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Groombridge Camping

Well-maintained meadow site 10 minutes’ drive from Tunbridge Wells
Penshurst Place 10 minutes’ drive; Haysden Country Park 15 minutes
Free ticket to Groombridge Place for each guest; showers and toilets

The Garden of England (that’s Kent, in case you missed the memo) and East Sussex are yours to explore from Groombridge Camping, a well-maintained site on the outskirts of the village of Groombridge and a 10-minute drive from Royal Tunbridge Wells. (If you'd like to go into town but would rather not struggle to find a parking space, there's a bus stop right outside the gate – how very convenient.) The spacious and flat grassy pitches are surrounded by woodland inhabited by native wildlife, so be prepared to wake up to a lively dawn chorus and (if you’re lucky) to have the occasional encounter with a grazing wild deer. This is wild camping but with a handful of luxuries: showers, for starters, plus a toilet block and a washing-up area. There’s plenty of space for kids to play safely; in addition, each guest receives one free entry pass to Groombridge Place - Enchanted Forest & Gardens (five minutes’ drive or 15 minutes’ walk). With a range of adventure courses, canal boat rides and falconry displays here, there’s something to keep the entire family happy. Or you can head to Forest Way Country Park (five minutes’ drive), where you can walk or cycle along a trail following a disused railway line all the way to East Grinstead. After a home-cooked dinner at a local pub (the nearest is just over five minutes’ walk away), you can make the most of the low light pollution in the area and settle down for an evening of stargazing.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Pop-up campground

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Forest Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites) Pop-up campground

Location

Groombridge Camping

Groombridge Hill

Groombridge

Tunbridge Wells

Kent

England

TN3 9LY

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.12088°N
0.19014°E

Nearest transport

Bus

3.3 mi War Memorial

3.3 mi Royal Victoria Place

3.9 mi Victoria Hall

Rail

1.7 mi Ashurst (Kent) Rail Station

2.3 mi Eridge Rail Station

3.2 mi Tunbridge Wells Rail Station

Ferry

23.6 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal

23.7 mi Gravesend Pier

24 mi Tilbury Ferry Terminal

Airport

15.5 mi London Gatwick Airport

15.6 mi London Gatwick Airport South Terminal

16.1 mi Biggin Hill 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

It’s so close, it would be wrong if you didn’t pay at least a quick visit to Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 minutes’ drive). After strolling along The Pantiles, a colonnaded promenade lined with elegant shops and independent cafés, head to the vast Tunbridge Wells Commons for a picnic, a hike or to watch a game of cricket. There’s lots to see and do at Penshurst Place & Gardens (10 minutes), a 14th-century estate that was later used as a hunting lodge by Henry VIII. Inside are suits of armour, period furniture and collections of decorative arts, while the grounds attract with a rose garden, an orchard and a landscaped Italian garden centred around a lily pool. Spread over 160 acres, Haysden Country Park (15 minutes) includes areas of woodland, marshes and freshwater lakes where you can do a spot of angling (be sure to get a day ticket, though). And of course, there are splendid trails and bridleways through it all, plus Regional Cycle Route 12.

(within 6.2 mi)

Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo, & Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

The Crown Inn Pub 0.3 mi
The Junction Pub 0.5 mi
The Hare Pub 0.9 mi
Chafford Arms Pub 1.5 mi
High Rocks Pub 1.5 mi
The Beacon Restaurant 1.9 mi
The Oak Pub 2 mi
The Wok Restaurant 2 mi
Daily Bread Restaurant 2 mi
Nevill Crest and Gun Pub 2.1 mi

Groceries

Lidl Supermarket 2.7 mi
Sainsbury's Supermarket 2.9 mi
Majestic Off-licence 3.8 mi
Co-op Food Supermarket 4 mi
Lidl Supermarket 4.4 mi
Morrisons Supermarket 4.5 mi
Waitrose Supermarket 4.5 mi
Asda Supermarket 5.1 mi
Tesco Supermarket 5.2 mi
Aldi Supermarket 5.2 mi

Parks and play

Tunbridge Wells Common park 2.8 mi
Salomons Estate Country House park 3.1 mi
The Grove park 3.3 mi
St John's Recreation Ground park 3.3 mi
Calverley Grounds park 3.4 mi
Calverley Park 3.5 mi
Bidborough playground 3.8 mi
Penshurst Place Adventure Playground 3.9 mi
Grosvenor Recreation Ground park 4 mi
Goldsmith's Recreation Ground park 4.1 mi

Family days out

Eridge Rocks Visitor attraction 2 mi
Pooh Corner Visitor attraction 3.8 mi
Winnie The Pooh: Pooh's House Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
Winnie The Pooh: Poohsticks Bridge Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
Winnie The Pooh: Piglet’s House Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
Winnie The Pooh: Owl's House Visitor attraction 4.8 mi
Chiddingstone Castle 4.9 mi
Wiinnie The Pooh: The North Pole Visitor attraction 5.2 mi
Winnie The Pooh: Eeyore's Sad And Gloomy Place Visitor attraction 5.3 mi
Winnie The Pooh: Roo's Sandpit Visitor attraction 5.4 mi
Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse 6.4 mi
Somerhill House Castle 6.4 mi
Starborough Castle 7.7 mi
Hadlow Castle 9.6 mi
Scotney Castle 9.7 mi

Public transport

The Crown Inn 0.3 mi
Groombridge Hill 0.3 mi
Station Road 0.4 mi
Newton Willows 0.5 mi
Surgery 0.6 mi
Crockers Hatch 0.6 mi
Florance Corner 0.8 mi
War Memorial 0.9 mi
Langton Hare 0.9 mi
Withyham Road 1 mi

Other nearby

Villa Golf Club Golf course 2.3 mi
Tunbridge Wells Golf Club Golf course 2.5 mi
Chalybeate Springs Trout Fishery Fishing 3.3 mi
Boars Head Golf Centre Golf course 3.7 mi
Nevill Golf Club Golf course 4.2 mi
Sweetwoods Park Golf Club Golf course 4.5 mi
Holtye Golf Club Golf course 4.9 mi
Dewlands Manor Golf Course 5.7 mi
Crowborough Beacon Golf Club Golf course 5.7 mi
Hever Castle Golf Club Golf course 5.9 mi

Local services

Sainsbury's Bank Cashpoint 2.8 mi
NoteMachine Cashpoint 3.2 mi
Bank Machine Cashpoint 3.2 mi
Langton Green Service Station Fuel station 1 mi
Rusthall Medical Centre Doctors 1.8 mi
Rusthall Chemists Pharmacy 2 mi
The Old Bakery Surgery Doctors 2.4 mi
Sainsbury's Petrol Station Fuel station 2.7 mi
Pantiles Service Station Fuel station 2.8 mi
Sainsbury's Tunbridge Wells Charging station 2.8 mi
Bella Vou Clinic 3 mi
Pantiles Podiatry & Chiropady Doctors 3 mi
Imperial Pharmacy 3 mi

Must see

Groombridge Place and The Enchanted Forest 0.3 mi

Penshurst Place and Gardens 3.7 mi

Hever Castle and Gardens 5.7 mi

Standen 9 mi

Scotney Castle 9.7 mi

National Trust

Standen 9 mi

Chartwell 9.6 mi

Scotney Castle 9.6 mi

Emmetts Garden 9.7 mi

Knole 9.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

GROOMBRIDGE PLACE 0.3 mi

Groombridge - Gillridge - Harrison's Rocks 0.5 mi

BROADWATER WARREN (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 18/05/2006) 1.6 mi

PENNS IN THE ROCKS 2.3 mi

BUCKHURST PARK 2.8 mi