Lucy's Barn

7.4 39 reviews

Simple field site in Kent with tap and electric supply
Brands Hatch racetrack and Bewl Water fishing within 20 minutes' drive
An hour by car from Canterbury and Folkestone beach

From Neolithic long barrows to Napoleonic forts, medieval castles to Second World War munitions sites, Kent is a county where the past seems very present. At Lucy's Barn, it's outdoor relaxation as your ancestors would have done it: a field, surrounded by trees and Kent countryside, with a water tap, electricity supply and little else between you, the peace of nature and the plentiful spread of stuff to see and do in the area. Important business first: the nearest pub with food is in Stansted village, four minutes' drive away or a 20-minute walk. If you're into motors, the famed Brands Hatch circuit is five minutes away for race meets and driving experiences or for watery thrills, make for Leybourne Lakes Country Park (20 minutes) for scuba diving, kayaking, windsurfing and the simple pleasures of swimming. The lakes are part of a 93-acre site of woodland, grasslands and marshes, full of wildlife and well furnished with trails for walking and biking. If you're truly addicted to all things aquatic, Bewl Water (45 minutes) is where you go for boating and fishing on the huge reservoir.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

No dogs allowed

Pop-up campground

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 No dogs allowed

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

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

Farm Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Lucy's Barn

Ash Road

Stansted

Sevenoaks

Kent

England

TN15 7PL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.33469°N
0.28826°W

Nearest transport

Bus

7.2 mi Bus Station

10.8 mi Bus Station

11.1 mi King Street

Rail

3 mi Borough Green & Wrotham Rail Station

3.1 mi Kemsing Rail Station

4.1 mi Eynsford Rail Station

Ferry

8.4 mi Gravesend Pier

8.7 mi Tilbury Ferry Terminal

14.5 mi Woolwich Arsenal Pier

Airport

11 mi Biggin Hill Airport

15.6 mi London City Airport

23.1 mi London Gatwick 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

If the birdsong on the site gives you a taste to see things wild and feathered, the Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve (20 minutes' drive) is the spot for communing with the kingfishers and hailing the herons, throughout a spread of lakes, ponds, pools and reed beds. Wilder still, Howlett's Wild Animal Park an hour away has gorillas and leopards, moneys and the largest herd of elephants in the UK. To get into Kent's history, you could start way way back with the Neolithic long barrow at Addington (15 minutes), then carry on to Knole Castle (half an hour) to see a 600-year-old building still looking pretty fine in its 1,000-acre deer park setting. For a trip not quite so far back in time, take an hour's drive to New Romney for the start of the famed Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway whose steam engines will puff you pleasantly through the marshlands down to Dungeness. The deserted beach there is well worth a look and a photo opp; the sands at Folkestone (an hour) are far livelier while the Kent Battle of Britain Museum reminds you how this friendly coast was once a strategic frontier. A similar distance from the site, Canterbury took some hits in the war but its 14th-century cathedral (on the site of a sixth-century one) still makes for a fine visit, as do the little lanes in the surrounding old town.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Leigh Bell Wharf	21.1 mi	Estuary	Good	N/A	Poor	N/A
Sheerness	21.7 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Southend Chalkwell	21.7 mi	Estuary	N/A	Good	N/A	Good
Southend Westcliff Bay	22.1 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Southend Three Shells	22.8 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ightham Mote 5.4 mi

Knole 5.9 mi

Down House - Home of Charles Darwin 8.8 mi

Rochester Castle 10 mi

Rochester Cathedral 10 mi

National Trust

Ightham Mote 5.4 mi

Old Soar Manor 5.4 mi

St John's Jerusalem 5.6 mi

Knole 6 mi

Owletts 6.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Hodsell Street - Ash-cum-Ridley - Fairseat - Hodsell Street 2.4 mi

Trosley Country Park - Trottiscliffe - Ryarsh - North Downs 2.4 mi

IGHTHAM COURT 2.8 mi

Eynsford - Shoreham - River Darent - Eynsford 4.1 mi

FRANKS HALL 4.1 mi

Local events

All Points East (Friday, August 22, 2025 – Friday, August 22, 2025)
London, England 19.8 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.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice quiet site with a nice pub and kebab 30mins walk…

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2024

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Nice quiet site with a nice pub and kebab 30mins walk

Disliked: The toilets could of been cleaner

Recommend to friends Visit again

The openness of it. Kids had plenty of room.…

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

stanley t. Jun 2024

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: The openness of it. Kids had plenty of room.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Toller Platz, um eine Nacht zu verbringen

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	No rating

Sascha P. Jun 2024

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Freundlicher Empfang,
Ruhige Lage
Strom und Wasserversorgung

Disliked: Die Duschen und Toiletten war leider etwas dreckig

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large amount of space, clean, tidy…

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

Mr Stuart Old O. Jun 2024

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Large amount of space, clean, tidy

Disliked: Toilets ok but where showers are they leak onto the toilet floor and cause some flooding

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good visit.

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

Mark C. Jun 2024

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Nice site. Facilities were clean enough.

Pitch was big and level.

Disliked: Directions could be better. Phone number on pitch up didnt work.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little campsite.…

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

Anonymous May 2024

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Great little campsite.

Disliked: A camper van turning up at 1 in the morning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant little site perfect for young children to have freedom.

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

Anonymous May 2024

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Clean facilities, well maintained, perfect

Recommend to friends Visit again

good location but not good service…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Oct 2023

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: good location but not good service

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with friendly staff and great facilities

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

Zoe L. Sep 2023

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Absolutely amazing site! We are returning customers and will keep returning. A few updates needed but nothing to hinder your stay :). Clean and tidy and always a pleasant stay. We stayed this weekend 21/09 and had a huge family gathering due to family visiting from another country so perfect location.

Disliked: Mirrors in toilets for after showers, fixed toilet seats general update of facilities. But nothing major.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would suit some campers and not others depending on your requirements.

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

Anonymous Sep 2023

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Flat open field with picnic benches, great space for the kids to just have fun

Disliked: Toilet/showers/washing up facilities.
I was aware from reviews these may have not been up to scratch but thought for the price as a test run for our new set up we’d give it a go.
The facilities need a revamp and general tidy up/maintenance, was ok for a weekend stay but any longer than that and the site wouldn’t have suited us. Hopefully these are getting the needed upgrade/repairs for the future

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

Does Lucy's Barn have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Lucy's Barn dog friendly? No View all features
What attractions are near Lucy's Barn? If the birdsong on the site gives you a taste to see things wild and feathered, the Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve (20 minutes' drive) is the spot for communing with the kingfishers and … Read more