Oak View Holiday Park

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Pitches among the trees
Plenty of space
Trees around the pitches
Scenic pitches surrounded by woodlands

  • Scenic site surrounded by woodlands in the Kent Downs
  • A 10-minute drive from Maidstone and Leeds Castle
  • Next to Kent Showground; pet-friendly site with a dedicated pet shower
Situated in the scenic Kent village of Detling, this family-focused campsite is a great place for all the family to escape the stresses and strains of everyday life and to reconnect with nature and each other. Surrounded by a protected woodland and with an abundance of trails to explore, it's easy to stretch your legs at Oak View Holiday Park and find space for your kids and/or dogs to let off some steam. Oak View Holiday Park is located right next to the Kent Showground, making this site an excellent option for attending the varied and numerous events and shows that run here throughout the year. Other top-notch attractions like Leeds Castle (10 minutes' drive) and Maidstone (10 minutes) are also easy to access. Guests staying here have access to modern and well-maintained bathroom and shower blocks (with separate male, female and disabled areas). Other handy on-site amenities include a laundry room, washing-up areas, waste disposal points and a pet shower, all of which are kept spick and span by the campsite team. Please note that only only gas, electric or charcoal barbecues are allowed, and open campfires and firepits are not permitted.

Site type

Caravan sites 56
Motorhome sites 56
Tent sites 43
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Minimum spacing of 3 metres between pitches.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • 10kWh per day of electricity is included. Additional usage is metered at £0.35 per kWh and can be purchased from the office on site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Location
9
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9
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7

98% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

A clean, peaceful spot with top-notch facilities and friendly staff. Great for dog walks in the woods. WiFi's a bit patchy and road noise can happen, but most guests loved it and want to come back.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great site and a good base camp to reach all areas of Kent.

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
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10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7
Anonymous

Powered gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Easy access to the site from motorways & A roads but once there I found the site to be so peaceful.

Easy check in with the site stewards, who were cheerful throughout our stay. All pitches were found to be in a good condition. No play park but everyone found their own space to play games elsewhere.

Easy access to Maidstone where shops are plentiful.

Toilet / shower block was clean throughout our stay.

I would definitely recommend

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review, we really appreciate it! We hope to see you again :) The Oak View Team, Ruth & Rob

Friendly welcome, clean facilities, the site was clean and provided everything we…

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8 out of 10
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8
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9
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8
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9
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9
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Kathrin S.

Powered gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Friendly welcome, clean facilities, the site was clean and provided everything we needed for a one night stay. It is less than an hours drive to Dover which is convenient when travelling on by ferry.

Disliked Nothing.

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From the manager: Kathrin thank you so much for such a lovely review! We really appreciate it :) We hope to see you again if you happen to be back this way! The Oak View Team, Ruth & Rob

Really nice campsite with good clean facilities and friendly staff :)

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
5
Heather A.

Powered gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Nice clean campsite with good facilities. The staff were all really friendly . The site was at a perfect location for us to attend an event at mote park :)

Disliked The only slight problem was WiFi signal but this really wasn’t a big problem

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review Heather, we really do appreciate it! We're glad you enjoyed your stay - apologies about the WiFi signal, it can be a bit temperamental but we're glad it didn't affect your stay :) Hope to see you again soon! The Oak View team, Ruth, Rob & Lynsey :)

A fabulous site with great facilities and a welcoming reception .

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Bob. graham R.

Powered grass site

Liked Fabulous welcome from the ladies in reception. Well done ladies. Everything was explained really well. We were guided to our pitch and the electric post was explained. A delightful site in a very good position for the tunnel/ferries and the coast. Spacious pitches in a well maintained park. The facilities were awesome 👌.

Disliked Being school holidays there were a lot of younger children who were very noisy and running all over the site till quite late at night.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review Bob, we're so pleased you enjoyed your stay and were happy with our facilities and the pitch!
We can only apologise about the noise throughout the night, we do outline our quiet hours within our park handbook and just hope that they are adhered to. We hope to see you again in the future! The Oak View Team; Ruth, Lynsey and Rob :)

Out 3rd visit here and yet again it was a fabulous stay. Lovely place

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10 out of 10
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8
Value for money
10
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10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Paul D.

