Sunnyside Farm Camping

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Grass pitch
Grass pitch
Grass tent pitch
Views of the countryside
Don't miss them
Bluebells are out and lovely walks just up the road
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A view of the field
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Grass tent pitch
Views of the countryside
Don't miss them

  • Small and simple farm site on the Coast to Cathedral cycle route
  • Canterbury, Howlett's Zoo and Wingham Wildlife Park within 15 minutes
  • Half an hour's drive from Dover, Deal and Walmer Castles
Set in the scenic hamlet of Pett Bottom just 10 minutes' drive away from the historic city of Canterbury, Sunnyside Farm Camping is a peaceful rural retreat on a working mixed farm. It has a friendly flock of 100 sheep, a few laidback cattle and birdsong to act as your morning alarm. Come in late April through to May to see the woodlands carpeted in bluebells. At all times of the year, it's also a great base to get out into the sloping Kent countryside before unwinding with a pint and a nice, big meal at the characterful pub-restaurant next door. The 50-mile Coast to Cathedral route across the Kent Downs between Canterbury and Dover passes right by the site. And if you prefer cantering to strolls or cycling? Pay a call to the riding centre in the village, and trek the chalk hills on horseback. Just 25 minutes' drive away from the Dover ferry port and 35 minutes from the Eurotunnel Folkestone, the site is also a convenient overnight stop before you make your Channel crossing. There is a convenient set-up on site, with clean, basic and bright shared washrooms housed in a wooden farm building.

Site type

Tent sites 3
Caravan sites 3
Motorhome sites 3
Open now
Opens 1 May
Please note

Occupancy

  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 May to

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Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 95 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

89% would recommend this site to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely peaceful rural spot, great for walks. Owners are friendly, pitches are well-kept. Pub nearby. Facilities are basic but clean. Some pitch slopes, occasional queues, narrow access roads.

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Good location, very close to Canterbury,…

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 Sylvain H. 2 reviews

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Liked Good location, very close to Canterbury, facilities fully functional.

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Quiet, pub nearby, small camping, toilet&…

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Anonymous

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Liked Quiet, pub nearby, small camping, toilet& shower facility

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Beautiful location, friendly people and the…

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Anonymous

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Liked Beautiful location, friendly people and the Duck Inn is a treat.

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Peaceful, relaxing, not busy, pub across…

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Dan B. 1 review

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Liked Peaceful, relaxing, not busy, pub across the lane for food and drinks if you fancied it. Clean toilet and shower. Perfect place to just relax!

Disliked Nothing

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Lovely quiet site, able to access…

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S T. 4 reviews

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Liked Lovely quiet site, able to access and pitch up with no problems,the toilet and shower a great bonus, would stay again

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Would recommend for those wanting somewhere quiet to camp!

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Charlotte D. 1 review

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Liked Lovely, quiet camp site. Next to a great pub.

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Great, quiet site - clean facilities.…

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Anonymous

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Liked Great, quiet site - clean facilities. Good shower.
Nearby pub does good food & very friendly

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Guter Platz

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Karlheinz A. 3 reviews

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Liked Wunderbar ruhiges, ländliches Plätzchen. Sehr freundliche, smarte Gastgeberin. Sehr angenehme Person. Toilette und Dusche einfach aber sauber und zweckmäßig. Reichlich Platz auf einer abgegrenzten Wiese, gut befahrbar. Unsere zwei Hunde konnten frei herumlaufen ( Sauberkeitsregeln mussten wir natürlich einhalten) Jederzeit wieder.

Disliked Nichts

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Used as a stop-off to Dover Port. Worked well

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Ian D. 1 review

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Liked Ease of arrival and departure.
Spacious

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Quiet site good location for travel to Dover

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Lesley M. 14 reviews

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Liked Quiet, no fuss clean site with toilet and shower. Excellent location for going to Dover port. Pub next door but closed when we were there.

