Sunnyside Farm Camping

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 8.9 103 reviews
Grass pitch
Grass pitch
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Views of the countryside
The field
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A view of the field
Entrance to the site
Gate to the site
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Grass tent pitch
Views of the countryside
The field

  • Small and simple farm site on the Coast to Cathedral cycle route
  • Canterbury, Howlett's Zoo and Wingham Wildlife Park within 15 minutes
  • Half an hour's drive from Dover, Deal and Walmer Castles
Partial to a pedal-powered pilgrimage? The 50-mile Coast to Cathedral route across the Kent Downs between Canterbury and Dover passes right by this fab farm site. Sunnyside Farm Camping is a small and simple affair, on a farm whose family have been tilling the soil and rearing livestock here for generations. Having been farming the Pett Bottom valley so long they’ve got a road named after them, the family running the site know the area like no-one else can, and they’re happy to advise on biking and walking paths nearby. By car, it's a little under five minutes’ drive from here to the hamlet of Pett Bottom, and a 15-minute journey to the ancient cathedral city of Canterbury. After each year’s harvest, a herd of sheep joins the cows, chickens and arable crops here, making for a lively chorus of countryside sounds: when pottering across to collect fresh breakfast eggs from the porch, taking in the views over the Kent Downs, you could be holidaying in Chaucer’s time... (The amenities belong firmly in this era though: clean, basic and bright shared washrooms housed in a wooden farm building.) And if you prefer cantering to cycles and strolls? Pay a call to the riding centre in the village, and trek the chalk hills on horseback for added historical vibes.

Site type

Tent pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Opens
Please note
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating based on 103 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 88% of visitors View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great for a quiet getaway.

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Very nice and quiet, safe for kids to run around and had a clean toilet/shower room.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

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Great quiet site, attractions best use park and ride and buses.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Rosemarie G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Very quiet site, owls hooting at night. Lovely walks in nearby woods. Easy access to Canterbury and Old Dover Rd park and ride.
Basic facilities, chemical toilet and washing up area, cold water only. Shower, flush toilet over lane. Could have been a bit cleaner. Not a fan sharing with cobebs and spiders. Shower OK. Recycling and refuse bins next to shower. Plus freezer in porch for ice block use.
We stayed 7 nights. Visited Canterbury, Dover Castle and Margate using Park and Ride for £4 and our Senior bus passes.
When visiting Cathedral we ate in conference bar and was reasonably priced. Visited West Gate gardens, St Augustines. We were restricted to attractions as we had our Daschhound with us.
We drove to Whitstable and was very disappointed as it had lost its charm. £3.70 hour parking!

Disliked: Shower/toilet could have been cleaner.

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Nice quiet pitches, friendly hosts (only needed to contact them as we…

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
Gabrielle L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice quiet pitches, friendly hosts (only needed to contact them as we took a wrong turn), ideal spot for visiting other local areas.
Will be booking again soon for a longer stay.

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Quiet location, in a beautiful setting.

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Location is perfect, absolutely beautiful and very quiet

Recommend to friends Visit again

Small well maintained facilities Lovely location Friendly owners…

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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Small well maintained facilities
Lovely location
Friendly owners

Recommend to friends Visit again

Small Lovely clean and quiet campsite, with wonderful 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
Lou C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Small Lovely clean and quiet campsite, with wonderful staff.

Disliked: Single lane roads.

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Lovely site, great facilities. Not too busy.

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Very slightly sloping grass field, well draining, with basic facilities in the field and a separate shower room. Rubbish facilities and recycling available also. Privacy easily had where we aren’t all in a row.

Owners are lovely and friendly. Really nice part of the world. Perfect place to stay for a few nights.