Powered grass site

Liked Great clean facilities.
Friendly helpful staff, seem really happy to help.
Peaceful.
Other campers always so friendly and a joy to meet.
Everyone respectful of noise level limits.

Disliked Access roads, but that’s no fault of the site.

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From the manager: Thank you very much Paul, that is a wonderful review and we appreciate it very much. We would love to see you again sometime. The Oak View Team Ruth and Rob. 😊

Lovely friendly site. Lots of green space for children to play. Well…

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
10
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10
Facilities / Activities
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10
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Claire F.

Powered grass site

Liked Lovely friendly site. Lots of green space for children to play. Well organised. Toilets/ showers & washing up areas very nice. Would stay again.

Disliked Could do with a shop

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From the manager: Thank you very much Claire for your kind review. Please come back again! The Oak View Team Ruth and Rob 😊

Nice site for a night but not if you want to walk anywhere

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7 out of 10
Location
5
Value for money
8
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
4
Cleanliness
7
Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Pleasant site with plenty of room for all pitches as stated

Disliked The suggestion that the site is located with pubs, bars and restaurants nearby is misleading. Closest pub about a mile away but more importantly down a long hill walking next to very busy dual carriageway

To access Restaurants etc need to travel continually downhill to Maidstone circa 4-5 miles away - Can walk but again along very busy roads with absence of safe crossing to dual carriageway other than Jades crossing to pub

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your review; we're happy to hear you were pleased with the site itself and your pitch.
We do always recommend that our customers research the area prior, as we are just off a main road, or the ladies in the office are always on hand to advise best possible routes to local amenities. The Oak View Team, Ruth & Rob :)

tout était parfait...…

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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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adeline l.

Powered grass site

Liked tout était parfait...

Disliked manque la possibilité de pouvoir prendre plus que 2 chiens..

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From the manager: Bonjour, merci pour votre charmant avis, nous l'apprécions beaucoup ! Nous sommes ravis d'apprendre que vous avez été entièrement satisfait. Concernant vos chiens, vous pouvez sélectionner jusqu'à 4 chiens lors de votre réservation, et 4 chiens ont été sélectionnés lors de votre réservation ? Veuillez nous excuser pour la confusion. Nous espérons vous revoir bientôt. L'équipe d'Oak View Holiday, Ruth et Rob :)

Idealer Camping für uns zum erholen und anschliessendem Weiterreisen.

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9 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
9
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
5
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
6
michael h.

Powered gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked super freundliche und hilfsbereite Leute.

Disliked -

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From the manager: Vielen Dank für Ihre freundliche Bewertung. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass es Ihnen hier gefallen hat und Sie sich vor Ihrer Weiterreise entspannen konnten. Wir würden uns freuen, Sie bei Ihrem nächsten Besuch in Großbritannien wiederzusehen. Ihr Oak View Team Ruth and Rob 😊

Shower and toilets need better cleaning. Good sized site. Mostly vans

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6 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
7
Accommodation
7
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
6
Child friendliness
7
Cleanliness
3
Wifi
6
Elaina F.

Powered grass site

Liked Size of campsite and woodlands

Disliked Cleanliness of facilities, looks like only a cursory clean, and eg behind doors thick dust and cobwebs, hair all over bins, drains blocked, no air flow in showers as vents blocked with dust. Dust on basins and grubby drains. They could be great with some elbow grease on the cleans and more deep cleans.
Ground very hard to get pegs in, feels like gravel layer two inches down.
Welcome sheet has about a 6th on useful info and then very negative vibes with the don't do rules. Which includes quiet from 10 but the new neighbours are very loud and it's 23:30 still going.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review Elaina.

We are very sorry that you didn't like our facilities and found them to be dirty. We will address all your concerns immediately and we are sorry that you were not happy. If you go back through all our other reviews, you will see that we have always had top reviews for the cleanliness of our facilities but will however try to continue to do our best to keep everything up to standard.

