When can I check in and check out of Puddledock Woods Camping?

Camping and touring Arrive: 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11:30 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Puddledock Woods Camping?

From R694.18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Puddledock Woods Camping

View prices & book Last booked 2 days ago 9.7 94 reviews

The edge of the campsite, a path towards a local pub 15 mins away

Quiet and rural park in the middle of a two-acre woodland
A 20-minute drive from Canterbury and 25 minutes from Margate
Barbecues, campfires and dogs allowed; walks straight from the site

Wander the waterways and woodlands of England’s south east from Puddledock Woods Camping, a peaceful wild camping site in two acres of woodland, behind a smallholding and workshop in lush countryside 20 minutes’ drive from Canterbury. Public walks aplenty are around this no-frills site, whether you’d rather amble on pathways through the surrounding trees or towards a particular destination like a Georgian-era inn a 20-minute walk away with its gorgeous setting on the River Stour. The square mile of reed beds, fens, ditches and wet grassland at Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve is also reachable within 20 minutes on foot (or a five-minute drive) for yet more rambling, and the coast is a 15-minute drive away. Whatever you opt for, dogs are welcome to join you at Puddledock Woods; barbecues and small campfires are permitted as well if you’re planning on appeasing the appetite alfresco. The site has indoor and outdoor hot showers, washing-up facilities and a utility room with a kettle, microwave, toaster and fridges (with a freezer compartment). As cars have their own special area slightly away from the site to keep the place as peaceful as possible, the staff at Puddledock Woods Camping can help transport your gear by wheelbarrow from the parking area (just ask for help in advance, using the details in your booking confirmation email).

Site type

Open now

Please note

No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 04 May to Mon, 04 Nov 2024

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Looking for a cool peaceful place to enjoy the wilds,it's here.

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

Freddie A. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (wild, woodland)

Liked: A great place for probably the closest you can get to legal wild camping, it's right in the middle of a woods,plenty of trees to string a hammock, each pitch has it's own place for an open fire,there are picnic benches scattered around,despite its wild camping it has showers,toilets, fresh water, a little shop and so much more.Matt and his team are a really cool,friendly helpful guys.Highly recommended try it I'm sure you'll love it.

Disliked: Nothing, I'll be going back.

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Great site

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

Dawn G. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (wild, woodland)

Liked: Brilliant & quiet location Clean site Friendly owner Allows fires

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Great site in the woods

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

Fred H. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (wild, woodland)

Liked: Everything about the stay! Pitches were spacious so there was plenty of room for us.

Disliked: Mosquitos so definitely bring some spray or repellent.

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Peaceful and friendly site with quirky features

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

Emmy V. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (wild, woodland)

Liked: A quirky site with a friendly owner. We loved the woodland pitches, which were private and quiet. The outdoor showers under grapevines were refreshing and lovely. Facilities basic but clean and everything you could need.

Disliked: There are bits of tile and ceramics embedded in the pathway through the woods. It’s a pretty effect but some bits have comes loose so not so safe for small children who can fall and easily cut themselves. Having said that, our kids (3 and 18 months) loved the site, especially the rope swings and looking at the vintage cars.

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Travelled there with my wife, the spot we chose to pitch our…

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

Robilio S. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (wild, woodland)

Liked: Travelled there with my wife, the spot we chose to pitch our tent was simply perfect and gave us the feel of wild camping, honestly that’s what we wanted in the 1st place, could have not asked for more as our proper wild camp..loved the outdoor showers,would definitely recommend it giving a try.. lastly the host was a wonderful person he made sure to be around whenever we wanted anything.. just a tip for the guys about to go there don’t worry ur self logs would be available at site plus if you fancy a ice cream on that hot summer day everything there .. and lastly please carry a mosquito repellent as I was ok with it but they kept biting my wife lol 😜.. overall a lovely experience

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Good site, Great weather

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

claire S. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (wild, woodland)

Liked: Quirky site. Matt is always on hand to help

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Great little woodland site

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

Stacey B. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (wild, woodland)

Liked: Choosing own space in the different little sections Fires and table and benches provided Little shop

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Friendly welcome. Choose your own pitch. Handy shop for cold drinks, ice…

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

Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (wild, woodland)

Liked: Friendly welcome. Choose your own pitch. Handy shop for cold drinks, ice cream, bits you might have forgotten etc at very good prices. 2 fridges, washing up station, phone charging. Lots of little handy extras that made the trip much less stressful. Staff there are lovely, really friendly, kind and helpful. My 5 year old loved the rope swings! Picnic benches and fire pits around the site.