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Small, clean and simple

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: We loved the simple and clean facilities as well as the ability to select where to pitch. The picnic table was a real asset to us with our 3 young children. Helpful local information in the washroom and seperate cold water sink in field for washing up and drinking water. The washroom was across a quiet lane but as we would have gone with our children anyway, this was not a concern to us. We were a little unsure we were in the right place initially but the owner popped out to reassure us and point us in the direction of the field opposite.

At night we had a beautiful view of the blue super-moon and heard nothing but farm animals and birds.

Disliked: Nothing. It was just what we were after!

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Lovely site!

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
Jessica L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Small size of campsite and the peaceful countryside location. Ideal for a stop-over near the ferry port, only 30 mins drive away.

Disliked: Only one toilet and shower facility but it was only quiet when we were there so there weren’t any queues.

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Just right for a relaxing time away from the busyness of life…

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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Just right for a relaxing time away from the busyness of life in beautiful Kent countryside. Friendly owners and facilties good. Great walking directly from the tent.

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Features

Dogs 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

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 Remote location Walkers' paradise

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 Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Sunnyside Farm Camping

Pett Bottom

Canterbury

Kent

England

CT4 5PB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.22708°N
1.09276°W

Route directions

Please note there are two Sunnyside Farms on Pitchup near Canterbury. This one is the one near the village of Bridge; use the site postcode for the satnav. Go under the old railway bridge; the site is at the next turning on the right (about 1.5 miles). If you get to the Duck Inn you have just passed the farm.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.4 mi New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal
3.4 mi Bus Station
9.4 mi Swan Lane
Rail
3 mi Bekesbourne Rail Station
3.3 mi Canterbury East Rail Station
3.9 mi Chartham Rail Station
Ferry
9.1 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal
12.3 mi Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal
12.3 mi Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
Airport
14.2 mi Kent International Airport
20.1 mi Lydd London Ashford Airport
29 mi London Southend 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

When you’ve walked, cycled and hacked across Kent, there’s only one option left: make for Canterbury (15 minutes’ drive) and punt or canoe your way down the Stour, stopping off for wanders of the Roman walls and guided Chaucer themed town walks, to finish up in the cathedral. For more adventures in the ancient, the trio of Deal, Walmer and Dover Castles are all half an hour’s drive away and full of sights from times gone by, including a Roman lighthouse, secret World War II tunnels and the Duke of Wellington’s seaside pad. History with a side serving of bells and whistles can be had with a steam ride on the restored Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (40 minutes). Half an hour away, the Sandwich and Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve serves up cliffs and saltmarshes, with seal colonies offshore in winter and summer cuckoos and nightingales turning the place into a sound garden. Or visit Britain’s only desert: Dungeness National Nature Reserve (50 minutes) is a landscape loved by waders and migratory birds, made extra picworthy by the looming power station. For more contained encounters with wildlife, try Wingham Wildlife Park, a large collection of small creatures with exotic names such as tamanduas and cloud rats, while bigger beasts including Kent’s only giant anteaters stalk the plains at Howlett’s Zoo; both are half an hour away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
West Beach, Whitstable 9.5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Tankerton 9.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Herne Bay Central 10.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Herne Bay 10.4 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sandgate 10.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

St Augustine's Abbey 3.5 mi

Canterbury Tales 3.6 mi

Canterbury Cathedral 3.6 mi

Canterbury Roman Museum 3.6 mi

Howletts Wild Animal Park 3.6 mi

National Trust

The White Cliffs of Dover 12.5 mi

South Foreland Lighthouse 13.5 mi

Smallhythe Place 21.5 mi

Stoneacre 22.4 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 23.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

DANE JOHN GARDENS 3.3 mi

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church Buffer Zone 3.6 mi

Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church 3.6 mi

BROOME PARK 4.2 mi

CHILHAM CASTLE 5.9 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Sunnyside Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sunnyside Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sunnyside Farm Camping? When you’ve walked, cycled and hacked across Kent, there’s only one option left: make for Canterbury (15 minutes’ drive) and punt or canoe your way down the Stour, stopping off for wanders … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sunnyside Farm Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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