attraction The Hop Farm family park
- Five minutes' drive from Paddock Wood station and trains to London
- Access to the River Medway for canoeing and fishing
The Hop Farm is a huge camping and touring park in 500 acres of open fields and woodland, next door to popular family attraction the Hop Farm Family Park.
The River Medway flows through the park – so arrive by canoe if you like, or stick around on site for fishing and kayaking. The farm also has the Oast Village, the biggest collection of oast (old hop kilning) houses in the world.
Facilities include a recently refurbished modern shower and toilet block. Local shops and amenities are five minutes away.
Guests get 50% off the entry fee to the Hop Farm Family Park & Animal Farm. The fee also includes all-day entry to the indoor soft play centre, outdoor adventure play park, crazy golf and museums. Other rides are available from £1 to £5 per go. Events are often held at the park so check out the website to see what's on while you're staying next door.
Open from 27/03/2020 to 31/10/2020
Site type
Languages spoken
✓ English
Please note
Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
Group bookings of 9 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
Groups where half or more members are aged between 17-25 are not accepted via Pitchup.com.
Throughout the year large events take place and the site is open to the public.
Check availability at The Hop Farm…
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- Choose the 'Multiple units per pitch' filter in the search results.
- Break your booking down into smaller groups and book multiple pitches.
- Click the button ‘Make another booking like this’ on the confirmation page to easily rebook.
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Max. persons: 8 x
Pitch size: Max 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Ground type: Grass
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Max. persons: 8 x
Pitch size: Max 7.0m width x 7.0m depth (23.0ft width x 23.0ft depth) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)
Ground type: Grass
Max. persons: 8 x
Pitch size: Max 8.0m width x 9.0m depth (26.2ft width x 29.5ft depth) Calculated area: 72.0m² (775.0ft²)
Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Reviews
We were stuck on the M25 and knew we would ...
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Very nice campsite enjoyed our stay a lot
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Thank you for visiting The Hop Farm. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed the campsite & facilties. We look forward to welcoming you next season. |
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Nice family friendly place, great children's park.
From the manager...
Thank you for visiting The Hop Farm. We are glad that you enjoyed your visit, in addition to our family park! We appreciate feedback regarding cleaning as it will help us to continually improve our service. We look forward to welcoming you in future seasons. |
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From the manager...
Thank you for visiting The Hop Farm. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed every aspect of your day. We hope to welcome you again next season. |
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Nice place to go to!
From the manager...
Thank you for visiting The Hop Farm, We appreciate all the positive comments received, sadly due to nature we cannot influence the mud or rain! We pride ourselves on keeping the nature untouched so the scenery is maintained natural, we are sorry to hear you felt it was too dark. We hope to welcome you again next season. |
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Toilet facilities and staff assistance excellent
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Thank you for visiting The Hop Farm. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed our site, and sorry to hear that the cafe didn't open at its proposed time. We look forward to welcoming you again next season. |
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Thank you for visiting The Hop Farm. We appreciate your comments, and feedback for recommendation to improve our campsite. |
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Large open field
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Thank you for visiting The Hop Farm. We are glad that you enjoyed the large spaces on the fields, and are sorry to hear you were disturbed by the bugs. We look forward to seeing you again. |
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Perfect camp site for facilities and large number of people
From the manager...
Thank you for visiting The Hop Farm. We are delighted that you enjoyed all aspects of your stay. We look forward to welcoming you again. |
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It was truly an amazing experience.. I absolutely loved the ...
From the manager...
