Puddledock Woods Camping

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Puddledock Woods Camping
Puddledock woods camping
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  • Quiet and rural park in the middle of a two-acre woodland
  • A 20-minute drive from Canterbury and 25 minutes from Margate
  • Barbecues, campfires and dogs allowed; walks straight from the site
Wander the waterways and woodlands of England’s south east from Puddledock Woods Camping, a peaceful wild camping site in two acres of woodland, behind a smallholding and workshop in lush countryside 20 minutes’ drive from Canterbury. Public walks aplenty are around this no-frills site, whether you’d rather amble on pathways through the surrounding trees or towards a particular destination like a Georgian-era inn a 20-minute walk away with its gorgeous setting on the River Stour. The square mile of reed beds, fens, ditches and wet grassland at Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve is also reachable within 20 minutes on foot (or a five-minute drive) for yet more rambling, and the coast is a 15-minute drive away. Whatever you opt for, dogs are welcome to join you at Puddledock Woods; barbecues and small campfires are permitted as well if you’re planning on appeasing the appetite alfresco. The site has indoor and outdoor hot showers, washing-up facilities and a utility room with a kettle, microwave, toaster and fridges (with a freezer compartment). As cars have their own special area slightly away from the site to keep the place as peaceful as possible, the staff at Puddledock Woods Camping can help transport your gear by wheelbarrow from the parking area (just ask for help in advance, using the details in your booking confirmation email).

Site type

Tent sites 8
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Rent a tent 2
Open now
Opens April 11
Please note
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Apr 11 to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesTravel trailer sitesRV sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsMobile homes for rentRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 61 Pitchup.com customers

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ForestWild campingPeaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

This woodland campsite provides a peaceful, "wild camping" vibe with roomy, private spots and fire pits. Guests highlight the welcoming owners and great, well-kept amenities like hot showers and a small store. While mostly quiet, some noted local noise and plenty of mosquitoes. It's a good spot for exploring nearby sights.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Wooded location is great, rope swings for kids and small shop to…

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Chris L.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite (wild)

Liked Wooded location is great, rope swings for kids and small shop to top up on extras.
Clean facilities and friendly staff.
Campfires allowed is great, and small site size is nice for community feeling. First time at camping for my 7 year old and was a hit!

Disliked Larger group allowed on site staying up until 2-3am drinking, laughing and talking, not very considerate for others (especially those with kids) late night noise / disruption levels not enforced or managed by staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The owners were lovely and so friendly and helpful, full of recommendations…

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Jenna L.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite (woodland, wild)

Liked The owners were lovely and so friendly and helpful, full of recommendations if you’re not sure where to go especially as we had a puppy. The pitches are spread out - so much space in between them and they have fire pits and picnic benches dotted around as well as swings.
The outdoor showers were great and better than expected. Toilets were clean and always stocked with toilet roll.
Make sure you grab a drink in the bar - local ciders are a must. Hot tap for washing up and a bowl and sponges etc were there.
Handy having a microwave, toaster, fridge and freezer.
We loved it so much that we stayed an extra night!
Local beach is a 15 min drive and it’s sandy with a lovely cafe and pub. As well as grove ferry where you can hire canoes etc
We will be back

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect little break away. Great facilities and still feel secluded in the woods.…

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Colin E.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite (woodland, wild)

Liked Perfect little break away.
Great facilities and still feel secluded in the woods. Lots to do around with local beaches and sites to see. Highly recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Stay here if you want to go to Kent. Even if you don’t, stay here.

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Paul H.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite (wild)

Liked Just fab. You could be anywhere. Don’t know what else to say but will certainly stay again. Hidden gem don’t tell anyone about it.

