When can I check in and check out of Knowler Farm?

Camping and touring Arrive: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Knowler Farm?

From €27.35 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Knowler Farm

View prices & book Last booked 50 minutes ago 9.5 222 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Peaceful and scenic surroundings close to woodlands and beaches
Great village shop, pub and takeaway food within five minutes' walk
20 minutes from Canterbury and the beach at Hythe

Come to Kent for scenic and peaceful surrounds for strolling and family days… and might you like a woodland walk or a beach day too? Have the lot at small and serene Knowler Farm, along with a setting right in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty but a nifty 20-minute drive from Canterbury. This is a firmly rural spot, in an area popular with walkers and cyclists, and within easy reach of Kent highlights like Howletts Wild Animal Park and Leeds Castle. The beach at Hythe is 20 minutes' drive away on the south coast and Whitstable is within 40 minutes on the north. (And if you're escaping from London for the weekend, you can zip down here in under two hours: hail the train from St Pancras and get a bus to the farm from outside the Rose and Crown in Canterbury.) The site is on the edge of the quiet village of Stelling Minnis, where there's a great village shop, a post office and a pub. Several good takeaways are within walking distance, and the neighbouring villages have various pubs and eateries, including a pub within walking distance which serves food on some evenings. Davison's Mill, 10 minutes' walk away, dishes up cream teas on summer Sundays and bank holidays (highly recommended), and the site itself has a small café serving up drinks and cakes.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
Bookings must not consist of more than 3 different households.

Languages spoken

English

British Sign Language (BSL)

Open from Fri, 18 Apr to Sun, 19 Oct 2025

Pitch types & availability

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Adults only

4 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 7.0m width x 7.0m depth (23.0ft width x 23.0ft depth) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)

4 people maximum

One Tent or Trailer tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 7.0m width x 7.0m depth (23.0ft width x 23.0ft depth) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Tent, Trailer tent

Features

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Extras

Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Bring a pup tent (1 max)		£5 (£5) per stay
Bring an awning (1 max)		£5 (£5) per stay
Dog (2 max)		price varies
Extra car (1 max)		£4 (£4) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £23 (£23) 1 night, 2 adults

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Other pitch types

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Adults only

4 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 7.0m width x 7.0m depth (23.0ft width x 23.0ft depth) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)

4 people maximum

One Touring caravan or Motorhome or Campervan allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 7.0m width x 7.0m depth (23.0ft width x 23.0ft depth) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Touring caravan, Motorhome, Campervan

Features

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Extras

Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Bring a pup tent (1 max)		£5 (£5) per stay
Bring an awning (1 max)		£5 (£5) per stay
Dog (2 max)		price varies
Extra car (1 max)		£4 (£4) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £23 (£23) 1 night, 2 adults

View prices & book

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Gorgeous nearby walks at the minnis common

Take away sunday lunch from the pub 3min walk away

Cream tea at windmill nearby on sunday afternoons

Plenty of space. morning shade and evening sun!

I would recommend this site, think we were a bit unlucky

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	5
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	3
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous May 2025

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lovely relaxing site (buttercup site) the other site was full of DOE kids who didn't bother us at all it's so spread out, although the 7.30am rousing cheer from them did come as a surprise and it woke me up. Nice flat camping field, spacious so i'm guessing it can get fairly busy. Clean and warm toilets. Basic showers (one was out of order so i'm glad we were the only ones there or that could get chaotic) great little dressing room with sink. Nice and peaceful. Coffee shop on site. Great location, ideal for exploring the county, village shop walking distance.

Disliked: So its just little things but it kind of impacted our stay when reflecting on it. I should explain the owners were on holiday so they had shut the site down for bookings, which for us was great because there were so few people around, buit maybe things were not as well run.... No one came to greet us we were kind of left to our own devices so we just figured it all out ourselves. Overgrown brambles at gate so it was hard to get on and off the site without getting scratched as they were over the latch. Over grown hedging which meant we couldn't find the water point for the campsite I found it eventually but there was no signage. The shower was great but it was scalding hot. I love a hot shower but even I was struggling to stand under it. The biggest thing for me was state of the washing up area, someone or something had dumped food and eggshells in the sink it had defiantly been there a long time as it was decade and animal had torn open the bin bags and spread food waste and litter round the whole area, not the owners fault but it was obvious no one came to attend to the facilities because it remained like this for a few days then it was just tided up, but not well and there was still nowhere to put rubbish so we had to stack it next to bin again and an animal came again, it started to smell bad by the end of our trip which was really disappointing. Very disappointing and this wasn't seen to properly until the owners returned from their holiday.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Relaxed ,very friendly helpful host , Super quick and easy to book a…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Anonymous Apr 2025

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Relaxed ,very friendly helpful host ,
Super quick and easy to book a couple of hours before we turned up . Had a coffee shop there nice touch though we left before it opened.. pub just down the road . Beautiful walking country side would definitely go again .

Disliked: Had a little trouble finding the entrance a clearer sign would have help .. but we were tired!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site, bad facilities for tents

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	2

Amber S. Apr 2025

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We liked the peaceful campsite, and incredibly friendly hosts. The site was good location to explore Whitstable, Canterbury etc and some great local walks.

