Plough Leisure Caravan Park

View prices & book 8.2 107 reviews
Grass pitch
The playground
Lovely stay, not busy this time of the year
Touring pitch

  • Friendly site easily accessible via the M20 and M2
  • A 10-minute drive to the seaside resort of Leysdown
  • On the outskirts of Minster village
An island base in south-east England 10 minutes' drive from sands and seaside resort: all is prepared for you and the crew at Plough Leisure Caravan Park on Kent's Isle of Sheppey – and it's all easily accessible via the M20 and M2. The park is on the outskirts of the large village of Minster, home of a Saxon abbey and its gatehouse museum, and an easy 10 minutes' drive from Sheppey's main seaside resort of Leysdown with sandy beaches and six family amusement arcades. The Shellness section of the Swale National Nature Reserve is around here too, along with skinny dipping for the stout-hearted at Swale naturist beach… On-site facilities at Plough include a playground and a field for ball games; for the essentials, there's a toilet and shower block, an outdoor washing-up area, a launderette and a chemical toilet disposal point. It's about 15 minutes' walk into town from here, and five to the nearest bus stop.

Site type

Tent pitches 51
Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 21
Open now
Opens 1 April
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).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag 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.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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81% would recommend this site to a friend

78% would stay here again

Reviews page 1 of 11
Arrival date (latest first)

Jane was very pleasant. Loads of room to pitch tent. Nice…

Overall 8/10

Location
8
Value for money
9
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
9
Michael G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Jane was very pleasant. Loads of room to pitch tent. Nice and quiet.
Facilities were good.

Disliked No shade

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely weekend

Overall 10/10

Location
6
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7
Trevor H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked First trip in our motorhome. Lovely friendly people and very helpful.
Toilets & shower area nice and clean.

Disliked Needed transport as not very close to shops and restaurants.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant location for Chase the Sun overnighter

Overall 9/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
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10
Wifi
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Ian J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very welcoming greeting as we pulled up - and very busy with loads of fellow cyclists preparing for the Chase the Sun event (208 mile ride across the country in a day).
Simple but clean facilities. Everyone well behaved and quiet too. Electric pitches lots of room even though busy.

Disliked Nothing really

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind words. We hope to see you again soon.

Excellent, felt safe and good facilities, very host…

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
9
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Excellent, felt safe and good facilities, very host

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice place had one issue with pitch but was sorted quickly

Overall 8/10

Location
4
Value for money
7
Accommodation
7
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
6
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
7
Paul m. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Toilets an showers small but very clean check in easy

Disliked Location was a long walk into minster an beach easy to get taxi back though, not much to do on site , had to drive to nearest pub an shop

Recommend to friends Visit again

If you are ever in the Isle of Sheppey- definitely stay here!!!

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Shaun W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Thoroughly enjoyed my visit! The site has everything needed. Very clean facilities. The manager (Jane) is a lovely lady who made me feel very welcome. Highly recommended.

Disliked N/A

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From the manager: Hi Shaun,
Thank you so much for your lovely comments.
One of the joys of our job is meeting all the wonderful people who visit us here at Plough Leisure and sharing their stories with us.
We look forward to seeing you again and I am so glad your first experience of using your new camper van was a positive one.
With best wishes
Jane

Tidy pitches

Overall 4/10

Location
4
Value for money
3
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
3
Customer service
4
Child friendliness
4
Cleanliness
3
Wifi
5
Diane A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked The quite ,

Disliked Toilet block and couldn't see a laundry room

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Very good

Overall 10/10

Location
9
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
joao F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked I really liked it and I recommend it and I will use it again, the park is very welcoming

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff

Overall 4/10

Location
7
Value for money
4
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
5
Child friendliness
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2
Wifi
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Suzanne S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Good location

Disliked Very dated toilet and shower facilities, not able to dry myself after my shower as cubicle too small. No toilet roll in any toilet in the morning!

