Orchard Camping

Camping pitches in an orchard grazed by horses

Pitches between fruit trees in the orchard

Pop-up campsite in a Kent orchard five minutes’ drive from Higham
Rochester, Historic Dockyard Chatham and Diggerland 15 minutes’ drive
Quiet off-grid pitches shaded by trees; pubs within 15 minutes’ drive

Liking the sound of a deep dive into Kent countryside? A proper outdoor adventure with few frills attached? Sounds like Orchard Camping, a small pop-up site five minutes’ drive from Higham, a village once home to author Charles Dickens. As you may have guessed, the pitches here are in an orchard where you can pick apples, plums and pears when they are ripe and ready to eat. Driving down the track to the orchard can be a bit bumpy so take it slowly; please leave your cars in the allocated spaces and walk to your pitch (approximately 100 yards). Once you arrive in the camping orchard, all is peace and quiet and you have stunning views over surrounding farmland and woods. There are some fixed pitches, but if you want to camp amid the shade of the fruit trees and escape your fellow guests, just ask on arrival. Please bear in mind that there are no showers and no electricity, with simple facilities stretching to a portable toilet and a drinking-water tap. You can spark up barbecues by your pitch, but if that’s too much hard work, there are several pubs within 15 minutes’ drive. If you want to ditch the car for day trips out, taxis serve the site and the railway station is 10 minutes’ walk away.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby campgrounds that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

No dogs allowed

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 No dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Bush Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wild camping

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Orchard Camping

Church Street

Higham

Kent

England

ME3 7LH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.43477°N
0.46658°E

Route directions

What3words: hype.valve.erase. Please note, there is no public transport near the site.

Nearest transport

Coach

12.8 km Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre

13.3 km Bus Station

14.2 km Bus Station

Rail

0.9 km Higham Rail Station

4.9 km Strood Rail Station

6.3 km Rochester Rail Station

Ferry

6.9 km Gravesend Pier

7.2 km Tilbury Ferry Terminal

28.3 km Woolwich Arsenal Pier

Airport

22.2 km London Southend Airport

30 km London City Airport

32.2 km Biggin Hill 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Horse riding: 10 minutes’ drive - Rochester (historic town): 15 minutes - Diggerland Kent: 15 minutes - Historic Dockyard Chatham: 15 minutes - Bluewater Shopping Centre: 20 minutes - RSPB Cliffe Pools (nature reserve): 35 minutes - Egypt Bay Beach: 45 minutes - Whitstable (castle and beach): 50 minutes.

Food and drink

The Knowle Restaurant 1.6 km
Cliffe Spice Restaurant 2.1 km
Gardeners Arms Pub 2.2 km
Anisa Restaurant 2.4 km
Ego at The Copperfield Restaurant 2.6 km
Sir John Falstaff Pub 2.7 km
The Stone Horse Pub 2.8 km
The Evening Star Pub 3.4 km
Rose and Crown Pub 3.5 km
6 Spices At The Six Bells Restaurant 3.7 km

Groceries

Acme Wines Off-licence 2.3 km
The Co-operative Food Supermarket 4.1 km
jassal Superstore Supermarket 4.2 km
Asda Supermarket 4.7 km
Tesco Supermarket 4.7 km
Aldi Supermarket 4.8 km
M&S Foodhall Supermarket 4.9 km
The Food Warehouse Supermarket 5 km
Morrisons Supermarket 5 km
Co-op Food Supermarket 5.6 km

Parks and play

Woodside Green park 2.2 km
Cliffe Play Area Playground 3.2 km
Broomhill Park 3.9 km
Coalhouse Fort Park 4.1 km
Liberty Park 4.2 km
Rede Common park 4.3 km
Shorne Woods Country Park 4.7 km
Hoo Common park 5 km
Children's Play Area - Watermill Gardens (Canal Road) Playground 5.1 km
Playmaze Playground 5.1 km

Family days out

Tank Visitor attraction 5 km
Upnor Castle 5.2 km
Restoration House Visitor attraction 6 km
HMS Gannet Visitor attraction 6 km
HMS Ocelot Visitor attraction 6.1 km
HMS Cavalier Visitor attraction 6.1 km
New Tavern Fort Castle 6.3 km
RSPB Northward Hill Visitor attraction 6.3 km
Cobham War Memorial Visitor attraction 6.6 km
Kitchener Barracks Visitor attraction 6.7 km

Public transport

Railway Tavern 0.7 km
Railway Station 0.9 km
Tennyson Avenue 1.9 km
View Road 2 km
Thames View 2 km
School Lane Shops 2 km
Mockbeggar Farm 2.2 km
Forge Lane Shops 2.2 km
Gardeners Arms 2.2 km
Woodside Green 2.3 km

Beaches

Egypt Bay Beach 8.3 km
St Mary's Bay Beach 9.7 km

What’s nearby

Rochester and Cobham Park Golf Club Golf course 5.2 km
Medway Yacht Club Marina 5.3 km
Gravesend Canal Basin Marina 5.9 km
Aaron P Stone's Casino Rooms Nightclub 5.9 km
Wilsonian Sailing Club Marina 6.1 km
Chatham Maritime Marina 6.1 km
Dockside Outlet Centre Shopping centre 6.1 km
Medway Bridge Marina 6.5 km
Cuxton Marina 6.7 km
AJ Newsagents General shop 6.9 km

Local services

The Parks Medical Practice Doctors 2.1 km
Marshlands Pharmacy 2.1 km
Marshlands Pharmacy 2.1 km
Highcliffe Medical Practice Doctors 2.2 km
Highparks Medical Practice Doctors 3.2 km
Shorne Village Surgery Doctors 3.3 km
Esso Fuel station 3.7 km
Marshlands Pharmacy 4 km
The Parks Medical Practice Doctors 4 km
Asda Express Fuel station 4 km

Must see

Rochester Castle 5.6 km

Rochester Cathedral 5.7 km

Dickens World 5.9 km

The Historic Dockyard Chatham 6.2 km

Red House (The National Trust) 23.4 km

National Trust

Cobham Wood and Mausoleum 6.4 km

Owletts 6.8 km

St John's Jerusalem 16.2 km

Rainham Hall 21.3 km

Stoneacre 21.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

SHORNE MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 03/07/2000) 2.4 km

CLIFFE POOLS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 11/10/2001) 3.5 km

Strood - Higham - Gravesend 4.6 km

COBHAM HALL 5.4 km

Saxon Shore Way - Hoo Marina - Lower Upnor 5.7 km