Disliked Lanes quite narrow to site, about 2 miles but mainly straight and some passing places. Sloping field but OK with chocks. There were bees in the bathroom which were a bit off-putting.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for your review the pub is very good but normally closed on Monday and Tuesdays

Bees have gone now, I think they were attracted by the plant flowering outside the bathroom so I have cut the flowers off

Features

Dogs allowed

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 Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 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 Bush Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Sunnyside Farm Camping

Pett Bottom

Canterbury

Kent

England

CT4 5PB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.22708°N
1.09276°E

Route directions

Please note there are two Sunnyside Farms on Pitchup near Canterbury. This one is the one near the village of Bridge; use the site postcode for the satnav. Go under the old railway bridge; the site is at the next turning on the right (about 1.5 miles). If you get to the Duck Inn, you have just passed the farm.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.9 km New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal
5.5 km Bus Station
15.1 km Swan Lane
Rail
4.9 km Bekesbourne Rail Station
5.4 km Canterbury East Rail Station
6.2 km Chartham Rail Station
Ferry
14.6 km Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal
19.8 km Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal
19.9 km Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
Airport
22.8 km Kent International Airport
32.3 km Lydd London Ashford Airport
46.7 km London Southend 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

When you’ve walked, cycled and hacked across Kent, there’s only one option left: make for Canterbury (15 minutes’ drive) and punt or canoe your way down the Stour, stopping off for wanders of the Roman walls and guided Chaucer-themed town walks, to finish up in the cathedral. For more adventures in the ancient, the trio of Deal, Walmer and Dover Castles are all half an hour’s drive away and full of sights from times gone by, including a Roman lighthouse, secret World War II tunnels and the Duke of Wellington’s seaside pad. History with a side serving of bells and whistles can be had with a steam ride on the restored Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (40 minutes). Half an hour away, the Sandwich and Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve serves up cliffs and saltmarshes, with seal colonies offshore in winter and summer cuckoos and nightingales turning the place into a sound garden. Or visit Britain’s only desert: Dungeness National Nature Reserve (50 minutes) is a landscape loved by waders and migratory birds, made extra picworthy by the looming power station. For more contained encounters with wildlife, try Wingham Wildlife Park, a large collection of small creatures with exotic names such as tamanduas and cloud rats, while bigger beasts including Kent’s only giant anteaters stalk the plains at Howlett’s Zoo; both are half an hour away.

Food and drink

  • Plough & Harrow Turkish Restaurant 3.1 km
  • Kudos 5.5 km
  • Saint Smokey's 5.5 km
  • Il Posticino 5.5 km
  • Lanna 5.5 km
  • The Corner House 5.5 km
  • Cafe Marrakech 5.6 km
  • The Royal Inn 5.7 km
  • Chom Chom 5.7 km
  • Pinocchio's 5.7 km

Parks and play

  • Hollow Lane Play Area 4.7 km
  • Lime Kiln Road Play Area 4.8 km
  • Wincheap Play Area 5.3 km
  • Toddler's Cove 5.9 km
  • Bishops Way Play Area 6.6 km
  • Kingsmead Recreation Ground 6.6 km
  • Hawe Close Play Area 7.7 km

Public transport

  • Phone Box 1.2 km
  • Phone Box 1.2 km
  • Hardres Court Farm 1.6 km
  • Hardres Court Farm 1.6 km
  • Street End Granville Inn 1.9 km
  • Street End Granville Inn 2 km
  • Stone Street Chequers 2.5 km
  • War Memorial 2.7 km
  • War Memorial 2.7 km
  • Merton Lane 3.1 km

Groceries

  • Morrisons 5.4 km
  • Waitrose 5.5 km
  • ALDI 5.5 km
  • M&S Foodhall 5.7 km
  • Starry Mart 6.4 km
  • Sainsbury's 6.4 km
  • Aldi 6.8 km
  • Asda 7.1 km
  • Starry Mart 7.4 km
  • M&S Foodhall 7.4 km

Family days out

  • Hollow Lane Play Area 4.7 km
  • Lime Kiln Road Play Area 4.8 km
  • Wincheap Play Area 5.3 km
  • Toddler's Cove 5.9 km
  • Bishops Way Play Area 6.6 km
  • Kingsmead Recreation Ground 6.6 km
  • Hawe Close Play Area 7.7 km

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Must see

St Augustine's Abbey 5.6 km

Canterbury Tales 5.7 km

Canterbury Cathedral 5.8 km

Canterbury Roman Museum 5.8 km

Howletts Wild Animal Park 5.9 km

National Trust

The White Cliffs of Dover 20.2 km

South Foreland Lighthouse 21.7 km

Smallhythe Place 34.6 km

Stoneacre 36 km

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 38.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

DANE JOHN GARDENS 5.4 km

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church Buffer Zone 5.7 km

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church 5.8 km

BROOME PARK 6.8 km

CHILHAM CASTLE 9.5 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Sunnyside Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sunnyside Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sunnyside Farm Camping? When you’ve walked, cycled and hacked across Kent, there’s only one option left: make for Canterbury (15 minutes’ drive) and punt or canoe your way down the Stour, stopping off for wanders … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sunnyside Farm Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Sunnyside Farm Camping? From $54.88 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.