Oak View Holiday Park

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Pitches among the trees
Pitches among the trees
Plenty of space
Trees around the pitches
Scenic pitches surrounded by woodlands
Manned reception area with male, female and disabled toilet and shower facilities
Five km woodland trail walk attached to park
Non-electric grass pitches
Non-electric grass pitches
1/100
Plenty of space
Trees around the pitches
Scenic pitches surrounded by woodlands

  • Scenic site surrounded by woodlands in the Kent Downs
  • A 10-minute drive from Maidstone and Leeds Castle
  • Next to Kent Showground; pet-friendly site with a dedicated pet shower
Situated in the scenic Kent village of Detling, this family-focused campsite is a great place for all the family to escape the stresses and strains of everyday life and to reconnect with nature and each other. Surrounded by a protected woodland and with an abundance of trails to explore, it's easy to stretch your legs at Oak View Holiday Park and find space for your kids and/or dogs to let off some steam. Oak View Holiday Park is located right next to the Kent Showground, making this site an excellent option for attending the varied and numerous events and shows that run here throughout the year. Other top-notch attractions like Leeds Castle (10 minutes' drive) and Maidstone (10 minutes) are also easy to access. Guests staying here have access to modern and well-maintained bathroom and shower blocks (with separate male, female and disabled areas). Other handy on-site amenities include a laundry room, washing-up areas, waste disposal points and a pet shower, all of which are kept spick and span by the campsite team. Please note that only only gas, electric or charcoal barbecues are allowed, and open campfires and firepits are not permitted.

Site type

Travel trailer sites 56
RV sites 56
Tent sites 43
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. 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).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette 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 25 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • 10kWh per day of electricity is included. Additional usage is metered at £0.35 per kWh and can be purchased from the office on site.

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Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 297 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-maintained, friendly, and quiet campground with spacious sites and excellent, clean facilities, including a dog shower. Guests praise the woodland walks and helpful staff. While WiFi can be spotty, the peaceful atmosphere, good location, and overall positive experience mean many visitors highly recommend and plan to return.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely site, quiet and friendly. Very helpful and accommodating.

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James P.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great woodland walk straight from site. Excellent clean facilities. Good size pitches with plenty of space

Disliked N/a

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From the manager: All the tens.....whooooooo! Thank you very much James! We are pleased you liked our site and we do hope to see you again! We have lots of regular customers which is lovely as we get to know everyone. See you soon! The Oak View Team 😊

Great site, friendly site , clean facilities

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Cheryl A.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Lovely quiet site set in woodland , clean facilities and nice staff

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From the manager: Thank you very much Cheryl for your 10/10 review. We are very glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and we would really love to see you again soon. Take care. The Oak View Team. 😊

Excellent site ,nice receptionist, clean toilets and showers

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David M.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Large pitches,quiet location

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you very much David for leaving us a 10 review. It was a very busy but enjoyable weekend so we are glad that everything was ok for you. We would love to see you again some time and we wish you Happy Travels. The Oak View Team. 😊

Great site, easy access into London, definitely worth a visit.

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IngaJayne M.

Powered gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The welcome was really lovely, the site and toilet block really clean. Had a very happy vibe about the place.

Disliked Nothing really to dislike.

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From the manager: Thank you very much indeed IngaJayne for the super review. We are so pleased that you thought the park had a happy vibe, this is exactly what we are hoping for. That has really made our day, thank you.

We look forward to seeing you again! The Oak View Team. 😊

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arek g.

Powered gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Shower , toilets , space ok. I needed some internet to check out the attractions around me

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From the manager: Thank you Arek for taking time to leave us a review. It was nice to meet you.

We have made improvements to the wifi but you were in on our first totally busy weekend of the year which we are afraid does affect it. We do suggest to our customers that they have their own internet if it is that important during their stay. We do not charge for the wifi. Unfortunately it is affected by the amount of customers we have, whats going on at the Kent show ground etc.

We would love to see you again. The Oak View Team. 😊

Spacious pitches Lovely hosts Great location Great…

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Spacious pitches
Lovely hosts
Great location
Great laundry and washing up facilities
Great place to go on a long walk

Disliked Shower and toilet cubicles could be cleaner
Poor drainage of the showers and where there is no shower curtain, clothes may get wet when showering
Very difficult to peg our tent down due to the amount of stone/slabs/tree roots under our pitch

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your review Polly. We are pleased that you did find some things to like during your stay.

Regarding the cleanliness of the showers and toilets, we were totally fully booked this weekend which is not an excuse but we do our best, they are checked by myself every hour during the day. Unfortunately, some people do not leave the facilities as they would wish to find them themselves. There are pegs behind all the doors for your clothes and stools in most of the cubicles to put them on. Again, the drains do sometimes struggle to keep up with the sheer amount of people using them but those are checked every day too. The new shower lights arrived this morning and are being fitted this week.

You had a large pitch and all of that area to pitch your tent, yes you were near to a tree, you could have moved further back from it, but we don't know what you mean by "stone/slabs". There are no stones nor slabs of anything on any of our tent pitches.

Having said all that, we would love to see you again sometime and we do wish you well on your travels. The Oak View Team. 😊

Awesome site a regular for us

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chris b.

Powered gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Regular to this excellent site great clean facilities well managed

Ruth and her team are always kind friendly and really helpful

Well done x

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From the manager: Chris, thank you so much, it was lovely to see you and Sally again. Again, thank you for my flowers, that was really sweet of you.🌷🌷🌷
We will see you both again! The Oak View Team. 😊

We enjoyed our stay at Oak…

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Aaron H.

