The Hop Farm

From £23 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.5 902 reviews
Aerial view (added by manager 05 Jul 2022)
Looking across part of the hardstanding area and some of the grass optional electric pitches (added by manager 20 feb 2014)
Grass and hardstanding pitches (added by manager 03 feb 2014)
Electric grass pitch with country views (added by manager 06 jun 2018)

  • Spacious park spread across 500 acres of Kent countryside
  • Five minutes' drive from Paddock Wood station and trains to London
  • Access to the River Medway for canoeing and fishing
The Hop Farm is a huge camping and touring park in 500 acres of open fields and woodland, 15 minutes' drive from Tonbridge. The River Medway flows through the park – so arrive by canoe if you like, or stick around on site for fishing and kayaking. The farm also has the Oast Village, the biggest collection of oast (old hop kilning) houses in the world. Facilities include a modern shower and toilet block that's been recently refurbished and modernised. Local shops and amenities are five minutes away by car.

Site type

Tent pitches 200
Touring caravan pitches 100
Motorhome pitches 26
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • Group bookings of 6 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 hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 5 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Groups where half or more members are aged between 17-25 are not accepted via Pitchup.com. Throughout the year large events take place and the site is open to the public. The nearby visitor attraction/children rides are closed for refurbishment There are no disabled shower facilities. Guests staying anytime between 01 November and 28 February must have toilet/shower facilities in their own units as the site toilet/shower block is closed then.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great place to go more than once providing the grass is cut more often

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Wayne W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Amazing amenities. Toilets and showers were spotless Lovely surroundings, river, lock and a lovely cafe. The ground was easy to put in the pegs and nice and flat.

Disliked: One minor whinge was it looked like the grass had its first cut of the year so the was big clumps of damp grass that stick to everything. My car looked like the inside of a hay barn when we left lol.

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Good site, reasonable facilities

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Andy H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Space, access to countryside, friendliness of staff

Disliked: Main toilet block- would have benefited from being serviced across the weekend and some shelves/additional hooks in shower cubicles would be helpful

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Been here a couple times now and never really had any problems…

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
Drew D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Been here a couple times now and never really had any problems great location with lovely grounds. Great little walk paths along the river and always something for the kids to be kids eg climbing trees rope swings

Disliked: Nothing really to dislike

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Large spacious site.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely outlook, close to the river. The pitch we had also had a water tap. Toilets on the whole were clean, just a shame the grass cuttings are not collected as these are walked through the toilet/shower blocks. Very family orientated and can be noisy but must admit by 11.00pm it was quiet.

Disliked: Grass cuttings just left.

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Lovely, professional campsite

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Adam L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Very professional throughout. Clean and modern washrooms, lovely location by the river

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Excellent place to camp

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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lots of space Clean and tidy Friendly and helpful staff

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you again.

Facilities good and relaxed atmosphere…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Facilities good and relaxed atmosphere

Disliked: Toilets need more regular cleans

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Clean site with friendly staff

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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The staff are very friendly and pop round to say hello x very easy check in process x site clean and tidy x

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Friendly staff, clean facilities, open pitches

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: We love coming here and have been going for 10 years. It’s ideal for us, you have as much space as you like, you’re never close to any other people no matter what time of year you go. The owners are always so nice and polite. It’s got a lovely shop on site, this time we went in to buy dog poop bags, they didn’t have any but went and found us nappy sacks at no charge. Really lovely and well kept open site.

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Great location

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Peter W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Very friendly and helpful staff to welcome us. Lovely location close to the Medway. Great for long countryside walks. Regret not taking kayaks as the river is easily accessible and slow flowing. Nice pub to walk to (The Man of Kent). Facilities very clean. Pitch was spacious and pretty level.

Disliked: Only dislike was the showers. In the block that was open during our visit, there is nowhere to put clothes and towel whilst showering. Rather than 12 small shower cubicles it would be much more practical to have 6-8 ones with a dry space for changing.

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us. Shower and toilet blocks designed for campsites sadly do not have additional space for dry areas within the shower cubicles. We have put a hook on the inside and outside of each door to try to reduce dry items becoming wet. We look forward to your next visit.


