Gatehouse Wood Country Park

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Woodland surroundings
New corner pitches
Birdseye
New pitches

  • Peaceful family-friendly touring park in a woodland in rural Kent
  • Leeds Castle 20 minutes’ drive and the Kent Downs 40 minutes
  • Coffee shop on site; Wealdway and Pilgrims Way half an hour's walk
Surrounded by mature trees, the family-friendly grass pitches at Gatehouse Wood Country Park are somewhat unusual – for they were created on the relics of an old quarry. Found 20 minutes’ drive from Sevenoaks, this peaceful site puts you right in the middle of the Garden of England, within easy reach of the Kent Downs National Landscape, Royal Tunbridge Wells and the Kent coast. The park is just off the A20 at the bottom of Wrotham Hill, so it’s also a handy stopover if you’re London or Dover bound – in fact the train to London leaves from the village of Borough Green (10 minutes’ drive) if you fancy a day sightseeing in the big city. Hikers (and any accompanying dogs) will also be pleased to know that Gatehouse Wood is only a few minutes’ walk from both the Weald Way and the Pilgrims Way. On-park facilities include spotless shower blocks with heated showers, hand dryers and shaving points, plus a separate accessible facility and a fully equipped laundry room. Friendly staff members are on hand with information on the local area. Barbecues are allowed (off the ground only please), but if you prefer not to cook there’s a foodie pub just five minutes’ walk away and several restaurants close by too. Borough Green has pretty much everything else you could need, from supermarkets and a chemist to hairdressers, cafés and a posh spa.

Campground type

Caravans for hire 3
Caravan sites 52
RV & Motorhome sites 52
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • Tents are not accepted at this park.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • Wood burners of any kind are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

AA 5 pennants

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great clean quiet site with very friendly, helpful staff

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

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Liked: Lovely quiet and clean site. Great coffee shop and pastries in the morning and they went out of their way to help when my battery went flat. Gave me a jump start to get me going. Very friendly and all round great stay. Actually going back next week for 3 days

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The Cleanest Camp Site I have ever stayed at. Staff were very…

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

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Liked: The Cleanest Camp Site I have ever stayed at. Staff were very friendly and the toilet/shower block & Laundry Room was very well equipped, very clean and maintained. Coffee shop with amazing pastries. Dog walking paths were great and amazing views on the top field.

Disliked: Could do with a small shop selling essential items and possibly sell more than pastries in the coffee shop - maybe a toasted sandwich.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking time to write your review, we are very pleased you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again in the future.

Excellent clean well kept site.

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
Nicola W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

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Liked: We had a lovely stay here. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The site was kept very clean and tidy. We shall be re booking soon.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking time to write your review we are happy you enjoyed your stay at Gatehouse Wood and look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Lovely site- friendly and helpful. Shane pitches are so small.

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

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Liked: Friendly helpful staff. Nice to be able to discuss suitability of allocated pitch. We changed to a sunny one - it was no problem at all. Clean facilities but poor shower needs updating

Disliked: As the bank holiday weekend came we realised how small and how close the pitches were to each other. Our newly arrived next door neighbours were constantly banging their motorhome door. One child coughed all night- which I know they can’t help but they were so close we heard even the slightest cough.
Hardly room to park car next to caravan

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Would certainly visit again for a short weekend break.

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

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Liked: Great little site, very clean and well kept, fab staff, on-site coffee shop selling tasty pastries too. Some great walks around the area too.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write your review we hope to see you again in the future.

Very friendly managers

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

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Liked: Arrived late-ish. The new managers were extremely friendly, always important……Everything explained & easy to access fresh water fill up. We used the on board shower as this was the first night out in our new (to us) motorhome, so can’t comment on the shower block. A Good overnight option to stop off enroute to Dover particually if you can get a working 230V supply. Site seemingly undergoing a refurb.

Disliked: 230V hook up didn’t work for us, managers loaned us a new cable suggesting mine looked old, however still no power. Not too much of an issue for us as we had gas & the leisure battery could cope with a night without 230V. Created a bit of anxiety though thinking it could be another issue with our van…. However luckily all worked absolutely fine at every place we stayed for the next 9 nights so was definitely the site. Could be an issue is more reliant on hook up…..

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write your review we hope to see you again in the future.

