Jessamine Farm

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Arial view of our wild tent field with mowed pitches
View of our camping field
Lovely summers day in our camping field
The orchard's apples are used to make drinks every year

  • Dog-friendly farm site in Romney Marsh run by a friendly family
  • Cycling and walking paths nearby; a 15-minute drive to Dungeness
  • Café next door and a traditional pub five minutes’ walk away
Kicking back peacefully in Kent will be the only task at hand at dog-friendly Jessamine Farm, unless you want to count roaming around Romney Marsh by bicycle or visiting a lighthouse or lush beach on the coast. Folks have been cantering to Jessamine Farm for over 40 years - since 1978 - so thousands before you have also gone on to track down the easily accessible local National Cycle Routes (including the numbers two and 11) and walking trails. Just like you might, they’ve probably also plopped down on a lush grassy spot in the orchard to take in the starry skies on a clear night. This family-run site is peaceful indeed, and it has a lot of character: Puff the horse may spy on you from afar and you may also spot the family’s dog Omen (also known as chief rabbit chaser and sock thief). The meadow has a wildlife pond, and on the note of wildlife, bird chorus will also serve as a ‘good morning’ from the feathered kind. When you’re feeling peckish, either rustle up something edible on a campfire or head out to one of several local spots. Next door, there’s a typical British café serving fry-ups. New Romney, five minutes’ drive away, has a supermarket, and popular restaurants including an Italian and a Mediterranean restaurant. A traditional pub is also five minutes’ walk away.

Site type

Rent a tent 1
Touring caravan pitches 8
Tent pitches 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 7 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.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 7 metres are not allowed.
  • Units heavier than 3500 kilograms are not allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Please note that due to fire safety, if you are bringing either a gazebo or an awning, cars must be parked in the car park rather than on the pitch. It is only permitted that you bring one additional item. 20 kWh per stay is included in the price, any usage beyond this is metered on site at £0.25 per kWh and must be paid onsite using a pre-paid topup card. Please note that any unused credit is non-refundable.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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94% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This family-run site offers a peaceful escape with a friendly atmosphere and helpful staff. Visitors praise the clean facilities, good-sized pitches, and lovely surroundings, noting it's ideal for exploring the local area. A few guests mentioned occasional road noise and wished for more showers and dedicated washing-up areas. Overall, it's a well-maintained and welcoming spot.

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A gem of a site

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Anonymous

Electric touring pitch

Liked Friendly staff and clean utilities block nicely situated to explore the area. Nice quite peaceful stay we both feel recharged and ready to face life again.

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A wonderful site, really lovely owners and great facilities.

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Chris S.

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Liked Fantastic facilities and the owners were lovely,

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Beautiful camp site. Quiet and tranquil.

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked From the moment of arrival the family are extremely welcoming and make you feel at home. Nice spaces between pitches. Will definitely go back. Toilets and shower extremely clean.

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Anonymous

Electric touring pitch

Liked Lovely spot very friendly
Great facilities not too large

Disliked All great

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice tentfield, very warm welcome, very clean toilets & shower…

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Kai C.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Very nice tentfield, very warm welcome, very clean toilets & shower

Disliked only one shower for all campers (queues likely)
the road is very loud till late and traffic starts early.
there is no washing up area and you have to do the dishes

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Beautiful small site, with probably the nicest toilets and shower you could…

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Paige R.

Electric touring pitch

Liked Beautiful small site, with probably the nicest toilets and shower you could imagine on a campsite. It was a perfect location for some cycling. National Cycle Network route 2 is on the doorstep, so there are lots of safe, quiet lanes to explore and a fantastic path that goes to Rye.

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Lovely site

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Andrew G.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked lovely welcome, clean facilities. Nearby cafe

Disliked smell on one part of site.

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Quiet place ideally for relax, clean toilets and shower facilities, in the…

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Bernadetta Z.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Quiet place ideally for relax, clean toilets and shower facilities, in the evening they supplied a campfire accessories which makes amazing atmosphere.

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Lovely hosts and super clean site. Peaceful quiet atmosphere…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Lovely hosts and super clean site. Peaceful quiet atmosphere

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely farm stay close to Dungerness and Rye with lots of history

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Vanessa C.

Electric touring pitch

Liked Such a friendly welcome and a wonderful pitch close to amenities. We brought my 21 month old grandson so it was great we had the fields to wander and play in, a playground a few minutes walk away and the rescue ponies and horses to visit. Loved the shower and great area indoors with games and books plus the “leave what you don’t want” box, my daughter left quite a lot of baby stuff, we borrowed a kite and benefited from some tins of baked beans!
Loved St Clements Church and The Woolpack Inn 15 mins drive away

Disliked Just the fellow campers letting the toilet door slam shut rather than quietly closing it, but perhaps we were unlucky with inconsiderate fellow campers, not the fault of the farm

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Lovely space to camp out…

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Lauren B.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Lovely space to camp out

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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

Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Golf nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Jessamine Farm

Romney Marsh

Old Romney

Kent

England

TN29 9SG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.98927°N
0.89678°E

Nearest transport

Coach
9 mi Holiday Extras
9 mi Holiday Extras
9.2 mi Swan Lane
Rail
4.6 mi Appledore (Kent) Rail Station
5.8 mi Ham Street Rail Station
7.7 mi Rye Rail Station
Ferry
12.2 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal
20.3 mi Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal
21 mi Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
Airport
2.9 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

Working your way outwards is a good plan of action, and beginning that tactical exploration will no doubt be a visit to the Brenzett Aeronautical Museum (five minutes’ drive), where there’s a wartime equipment collection, aircraft crash site remains and other wartime artefacts. A different chapter of history is on-hand (and interactive) at Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (five minutes), a heritage railway which will take you Dungeness the old-fashioned way. Once in Dungeness (15 minutes), there’s a fair few next courses of action… climbing to the very top of the Old Lighthouse, a Grade II-listed building which saved many ships in the 20th century, perhaps? Keeping your eyes peeled for rare birds (booming bitterns and wheatears, even) in the RSPB nature reserve? Port Lympne Safari Park (25 minutes) has a good-sized selection of bigger animals; the acres-wide drive-in savannah features lions, tigers and wolves.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Littlestone 3.2 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Mary'S Bay (Kent) 4 mi Sea GoodN/AGoodGood
Dymchurch 5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Camber 5.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Hythe 9.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Camber Sands 5.9 mi

Port Lympne Wild Animal Park 7.6 mi

Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway 9.5 mi

Kent & East Sussex Railway 10.7 mi

Ashford Designer Outlet 11.5 mi

National Trust

Lamb House 7.7 mi

Smallhythe Place 9.3 mi

Bodiam Castle 15.4 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 16.2 mi

The White Cliffs of Dover 21.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lydd - Lydd-on-Sea - Greatstone - New Romney - Lydd 2.7 mi

The Romney Sound Mirrors Trail 4.1 mi

DUNGENESS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 29/05/2004) 4.5 mi

Power and Pebbles at Dungeness 6.1 mi

Rye Harbour - Winchelsea 6.9 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 Jessamine Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Jessamine Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Jessamine Farm? Working your way outwards is a good plan of action, and beginning that tactical exploration will no doubt be a visit to the Brenzett Aeronautical Museum (five minutes’ drive), where there’s a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Jessamine Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Jessamine Farm? From £18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.