Jessamine Farm

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Arial view of our wild tent field with mowed pitches
Arial view of our wild tent field with mowed pitches
View of our camping field
Lovely summers day in our camping field
The orchard's apples are used to make drinks every year
Beautiful pond full of wildlife that lights up in the dark
The view from the entrance in old romney
Camping field with view of our bell tent
Lovely retro caravan sitting on one of our bark caravan pitches
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View of our camping field
Lovely summers day in our camping field
The orchard's apples are used to make drinks every year

  • Dog-friendly farm site in Romney Marsh run by a friendly family
  • Cycling and walking paths nearby; a 15-minute drive to Dungeness
  • Café next door and a traditional pub five minutes’ walk away
Kicking back peacefully in Kent will be the only task at hand at dog-friendly Jessamine Farm, unless you want to count roaming around Romney Marsh by bicycle or visiting a lighthouse or lush beach on the coast. Folks have been cantering to Jessamine Farm for over 40 years - since 1978 - so thousands before you have also gone on to track down the easily accessible local National Cycle Routes (including the numbers two and 11) and walking trails. Just like you might, they’ve probably also plopped down on a lush grassy spot in the orchard to take in the starry skies on a clear night. This family-run site is peaceful indeed, and it has a lot of character: Puff the horse may spy on you from afar and you may also spot the family’s dog Omen (also known as chief rabbit chaser and sock thief). The meadow has a wildlife pond, and on the note of wildlife, bird chorus will also serve as a ‘good morning’ from the feathered kind. When you’re feeling peckish, either rustle up something edible on a campfire or head out to one of several local spots. Next door, there’s a typical British café serving fry-ups. New Romney, five minutes’ drive away, has a supermarket, and popular restaurants including an Italian and a Mediterranean restaurant. A traditional pub is also five minutes’ walk away.

Campground type

Rent a tent 1
Caravan sites 8
Tent sites 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • 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 7 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 7 metres are not allowed.
  • Units heavier than 3500 kilograms are not allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Please note that due to fire safety, if you are bringing either a gazebo or an awning, cars must be parked in the car park rather than on the pitch. It is only permitted that you bring one additional item. 20 kWh per stay is included in the price, any usage beyond this is metered on site at £0.25 per kWh and must be paid onsite using a pre-paid topup card. Please note that any unused credit is non-refundable.

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Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 127 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

95% would recommend this campground to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This family-run spot's a peaceful escape with a friendly vibe & helpful staff. Guests rave about clean facilities, decent pitches & lovely surroundings – great for exploring. Some noted road noise & wanted more showers/dishwashing spots. Well-kept & welcoming overall.

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Great stay for a short bank holiday getaway!

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Natasha W.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Stayed in my small campervan in the tent field (not the EHU pitches). Nice but pitch, good distance between each one. Nice clean toilets, lots of drinking water taps around. Friendly welcome!

Disliked Nothing! Road might be noisy if in a tent but not in a van.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect for families, with amble of space, friendly well serviced site

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charles B.

Powered caravan site

Liked This is a family run friendly site.
They are growing with reputations and you can see why.
Nestled in the Kent country side or rural Romney and 15mins from the local towns and beaches,

The pitches are fully serviced with water and electric on your pitch, a good size to allow for awning and level pitches.

2 area’s one for touring electric and one open field meadow with a pond for the campers.

The toilets are always we kept and clean and so is the shower.

There is only one shower and they are working on getting another installed for next season. But it worked well none the less.

We are a family of 2 adults , 2 kiddies 2 doggies and we have had a really lovely time.
We made great memories and made new friends even with Kirsty and Puff the pony.

We will be back.
Pitch 10

Disliked The bank holiday wasn’t long enough 😅

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great site

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Paul M.

Powered caravan site

Liked Great set up, welcoming staff, good facilities. Location - opposite an amazing 12th century church, on the marsh with wonderful night skies, next up great cafe.

Disliked Some road noise

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very welcoming. Pitch was perfect. …

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Jacqueline B.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Very welcoming. Pitch was perfect. Lovely and clean. Will definitely book again. Supplying fire pits. A fantastic idea

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and well maintained facilities, friendly staff- excellent!

