The Swan Inn

View prices & book 8.9 12 reviews
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Play area
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  • Peaceful, no-frills site behind a traditional country pub in Kent
  • In the village of Little Chart, with access to the Greensand Way
  • Beer garden and dog-friendly bar on site; Pluckley 20 minutes’ walk
What could be nicer than a quiet, simple break in a Kent village? Pulling up beside a traditional country pub with a spacious riverside beer garden, perhaps. The Swan Inn is a peaceful, no-frills site in the field behind a friendly pub serving freshly prepared meals with local ingredients and a nice selection of lagers and ales. The bar is also dog-friendly, which should be handy if you only like to travel with your faithful companion. The Swan Inn is a relaxed and basic site with toilet and shower facilities. The grass pitches are easy to access from the road and well-positioned for getting out to scenic walking and cycling routes, nearby villages and the wider Kent countryside. The pub is in the small, quiet village of Little Chart, which has direct access to the long-distance Greensand Way, and is a few minutes' drive from the edge of the Kent Downs National Landscape. From the pub, it’s a 20-minute walk to Pluckley, a ‘haunted village’ with church ruins, pubs and folklore. There’s a circular walking route between Little Chart and Pluckley, plus an additional ‘sheep pasture’ loop from Pluckley where you can keep your eyes peeled for local wildlife in the countryside. Other villages with pretty lanes, churches and tea rooms are a short drive away; try Charing, five minutes’ drive away, or Lenham, 10 minutes away. Dover is a 40-minute drive away if your next destination is over the English Channel in France.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 5
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. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • 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.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 12 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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100% would recommend this site to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-regarded campsite with a level pitch adjacent to a very pleasant pub offering good food and a welcoming atmosphere. Guests appreciated the spacious, unallocated field with plenty of room. Clean and well-maintained sanitary facilities are accessible via a code. The location is noted as ideal for those travelling to or from the Channel and offers a quiet, friendly experience. Minor inconvenience noted regarding WC access when the shower is in use.

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Matthias H.

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked Sehr sauberer Platz
Große Stellfläche
Tolles Essen im Pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

We liked the relax quiet, park where you like, with a16th century…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked We liked the relax quiet, park where you like, with a16th century pub on your doorstep. Very friendly landlord/ lady. We were there for their regular thursday bike event, with bbq and music it was amazing, they finished by 9.30.
Level grass field
There's a toilet, shower, for the use of campers, with a door code for security, clean. This was sufficient for us, as only 4 campers at the most when we were there.
Theres a stream that runs past the pub with brown trout in it.
Designated childrens play area.

Disliked There was nothing to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect stopover before le shuttle the next morning, great pub, friendly staff…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked Perfect stopover before le shuttle the next morning, great pub, friendly staff and nice play area to keep the kids occupied for 1 night.

Disliked Freezing cold shower and water only trickled out of basin tap but I could cope with this for 1 night only

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site next to the pub. Good park for kids and stream…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked Great site next to the pub. Good park for kids and stream was lovely too.

Owners were nice and friendly.

Disliked The toilet facilities were not adequate for the number of people staying at the site. Although they were lovely and clean, one toilet for at least 5 units, with at least 2 people per pitch isnt enough. It also doesn’t help that the shower is with the toilet. If you do happen to bring your own portable toilet, there is nowhere to dispose of the waste.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little spot behind a lovely local pub, in a beautiful location

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Georgina E.

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked This was a lovely little site. It was a field out the back of a lovely local pub, the owner was very friendly and accomodating. The location is great to go exploring around the wider area and it is a beautiful 20 minute walk to Pluckly village. We were a family camping in two vans, ageing between 27 and 59, we all had a wonderful time.

Disliked There was only one outdoor toilet/shower to use when the pub was closed which could be an issue if it's busy. But our vans were self contained so this wasn't a problem for us.

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Terrain plat juste à côté du pub. Très bonne nourriture. Cadre très…

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Nicolas M.

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked Terrain plat juste à côté du pub. Très bonne nourriture. Cadre très agréable.

Disliked WC inaccessible lorsque la douche est utilisée.

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Ideaal voor wie op doorreis is naar of van het Kanaal. Het terrein…

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Andrew M.

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked Ideaal voor wie op doorreis is naar of van het Kanaal.
Het terrein is ruim en zonder vaste plaatsindeling

De sanitaire voorzieningen zijn schoon en goed onderhouden, met toegang via een code.
Aankomst en vertrek zijn op elk moment mogelijk.

De bijbehorende pub biedt een gastvrije sfeer en serveert degelijke, traditionele pubgerechten.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent. Would stay again.

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Rebecca D.

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked Ideal location for stopover on the way to the ferry. Quiet location, plenty of space, beautiful surroundings. Great stream for the kids to play in, went for a walk in the corn fields opposite. We arrived late with kids and left early so didn’t get a chance to sample the pub. Bonus that there’s a toilet and shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Level site great staff

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked Good pub great food plenty of room

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

A short stay but very quiet, á good pub and a friendly…

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Pall R.

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked A short stay but very quiet, á good pub and a friendly staff.

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 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

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

Rules

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Location

The Swan Inn

Swan Ln

Little Chart

Kent

England

TN27 0QB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.17937°N
0.77982°E

Nearest transport

Coach
4.6 mi Park Street
6.6 mi Tesco Crooksfoot
6.6 mi Tesco Crooksfoot
Rail
2 mi Charing (Kent) Rail Station
2.1 mi Pluckley Rail Station
4.9 mi Ashford International Rail Station
Ferry
15.8 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal
23.7 mi Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal
24.1 mi Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
Airport
16.9 mi Lydd London Ashford Airport
27.1 mi London Southend Airport
27.6 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

The Swan Inn is centrally set between Maidstone and Folkestone, half an hour’s drive from each if you fancy a wander around the shops of these cute Kent towns; for ambles in the countryside instead, the Stour Valley Walk takes you along the river through downland, woodland and orchards, and is accessible from Little Chart about a minute away on foot. The Greensand Way can also be joined from the village for longer strolls on the 108-mile ridge running from Haslemere in Surrey to Hamstreet in Kent, but if you’d rather have someone else do the legwork, cantering about on the horses is possible from the equestrian centre a minute’s drive down the road. For gentler trots on your own two feet, Ashford’s Victoria Park with its fountain and preserved gardens is 15 minutes’ drive; other market towns in the area include Hythe, 25 minutes, a coastal settlement on the outskirts of Romney Marsh with a beach, and you could also swing by the seaside at Whitstable (35 minutes) to sight the colourful shopfronts and have a go at catching crabs for supper.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Dymchurch 14.2 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Mary'S Bay (Kent) 14.6 mi Sea GoodN/AGoodGood
Hythe 15.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Beach, Whitstable 15.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Littlestone 16.2 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ashford Designer Outlet 4.6 mi

Leeds Castle 8.1 mi

Kent & East Sussex Railway 8.6 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 9.6 mi

Port Lympne Wild Animal Park 11.9 mi

National Trust

Stoneacre 10.1 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 10.2 mi

Smallhythe Place 10.3 mi

Sprivers Garden 16 mi

Lamb House 16 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

GODINTON PARK 2.9 mi

CHILSTON PARK 4 mi

Wye - Crundale - Eggarton Manor - Crundale Downs 6.8 mi

BELMONT PARK 7 mi

DODDINGTON PLACE 7.2 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 The Swan Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Swan Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Swan Inn? The Swan Inn is centrally set between Maidstone and Folkestone, half an hour’s drive from each if you fancy a wander around the shops of these cute Kent towns; for ambles in … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Swan Inn?
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Swan Inn? From £22 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.