Disliked: Very primitive facilities. Only 2 toilets which were a bit grubby, and the shower facilities there was only one working and it has just one temperature and no light so difficult to see what you’re doing. Washing up station had no hot water so not very hygienic. Dressing room was a nice idea (hut with sink for teeth and dressing) but utterly filthy. I feel like if you’re in caravan this wouldn’t be issue but for renters it was a rough stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, warm showers, lovely peaceful location. Will stay again.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Apr 2025

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Clean facilities, warm showers, lovely peaceful location. Will stay again.

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice facilities, clean fields.…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Nice facilities, clean fields.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We loved it. Peaceful and the owner was very friendly. It was a…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Tracy R. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: We loved it. Peaceful and the owner was very friendly.
It was a perfect getaway for us and had showers .

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wayne is very friendly and this is suitable for first time campers

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Karla P. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We liked the campsite as it felt like it’s in the middle of nowhere. Very much recommended. Wayne is one the best host we’ve had. He made our first camping so much easier. We will be coming back next summer.

Disliked: None. We liked everything.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We were only here for a night but it’s a very nice…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Zachary F. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We were only here for a night but it’s a very nice campsite with all the facilities you need. Very peaceful and well kept !

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your 10/10 rating. I hope you may be able to stay a bit longer next time.
Kind Regards
The Giffords

- spacious meadow to find your own pitch - great host - occasional foot…

Overall	8/10
Location	6
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: - spacious meadow to find your own pitch
- great host
- occasional foot truck visits

Recommend to friends Visit again

Netter Platz auf einer Farm. Einfach aber gut…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Netter Platz auf einer Farm. Einfach aber gut

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks please come again.
all the best
Knowler Farm campsite

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome 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

Forest Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping 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

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Knowler Farm

Stelling Minnis

Canterbury

Kent

England

CT4 6AD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.17888°N
1.06315°W

Route directions

As you turn into the track from the road there is a gate on the right into a grassy meadow with a Knowler Farm Campsite sign on it. If you have booked a pitch on the the Buttercup field this is your entrance; let yourself into the field and you'll be directed you to your pitch.

Nearest transport

Coach

9.3 km Swan Lane

9.4 km Swan Lane

9.6 km New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal

Rail

9.3 km Chartham Rail Station

9.4 km Wye Rail Station

9.5 km Westenhanger Rail Station

Ferry

9.9 km Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal

18.9 km Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal

19.4 km Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal

Airport

26.6 km Lydd London Ashford Airport

27.8 km Kent International 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

Nature spotters will find species aplenty around the 124-acre common and the countryside surroundings of local village Stelling Minnis, an ancient pastureland still used for grazing in more modern times. Several ponds on the minnis are home to toads and newts; around the grassland and woodland, look out for voles and badgers, weasels and shrews, woodpeckers, nightingales and barn and long-eared owls. Culture seekers can see shows at the Gulbenkien or Marlowe theatres, both just outside Canterbury, or head into the city to roam around its ancient sites including Canterbury Cathedral. If you're up for hearing the story of how Chaucer developed and wrote his famed tales, the Canterbury Tales tour runs throughout the year daily from St Margaret's Street. For history of a different era, Hawthorne Trench, Elham (10 minutes' drive) is a reconstruction of the Great War trenches of the Somme region that's worth a visit on open days. Those off to the nearest beach at Hythe should hop on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway to chuff along almost 14 miles to Dungeness, via the Kent coastal spots of Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Sandgate	12.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Hythe	12.8 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Folkestone	14 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Dymchurch	17.8 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
St Mary'S Bay (Kent)	19.5 km	Sea	Good	N/A	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Canterbury Tales 11.1 km

St Augustine's Abbey 11.1 km

Canterbury Heritage Museum 11.2 km

Canterbury Roman Museum 11.2 km

Canterbury Cathedral 11.2 km

National Trust

The White Cliffs of Dover 19.9 km

South Foreland Lighthouse 21.9 km

Smallhythe Place 29.9 km

Lamb House 34.4 km

Stoneacre 34.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BROOME PARK 7.8 km

OLANTIGH TOWERS 8 km

Wye - Crundale - Eggarton Manor - Crundale Downs 8.8 km

GODMERSHAM PARK 9.5 km

CHILHAM CASTLE 9.8 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.

Dogs

A valid vaccination certificate must accompany your dog.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Occupancy

Bookings must not consist of more than 3 different households.

Changes to your holiday

Changes cannot be made once you have booked.

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Admission

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

Dogs

Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Pitches

Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.

General

Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..

Reception

Reception is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. between 18/04 and 18/10.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Dogs

The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Visitors

Visitors’ cars are not permitted on site.
Visitors must leave the premises by 9 p.m..

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Dogs

Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Knowler Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Knowler Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Knowler Farm? Nature spotters will find species aplenty around the 124-acre common and the countryside surroundings of local village Stelling Minnis, an ancient pastureland still used for grazing in more modern times. Several ponds … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Knowler Farm?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

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How much does it cost to stay at Knowler Farm? From €27.35 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.