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Lovely relaxing

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

Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (wild)

Liked: Atmospere, relax, exactly what I was looking for. We had choice loads of sites to pitch our tent, as apposed to somewhere on a field. We were allowed to have our own fire by our tent. The open air showers under a vine was a first for me. Staff was friendly and helpfull. I liked the old cars and other paraphernalia to be found around the camping.

Disliked: A bit pricey maybe, but then everything has become more expensive, so that's hard to tell in the end

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The woodland setting for the pitches was peaceful and shady. Firepits were…

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	No rating

Paul S. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (wild)

Liked: The woodland setting for the pitches was peaceful and shady. Firepits were provided although had holes in which meant some burning wood fell through! Owner was friendly and there was a relaxed policy with few or no rules. Availability of wheelbarrows was useful as you can’t park next to the pitches. There was handwash and loo roll in the toilets.

Disliked: The facilities were grubby and did not look like they had been cleaned properly in a long time. The pull cords for the lights in the toilets were dark brown and the floors were very dirty. There was smelly, stagnant water in a ditch on the entrance track which had various discarded items in such as old toys and footballs. There were lots of mosquitos, probably due to the stagnant ditch.

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Features

Dogs allowed

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 TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

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

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Puddledock Woods Camping

Upstreet

Kent

England

CT3 4DP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.32752°N
1.19758°W

Route directions

The site is accessed by a track running alongside neighbouring Nethergong Camping which splits three ways at the end. To enter the park, bear right and follow the track past the Airstream caravan and pond to the end.

Nearest transport

Coach

7 km Bus Depot

9.2 km The Square

Rail

6 km Sturry Rail Station

6.9 km Herne Bay Rail Station

8.3 km Minster Rail Station

Ferry

15.1 km Ramsgate Ferry Terminal

24.2 km Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal

24.8 km Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal

Airport

11.4 km Kent International Airport

43.6 km London Southend Airport

45.4 km 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

As well as being pretty, the area around the site is dotted with towns and cities worth perusing – from historic Canterbury to coastal Margate. Try the former to punt down the Stour, roam the Roman walls and take Chaucer-themed tours towards the cathedral; the latter, meanwhile, is home to a sandy beach, the seafront Turner Contemporary gallery and a vintage fairground (25 minutes’ drive away). Even closer than Margate is Herne Bay (15 minutes): head here for salty walks beside the Reculver Towers and Roman Fort on Herne Bay, an old Anglo-Saxon monastery that nods to the region’s history as a dock for ships in the Roman era. Or follow the coast around to Botany Bay (half an hour from Puddledock Woods Camping) to hunt for fossils below the chalk-white cliffs. For very famed white cliffs, Dover (and its ferry ports for France) is a 40-minute drive, while Whitstable and its oysters are 25 minutes away in the other direction. If the kids are needing some solid entertainment, the creatures at Howletts Wild Animal Park and Wingham Wildlife Park are 20 and 15 minutes’ drive away respectively.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Herne Bay	6.6 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Herne Bay Central	7.4 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Minnis Bay, Birchington	8.4 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
West Bay, Westgate	11.2 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Tankerton	11.4 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Howletts Wild Animal Park 7.6 km

St Augustine's Abbey 9.4 km

Canterbury Cathedral 9.6 km

Canterbury Roman Museum 9.7 km

West Gate Towers Museum 9.9 km

National Trust

The White Cliffs of Dover 23.9 km

South Foreland Lighthouse 24.1 km

Stoneacre 44 km

Smallhythe Place 47.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Grove Ferry - Stodmarsh - Wickhambreaux - Grove Ferry 0.9 km

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church Buffer Zone 9.3 km

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church 9.3 km

GOODNESTONE PARK 9.6 km

DANE JOHN GARDENS 10.1 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Puddledock Woods Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Puddledock Woods Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Puddledock Woods Camping? As well as being pretty, the area around the site is dotted with towns and cities worth perusing – from historic Canterbury to coastal Margate. Try the former to punt down the … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Puddledock Woods Camping?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 11:30 a.m.

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How much does it cost to stay at Puddledock Woods Camping? From R694.18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.