Have booked again for Easter

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

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Liked: Level pitch, well spaced

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write your review we hope to see you again in the future.

Perfect spots for sightseeing the region

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Ute L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

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Liked: Very friendly and helpfull staff, clean and well equipped facilities, only short walk for dogs, when full, sites very close to each other.

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From the manager: Thankyou for your review we look forward to welcoming you back in the future .

the pitch and toilet block were well maintained and overall value was…

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

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Liked: the pitch and toilet block were well maintained and overall value was very good

Disliked: no proper introduction to the site as management changeover and couldnt find out if wifi was available

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From the manager: We are sorry there was no one available to greet you we now have new management in place. Wifi is not currently available . We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

Nice layout lots of space per pitch,

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

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Liked: Nice layout, lots of space.

Disliked: Check in, nobody available on arrival no answer on phone, started setting up in late arrivals, although we were well within check in time. Eventually some long term guests saw us in. Didn’t see any staff throughout our visit so no WiFi info etc.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking time to leave a review.


Features

Leisure on site

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

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Bush Luxury Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Gatehouse Wood Country Park

Ford Lane

Wrotham Heath

Sevenoaks

Kent

England

TN15 7SD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.29954°N
0.34467°W

Route directions

The satnav may take you too far down Ford Lane; the property is just 200 yards from the top of the lane.

Nearest transport

Coach
13 km King Street
13 km King Street
16.1 km Bus Station
Rail
2.8 km Borough Green & Wrotham Rail Station
5.2 km West Malling Rail Station
6.8 km East Malling Rail Station
Ferry
16.3 km Gravesend Pier
16.9 km Tilbury Ferry Terminal
28.9 km Woolwich Arsenal Pier
Airport
22 km Biggin Hill Airport
30.7 km London City Airport
38.8 km London Gatwick 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

There’s certainly plenty to keep history buffs happy in this corner of Kent; the gorgeous and moated National Trust-owned Ightham Mote (15 minutes’ drive) has opulent interiors packed with Tudor and Jacobean decorative arts, and the family can easily spend a whole day watching falconry displays and whizzing down zipwires at Leeds Castle (20 minutes), where there are also lavish apartments open for tours. Got green fingers? Be inspired by the park at Penshurst Place and Gardens (half an hour), laid out in formal plantings and woodland walks, or visit Hever Castle and Gardens (35 minutes), an enticing mash-up of medieval and Tudor architecture with walled flower beds and waterside walks. Sporting types can play a round or two on local golf courses (the nearest is five minutes’ drive away), and there are several fisheries within 40 minutes by car. If you’re looking for something more high-octane, there are frequent driver experiences and track days at Brands Hatch (15 minutes), the home of British motor racing. Teenage shopping addicts with you? They’ll be pleased to know that Lakeside Shopping Centre is just half an hour away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sheerness 33 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Leigh Bell Wharf 34.1 km Estuary GoodN/APoorN/A
Southend Chalkwell 34.9 km Estuary N/AGoodN/AGood
Minster Leas 35.2 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southend Westcliff Bay 35.4 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ightham Mote 7 km

Knole 10.3 km

Rochester Castle 14.8 km

Rochester Cathedral 14.9 km

The Historic Dockyard Chatham 16.4 km

National Trust

Old Soar Manor 4.9 km

Ightham Mote 7.1 km

Knole 10.2 km

Owletts 10.9 km

Cobham Wood and Mausoleum 11 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Trosley Country Park - Trottiscliffe - Ryarsh - North Downs 2.8 km

Hodsell Street - Ash-cum-Ridley - Fairseat - Hodsell Street 3.6 km

IGHTHAM COURT 3.9 km

MEREWORTH CASTLE 6.1 km

OXEN HOATH 6.5 km

Local events

  • All Points East (Friday 22 August 2025 – Friday 22 August 2025)

    London, England 37.3 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.

Offers

Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Powered concrete slab caravan site
  • 20% off Managers Special 20%

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Gatehouse Wood Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Gatehouse Wood Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Gatehouse Wood Country Park? There’s certainly plenty to keep history buffs happy in this corner of Kent; the gorgeous and moated National Trust-owned Ightham Mote (15 minutes’ drive) has opulent interiors packed with Tudor and Jacobean … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Gatehouse Wood Country Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Gatehouse Wood Country Park? From $58.25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.