Yamp Camp Deer Park

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 9.6 5 reviews
Visitor image of their pitch
Visitor image of their pitch
The deer park café and garden area
Spacious pitches
Space to spread out
Gorgeous walks around the site
View from one of the pitches
Wheelbarrows provided to transport your kit from car to pitch
Signage
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The deer park café and garden area
Spacious pitches
Space to spread out

  • Peaceful, family-friendly site in the woods of an ancient deer park
  • A 10-minute drive to Royal Tunbridge Wells; 20 minutes to Hever Castle
  • Café and food shop on site; fishing and clay pigeon shooting close by
Walk this way and you’ll be following in the footsteps of many before you… Yamp Camp Deer Park is surrounded by the woodlands of Eridge Park, the family estate of the Marquess of Abergavenny. Reputedly it’s the oldest enclosed deer park in all of England, and earned itself a mention in the Domesday Book. Fast-forward several centuries from that time and you’ll see that this family-friendly Kent site is now all set up for 21st-century life, with facilities including a reception area with shop and a café, plus separate male and female showers and toilets and accessible facilities. It’s a peaceful tents-only setup in the grass pitching areas, and it’s all kept nice and safe by having ample parking away from the pitches (but close enough to mean you don’t have to trot far with your kit). As you’d expect from a site within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, there are some gorgeous views from here to form a spectacular backdrop to your stay in an ancient deer park. It all makes an excellent setting for days of rural walks and outdoor pursuits like trout fishing and clay pigeon shooting or attending events at Eridge Park (festivals, sports events and country fairs among them). Elsewhere nearby there are some great circular walks from Royal Tunbridge Wells and Mayfield, watersports at Bewl Water and heritage galore at places like Hever Castle and Penshurst Place. Need a drink after all that activity? There are some great pubs in the local villages Eridge and Frant (both less than 10 minutes’ drive).

Site type

Tent pitches 100
Opens
Please note
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

9.6

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good site

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Nice setting quiet location with a nice cafe on site. Good size pitch with fire facilities friendly warden on site.
Toilets and Shower block very new and very good and good wash up facilities.

Disliked: On a personal note a very hilly ride of 4 miles into town and back

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Beautiful, peaceful surroundings, with visits from deer in the evenings. Spacious pitches…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful, peaceful surroundings, with visits from deer in the evenings. Spacious pitches in easy reach of the facilities. The shower and loo block has been upgraded this year providing lovely hot showers. Plenty of local attractions to visit - I enjoyed Penshurst Place this time - and the Deer Park Cafe was open all weekend. I had a fantastic breakfast on the Sunday morning. I loved my camp!

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Lovely quiet campsite with 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 6
Holly B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The space! The pitches were a good size and well spaced from each other. The showers were hot and kept clean. A really peaceful spot with good walks to local pubs

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My favourite campsite so far

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: I stayed at multiple campsites in my bikepacking trip, and this was easily the best one, by a country mile. The facilities were very good, and the site itself was peaceful, relaxing and well set out. It’s a beautiful spot. The fact there was a cafe on site for a morning coffee, was an added bonus. Great value for money, I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Disliked: Nothing

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Friendly greeting, well presented site with clean amenities.…

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 R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Friendly greeting, well presented site with clean amenities.

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Features

No 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 No dogs allowed

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Location

Yamp Camp Deer Park

Sham Farm Road

Eridge

Tunbridge Wells

Kent

England

TN3 9JB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.08383°N
0.22521°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.8 mi War Memorial
3.9 mi Royal Victoria Place
5.2 mi Victoria Hall
Rail
1.1 mi Eridge Rail Station
3.1 mi Crowborough Rail Station
3.3 mi Frant Rail Station
Ferry
21.6 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
25.8 mi Gravesend Pier
26.1 mi Tilbury Ferry Terminal
Airport
17.6 mi London Gatwick Airport
17.7 mi London Gatwick Airport South Terminal
18.4 mi London Gatwick Airport North 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

The place where you’ll be staying isn’t the only historic estate around, of course, so it’s a fine plan to set out and see a few more while you’re here. The ruins of Scotney Castle (20 minutes’ drive) and the rather more lavish Hever Castle (25 minutes) are both certainly worth a trip – the water maze at the latter is a particularly fun feature at the latter (don’t forget to pack a towel though…) Elsewhere, you could also take a wander around the 14th-century mansion and formal gardens at Penshurst Place (20 minutes) or take a stroll through the historic streets of Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 minutes). If you’d rather keep your focus on outdoor activities, head to Chalybeate Trout Fishery (five minutes’ walk), Meadowhead Sporting Clay Shooting School (15 minutes’ walk) or Bewl Water (20 minutes’ drive for watersports days. Mayfield (10 minutes) is a good place to set out for circular walks, and there are some fabulous trails at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest (25 minutes), which also has a Go Ape course for daredevils who’d like to get up into the treetops.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Norman`S Bay 19.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Pevensey Bay 19.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Bexhill 20.1 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AGood
St Leonards 21.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seaford 22.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Groombridge Place and The Enchanted Forest 2.8 mi

Penshurst Place and Gardens 6.5 mi

Scotney Castle 8 mi

Hever Castle and Gardens 8.6 mi

Batemans 9.4 mi

National Trust

Scotney Castle 7.9 mi

Sprivers Garden 9 mi

Bateman's 9.4 mi

Standen 10.5 mi

Sheffield Park Garden 11.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

ERIDGE PARK 1.1 mi

BROADWATER WARREN (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 18/05/2006) 1.7 mi

FRANT COURT 2 mi

PENNS IN THE ROCKS 2.5 mi

GROOMBRIDGE PLACE 2.7 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.

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  • Does Yamp Camp Deer Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Yamp Camp Deer Park dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Yamp Camp Deer Park? The place where you’ll be staying isn’t the only historic estate around, of course, so it’s a fine plan to set out and see a few more while you’re here. The ruins … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Yamp Camp Deer Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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