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Primitive grass campsite

From £23 1 night, 2 adults

6 people maximum
One Trailer tent or Tent or Class B motorhome or RV or Travel Trailer allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Trailer tent, Tent, Class B motorhome, RV, Travel Trailer

Features

Car 1 included, 2 max.
Car parking by site/unit
Dump station

Other restrictions

Pup tents not allowed

Availability

Your booking From £23
Based on 1 night, 2 adults

Choose your dates and party size to see pricing and availability.

The Hop Farm

From £23 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.4 893 reviews
Aerial view (added by manager 05 Jul 2022)
Looking across part of the hardstanding area and some of the grass optional electric pitches (added by manager 20 feb 2014)
Grass and hardstanding pitches (added by manager 03 feb 2014)
Electric grass pitch with country views (added by manager 06 jun 2018)

Reviews

83%

would recommend this campground to a friend

83%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Clean, tidy and very quiet at this time of year

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Quiet, proximity to various historical sites and lovely walks with the dog.

Disliked: One evening a motorcycle was roaring about in the field across the site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and that you enjoyed your stay. Hopefully your next visit will be moped free.

Excellent site, clean facilities with friendly staff

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
carl s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Great site, nice and clean with friendly staff. Small shop on site, nice pub 5min walk away, Great scenery with clean toilets and showers

Disliked: Nothing to not like

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and leaving a lovely review. We look forward to your next visit.

Enjoyed our overnight stay. Would go again.

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Friendly staff. Large site with level hard stand pitches with electric. Facilities were good clean and tidy. Able to order take aways to be delivered to site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and leaving a lovely review. We look forward to welcoming you again.

Handy site for travelling around north Kent and Medway.

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
David M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Quiet and toilets clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and taking the time to leave a review. We look forward to your next visit.

Great place to camp, very peaceful and quiet, we were the only…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Great place to camp, very peaceful and quiet, we were the only camp in the whole field, toilets and shower block very good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and sharing your photos. We look forward to seeing you again.

Friendly receptionist, area to exercise the dog, water and power at pitch.…

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Friendly receptionist, area to exercise the dog, water and power at pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us. There are lots of lovely walks, with or without a dog. We look forward to your next visit.

Brilliant site

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Clean toilets and showers Friendly welcoming hosts Peaceful setting

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and leaving a lovely review. We look forward to welcoming you again.

Friendly and great facilities

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Amazing campsite with really excellent facilities- everyone really friendly. Great weekend away, kids had fabulous time, very relaxing will definitely go back and highly recommended

Disliked: A shame but not a complaint at all, connected pub stopped food at 730pm Data signal not the greatest in the area, managed some 4g most of the time.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and that you will visit again. The Brewers Fayre does close early on occasions or gets very busy, booking a table is advisable. We look forward to your next visit.

Excellent site with lovely clean, modern facilities.

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
Emma C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great layout for hard standing pitches, close proximity to the river which we used our paddleboard on, very clean, big site so if you decided you didn’t want EHU you have a huge choice of location for pitching.

Disliked: We only noticed this on the last day and I’m not sure if it was because the hard standing pitches were full or due to the warm weather but the stench from the waste tanks was particularly bad to the point we could smell it in our caravan.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and leaving a lovely review. The Elson tanks get emptied on a Sunday afternoon/Monday morning, if we had known they were causing an issue they would have been emptied sooner. We look forward to your next visit.

I love the space. The nature and the walks along the river…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: I love the space. The nature and the walks along the river

Disliked: Nothing not to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and that you enjoyed yourselves. We look forward to welcoming you again.


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

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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

Forest

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Wild camping

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

Farm

Very large (over 200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities

Seasonal sites

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

The Hop Farm

Maidstone Road

Paddock Wood

Tonbridge

Kent

England

TN12 6PY

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.19984°N
0.39331°W

Route directions

Follow the brown tourist signs from junction 4 of the M20 or junction 5 of the M25 onto the A21 south then onto A228 towards east Peckham. Go through a cross roads with traffic lights, over one roundabout and The Hop Farm is the first exit off the next roundabout. You will spot the iconic Kentish oasts as the family park comes in to view.

