Orchard View Holiday Park

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Spacious grass site

  • Back-to-basics grass pitches among apple trees in Kent countryside
  • A 25 minutes drive to Leeds Castle, and 15 minutes to Maidstone
  • Secure rural site in apple orchards, with a store and pubs nearby
Orchard View Holiday Park is a peaceful, simple site hidden away in 27 acres of farmland near Maidstone in Kent. It’s just the spot for escapist family breaks in tranquil countryside, and you’ll also be rewarded with views across the apple orchards and fields full of grazing cows Despite the rural location, you’re not too far away from anything however, with a handy store in Wateringbury (10 minutes’ drive) for picking up bits and bobs, and large supermarkets in Maidstone if you need to do a big shop. If you’re after a break from cooking (barbecues are allowed on site by the way), head for one of the many traditional cider pubs in the local villages. There’s only a handful of grass pitches available at this back-to-basics site, but it’s open all year around so you can glimpse the changing seasons during an off-season break too. Amenities include drinking water and waste disposal, but please note there are no loos. The site entrance is locked, so your stuff stays nice and safe when you go off exploring – and you must, because there’s a lot to see and do locally, from historic landmarks to Formula One racing and hop farms tours.

Campground type

Camper sites 7
Tent sites 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • This park has no on-site toilet and shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating based on 53 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 84% of visitors View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely spacious site. Slightly sloping. Great value for money. Perfect for a…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Fiona M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely spacious site. Slightly sloping. Great value for money. Perfect for a clear night of star gazing.

Disliked: Nothing

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Lovely relaxing site…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely relaxing site

Disliked: People who arrive without their own toilet facilities and then disappear into the orchard!

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Really quite really nice walk ways lovely for a weekend way…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Really quite really nice walk ways lovely for a weekend way

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Friendly, quiet, back to nature.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Stacey M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Beautiful site. Children loved it as we were able to ride around the orchards on bikes. It is a working Orchard so you do need to be mindful of staff there, but they were all very friendly and didn't seem to mind the children at all. Very quiet and relaxed. Will definitely be back.

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Good clean site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Andy W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: It was a nice quiet location, and as such we had a very peaceful night on sight if your after a social and tech detox this place is fantastic

Disliked: No option for electric hook up

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Exactly what it says on the tin. Great place to “pitch up”…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Michael B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Exactly what it says on the tin. Great place to “pitch up” very peaceful, lovely location can’t wait to go back and do it again.

Disliked: Absolutely Nothing!

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Irish Travellers

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Clean well maintained field with drinking water.

Disliked: Irish travelling family were on site upon our arrival. The children, without invitation, let themselves into my Transporter and began asking questions like 'what's in your fridge' and 'what's in your cupboards' and 'what phone do you have'. They sat at my table and chairs, uninvited and began spitting on the floor at the entrance to my vehicle. Fortunately they departed two hours or so after our arrival. We were then left in peace to enjoy the rest of the weekend.

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Just went for 1 night and I loved. Will plan to comeback…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Claudinei C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Just went for 1 night and I loved. Will plan to comeback for more days...

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very level pitch

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Michael H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Very peaceful. Nice surroundings.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very peaceful site set in orchards…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
jason s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Very peaceful site set in orchards

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 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 Peaceful

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

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Location

Orchard View Holiday Park

Shingle Barn Lane

West Farleigh

Maidstone

Kent

England

ME15 0PN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.2355°N
0.45251°W

Nearest transport

Bus
4.1 mi King Street
4.2 mi King Street
9 mi Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre
Rail
1.6 mi Wateringbury Rail Station
1.9 mi Yalding Rail Station
2 mi East Farleigh Rail Station
Ferry
15 mi Gravesend Pier
15.3 mi Tilbury Ferry Terminal
24.4 mi Woolwich Arsenal Pier
Airport
19.4 mi Biggin Hill Airport
25.5 mi London Southend Airport
25.5 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

History combines with family fun at Leeds Castle (25 minutes’ drive), a big hit for its glorious gardens and ornate apartments (mum and dad) and zipwires (the kids), or you can mug up on a legend at Chartwell (40 minutes), where Winston Churchill lived for more than 40 years. Another historic landmark at Ightham Mote (30 minutes), a gorgeous, half-timbered and moated manor open for guided tours. Sporty types can be on the golf course in less than 20 minutes, and there are flat family walks along the East Farleigh Rail Trail (10 minutes). You can hire a narrow boat to potter along the Medway river, divert to the indoor pool at Freedom Leisure Maidstone (15 minutes) on the odd rainy day (this is Kent after all), or change pace and become a spectator at truck-racing rallies at Brands Hatch Circuit (half an hour). Learn about local beer brewing and meet Shire horses at The Hop Farm (10 minutes), or go for a tour and gin tasting at The Maidstone Distillery (20 minutes). And to step further back in time, delve into the rural past at the open-air Kent Life farming museum (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Sheerness 19.6 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Minster Leas 20.4 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Leigh Bell Wharf 22.7 mi Estuary Good N/A Poor N/A
Southend Chalkwell 22.9 mi Estuary N/A Good N/A Good
Southend Westcliff Bay 23.1 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Leeds Castle 7.8 mi

Ightham Mote 8.1 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 9.9 mi

Scotney Castle 10 mi

Rochester Cathedral 10.8 mi

National Trust

Stoneacre 5.5 mi

Old Soar Manor 6.1 mi

Sprivers Garden 7.4 mi

Ightham Mote 8.2 mi

Scotney Castle 10.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Linton - Boughton Monchelsea - Linton 2.7 mi

MEREWORTH CASTLE 3 mi

LINTON PARK 3 mi

BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA PLACE 3.9 mi

MOTE PARK 4.7 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Orchard View Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Orchard View Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Orchard View Holiday Park? History combines with family fun at Leeds Castle (25 minutes’ drive), a big hit for its glorious gardens and ornate apartments (mum and dad) and zipwires (the kids), or you can mug … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Orchard View Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  11:30 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Orchard View Holiday Park? From $19.98 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.