Strictly Camping

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  • Simple site with woodland trails in the High Weald countryside
  • A 15-minute drive from walks, fishing and watersports on Bewl Water
  • Campfires welcome on site; pubs five minutes' drive away in Pembury
No long faces. No saying you’re bored. No staring at a tiny screen and waiting for something to happen: those are the rules at Strictly Camping in the Kent countryside. Actually, there’s no need for such rules on this quiet and simple site: it’s a five-minute drive from the village of Pembury and 10 minutes from Royal Tunbridge Wells, with the sort of space, peace and views anyone would want on any rural break. Surrounded by fields, and woods filled with birds, bluebells and wild garlic, this is a place to sit and savour the outdoors. When you’ve done enough sitting (and some need more than others…), take yourself off on bikes or on foot to explore the trails through the countryside; if you find your footsteps flagging after a while, fling up a hammock between the trees for a well-earned 40 winks. Campfires are positively encouraged out here, for cooking or just for sitting round and warming toes. If you prefer your sausages not served on a stick, there’s a pair of pubs with hot food in Pembury. Once you’re well fuelled, make your way to Bewl Water (15 minutes) for sailing and canoeing, walks, bike rides and swims.

Site type

Rent a tent 8
Tent pitches 36
Motorhome pitches 4
Open now
Opens 7 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Only ground barbecues permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 07 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 71 Pitchup.com customers

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Forest

96% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely, tranquil bushveld spot with ample, private sites. Reviewers loved the spotless ablutions, including hot showers & flushing loos, plus the helpful, friendly staff. Many enjoyed the rustic feel with essential amenities, fire pits & sheltered spots. Minor notes on road noise & wood cost. Great nature escape!

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Arrival date (latest first)

The large shelter for cooking and sitting under is a stroke of…

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Catherine M.

Non-electric forest floor tent pitch (woodland)

Liked The large shelter for cooking and sitting under is a stroke of genius! This allowed our group of 4 (on a 4 tent pitch) to sit outside in the dry and also cook without having to put up a tarp. The woodland pitches are a good size and really well spaced out throughout the woods so that you hardly know anyone else is around. The showers are spacious and the water is warm, facilities were all clean. We liked being able to have a fire once the rain stopped.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent small site with clean basic facilities. Quiet and spacious.

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Andrew W.

Non-electric forest floor campervan pitch (woodland, maximum 6 metres)

Liked Seclusion, space, facilities, convenient location, friendly greeting. Thank you Jaime.

Disliked Actually nothing to dislike. Perhaps if I nit picked, better signage to find the site, but that’s all I can possibly think of.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean facilities with lots of fun places to explore!

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Anonymous

Bell tent (six person, woodland)

Liked Beautiful campsite with a woodland pitch that was the best place to be in the hot sunshine!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely woodland site, lots of shade, very clean facilities. Big secluded pitches…

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Anonymous

Non-electric forest floor tent pitch (woodland)

Liked Lovely woodland site, lots of shade, very clean facilities. Big secluded pitches and very helpful staff

Disliked Not easy to walk anywhere from the site, being down a lane from the main road

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great space, lovely and peaceful. Choice of woodland or field camping. Clean…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great space, lovely and peaceful. Choice of woodland or field camping. Clean toilets and able to buy logs, ice etc

Disliked Would have liked hot water sinks for washing hands and brushing teeth etc

Recommend to friends Visit again

5* site! Immaculate well thought out.

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Sarah B.

Bell tent (six person, woodland)

Liked Everything! Truly amazing off grid experience. Jamie is amazing and this is one of the best off grid campsites we’ve stayed in! Highly recommend.

Disliked Having to leave to come home.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We enjoyed the woodland pitches, but also enjoyed being able to go…

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Zeke M.

Non-electric forest floor tent pitch (woodland)

Liked We enjoyed the woodland pitches, but also enjoyed being able to go to the communal area to soak up some sun. It was a peaceful retreat in nature and had all of the amenities we needed. Close enough to local shops to buy our dinner and cook it over the fire. Jamie was a kind host who made sure we were cared for. Spacious pitch with room to spread out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Facilities were clean and useable. Woowoo toilets were good. Bob good

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Norman P.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Peaceful, flat, easy ground for pitching. Bob, who met us on arrival, gave us good choices re woodland, open field etc.
The site was quiet so we wondered whether the site is in a growing phase….certainly the number of toilets and washing up facilities would not cope with large numbers of campers

Disliked Lack of wash basins. Few of the camping friends we know would go to a site without sufficient wash basins, let alone none.