Thank you for visiting The Hop Farm. We are delighted to deliver such an experience to you. In addition we appreciate your feedback to improve our services/facilities as we always strive to improve. We look forward to welcoming you again. |
Features
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Nearby farmers' market
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Themes
Budget/backpacker
Forest
Peaceful
Spectacular scenery
Walkers' paradise
Wild camping
Wildlife haven
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
Take away
Tennis
TV room
Watersports
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Hard standings
Tourer storage facilities
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Leisure/theme park nearby
Outdoor pool nearby
Restaurant nearby
Tennis nearby
Watersports nearby
Amenities on site
Bath available
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Local produce
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Rules
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Type
Farm
Very large (over 200 pitches)
Groups welcome
D. of E. welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Location
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Southborough: Victoria Hall Coach Stop
— 6.5 miles
Lamberhurst: Chequers Coach Stop — 6.9 miles
Tunbridge Wells: Town Centre Coach Stop — 7.3 miles
- Train stations
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Beltring Rail Station
— 0.5 miles
Paddock Wood Rail Station — 1.2 miles
Yalding Rail Station — 2.0 miles
- Ferry ports
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Gravesend Pier
— 17.0 miles
Tilbury Ferry Terminal — 17.4 miles
Woolwich Arsenal Pier — 24.7 miles
- Airports
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Biggin Hill Airport
— 18.1 miles
London Gatwick Airport — 24.4 miles
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal — 24.4 miles
Follow the brown tourist signs from junction 4 of the M20 or junction 5 of the M25 onto the A21 south then onto A228 towards east Peckham. Go through a cross roads with traffic lights, over one roundabout and The Hop Farm is the first exit off the next roundabout. You will spot the iconic Kentish oasts as the family park comes in to view.
Local attractions
Once the kids let you off site, Garden of England Kent has beaches, historic towns, forests and more castles, stately homes (and gardens) open to the public than anywhere else in the country. If this isn't enough, Paddock Wood railway station is five minutes’ drive from The Hop Farm for a train to London, less than an hour away. Dover is within 60 miles for a day trip to France.
Kent has 350 miles of coastline, with Blue Flag beaches, watersports and those famous white cliffs at Dover. Eight of the 11 Blue Flaggers are in Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs; Whitstable and Herne Bay are also popular with oyster eaters, anglers and jetskiers.
There are umpteen options for families in the area including play centres, farms, horse riding and days out. Howletts Wild Animal Park at Canterbury has the biggest group of looked-after gorillas in the world and experiences for visitors such as junior ranger days. Penshurst Place and Gardens has historical re-enactments, children’s trails, an adventure playground and special events during the school holidays.
Both Leeds Castle at Maidstone and Hever Castle near Edenbridge are family-friendly and packed with activities and events. There’s a Go Ape! at Leeds Castle as well as two mazes, boat trips, falconry displays, underground grotto and the Knights' Realm Playground, a scale model of the castle (and a golf course and golf instruction for the grownups). Hever, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, has a yew maze and water maze, award-winning gardens and a topiary.
Back with the big folk, the old market towns of Tonbridge, Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Wells are close by for shopping and sightseeing. Bluewater shopping centre is in Greenhithe (rival Lakewater is just over the Essex border at West Thurrock).
Must see
- Ightham Mote (6.7 miles)
- Scotney Castle (7.4 miles)
- Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest (9.2 miles)
National Trust
- Sprivers Garden (4.9 miles)
- Old Soar Manor (5.2 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Policies
Permitted arrival/departure time
| Camping and touring | ||
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| Arrive: | 1 p.m. – | 9 p.m. |
| Depart by: | 12 p.m. | |
| On-site accommodation | ||
| Arrive: | 1 p.m. – | 9 p.m. |
| Depart by: | 12 p.m. | |
The Hop Farm cancellation policy
No refunds within 30 days of arrival date.
30 or more days before arrival: a £10 administration fee applies. Within this period, the site may be able to postpone your stay to another date - subject to availability.
Alterations are subject to management's discretion.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away.
Please note that your deposit is paid to Pitchup.com and is non-refundable.
Payment
A 15% non-refundable deposit is payable now. The Hop Farm will debit the balance from your card 30 days before arrival, or if the arrival date is sooner than 30 days then the balance will be taken immediately.
Hired accommodation: £50.00 damage/cleanliness/bracelet deposit is required on arrival and will be refunded on departure after inspection of your unit should no damage/losses be found.
You can also opt to pay the full amount at the time of your booking.
Payment methods accepted on the park
MaestroMasterCard
Visa
Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsVideo
- Does The Hop Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is The Hop Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near The Hop Farm? Once the kids let you off site, Garden of England Kent has beaches, historic towns, forests and more castles, stately homes (and gardens) open to the public than anywhere else in the ... Read more
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When can I check in and check out of The Hop Farm?
Read moreCamping and touring Arrive: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 12 p.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 12 p.m. - How much does it cost to stay at The Hop Farm? From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party. Check prices and availability
Thank you for visiting The Hop Farm.
You are more than welcome, we thank you for leaving your comments & review.
We look forward to welcoming you back next season.