Plough Leisure Caravan Park

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  • Friendly site easily accessible via the M20 and M2
  • A 10-minute drive to the seaside resort of Leysdown
  • On the outskirts of Minster village
An island base in south-east England 10 minutes' drive from sands and seaside resort: all is prepared for you and the crew at Plough Leisure Caravan Park on Kent's Isle of Sheppey – and it's all easily accessible via the M20 and M2. The park is on the outskirts of the large village of Minster, home of a Saxon abbey and its gatehouse museum, and an easy 10 minutes' drive from Sheppey's main seaside resort of Leysdown with sandy beaches and six family amusement arcades. The Shellness section of the Swale National Nature Reserve is around here too, along with skinny dipping for the stout-hearted at Swale naturist beach… On-site facilities at Plough include a playground and a field for ball games; for the essentials, there's a toilet and shower block, an outdoor washing-up area, a launderette and a chemical toilet disposal point. It's about 15 minutes' walk into town from here, and five to the nearest bus stop.

Campground type

Camper sites 42
RV sites 42
Tent sites 42
Open now
Opens April 1
Please note
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Open from Wed, Apr 1 to

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Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

7.9

Overall rating from 91 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

79% would recommend this campground to a friend

76% would stay here again

What customers say

Plough Leisure is a well-kept campsite with friendly staff. Guests loved the spacious sites, play area, and nearby beaches. Facilities were generally good, though some found them dated and occasionally lacked toilet paper. Management responds quickly to feedback.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely quiet site, with good immaculate…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Lovely quiet site, with good immaculate facilities, very nice helpful welcoming staff on site.

Disliked Missing a small shop or cafe for when you forget to pack your breakfast.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site some sloping pitches. Simple facilities. Helpful staff

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Lovely spacious peaceful site. Nice & friendly team.

Disliked Nothing weather was good too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Basic camping showing its age

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5 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Nice quiet site

Disliked The ramps to the toilets are literally 45°. They're in no way disabled access as too steep and dangerous if wet to anyone able bodied. The owners lit a bonfire at 9.30am of all the items the dust cart would take. Smelt like plastics or rubber. Not nice whilst eating breakfast outside.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will definitely go back

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Jude K.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Staff ! Jane was super friendly & helpful

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was well arranged and…

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Andrew T.

Powered grass campsite

Liked The site was well arranged and had a wonderfull time

Recommend to friends Visit again

A quiet stay

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kate f.

Powered grass campsite

Liked A warm welcome from the lady on site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice place Staff was very…

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Very nice place
Staff was very helpful 🙂

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved it x…

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Denise B.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Loved it x

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Denise,
Thank you.

Kind regards

Jane Ball
General Manager

Kids park / beach only 15…

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3 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Kids park / beach only 15 mins away

Disliked After reading previous reviews I can personally confirm management did not walk around daily and speak with us.
We saw her on day one when booking in and when we were packing up and that’s it!
When we did try to go to the office on Sunday evening after 4pm she had already left for the day.
I can also confirm Saturday night toilet roll ran out in 3 toilet cubicles not one and a nice camper actually gave me some otherwise I’d have been stuck there.
I can also confirm noise levels were high after 10pm and the social club was very loud.
Pitches very small I’d even say a possible health and safety hazard due to spacing regulations not being followed like on other sites we’ve stayed.
Management even stated she had over booked and squeezed 3 lots of people and tents into 2 pitches. This caused them to over spill very close to us.
Shower was small and couple of the showers was so hot and the end shower was running cold so could not win

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will never go again

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Lovely takeaways around the area as well as good entertainment for children including a local market we visited apon our stay

Disliked The manager had spoken fine to my self but was then Rather rude when speaking to my partner when we asked to be placed along the side due to autistic children with us and young children he was told “absolutely not, I put caravans there” we accepted this and then set up our base camp, only find that the next day she put tents there anyway which was very over crowded and felt abit like sardines in a can, 2 pitches had 3 tents put init.

We never saw management other than on arrival and while leaving otherwise we never saw her threw out whole stay.

