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The Firs Fishery and Campsite

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General

  • Quiet, well-maintained adults-only site in Shadoxhurst
  • A 30-minute drive from Dungeness, Rye and Winchelsea
  • Well-stocked on-site fishing lake with roach, rudd and perch

Planning a Kentish kid-free getaway? With five acres of woodland, field and lake to its name, The Firs Fishery and Campsite covers more than a few bases. Green surrounds? Check. Low levels of light pollution? Absolutely. Quiet adults-only site? Indeed. Oh, and here's something to reel you in – this place has a fishing lake for the exclusive use of guests. 

This site may be in a rural spot, but this is far from the back of beyond. The village of Shadoxhurst is about a mile away (that's a 20-minute stroll through country lanes if you fancy stretching your legs), with a medieval chapel and top-rated local pub to its name. Looking for big-city fashion without leaving the countryside? Ashford designer outlet is under a quarter of an hour's drive away. The Kent coast is also close at hand, with seaside towns like Dungeness, Rye and Winchelsea all reachable in around half an hour. 

Back at base, plenty of space for dog exercise means a warm welcome for four-legged companions. Keep your eyes peeled for animals of the wild variety, too: one of the lakes on site has been given over to nature, and friendly waterfowl are known to waddle over the grass from time to time. For food, outdoor cookouts are on the cards as long as your barbecue is raised off the ground (you can also prebook a firepit but please don't bring your own along).

Please note

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).

Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.

This site has no on-site shower facilities.

Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.

Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.


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Reviews

9.9

Overall rating based on 69 reviews

 

100% would recommend this site to a friend.

100% would stay here again.

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Very friendly welcoming hosts, extremely helpful, immaculate surroundings and clean …10/05/2023

Reviewer's country: United Kingdomwarren m.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
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    Very friendly welcoming hosts, extremely helpful, immaculate surroundings and clean facilities, all in all, a lovely place to stay, we highly recommend this site and we will definitely stay here again 👍👌

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Lovely to meet you all, and glad you enjoyed your stay, hope you come again soon,
Regards
Stuart and Margaret

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Owners were lovely and lots of great walks nearby. Liked …09/05/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomMaria-Therese G.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric hardstanding and grass tent or trailer tent pitch
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    Owners were lovely and lots of great walks nearby. Liked that it was adults only.

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Thanks for your visit and glad it met with your approval. Hope we see you again soon?
All the best
Stuart and Margaret

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Beautiful campsite, very peaceful and lovely owners who were very …02/05/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomClifford L.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
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    Beautiful campsite, very peaceful and lovely owners who were very welcoming and accommodating.

    Disliked: 

    Nothing! We had a perfect stay and are hoping to go back again soon

From the manager...

Lovely to meet you both, glad you had a good time and enjoyed your birthday party. We made the best of a bad situation as the ground was so wet, thanks for working with us regarding the parking. Look forward to seeing you again, take care, Stuart.

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Really lovely site. So beautiful and wonderful hosts. A lovely …02/05/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomDebbie s.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
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    Really lovely site. So beautiful and wonderful hosts. A lovely weekend and will return in the future. With recent wet weather hosts couldn’t be more helpful and found us a lovely pitch.

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Glad we could make the best of a very wet site, glad you enjoyed your stay, and look forward to seeing you again, all the best,
Stuart

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Fantastic site. Really thoughtful hosts, with excellent local knowledge so …02/05/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomAnonymousConfirmed

  • Non-electric hardstanding and grass tent or trailer tent pitch
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    Fantastic site. Really thoughtful hosts, with excellent local knowledge so enjoyed walking and just being at the Firs. Thank you, to The Firs Fishery, as just the break we needed, a true holiday get away. On the perfect pitch for us.

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From the manager...

Thanks for your review, glad you enjoyed your stay, and look forward to you returning, lets hope the weather improves?
Stuart

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Excellent, well-kept site and friendly, very helpful owners.01/05/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomNick M.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
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    Lovely quiet site in secluded location. A bit muddy in the field after all the heavy rain but good hard standing. Really helpful hosts. Very well kept. Nice local pub.

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    Nothing.

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Nick it was great to meet you and your wife, glad we could fine some hard stand, see you soon, all the best
Stuart

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Very quiet and peaceful adult site, host were very helpful …01/05/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomAnonymousMobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric hardstanding and grass tent or trailer tent pitch
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    Very quiet and peaceful adult site, host were very helpful and welcoming will definitely be going back.

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Thanks for giving a 10!! please come again soon.

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mark.gettings@gmail.com24/04/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomMark G.Confirmed

  • Non-electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
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    Site was quiet and the owners very welcoming and helpful. The pitch was a good size grassed but hardcore under neither which was a must due to the amount of rain their had been lately.

    The fishing large ponds and surround flowers made it pretty and more eye pleasing then some of the clinical sites you see.

