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Buttercup unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

From £23 1 night, 2 adults

Adults only 4 people maximum
One Tent or Camper trailer 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, Camper trailer

Features

Car 1 included, 2 max.
Car parking by site/unit

Availability

Your booking From £23
Based on 1 night, 4 people

Choose your dates and party size to see pricing and availability.

Knowler Farm

View prices & book 9.7 353 reviews
The wild camping site (added by manager 02 Aug 2022)
Set up (added by manager 02 aug 2022)
Pitching field (added by manager 09 may 2018)
Pitches field (added by manager 17 jul 2018)

Reviews

98%

would recommend this site to a friend

97%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great field with toilets ,showers & washing up facilities close bye. 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
Simon A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Great field with toilets ,showers & washing up facilities close bye. Staff very friendly & informative, great area close to areas to visit. Nice pub & local store a short walk away

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your visit and thank you for reviewing and giving us a geat 10 to kick off the season. We hope to see you again in the future. Happy camping. The Knowler Farm family

Basic but clean…

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

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Basic but clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thats what we aim for. Thank you for your review and your 10 rating. Hope we see you back again. Regards The Giffords

Location, friendly staff…

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

Buttercup unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Location, friendly staff

Disliked: Sinage to site was maybe a little small,

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your comments. We will have to see what we can do about making our signs a little bigger. I'll get Wayne on to it and you can let us know what you think when you visit us again. Kind Regards The Giffords

Everything! Wayne is as always great with anything you need or any…

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
Sophie F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Buttercup unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Everything! Wayne is as always great with anything you need or any questions. Everyone was lovely and just amazing place to be

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Wow thank you what a lovely thing to say, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you again soon. all the best The Giffords

Great space to relax and unplug for a few day.

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

Buttercup unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: The friendly relaxed feelings from the owners and the great facilities they provided.

Disliked: Having to leave.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you thats a lovely review. We especially love it when people dont want to go home.....you'll have to come again!! Thanks again, see you soon we hope. all the best The Giffords

Excellent site with lots of freedom and space

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Danka T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Buttercup unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: We keep coming back to Knowler Farm, as it has friendly staff and lots of space for all kinds of family structures. Fire pits are provided for a reasonable fee and horse-box adapted showers are quite good. The surrounding area is stunning and sky at night is the most gorgeous black dotted with many stars. It is usually quiet and good for sleeping, good connections to local attractions and Canterbury is very close. Knowler Farm boasts a family run cafe which is lovely. We will keep coming.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there! and we will keep looking forward to your visits. We've had some unpredictable weather so far this season but there have been some good night time skies and hopefully lots more to come. Its great to give all your comments and very helpful for future guests so thank you so much for taking the time to write. We will see you again soon I hope and there will be some great coffee and cakes in the cafe waiting for you. all the best The Giffords

Reccomend for peace and wildlife.

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

Buttercup unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Loved this campsite, family run and very welcoming. Everything you need is available, make sure you go to the onsite coffee shed in the morning, best way to start your day. I look forward to my next visit.

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From the manager: Yaaayyy glad you liked the coffee!! Very pleased we could offer what you were looking for in a campsite and we look forward to your next visit....maybe a bacon ciabatta with your steaming coffee next time :) all the best The Giffords

Fabulous stay - loved it!

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

Buttercup unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Everything - such a wholesome, lovely and well managed site

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We love that :) "wholesome" definitely somthing we would be aiming for for the future. We really want to keep our carbon low and a green site is quite difficult to achieve fully as everyone needs to be on board with it but it really helps when people like yourselves can appreciate what our aims are. Thank you so much, we look forward to you visiting again. Kind regards The Giffords

Facilities were basic but clean, perfect for what we needed.

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
Michelle P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Beautiful flat field where we could have a fire. Wayne was incredibly hospitable and gave great advice for things to do and very friendly. Will definitely be returning!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review and your great 10 rating. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to you coming to stay again. all the best TheGiffords

Friendly owner…

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

Buttercup unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Friendly owner

Disliked: Little too basic for me.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hahaha well thats honest!! We do have hot showers and flushing loo's which isn't bad when you're camping!!! and a rather quaint coffee shop, but we dont claim to be any more than a clean site with basic facilities. Thanks for the review though


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 site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundry

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 low season only

Themes

Bush

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Type

Farm

Large (51-200 sites)

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

Caravan storage facilities

Seasonal sites

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. If you have booked on the Wild Camping field, continue up the track and take the first right up to the farmhouse for directions to your pitch. (There are kids and animals around so please drive slowly.)

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.

Want to know more about camping in Kent?

  • 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 caravan
    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 $47.63 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.