Nearest transport

Bus
6.5 mi Victoria Hall
6.5 mi Victoria Hall
6.9 mi The Chequers
Rail
0.6 mi Beltring Rail Station
1.2 mi Paddock Wood Rail Station
2 mi Yalding Rail Station
Ferry
17 mi Gravesend Pier
17.4 mi Tilbury Ferry Terminal
24.7 mi Woolwich Arsenal Pier
Airport
18.1 mi Biggin Hill Airport
24.3 mi London Gatwick Airport
24.4 mi London Gatwick Airport South Terminal

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

Once the kids let you off site, Kent (aka The Garden of England) has beaches, historic towns, forests and more castles, stately homes (and gardens) open to the public than anywhere else in the country. If this isn't enough, Paddock Wood railway station is five minutes’ drive from The Hop Farm for a train to London, less than an hour away. Dover is within 60 miles for a day trip to France. Kent has 350 miles of coastline, with Blue Flag beaches, watersports and those famous white cliffs at Dover. Eight of the 11 Blue Flaggers are in Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs; Whitstable and Herne Bay are also popular with oyster eaters, anglers and jetskiers. There are umpteen options for families in the area including play centres, farms, horse riding and days out. Howletts Wild Animal Park at Canterbury has the biggest group of looked-after gorillas in the world and experiences for visitors such as junior ranger days. Penshurst Place and Gardens has historical re-enactments, children’s trails, an adventure playground and special events during the school holidays. Both Leeds Castle at Maidstone and Hever Castle near Edenbridge are family-friendly and packed with activities and events. There’s a Go Ape! at Leeds Castle as well as two mazes, boat trips, falconry displays, underground grotto and the Knights' Realm Playground, a scale model of the castle (and a golf course and golf instruction for the grownups). Hever, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, has a yew maze and water maze, award-winning gardens and a topiary. Back with the big folk, the old market towns of Tonbridge, Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Wells are close by for shopping and sightseeing. Bluewater shopping centre is in Greenhithe (rival Lakewater is just over the Essex border at West Thurrock).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Sheerness 23.1 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Minster Leas 24 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Winchelsea 24.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
St Leonards 25.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bexhill 25.3 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ightham Mote 6.7 mi

Scotney Castle 7.4 mi

Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest 9.2 mi

Penshurst Place and Gardens 9.3 mi

Knole 9.3 mi

National Trust

Sprivers Garden 4.9 mi

Old Soar Manor 5.2 mi

Ightham Mote 6.8 mi

Scotney Castle 7.5 mi

Stoneacre 8.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Paddock Wood - River Medway - Whetsted - Paddock Wood 1.4 mi

Hartlake Bridge - Hadlow - Golden Green - Hartlake Bridge 2.7 mi

Janet's Walk: Matfield - Paddock Wood - Matfield 3.6 mi

MEREWORTH CASTLE 3.6 mi

OXEN HOATH 3.8 mi

Local events

  • Wick Street Festival (Thursday, August 29, 2024 – Thursday, August 29, 2024)

    Polegate, England 25.7 mi

  • Glyndebourne Festival (Thursday, May 16, 2024 – Thursday, May 16, 2024)

    Lewes, England 26.5 mi

  • Mighty Hoopla (Saturday, June 1, 2024 – Saturday, June 1, 2024)

    London, England 27.5 mi

  • All Points East (Saturday, August 17, 2024 – Saturday, August 17, 2024)

    London, England 29.7 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.

Want to know more about camping in Kent?

  • Does The Hop Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Hop Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Hop Farm? Once the kids let you off site, Kent (aka The Garden of England) has beaches, historic towns, forests and more castles, stately homes (and gardens) open to the public than anywhere else … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Hop Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Hop Farm? From $28.83 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.