    Wifi was ok and nobodies children running round as a no children site due to the fishing ponds. Facilities only gave a 3 out of 5 because, only saw a toilet, but it was clean but no shower.

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    The public road access, extremely unkept. Not good in a camper van

From the manager...

Glad you had a good time, even if the weather was not kind! Please come again when the sun is shining,
All the best
Stuart

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Unmissable11/04/2023

Reviewer's country: United KingdomGavin L.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
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    This place is beautiful. If you like a really quite tranquil places, seeing nature and birds ive never seen before (and still dont know what some of them were) everywhere, have dogs and love walking in huge huge woods, awsome fishing, being welcomed by the most freindly site owners you have ever met THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU.

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    Maybe 240v would if been nice for a longer stay but this is more than made up for by this stunning sites make up

From the manager...

Thanks for a positive review, glad you enjoyed your stay, and generally missed the rain.
We are not able to put in electric hook ups as we are limited to the power supply.
Hope to see you again,
Regards
Stuart

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Lovely staff, clean. Best stayed in16/09/2022

Reviewer's country: United KingdomAnonymousMobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric hardstanding and grass tent or trailer tent pitch
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
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    The fact it was adult only, quiet, clean, beautiful,

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From the manager...

Thanks for your review, hope you visit us again?
Stuart and Margaret

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Features

Coronavirus

Check-in: one group at a time

Disinfectant sprays and wipes provided

Extra spacing in seated areas

More frequent emptying of bins

One-way flow for entering/leaving buildings

Removal of soft furnishings (e.g. decorative cushions)

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

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portaloo

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

Adults only

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Lake and/or mountain

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

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Location

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  • Nickley Wood Road, Shadoxhurst, Kent, England, TN26 1LZ
  • Timezone Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)   GPS 51.0962°N 0.8285°E

Nearest transport

Coach stations
Park Street — 4.2 miles
Tesco Crooksfoot — 4.7 miles
Tesco Crooksfoot — 4.7 miles
Train stations
Ham Street Rail Station — 2.2 miles
Ashford International Rail Station — 3.9 miles
Appledore (Kent) Rail Station — 4.4 miles
Ferry ports
Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal — 12.6 miles
Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal — 21.2 miles
Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal — 21.8 miles
Airports
Lydd London Ashford Airport — 10.8 miles
Kent International Airport — 28.8 miles

Directions


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

There's a reason Kent is known as the 'Garden of England', you know: this part of the world is home to well-kept man-made landscapes and vistas of rolling farmland. Fans of the former may well appreciate teeing off at the local golf club (10 minutes' drive) or heading down to the Royal Military Canal (10 minutes) for bike rides along the water's edge. Rural ramblers, meanwhile, should check out the four-mile Wye Downs circular walk (25 minutes).

If you'd like to make friends with some cute farm animals on your rural break, pay a visit to the Rare Breeds Centre (10 minutes). Meanwhile, for a sense of the area's history, stop by at stunning Bodiam Castle (30 minutes) – a proper castle, with a moat to cross and everything.

Like to be beside the seaside? Dungeness' marshland landscape is home to abundant birdlife (pack your binoculars and head to the RSPB reserve to find out more), as well as an old lighthouse and the largest shingle beach in Europe (25 minutes). Head to the two genteel towns of Rye and Winchelsea, meanwhile, for castle ruins, independent book shops and vineyards, or scamper over to the dunes at Camber Sands (all around half an hour's drive).

Must see

  • Ashford Designer Outlet (4.7 miles)
  • Kent & East Sussex Railway (6.5 miles)
  • Port Lympne Wild Animal Park (7.6 miles)

National Trust

  • Smallhythe Place (6.9 miles)
  • Lamb House (10.9 miles)

Cycle routes

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

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel.

Policies

Permitted arrival/departure time

Camping and touring
Arrive:  11 a.m. –  9 p.m.
Depart by:  10 a.m.

The Firs Fishery and Campsite cancellation policy

No refunds within 3 days of arrival date.

Bookings cannot be amended within 3 day(s) of arrival.

The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

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 Firs Fishery and Campsite will debit the balance from your card 1 week before arrival, or if the arrival date is sooner than 1 week then the balance will be taken immediately.

Refunds within the indicated cancellation period are only possible if the site is able to relet your unit/pitch.

You can also opt to pay the full amount at the time of your booking, or at any point before the due date.

Payment methods accepted on the park

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Terms and conditions

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  • Does The Firs Fishery and Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Firs Fishery and Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Firs Fishery and Campsite? There's a reason Kent is known as the 'Garden of England', you know: this part of the world is home to well-kept man-made landscapes and vistas of rolling farmland. Fans of the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Firs Fishery and Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Firs Fishery and Campsite? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party. Check prices and availability

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Fishing is charged on site at £12 for the first rod and £8 for the second rod per day. Swims are limited to 10 and allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Fishing is available for those with some experience. You must use barbless hooks and bring along a landing net and unhooking mat or you may be refused access to fishing.

All fish must be returned to the water.

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