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Great location to camp in woodlands with proper campfire.

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Roman U.

Non-electric forest floor tent pitch (woodland)

Liked Nice location with woodland pitches. Each pitch has a covered "kitchen" area with basic prep table and a bin. Toilets and showers are very clean, with hot water available. Massive 60 acre land to explore, with lots of wildlife. If you're lucky you can see deers in the woodland and rabbits across the park. Perfect for bushcraft fun with kids. The owner is really friendly and helpful.

Disliked On a minor downside, unfortunately the sound of the nearby motorway with revving motorbikes can be heard at night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay.

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Joslyn W.

Non-electric forest floor tent pitch (woodland)

Liked Location was great with really easy access from London, but far enough to feel like your really out in the sticks.

Bob was amazing and provided us with anything extra we needed.

Woodland pitches were spaced out enough to really feel like you were on your own.

Toilets and showers were unbelievably nice and extremely clean. Can't say I've camped somewhere with facilities this good.

Highly recommend and will be revisiting!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

No dogs allowed

Portable toilet

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Pétanque TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Location

Strictly Camping

Woodlands Farm

Hastings Road

Pembury

Tunbridge Wells

Kent

England

TN2 4BL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.13702°N
0.33438°E

Nearest transport

Coach
4.9 km Royal Victoria Place
5 km War Memorial
5.6 km Victoria Hall
Rail
4.2 km High Brooms Rail Station
4.6 km Frant Rail Station
5.1 km Tunbridge Wells Rail Station
Ferry
34.4 km Gravesend Pier
35 km Tilbury Ferry Terminal
43.3 km Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
Airport
30.3 km Biggin Hill Airport
34.9 km London Gatwick Airport
34.9 km 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

One of the cutest and furriest of the locals, Winnie the Pooh, was dreamed up on walks around Ashdown Forest (40 minutes' drive): visit the inspiration for the Hundred Acre Wood, the Heffalump Trap and Eeyore’s Quiet And Gloomy Place amid walking trails and wildlife. If you need an extra fix of the furries, call in at the llama park enroute. If you’re more into castles and stately homes, you can more or less pick with a pin: flower fans and garden gurus may prefer Scotney and Sissinghurst (15 and 25 minutes away) for their elaborate horticultural arrangements; if you're mad about moats and turrets and blood-soaked history, make the half-hour trip to Hever and Leeds castles. For a gentler kind of heritage day, the steam engines of the Spa Valley Railway chuff their way sedately through the High Weald countryside between Tunbridge Wells and Eridge (10 and 20 minutes), and within an hour you can be tucking into fish and chips while you build your sandcastles down at Camber Sands.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Bexhill 34.7 km Sea N/AN/AN/AGood
Norman`S Bay 35.1 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
St Leonards 35.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hastings Pelham Beach 36.1 km Sea N/AN/AN/AGood
Pevensey Bay 36.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Scotney Castle 7.1 km

Groombridge Place and The Enchanted Forest 10.4 km

Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest 10.8 km

Penshurst Place and Gardens 11.4 km

Ightham Mote 14.2 km

National Trust

Sprivers Garden 6 km

Scotney Castle 7.2 km

Old Soar Manor 13.6 km

Ightham Mote 14.2 km

Knole 16.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Pembury - Woods - Farms - Fields - Pembury 1.1 km

Janet's Walk: Matfield - Paddock Wood - Matfield 2.9 km

TUDELEY WOODS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 23/04/1987) 3.3 km

DUNORLAN PARK 3.5 km

BAYHAM ABBEY 3.6 km

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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Strictly Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Strictly Camping dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Strictly Camping? One of the cutest and furriest of the locals, Winnie the Pooh, was dreamed up on walks around Ashdown Forest (40 minutes' drive): visit the inspiration for the Hundred Acre Wood, the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Strictly Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Strictly Camping? From R856,33 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.