Sandwich Lakes

View prices & book 9.4 552 reviews
Grass pitches
Grass pitches
Lakeside tables
Caravan and motorhome field
Cafe
Spacious grass pitches
Plenty of space around the pitches
Car parking available by the pitches
Spacious pitches
1/175
Lakeside tables
Caravan and motorhome field
Cafe

  • Quiet site in the grounds of a coarse fishery a mile from Sandwich
  • A 25-minute drive from Canterbury; 15 to Howletts Wild Animal Park
  • Seven well-stocked fishing lakes and an on-site café
Sandwich Lakes is a quiet 55-acre site in the grounds of a coarse fishery a mile from the centre of Sandwich. As you might imagine, this is a top spot to settle in if you're into fishing, as the fishery has seven lakes stocked with perch, tench, bream, roach and rudd. You can also fish for common, tiger and mirror carp: whoppers of up to 35lb have been recorded here (not to mention all the ones that got away...). A tackle and bait shop along with rod hire takes care of the practical side. The on-site café serves hot meals and snacks all day from early morning to early evening. Supermarkets are a 15-minute drive away in Sandwich, along with a brimming catch of pubs, cafés and restaurants for when you fancy something more substantial. While you're in Sandwich, the Secret Gardens are well worth snooping around too... Three and a half acres of lush greenery around a Georgian manor house created in 1911, they're just the ticket for cool walks on hot days, especially when topped off with cream teas.

Campground type

Camper sites 25
RV sites 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • 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).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Tents are not accepted at this park.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCamper sitesRV sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsMobile homes for rentRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 552 Pitchup.com customers

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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

96% would recommend this campground to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Sandwich Lakes is a peaceful spot with spacious, well-kept sites. Guests love the clean, modern restrooms and the cafe's great food & friendly staff. Fishing's a hit, with stocked lakes. Ongoing improvements, minor Wi-Fi/mud noted. Overall, highly positive with many planning to return.

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Arrival date (latest first)

staff are very friendly and helpful. a very clean site as was…

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Robert M.

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked staff are very friendly and helpful. a very clean site as was the toilets. There is a cafe on site but i did not use it but it makes st be good as always busy. and the site is a short walk from sandwich.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful, calm campsite with plenty of facilities. Food from onsite cafe was…

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Lisa W.

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Peaceful, calm campsite with plenty of facilities. Food from onsite cafe was excellent.
Friendly efficient lady in the fishing shop.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Schöner gemütlicher Platz

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Dani K.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Sehr schön gelegen, Sanitäre Anlagen sind genug vorhanden und sauber.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place and we will definitely visit again.

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Robert N.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely open spaces and great for touting around the Thanet peninsula.
The large campsite is great for kids to play on and in another area by the cafe and fishing car park is a super kids play area. Lovely to walk around the lakes and they are very well kept. For added interest, there are alpacas, goats, pigs and chickens. Huge site that is very well managed.

Disliked The only let down was the cleanliness of the toilets. This is hard on a busy site but if they could do a little bit better here would make the site amazing.

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Everything…

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lisa h.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place for fishermen

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8 out of 10
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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roy r.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Peace and quiet

Disliked Mosquitoes
Drains smelly
No stool in shower

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would stay again pitches were good and some nice walka

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Steven S.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Clean tidy site

Disliked Cafe stopped serving hot food at 2pm

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site

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Anonymous

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Toilets
Staff
Fishing lakes
Cafe
Bus right outside to wingham

Disliked Too many owners who bring dogs and don’t control them it’s inconsiderate

Recommend to friends Visit again

I liked the kindness of the owner and the care of the…

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Elisa C.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked I liked the kindness of the owner and the care of the place

Recommend to friends Visit again

Dal camping al bar e a tutto il personale è stato ottimo. Grazie…

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Claudio G.

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Dal camping al bar e a tutto il personale è stato ottimo.
Grazie per l'accoglienza.
Claudio &Irena

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 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 Scouts 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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful 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

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Site close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Sandwich Lakes

Sandwich Ash Road

Sandwich

Kent

England

CT3 2DA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.27941°N
1.31109°E

Route directions

The entrance is directly off the A257 – look for the brown tourism signs marking the entrance to Sandwich Lakes. Do not follow your sat nav to east street as this is a no through road.

Nearest transport

Bus
5.6 mi South Street
6 mi Harbour
6 mi Harbour
Rail
1.5 mi Sandwich Rail Station
3.5 mi Minster Rail Station
5.4 mi Deal Rail Station
Ferry
5.6 mi Ramsgate Ferry Terminal
10.6 mi Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
11.2 mi Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal
Airport
5.1 mi Kent International Airport
27.8 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

You're never too far from the coast in Kent, and a 10-minute trip takes you to the Sandwich and Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve for walking trails and wildlife spotting. Ramsgate (15 minutes' drive) has a rich amount to offer, with a sandy beach, seal spotting and fishing trips from the harbour, and a maritime museum. If you're hankering after some more history, Richborough (five minutes) has a well-preserved Roman fort and amphitheatre. A minute from the site, meanwhile, the White Mill Rural Heritage Centre is far more than a striking building to photograph; the exhibits and outhouses of this preserved 19th-century smock mill record a whole vanished way of Kentish country life. For cobbled lanes and cathedral tours, Canterbury is 20 minutes away. After that, connect with your wild side at Howletts Wild Animal Park (20 minutes), a conservation project rather than a zoo which houses and protects the future of 400 species, many of them endangered. After hanging with the elephant herds and greeting the baby rhinos, Dreamland Margate (also 20 minutes) makes you feel like you've stepped into another universe, with traditional fairground rides and amusements bringing the former days of seaside entertainment back to life with a whoop.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sandwich Bay 3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Ramsgate Western Undercliffe 5.2 mi Sea ExcellentGoodExcellentExcellent
Deal Castle 5.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Ramsgate Sands 6.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Minnis Bay, Birchington 7.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Deal Castle 5.7 mi

Walmer Castle and Gardens 6.7 mi

Howletts Wild Animal Park 7.1 mi

Turner Contemporary 8.2 mi

St Augustine's Abbey 9.7 mi

National Trust

South Foreland Lighthouse 10 mi

The White Cliffs of Dover 10.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Sandwich - White Cliff Country Trail - Sandwich 1.5 mi

THE SALUTATION 1.6 mi

GOODNESTONE PARK 4.3 mi

NORTHBOURNE COURT 4.3 mi

Grove Ferry - Stodmarsh - Wickhambreaux - Grove Ferry 5.3 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 Sandwich Lakes have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sandwich Lakes dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sandwich Lakes? You're never too far from the coast in Kent, and a 10-minute trip takes you to the Sandwich and Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve for walking trails and wildlife spotting. Ramsgate (15 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sandwich Lakes?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  11:30 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Sandwich Lakes? From $40.36 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.