Cooll Camping

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  • Well-maintained, peaceful camping field near Littlebourne in Kent
  • Five minutes’ drive to Howletts Wild Animal Park; 15 to Canterbury
  • Off-grid site with showers; firepits for hire and kindling for sale
With a peaceful, rural setting near Littlebourne in Kent, Cooll Camping offers the best of two worlds – tranquillity at the pop-up camping field surrounded by mature trees, plus lots of historic sights, shops and pubs as it’s on the outskirts of lovely Canterbury. Communal facilities include a rain-shower shed and a washing-up sink, as well as shared firepit; you can also rent individual firepits and buy logs and kindling so you can grill up a barbecue outside your own tent if you’d rather not do too much mingling. Pick up meat for the grill at the convenient farm shop (five minutes’ drive). If you’d prefer to abandon cooking altogether, you’ll never be short of somewhere to eat and drink, as there are loads of pubs within 10-minutes’ drive. And don’t forget that this is wild camping with no electricity (although ice pack freezing is available to keep your foodie bits and bobs fresh). Bring a torch for getting around after dark. There are two pubs within walking distance of Cooll Camping, including a popular foodie pub with great family facilities only a short walk along the bridleway and a pub 15 minutes' walk away in the village.

Campground type

Rent a tent 2
Tent sites 10
RV sites 8
Open now
Opens May 1
Please note
  • For licensing reasons, you must be a member to stay at this campsite. After booking, you will be granted free membership of this campsite's exempt organisation, who may contact you to finalise registration.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, May 1 to

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 114 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

95% would recommend this campground to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Reviewers love the welcoming, attentive hosts and clean amenities. This basic, peaceful site offers great walks and value, with thoughtful touches. Some note limited facilities in peak times, but expansions are planned. Convenient location.

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A really brilliant host, that couldn’t…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass and earth tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked A really brilliant host, that couldn’t have done more to make you feel welcome. You’re provided with a range of activities and hospitality in the local area as well as on hand support whenever you need it. Never received such personal service on a site. Nice clean facilities and a brilliant shower - wonderful walks and villages to explore - worth a visit.

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Great shower Great hosts Great place to…

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Tia M. 1 review

Primitive grass and earth tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great shower
Great hosts
Great place to pitch
All round was a perfect trip

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We stayed in one of the…

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Anonymous

Bell tent (large)

Liked We stayed in one of the Safari tents and it was lovely, plenty of space, lovely comfortable beds and a sofa to loaf on.
The Safari tent comes with a small fridge and a kettle as well as plates/bowls other serving things and cutlery. Outside it has 6 plastic chairs a wooden picnic table and fire pit and they supplied us with a basket of wood and firelighters and they even brought out marshmallows for us to toast in the evening.

The owners were amazing, they couldn't help us enough, going well above and beyond what we would expect.

Disliked Nothing

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Highly recommended

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Daniel 1 review

Primitive grass and earth tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked We had such a great time staying here. The site owner was so lovely, she would check in with everyone to make sure we were okay, she had lots of local recommendations and even came round with marshmallows every evening. Also the facilities were the cleanest I’ve seen at any campsite. We also got to meet Freddie the golden retriever which was a highlight of our trip.

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From the manager: We are so pleased you had a lovely stay at Cooll Camping. Thank you for the wonderful feedback it truly means a lot to our small business. Fred loved meeting you both. Hopefully welcome you both back soon. Kind regards all the staff at Cooll camping

Fab and attentive host…

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Claire P. 1 review

Powered grass and earth RV campsite

Liked Fab and attentive host

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and hot water

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 Marie G. 2 reviews

Powered grass and earth RV campsite

Liked Great welcome

Disliked Only X1 shower and X2 toilets
Dogs off leads and roaming

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From the manager: Hi,
We are in the process of trying to add more showers and more toilets: we are a small family business we can only do so much. We tell all dog owners that it’s dogs on leads.