Disliked Washing machine and or dryer would be great.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly, welcoming environment. Lots of facilities including toilets, a shower, a wetroom,…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite (wild)

Liked Friendly, welcoming environment. Lots of facilities including toilets, a shower, a wetroom, a bar, sink for dishes and a shop. Facilities were well maintained. Wheelbarrows were supplied to take our things from the car, which was very useful and overall we really enjoyed our stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Surrounded by beautiful countryside, excellent amenities (toilets, hot showers, shop, bar), quiet,…

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Tony M.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite (woodland, wild)

Liked Surrounded by beautiful countryside, excellent amenities (toilets, hot showers, shop, bar), quiet, fire pits and very friendly and helpful owner’s

Disliked Mosquitoes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Likes the site,very good staff,peace and quite.…

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midhun v.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite (woodland, wild)

Liked Likes the site,very good staff,peace and quite.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good facilities, nicely shaded and friendly atmosphere…

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Phil C.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite (wild)

Liked Good facilities, nicely shaded and friendly atmosphere

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with brilliant facilities but unfortunately not peaceful

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Anonymous

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite (wild)

Liked Helpful and understanding owners. Good facilities and a nice atmosphere and environment if you’re after a social chatty camping weekend (which I’m not and I chose badly which I admit)

Disliked I had booked the site due to reviews mentioning the peace and tranquility. However unfortunately the campsite right next door was absolutely full of large groups of people and children being extremely noisy, playing music, kids screaming, playing games etc. I don’t have a problem with people having fun but as I specifically visited Puddledock to get some peace and quiet I decided to leave only a hour or two after I arrived. Additionally the woods were full of mosquitos so be aware of that, I came home with around 15 bites just from the short time I was there and I had used insect repellent spray.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really relaxed location, not too busy and plenty of space. Really easy drive…

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Tom J.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite (wild)

Liked Really relaxed location, not too busy and plenty of space.

Really easy drive to Margate, Broadstairs, Whitstable etc. for day trips

Had all the necessities you needed

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Scouts welcome 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 Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal fridge 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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horseback riding nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Puddledock Woods Camping

Upstreet

Kent

England

CT3 4DP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.32752°N
1.19758°E

Route directions

The site is accessed by a track running alongside neighbouring Nethergong Camping which splits three ways at the end. To enter the park, bear right and follow the track past the Airstream caravan and pond to the end.

Nearest transport

Coach
7 km Bus Depot
7 km Bus Depot
9.2 km The Square
Rail
6 km Sturry Rail Station
6.9 km Herne Bay Rail Station
8.3 km Minster Rail Station
Ferry
15.1 km Ramsgate Ferry Terminal
24.2 km Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
24.8 km Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal
Airport
11.4 km Kent International Airport
43.6 km London Southend Airport
45.4 km 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

As well as being pretty, the area around the site is dotted with towns and cities worth perusing – from historic Canterbury to coastal Margate. Try the former to punt down the Stour, roam the Roman walls and take Chaucer-themed tours towards the cathedral; the latter, meanwhile, is home to a sandy beach, the seafront Turner Contemporary gallery and a vintage fairground (25 minutes’ drive away). Even closer than Margate is Herne Bay (15 minutes): head here for salty walks beside the Reculver Towers and Roman Fort on Herne Bay, an old Anglo-Saxon monastery that nods to the region’s history as a dock for ships in the Roman era. Or follow the coast around to Botany Bay (half an hour from Puddledock Woods Camping) to hunt for fossils below the chalk-white cliffs. For very famed white cliffs, Dover (and its ferry ports for France) is a 40-minute drive, while Whitstable and its oysters are 25 minutes away in the other direction. If the kids are needing some solid entertainment, the creatures at Howletts Wild Animal Park and Wingham Wildlife Park are 20 and 15 minutes’ drive away respectively.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Herne Bay 6.6 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Herne Bay Central 7.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Minnis Bay, Birchington 8.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Bay, Westgate 11.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tankerton 11.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Howletts Wild Animal Park 7.6 km

St Augustine's Abbey 9.4 km

Canterbury Cathedral 9.6 km

Canterbury Roman Museum 9.7 km

West Gate Towers Museum 9.9 km

National Trust

The White Cliffs of Dover 23.9 km

South Foreland Lighthouse 24.1 km

Stoneacre 44 km

Smallhythe Place 47.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Grove Ferry - Stodmarsh - Wickhambreaux - Grove Ferry 0.9 km

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church Buffer Zone 9.3 km

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church 9.3 km

GOODNESTONE PARK 9.6 km

DANE JOHN GARDENS 10.1 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Puddledock Woods Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Puddledock Woods Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Puddledock Woods Camping? As well as being pretty, the area around the site is dotted with towns and cities worth perusing – from historic Canterbury to coastal Margate. Try the former to punt down the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Puddledock Woods Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Puddledock Woods Camping? From $55.51 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.