Not much we can do about the ground we are afraid. Your bookings were both on grass pitches. We have never ever had anyone complain that they are unable to get their tent pegs into the grass before. The only thing that we can think of is that we have not had any rain up until this weekend for a very long time and so the ground was hard.

We are also sorry that you didn't like our handout. The fact that you had very noisy neighbours is exactly why we have a list of rules. They are there for everyones safety and information, we try to keep them short and sweet or we would be giving you all an essay to read. We do ask our customers politely to try to adhere to these rules, unfortunately, there are always going to be people who do their own thing no matter what. We also have a lot of customers from other countries and so need to have a straightforward handout that can be read and understood by everyone. We do give you a nice warm welcome and we leave you to look at the handout at your leisure.

We wish you happy travels for the future. The Oak View Team Ruth and Rob 😊


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 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 Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Oak View Holiday Park

Scragged Oak Road

Detling

Maidstone

Kent

England

ME14 3HA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.30149°N
0.57761°E

Route directions

The site is just off the A249, within 2 miles of the M20 (Junction 7) and 5 miles off the M2 (Junction 5). The best postcode to follow using a satnav is ME14 3HB as using the postcode takes you on a longer route. Heading from the M20 Junction 7, drive along the A249 to the top of Detling Hill. As you approach the top you will pass a layby and a sign for Bredhurst. Turn left along the road to Bredhurst; this is Scragged Oak Road. The park is 500 yards along the road on the left marked with a large green sign. Please do not turn up Pilgrims Way.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.4 km Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre
4.7 km King Street
4.7 km King Street
Rail
2.9 km Bearsted Rail Station
4.7 km Maidstone East Rail Station
5.2 km Maidstone Barracks Rail Station
Ferry
21.7 km Gravesend Pier
22.2 km Tilbury Ferry Terminal
38.8 km Wallasea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
31 km London Southend Airport
38.1 km Biggin Hill Airport
43.1 km London City 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

Oak View Holiday Park is in prime position to traverse the best of Kent's countryside, coast, castles and well-known gardens – with Essex and its coast easily accessible too just to the north. Plenty of pedalling and perambulating opportunities are around the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, such as the 153-mile route of the North Downs National Trail through from Farnham to Canterbury, passing the White Cliffs of Dover. This takes in the 119-mile Pilgrims' Way, the supposed route of Thomas Becket from Winchester to Canterbury Cathedral. Elsewhere in Kent, loads is on all year round in the 500 acres of parkland and formal gardens at lovely Leeds Castle (10 minutes’ drive), like free falconry displays, play areas, special events and making one's way intrepidly out of the castle maze. Also see Rochester Castle (20 minutes) on the east bank of the Medway for its 12th-century keep and stacks of historical info: the castle was sacked during the Peasants' Revolt, held for Henry III against the barons, and besieged (also because of barons) by bad King John. And of course, just next door is the Kent Showground, which hosts all sorts of events throughout the year (the most famed being the Kent County Show, which usually runs for three days in July).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sheerness 20.2 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Minster Leas 21.5 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Leysdown 26.3 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodExcellent
Leigh Bell Wharf 26.9 km Estuary GoodN/APoorN/A
Southend Chalkwell 27.1 km Estuary N/AGoodN/AGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Leeds Castle 6.9 km

The Historic Dockyard Chatham 10.8 km

Rochester Cathedral 11 km

Rochester Castle 11.1 km

Dickens World 11.6 km

National Trust

Stoneacre 5.6 km

Cobham Wood and Mausoleum 15.1 km

Owletts 16 km

Old Soar Manor 18.7 km

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 21.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

MOTE PARK 4.6 km

Cossington - Bredhurst - Scragged Oak - North Downs Way 4.7 km

Hollingbourne 5.9 km

LEEDS CASTLE 6.9 km

BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA PLACE 9.3 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Oak View Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Oak View Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Oak View Holiday Park? Oak View Holiday Park is in prime position to traverse the best of Kent's countryside, coast, castles and well-known gardens – with Essex and its coast easily accessible too just to the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Oak View Holiday Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Oak View Holiday Park? From $60.65 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.