Courtlands Camping and Glamping

9 10 reviews

Dog-friendly farm stay in a scenic valley eight miles from Canterbury
In the Kent Downs, half an hour’s drive from Whitstable
Animals to meet; pub, shop and wine tasting within walking distance

Stunning sunsets? Oh, yes. The paddock at Courtlands Camping and Glamping looks over the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, so the views are impressive all the time, whether it’s sunset, daylight or twilight. These dog-friendly farm stays have access to facilities like a converted horse lorry with two flushing toilets and a family-sized shower. There’s fresh water available at one end of the site. Plus, as a family farm, there are plenty of animals and wildlife for guests to meet. Get your introduction to the city of Canterbury in a jiffy too. The city is a 20-minute drive away or there’s a bus stop five minutes’ walk from the farm which takes under 15 minutes to reach the centre. Neighbouring the site is a golf course and there’s also views over a vineyard (wine tasting experiences can therefore be tracked down 15 minutes’ walk away). Courtlands Camping and Glamping is in the village of Barnham, so there are a fair few handy amenities within walking distance. It’s a 10-minute walk along the A360 to a petrol station and food shop. The village centre, which has a pub and restaurant, is a 20-minute walk or a five-minute drive away. Good country pubs and cafés are easily scoped out within 10 minutes’ drive of the farm.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Pop-up campground

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 Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities 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

Farm Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Courtlands Camping and Glamping

Courtlands Farm

Church Lane

Canterbury

Kent

England

CT4 6QT

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.19932°N
1.17557°W

Nearest transport

Bus

5.4 mi New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal

5.9 mi Old Park Barracks

6.7 mi Bus Station

Rail

2 mi Snowdown Rail Station

2.4 mi Aylesham Rail Station

2.5 mi Shepherds Well Rail Station

Ferry

7.5 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal

8.3 mi Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal

8.3 mi Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal

Airport

12.9 mi Kent International Airport

19.9 mi Lydd London Ashford 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Dover (famous for its white cliffs): 15 minutes’ drive - Folkestone (seaside town): 20 minutes - Hythe (seaside market town): 25 minutes - Whitstable (seaside town famous for its oysters): half an hour - Port Lympne Safari Park: half an hour - Ashford: 35 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Folkestone	8.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Sandgate	9.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
St Margaret`S Bay	9.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Deal Castle	10.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Hythe	10.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Howletts Wild Animal Park 4.9 mi

St Augustine's Abbey 6.6 mi

Canterbury Cathedral 6.8 mi

Canterbury Roman Museum 6.8 mi

Canterbury Tales 6.9 mi

National Trust

The White Cliffs of Dover 8.5 mi

South Foreland Lighthouse 9.4 mi

Smallhythe Place 23.5 mi

Lamb House 25.8 mi

Stoneacre 26.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

BROOME PARK 0.5 mi

GOODNESTONE PARK 3.9 mi

WALDERSHARE PARK 4.3 mi

Kearsney Court 5.4 mi

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church Buffer Zone 6.6 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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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely little place with pigs as well. Beautiful shower block and drinking…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Matthew P. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely little place with pigs as well. Beautiful shower block and drinking water as well.

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I liked the view and location in general. It was also nice that…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Lukasz S. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: I liked the view and location in general.
It was also nice that there is no pressure on come/leave time.

Disliked: I didn’t like the fact that by description given,this site should be quiet and free from loud music..however it turned out to be loud with a lot of very loud music until 1am. Didn’t want to complain as it was late and I didn’t want to make my mood even worse by getting into argument with around 10 people smoking weed.
If you can’t control if there is going to be quiet or not, don’t describe your camping as quiet one as some people looking for place where they can really relax.
So if you plan to have nice relaxing evening and night, it’s really a lottery.
I gave 4* because it wasn’t bad place, with good facilities and views but wouldn’t come back definitely.

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Peaceful and relaxed site, with plenty of space, fire wood delivered to…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Andrew F. Aug 2023

Powered grass RV campsite

Liked: Peaceful and relaxed site, with plenty of space, fire wood delivered to your pitch. Owner very welcoming and friendly.

Disliked: Only the one shower and two toilets but I could see work in progress to install another shower and toilet room, will definitely visit again.

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The owner family is friendly. Close to white cliffs and Canterbury

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Wing Heng T. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The grass pitch is very nice. Toilets and shower are very clean.

Disliked: The camp site rule said no music allowed, however, there were some groups of families occupying the corner plots playing bit loud till late at night ( past 11) which sometimes could be annoying.

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Super campsite

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

marie h. Aug 2023

Powered grass RV campsite

Liked: Lovely peaceful campsite, perfect hosts . Clean toilets and showers - lovely hot water !
Great washing up station , excellent bus route on the doorstep to Canterbury !

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From the manager: Thanks for the great review. Hope to see you again

Perfect peace and quiet

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Becky B. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely peaceful campsite. We stopped over before our ferry from Dover. It was lovely and quiet, simple but adequate facilities. Beautiful view!

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the best small site i have stayed on in 15 years of campervanning

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2023

Powered grass RV campsite

Liked: Location is perfect for Canterbury and surrounding coastal owns. Deal and Whitstable are must visits

Site itself is a quiet family run site that is extremely clean and tidy with excellent showers and toilets (shower is best I've ever used)

the site is dog friendly and provides plenty of space with a maximum only of ten pitches, camp fires are allowed and the sky at night is superb

Disliked: Nothing

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Very welcoming upon arrival as well as being super flexible on arrival…

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 Aug 2023

Powered grass RV campsite

Liked: Very welcoming upon arrival as well as being super flexible on arrival time and helpful upon arriving to show us to our pitch!
Site itself is peaceful with the amenities needed for a comfy stay.
Was perfect for us as a stopping point before using the ferry crossing but I'm sure the area itself is nice to explore.

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Real farm camping, peaceful small site. (Pigs looked contented. No disturbing smells:-)…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Debby L. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Real farm camping, peaceful small site. (Pigs looked contented. No disturbing smells:-)

Disliked: No hand-washing possibility for one of the two toilets.Even for a small site, two toilets were too few. No washing up facility.

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From the manager: Since yours stay, we have added a washing up area with hot water. By next season we will have a sink in the single toilet plus another toilet and shower. Hope to see you again to rate our improvements

Quiet, beautiful location.…

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 Aug 2023

Powered grass RV campsite

Liked: Quiet, beautiful location.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Courtlands Camping and Glamping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Courtlands Camping and Glamping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Courtlands Camping and Glamping? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Dover (famous for its white cliffs): 15 minutes’ drive - Folkestone (seaside town): 20 minutes - Hythe (seaside market town): 25 minutes - Whitstable (seaside town … Read more