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

Disabled facilities

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

D. of E. 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

Themes

Budget/backpacker

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

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

The Hop Farm

Maidstone Road

Paddock Wood

Tonbridge

Kent

England

TN12 6PY

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.19984°N
0.39331°W

Route directions

Follow the brown tourist signs from junction 4 of the M20 or junction 5 of the M25 onto the A21 south then onto A228 towards east Peckham. Go through a cross roads with traffic lights, over one roundabout and The Hop Farm is the first exit off the next roundabout. You will spot the iconic Kentish oasts as the family park comes in to view.

Nearest transport

Coach
10.5 km Victoria Hall
10.5 km Victoria Hall
11 km The Chequers
Rail
0.9 km Beltring Rail Station
2 km Paddock Wood Rail Station
3.2 km Yalding Rail Station
Ferry
27.4 km Gravesend Pier
28 km Tilbury Ferry Terminal
39.8 km Woolwich Arsenal Pier
Airport
29.1 km Biggin Hill Airport
39.2 km London Gatwick Airport
39.3 km London Gatwick Airport South Terminal

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

Once the kids let you off site, Kent (aka The Garden of England) has beaches, historic towns, forests and more castles, stately homes (and gardens) open to the public than anywhere else in the country. If this isn't enough, Paddock Wood railway station is five minutes’ drive from The Hop Farm for a train to London, less than an hour away. Dover is within 60 miles for a day trip to France. Kent has 350 miles of coastline, with Blue Flag beaches, watersports and those famous white cliffs at Dover. Eight of the 11 Blue Flaggers are in Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs; Whitstable and Herne Bay are also popular with oyster eaters, anglers and jetskiers. There are umpteen options for families in the area including play centres, farms, horse riding and days out. Howletts Wild Animal Park at Canterbury has the biggest group of looked-after gorillas in the world and experiences for visitors such as junior ranger days. Penshurst Place and Gardens has historical re-enactments, children’s trails, an adventure playground and special events during the school holidays. Both Leeds Castle at Maidstone and Hever Castle near Edenbridge are family-friendly and packed with activities and events. There’s a Go Ape! at Leeds Castle as well as two mazes, boat trips, falconry displays, underground grotto and the Knights' Realm Playground, a scale model of the castle (and a golf course and golf instruction for the grownups). Hever, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, has a yew maze and water maze, award-winning gardens and a topiary. Back with the big folk, the old market towns of Tonbridge, Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Wells are close by for shopping and sightseeing. Bluewater shopping centre is in Greenhithe (rival Lakewater is just over the Essex border at West Thurrock).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Sheerness 37.2 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Minster Leas 38.6 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Winchelsea 39.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
St Leonards 40.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bexhill 40.8 km Sea N/A N/A N/A Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ightham Mote 10.8 km

Scotney Castle 11.9 km

Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest 14.8 km

Penshurst Place and Gardens 14.9 km

Knole 15 km

National Trust

Sprivers Garden 7.9 km

Old Soar Manor 8.4 km

Ightham Mote 10.9 km

Scotney Castle 12 km

Stoneacre 14 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Paddock Wood - River Medway - Whetsted - Paddock Wood 2.2 km

Hartlake Bridge - Hadlow - Golden Green - Hartlake Bridge 4.4 km

Janet's Walk: Matfield - Paddock Wood - Matfield 5.7 km

MEREWORTH CASTLE 5.9 km

OXEN HOATH 6.2 km

Local events

  • Wick Street Festival (Thursday 29 August 2024 – Thursday 29 August 2024)

    Polegate, England 41.3 km

  • Glyndebourne Festival (Thursday 16 May 2024 – Thursday 16 May 2024)

    Lewes, England 42.7 km

  • Mighty Hoopla (Saturday 1 June 2024 – Saturday 1 June 2024)

    London, England 44.2 km

  • All Points East (Saturday 17 August 2024 – Saturday 17 August 2024)

    London, England 47.8 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Kent?

  • Does The Hop Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Hop Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Hop Farm? Once the kids let you off site, Kent (aka The Garden of England) has beaches, historic towns, forests and more castles, stately homes (and gardens) open to the public than anywhere else … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Hop Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Hop Farm? From €26.81 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.