Bodiam Boating Station

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Riverside site in the High Weald
Book cruises to Bodiam Castle and Rye, or hire canoes or kayaks
Private cruise boat hire available for parties and events

Bodiam Boating Station is a level paddock on an acre and a half of Kent countryside, within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It's on the River Rother, flowing from the High Weald to 14th-century Bodiam Castle. Cruises to Bodiam Castle and Rye are offered on site, along with private hire for parties and events, row boat and kayak hire, fishing and a scenic tea garden for cream teas and wine. Campfires are encouraged and dogs are welcome. The site is 10 miles from the beach at Camber Sands.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Spanish

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

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

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Bodiam Boating Station

Riverside Cottage

Newenden

Cranbrook

Kent

England

TN18 5PP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.01335°N
0.61537°W

Route directions

Postcode: TN18 5PP From A21 take turning off at Flimwell onto A28 towards Hawkhurst. Stay on road 5m, go through Newenden, past the White Hart pub, over small bridge with traffic lights, turn immediately left between river and white house with bright blue shutters. You have arrived. From Hastings (take A21, then A28) or Rye (take A268) until it joins A28 to Hawkhurst/ Tenterden. After Northiam, cross over steam train tracks by Northiam Station, take next right before small bridge with traffic lights, turn immediately left between river and white house with bright blue shutters. You have arrived.

Nearest transport

Coach

6.3 mi Royal George

7.9 mi Hare and Hounds

Rail

6.6 mi Doleham Rail Station

6.6 mi Rye Rail Station

6.7 mi Winchelsea Rail Station

Ferry

22.7 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal

29 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal

Airport

14.5 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

Nearby attractions include: - the National Trust's Bodiam Castle (four and a half miles away and accessible along the river from the site) - Kent and East Sussex Railway (KESR) (under a mile away) - Great Dixter house and gardens (under a mile away) - The Walled Nursery (three miles) - Chapel Down Winery (six miles) - Rye (six miles) - Camber Sands (10 miles).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Winchelsea	8.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Camber	9.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Hastings Pelham Beach	11.1 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	Good
St Leonards	11.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Bexhill	13.8 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Great Dixter House and Gardens 1.4 mi

Bodiam Castle 3.6 mi

Kent & East Sussex Railway 4.9 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 7.3 mi

Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest 8.3 mi

National Trust

Bodiam Castle 3.3 mi

Smallhythe Place 4 mi

Lamb House 6.7 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 6.8 mi

Bateman's 10.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

GREAT DIXTER 1.5 mi

BRICKWALL 2.1 mi

GREAT MAYTHAM 2.4 mi

Round and about Bodiam Castle 3.4 mi

BENENDEN 4.6 mi

Local events

Glyndebourne Festival (Thursday 16 May 2024 – Thursday 16 May 2024)
Lewes, East Sussex 25.8 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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Does Bodiam Boating Station have a swimming pool? No View all features
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What attractions are near Bodiam Boating Station? Nearby attractions include: - the National Trust's Bodiam Castle (four and a half miles away and accessible along the river from the site) - Kent and East Sussex Railway (KESR) (under a … Read more