Powered grass campsite

Liked We enjoyed our stay at Oak View Holiday Park, would highly recommend. Staff were friendly and very helpful, thankyou from no77

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From the manager: We enjoyed having you stay with us too, Aaron on 77. 😊. We would love to see you again! Thank you so much for the review. The Oak View Team. 😊

Excellent Site, clean facilities, level pitches, nice walks.

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Toni A.

Powered grass campsite

Liked We had a great time only 3 nights but a friendly welcome and helpful staff. Nice spacious Grass pitch for Camper and Awning. Great walk through a trail in the woods directly at the back of the site. Longer walk from site to Detling over Jade’s bridge to Pub The Cock Horse and a Post Office/coffee shop indoor and outdoor seating and kids park. Our Dog loved it. Plenty of service points around the site. Shower rooms were clean and toilets were in the shower cubicles too as well as a couple of stand alone toilet cubicles. Quiet and peaceful, some building works were going on but did not effect our stay in any way. Would recommend.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for that really kind review Toni. It was really lovely to meet you both. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay.

Thank you for your understanding regarding the building work. I have been trying to pitch everybody as far away from it as possible while it has been going on and we are glad that it didn't bother you in any way. There is never a good time to do it, which is why it's been done over low season.

What a lovely photo of the Wood Anemones. I never get chance to go down there and look. Beautiful. We would really love to see you again. By the way I never did find the number. 😂

The Oak View Team.

very welcoming on arrival. showers…

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BEVERLY W.

Powered gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked very welcoming on arrival. showers and toilets were kept imaculate. nice level pitches with electric . peaceful. nice woods for walking the dog.

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From the manager: Another 10/10 Whooooooo! Thank you Beverly!

We have looked into and trialed the possibility of a small shop/deliveries from the local shop but unfortunately it hasn't worked out as 95% of our customers bring their own goodies with them an so it was't needed. We do hope that this did not spoil your stay. There are all the normal supermarkets within a couple of miles radius of the park and Just Eat and Deliveroo will deliver both take aways and groceries.

See you again!
The Oak View Team.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Oak View Holiday Park

Scragged Oak Road

Detling

Maidstone

Kent

England

ME14 3HA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.30149°N
0.57761°E

Route directions

The site is just off the A249, within 2 miles of the M20 (Junction 7) and 5 miles off the M2 (Junction 5). The best postcode to follow using a satnav is ME14 3HB as using the postcode takes you on a longer route. Heading from the M20 Junction 7, drive along the A249 to the top of Detling Hill. As you approach the top you will pass a layby and a sign for Bredhurst. Turn left along the road to Bredhurst; this is Scragged Oak Road. The park is 500 yards along the road on the left marked with a large green sign. Please do not turn up Pilgrims Way.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.4 km Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre
4.7 km King Street
4.7 km King Street
Rail
2.9 km Bearsted Rail Station
4.7 km Maidstone East Rail Station
5.2 km Maidstone Barracks Rail Station
Ferry
21.7 km Gravesend Pier
22.2 km Tilbury Ferry Terminal
38.8 km Wallasea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
31 km London Southend Airport
38.1 km Biggin Hill Airport
43.1 km London City 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

Oak View Holiday Park is in prime position to traverse the best of Kent's countryside, coast, castles and well-known gardens – with Essex and its coast easily accessible too just to the north. Plenty of pedalling and perambulating opportunities are around the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, such as the 153-mile route of the North Downs National Trail through from Farnham to Canterbury, passing the White Cliffs of Dover. This takes in the 119-mile Pilgrims' Way, the supposed route of Thomas Becket from Winchester to Canterbury Cathedral. Elsewhere in Kent, loads is on all year round in the 500 acres of parkland and formal gardens at lovely Leeds Castle (10 minutes’ drive), like free falconry displays, play areas, special events and making one's way intrepidly out of the castle maze. Also see Rochester Castle (20 minutes) on the east bank of the Medway for its 12th-century keep and stacks of historical info: the castle was sacked during the Peasants' Revolt, held for Henry III against the barons, and besieged (also because of barons) by bad King John. And of course, just next door is the Kent Showground, which hosts all sorts of events throughout the year (the most famed being the Kent County Show, which usually runs for three days in July).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sheerness 20.2 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Minster Leas 21.5 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Leysdown 26.3 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodExcellent
Leigh Bell Wharf 26.9 km Estuary GoodN/APoorN/A
Southend Chalkwell 27.1 km Estuary N/AGoodN/AGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Leeds Castle 6.9 km

The Historic Dockyard Chatham 10.8 km

Rochester Cathedral 11 km

Rochester Castle 11.1 km

Dickens World 11.6 km

National Trust

Stoneacre 5.6 km

Cobham Wood and Mausoleum 15.1 km

Owletts 16 km

Old Soar Manor 18.7 km

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 21.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

MOTE PARK 4.6 km

Cossington - Bredhurst - Scragged Oak - North Downs Way 4.7 km

Hollingbourne 5.9 km

LEEDS CASTLE 6.9 km

BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA PLACE 9.3 km

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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Oak View Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Oak View Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Oak View Holiday Park? Oak View Holiday Park is in prime position to traverse the best of Kent's countryside, coast, castles and well-known gardens – with Essex and its coast easily accessible too just to the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Oak View Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Oak View Holiday Park? From $50.29 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.