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From the manager: Dear Mrs Scott, I was very disappointed to read your review of our site. As General Manager here I walk around this site every morning and speak to each guest individually and therefore I will have spoken to you and as you were here for 3 nights probably more than once. If you were disappointed with any aspect of your visit why did you not come to the office? I am in my office from 8am until 6pm and my colleague is available from 6pm. There is also a notice on the door with contact telephone numbers. We do not advertise Plough Leisure as having any additional facilities other than the play park, launderette and shower and toilets. We are a beautiful quiet rural park. If the toilets were out of paper we would always come and refill immediately and once again on the notice board in both bathrooms you are as a guest that if there are any issues with the facilities to please call to Reception. the toilet facilities are also cleaned regularly and checked at 9pm.

Once again I am sorry you have had that experience.
Kind regards

Jane Ball

Super nette Kommunikation und ein schöner Platz, sehr ruhig.…

Overall 10/10

Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
8
Michaela R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Super nette Kommunikation und ein schöner Platz, sehr ruhig.

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From the manager: Michaela, it was a pleasure to host you at Plough Leisure and thank you for your wonderful review. We do hope you visit us again in the future.
Enjoy your travels.
Regards
The Plough Leisure Team


Features

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 Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport 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

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Plough Leisure Caravan Park

Plough Road

Minster

Isle Of Sheppey

Kent

England

ME12 4JF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.41695°N
0.83619°E

Nearest transport

Coach
15.8 km Travel Centre
17.2 km Westcliff Plough
17.4 km Westcliff Plough
Rail
6 km Queenborough Rail Station
6 km Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station
6.9 km Swale Rail Station
Ferry
23.1 km Wallasea Island Ferry Landing
23.1 km Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing
32.7 km Gravesend Pier
Airport
19.3 km London Southend Airport
37.2 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

Start off in popular seaside town Leysdown-on-Sea for beachy days punctuated by sugary doughnuts and a fish supper or two, then make it your mission to see the nature and landscapes of Sheppey before driving off-isle into Kent. Between Minster and Sheerness, Barton's Point Coastal Park (10 minutes' drive) covers 40 acres of wide open space popular for canalside walks, cycling and kite flying, and fishing, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking and canoeing on its lake. Themed open days and funfairs are held in summer and a play area, café and picnic area are also around. The meadows and waterways of nearby Elmley National Nature Reserve (20 minutes) are tiptop for watching birds, insects, mammals, lizards and amphibians – and the sunrises and sunsets are pretty spectacular here too. (Give the reserve a call before setting off to check seasonal opening times.) Around Kent, travel along to Canterbury Cathedral, guided River Stour tours and the Canterbury Tales attraction at the county capital, 40 minutes from Plough Leisure, and to the gorillas, lions, elephants and more of nearby Howletts Wild Animal Park and the Port Lympne Wild Animal Experience, 50 minutes and an hour away. Howletts Wild Animal Park also has a treetop challenge for your own little critters to tackle. Kent's rural heritage is nicely covered at Kent Life in Maidstone (30 minutes), a family attraction with hands-on activities, play areas, tractor rides and animals to hold and feed.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Minster Leas 2.8 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sheerness 6 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Leysdown 6.2 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodExcellent
Shoeburyness 12.6 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shoebury East 13 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whitstable Museum and Art Gallery 14.7 km

Dickens World 21.2 km

The Historic Dockyard Chatham 21.6 km

West Gate Towers Museum 22.5 km

Canterbury Heritage Museum 22.7 km

National Trust

Stoneacre 25.8 km

Cobham Wood and Mausoleum 29.6 km

Owletts 30.6 km

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 38.8 km

Old Soar Manor 40.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

ELMLEY MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 08/07/1998) 5.2 km

DODDINGTON PLACE 15.3 km

MOUNT EPHRAIM 15.6 km

NOR MARSH & MOTNEY HILL (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 13/11/1985) 15.9 km

BELMONT PARK 16.1 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Plough Leisure Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Plough Leisure Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Plough Leisure Caravan Park? Start off in popular seaside town Leysdown-on-Sea for beachy days punctuated by sugary doughnuts and a fish supper or two, then make it your mission to see the nature and landscapes of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Plough Leisure Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Plough Leisure Caravan Park? From €25.43 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.