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked It's a beautiful spot, calm, peaceful, with lots of space for the kids and dog to play. We had a very relaxing stay. We also found everyone who worked there to be incredibly helpful and friendly. We felt right at home immediately.

Disliked My only quibble was the traffic sound from the road, but there's nothing you can do about that!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really lovely family friendly campsite, will 100% be back

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Jo C.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Great facilities
Really felt like you were in nature, mowed area to camp in but surrounded by longer grass
Hot shower and fresh floor towel for each user
Friendly owners
Loved the fire baskets and wood kits you can hire- one less thing to think about

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely stay, really helpful team, toilets…

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Lauren M.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely stay, really helpful team, toilets and shower cleaned regularly

Disliked Toilets are quite far from camping pitches, theres only one shower for the grounds and theres no washing up area. I know this is already in the planning though so not their fault

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site with excellent facilities & great owners.

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debbie S.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked We stayed with friends, 5 little ones between us aged 5 to 9 and found this site to be lovely the toilet and shower were pretty much spotless, one of the cleanest facilities we've been to. The owners were lovely and friendly, the grounds are beautiful we saw the bats at night, rabbits very early in the morning kids loved it.

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The nice pitches for the tents,…

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Maryline B.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked The nice pitches for the tents, wooden and pretty cabins for facilities and friendly and helpful owners.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well positioned for attractions. Great site. Quiet with level ground.

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Ben W.

Powered caravan site

Liked Very pleasant site. Great hosts, set us up with electric on the tenting field which we appreciated. Clean, tidy, well laid out.

Disliked Only criticism is there being only a single shower, so you have to really pick when to try and use it if the site is busy. However, I did note the plumbing already in place for additional shower stalls in the future, so I won't consider it as a real negative.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 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

Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Golf nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Jessamine Farm

Romney Marsh

Old Romney

Kent

England

TN29 9SG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.98927°N
0.89678°E

Nearest transport

Coach
14.4 km Holiday Extras
14.5 km Holiday Extras
14.7 km Swan Lane
Rail
7.5 km Appledore (Kent) Rail Station
9.3 km Ham Street Rail Station
12.4 km Rye Rail Station
Ferry
19.6 km Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal
32.6 km Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal
33.8 km Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
Airport
4.7 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

Working your way outwards is a good plan of action, and beginning that tactical exploration will no doubt be a visit to the Brenzett Aeronautical Museum (five minutes’ drive), where there’s a wartime equipment collection, aircraft crash site remains and other wartime artefacts. A different chapter of history is on-hand (and interactive) at Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (five minutes), a heritage railway which will take you Dungeness the old-fashioned way. Once in Dungeness (15 minutes), there’s a fair few next courses of action… climbing to the very top of the Old Lighthouse, a Grade II-listed building which saved many ships in the 20th century, perhaps? Keeping your eyes peeled for rare birds (booming bitterns and wheatears, even) in the RSPB nature reserve? Port Lympne Safari Park (25 minutes) has a good-sized selection of bigger animals; the acres-wide drive-in savannah features lions, tigers and wolves.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Littlestone 5.1 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Mary'S Bay (Kent) 6.4 km Sea GoodN/AGoodGood
Dymchurch 8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Camber 9.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Hythe 15.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Camber Sands 9.5 km

Port Lympne Wild Animal Park 12.2 km

Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway 15.3 km

Kent & East Sussex Railway 17.3 km

Ashford Designer Outlet 18.5 km

National Trust

Lamb House 12.3 km

Smallhythe Place 15 km

Bodiam Castle 24.8 km

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 26.1 km

The White Cliffs of Dover 34.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lydd - Lydd-on-Sea - Greatstone - New Romney - Lydd 4.4 km

The Romney Sound Mirrors Trail 6.6 km

DUNGENESS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 29/05/2004) 7.3 km

Power and Pebbles at Dungeness 9.8 km

Rye Harbour - Winchelsea 11 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 Jessamine Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Jessamine Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Jessamine Farm? Working your way outwards is a good plan of action, and beginning that tactical exploration will no doubt be a visit to the Brenzett Aeronautical Museum (five minutes’ drive), where there’s a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Jessamine Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Jessamine Farm? From $37.33 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.