Management stated that the office was open until 6pm all day everyday but this was not the case as we tried to come to the office at 4:30pm and the office was locked and no manager in sight.

We requested a fire pit on arrival and if we didn’t speak to fell campers who was no longer using there’s we would have still be waiting as it never arrived.

Toilet rolls where not replaced at 9:30 as management stated as we have an autistic child who is potty trained and by 7/8pm most nights there was no tolilet roll, even when visiting at 7/8am there was still no toilet rolls.

First toilet in the girls bathroom had a hole in which anyone could watch you threw as well as being on the small side with no toilet for disabled people if needed, ramp was very steep leading up to the toilets which children struggled with.

Pitches was very small and close together and would have been a health and safety issue.

Park that was shown on pitch up is not what we got as a few items where no longer there and had clearly been removed

Pitch up also said was a laundromat on side which was also untrue, no form of shopping facilities on site, thank god for the local budgets that saved our holiday.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs 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 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Plough Leisure Caravan Park

Plough Road

Minster

Isle Of Sheppey

Kent

England

ME12 4JF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.41695°N
0.83619°E

Nearest transport

Bus
9.8 mi Travel Centre
10.7 mi Westcliff Plough
10.8 mi Westcliff Plough
Rail
3.7 mi Queenborough Rail Station
3.7 mi Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station
4.3 mi Swale Rail Station
Ferry
14.4 mi Wallasea Island Ferry Landing
14.4 mi Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing
20.3 mi Gravesend Pier
Airport
12 mi London Southend Airport
23.1 mi 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

Start off in popular seaside town Leysdown-on-Sea for beachy days punctuated by sugary doughnuts and a fish supper or two, then make it your mission to see the nature and landscapes of Sheppey before driving off-isle into Kent. Between Minster and Sheerness, Barton's Point Coastal Park (10 minutes' drive) covers 40 acres of wide open space popular for canalside walks, cycling and kite flying, and fishing, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking and canoeing on its lake. Themed open days and funfairs are held in summer and a play area, café and picnic area are also around. The meadows and waterways of nearby Elmley National Nature Reserve (20 minutes) are tiptop for watching birds, insects, mammals, lizards and amphibians – and the sunrises and sunsets are pretty spectacular here too. (Give the reserve a call before setting off to check seasonal opening times.) Around Kent, travel along to Canterbury Cathedral, guided River Stour tours and the Canterbury Tales attraction at the county capital, 40 minutes from Plough Leisure, and to the gorillas, lions, elephants and more of nearby Howletts Wild Animal Park and the Port Lympne Wild Animal Experience, 50 minutes and an hour away. Howletts Wild Animal Park also has a treetop challenge for your own little critters to tackle. Kent's rural heritage is nicely covered at Kent Life in Maidstone (30 minutes), a family attraction with hands-on activities, play areas, tractor rides and animals to hold and feed.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Minster Leas 1.7 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sheerness 3.7 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Leysdown 3.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodExcellent
Shoeburyness 7.8 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shoebury East 8 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whitstable Museum and Art Gallery 9.1 mi

Dickens World 13.1 mi

The Historic Dockyard Chatham 13.4 mi

West Gate Towers Museum 14 mi

Canterbury Heritage Museum 14.1 mi

National Trust

Stoneacre 16 mi

Cobham Wood and Mausoleum 18.4 mi

Owletts 19 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 24.1 mi

Old Soar Manor 24.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

ELMLEY MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 08/07/1998) 3.2 mi

DODDINGTON PLACE 9.5 mi

MOUNT EPHRAIM 9.7 mi

NOR MARSH & MOTNEY HILL (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 13/11/1985) 9.9 mi

BELMONT PARK 10 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 Plough Leisure Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Plough Leisure Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Plough Leisure Caravan Park? Start off in popular seaside town Leysdown-on-Sea for beachy days punctuated by sugary doughnuts and a fish supper or two, then make it your mission to see the nature and landscapes of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Plough Leisure Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Plough Leisure Caravan Park? From $29.72 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.