It’s my number one spot

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sarah g. 3 reviews

Primitive grass and earth RV campsite

Liked Massive field and peaceful surroundings.
Lovely owner.

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From the manager: Lovely having you and your dogs. We hope to welcome you back soon. Kind regards Cooll Camping

Sehr nette Gastgeber und ein sehr…

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Sylvia K. 1 review

Powered grass and earth tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Sehr nette Gastgeber und ein sehr charmanter Platz

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review, we hope to welcome you back soon.

Thoughtful provision of fridge, telephone charging…

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Heather W. 6 reviews

Primitive grass and earth tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Thoughtful provision of fridge, telephone charging point.
Nice generally peaceful site.
The owner was very welcoming and helpful.

Disliked It was a bit difficult to find as signage is barely visible from the road. There was background traffic noise from the road,but this was not overly distracting and died down at night.

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From the manager: Hi, thank you for staying with us and we are glad you want to come and stay again. We are sadly only allowed the size sign that we have but we would love a bigger one in the future. Sadly, we can't control the road noise but it does die out at night. Kind regards Cooll Camping

Very nice site, brilliant host and…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass and earth tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Very nice site, brilliant host and great facilities. Just what we needed. Many thanks

Disliked All was great

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review and for staying with us. We hope to welcome you back soon. Kind regards Cooll Camping

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal fridge Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Cooll Camping

Wingham Road

Littlebourne

Canterbury

Kent

England

CT3 1UP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.27106°N
1.17263°E

Nearest transport

Bus
3.1 mi New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal
4 mi Bus Station
7.2 mi Bus Depot
Rail
1.7 mi Bekesbourne Rail Station
2.4 mi Adisham Rail Station
3 mi Sturry Rail Station
Ferry
11.2 mi Ramsgate Ferry Terminal
12.1 mi Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
12.3 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal
Airport
9.6 mi Kent International Airport
24.2 mi Lydd London Ashford Airport
28.9 mi 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

Mmm, where to go and what to do first? If you’re with the kids, Howletts Wild Animal Park is well-worth setting a day aside to see the mountain gorillas and tigers in fairly natural and expansive settings. Wingham Wildlife Park (both five minutes’ drive) offers feeding sessions with parrots and lemurs, and at the Wildwood Trust (15 minutes) you can see wild boar, deer and bears. At Herne Bay (half an hour), families can have good, old-fashioned seaside fun on the pier and in the seaside arcades, or you can take seafront walks through Herne Bay Coastal Park (25 minutes). Energetic types will be happy splashing on the water at Canoe Wild - Fordwich (10 minutes), and anglers should head for Cottington Lakes Fishery (20 minutes) for a day chasing carp. Photogenic Canterbury (15 minutes) deserves your attention too, another big-hitter for families, with the historic cathedral to tour and half-timbered buildings lining cobbled streets packed with indie shops, old-world pubs and restaurants. Look out for the wonky lines of St John Boys House, now a celebrated bookshop.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Herne Bay 7.3 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Herne Bay Central 7.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Tankerton 8.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Minnis Bay, Birchington 8.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sandwich Bay 9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Howletts Wild Animal Park 1.1 mi

St Augustine's Abbey 3.7 mi

Canterbury Cathedral 3.9 mi

Canterbury Roman Museum 4 mi

Canterbury Tales 4.1 mi

National Trust

The White Cliffs of Dover 12 mi

South Foreland Lighthouse 12.5 mi

Stoneacre 25.8 mi

Smallhythe Place 26.1 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 28.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

GOODNESTONE PARK 3.1 mi

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church Buffer Zone 3.7 mi

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church 3.7 mi

Grove Ferry - Stodmarsh - Wickhambreaux - Grove Ferry 4 mi

DANE JOHN GARDENS 4 mi

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 Cooll Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Cooll Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Cooll Camping? Mmm, where to go and what to do first? If you’re with the kids, Howletts Wild Animal Park is well-worth setting a day aside to see the mountain gorillas and tigers in … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cooll Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  10:30 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cooll Camping? From $33.50 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.