Oak View Holiday Park

View prices & book 9.3 299 reviews
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.

Campground type

Camper sites 56
RV sites 56
Tent sites 43
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • 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).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are 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

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Reviews

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

97% would recommend this campground to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-kept, friendly, and quiet campground offers spacious sites and great, clean amenities, even a dog shower. Guests love the woodland trails and helpful staff. While WiFi can be spotty, the peaceful vibe, good location, and overall positive stay lead many to highly recommend and plan return visits.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Spacious pitches and lovely views and…

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10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
5
Vishaal T.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Spacious pitches and lovely views and wonderful owners

Disliked N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much for your review Vishaal. It was lovely to see you again!

We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us this past weekend. We love it when we get our groups that come back every year, it's good to see familiar faces.

A little heads up, we are not the owners so I'd like to let all our customers know who we are here.

I'm Ruth, I'm Park Manager then we have Kirsty who is our lovely warden and her partner Darren. When we are busy, we also have Lynsey who kindly jumps in to help. We can't wait to meet you all! The Oak View Team. 😊

Fantastic experience

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked It was peaceful and a beautiful forest walk
Had great facilities for washing
Water stations throughout the grounds

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Wow! Thank you so much for that amazing review! 😊 Thank you for including the photos too, we don't get to go down into the woods when we are busy so it's nice to see the photo of all the bluebells.

We are so pleased you thought Kirsty our warden was helpful, this is her first high season so it's lovely to know. Thank you. We would love to see you again. The Oak View Team.

Brilliant little find. Clean amenities friendly staff. Quiet park.

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
9
Claire R.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Spacious pitches
Plenty of room to choose position in plot
Quiet relaxing park
Clean toilets/showers
Plenty of toilets.
Plenty of water / disposal points
Wardens friendly and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Claire, thank you very much indeed for your kind review!

We are very pleased that you enjoyed your stay and everything was good for you. We would really love to see you again, we have a lot of regular customers (you're only up the road!) and we really enjoy getting to know you all. 😊

We hope to see you soon! The Oak View Team. 😊

Lovely site, quiet and friendly. Very helpful and accommodating.

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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
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10
Wifi
No rating
James P.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great woodland walk straight from site. Excellent clean facilities. Good size pitches with plenty of space

Disliked N/a

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: All the tens.....whooooooo! Thank you very much James! We are pleased you liked our site and we do hope to see you again! We have lots of regular customers which is lovely as we get to know everyone. See you soon! The Oak View Team 😊

Great site, friendly site , clean facilities

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
6
Cheryl A.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Lovely quiet site set in woodland , clean facilities and nice staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much Cheryl for your 10/10 review. We are very glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and we would really love to see you again soon. Take care. The Oak View Team. 😊

Excellent site ,nice receptionist, clean toilets and showers

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
6
David M.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Large pitches,quiet location

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much David for leaving us a 10 review. It was a very busy but enjoyable weekend so we are glad that everything was ok for you. We would love to see you again some time and we wish you Happy Travels. The Oak View Team. 😊

Great site, easy access into London, definitely worth a visit.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
IngaJayne M.

Powered gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The welcome was really lovely, the site and toilet block really clean. Had a very happy vibe about the place.

Disliked Nothing really to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much indeed IngaJayne for the super review. We are so pleased that you thought the park had a happy vibe, this is exactly what we are hoping for. That has really made our day, thank you.

We look forward to seeing you again! The Oak View Team. 😊

Positive

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
9
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
1
arek g.

Powered gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Shower , toilets , space ok. I needed some internet to check out the attractions around me

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Arek for taking time to leave us a review. It was nice to meet you.

We have made improvements to the wifi but you were in on our first totally busy weekend of the year which we are afraid does affect it. We do suggest to our customers that they have their own internet if it is that important during their stay. We do not charge for the wifi. Unfortunately it is affected by the amount of customers we have, whats going on at the Kent show ground etc.

We would love to see you again. The Oak View Team. 😊

Spacious pitches Lovely hosts Great location Great…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
8
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
2
Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Spacious pitches
Lovely hosts
Great location
Great laundry and washing up facilities
Great place to go on a long walk

Disliked Shower and toilet cubicles could be cleaner
Poor drainage of the showers and where there is no shower curtain, clothes may get wet when showering
Very difficult to peg our tent down due to the amount of stone/slabs/tree roots under our pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much for your review Polly. We are pleased that you did find some things to like during your stay.

Regarding the cleanliness of the showers and toilets, we were totally fully booked this weekend which is not an excuse but we do our best, they are checked by myself every hour during the day. Unfortunately, some people do not leave the facilities as they would wish to find them themselves. There are pegs behind all the doors for your clothes and stools in most of the cubicles to put them on. Again, the drains do sometimes struggle to keep up with the sheer amount of people using them but those are checked every day too. The new shower lights arrived this morning and are being fitted this week.

You had a large pitch and all of that area to pitch your tent, yes you were near to a tree, you could have moved further back from it, but we don't know what you mean by "stone/slabs". There are no stones nor slabs of anything on any of our tent pitches.

Having said all that, we would love to see you again sometime and we do wish you well on your travels. The Oak View Team. 😊

Awesome site a regular for us

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
9
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
2
chris b.

Powered gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Regular to this excellent site great clean facilities well managed

Ruth and her team are always kind friendly and really helpful

Well done x

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Chris, thank you so much, it was lovely to see you and Sally again. Again, thank you for my flowers, that was really sweet of you.🌷🌷🌷
We will see you both again! The Oak View Team. 😊


Features

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 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

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery 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

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 Horseback 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

Bus
2.7 mi Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre
2.9 mi King Street
2.9 mi King Street
Rail
1.8 mi Bearsted Rail Station
2.9 mi Maidstone East Rail Station
3.2 mi Maidstone Barracks Rail Station
Ferry
13.5 mi Gravesend Pier
13.8 mi Tilbury Ferry Terminal
24.1 mi Wallasea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
19.3 mi London Southend Airport
23.7 mi Biggin Hill Airport
26.8 mi 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 12.6 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Minster Leas 13.4 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Leysdown 16.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodExcellent
Leigh Bell Wharf 16.7 mi Estuary GoodN/APoorN/A
Southend Chalkwell 16.8 mi Estuary N/AGoodN/AGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Leeds Castle 4.3 mi

The Historic Dockyard Chatham 6.7 mi

Rochester Cathedral 6.8 mi

Rochester Castle 6.9 mi

Dickens World 7.2 mi

National Trust

Stoneacre 3.5 mi

Cobham Wood and Mausoleum 9.4 mi

Owletts 10 mi

Old Soar Manor 11.6 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 13.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

MOTE PARK 2.8 mi

Cossington - Bredhurst - Scragged Oak - North Downs Way 2.9 mi

Hollingbourne 3.7 mi

LEEDS CASTLE 4.3 mi

BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA PLACE 5.8 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 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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    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 $36.49 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.