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Palmers Farm Camp Site
Palmers Farm
Coopers Lane
Fordcombe
Tunbridge Wells
Kent (Browse area)
TN3 0RN
Tel: 01892 740209
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Pitches: 40
Open: 01/04/2024 to 30/09/2024
01/04/2025 to 30/09/2025
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 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 No Showers |
 No Washing Up Area |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <10 miles |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: July 2020 |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Mitzi68 |
1 review from this member |
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 I love the site, very friendly owner who will bring firewood every day.
The scenery is breathtaking, water is provided and a toilet as well.
It is very child friendly and its great for a quick getaway.
We love coming here a few times a year. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2019 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: Chazie |
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Absolutely love this place been going since I was young, and my parents been going since they were little.
My kids really enjoyed this place. Lovely views. Peaceful. Having your own fire of a night time is amazing.
Cold water and a toilet. You don’t need nothing else. Kids can play ball games, hide and seek etc.
You can take a walk down to the river, visit the cows. Lots for little kids to explore.
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| Date of Visit: August 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Campingkath |
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This had been the first time I had the pleasure of going to this site, although my good friend who I had gone with had been going to this site since she was a child. I took my 4 year old little girl with me.
For the majority of our stay my self my daughter and my good friend and her son were the only ones there.
The farmer was lovely and very friendly.
This is a site for a camper who does not mind the bear essentials (fresh water tap, Tin hut with a chemical toilet), my self and the people I had gone with found it no problem at all.
The wood for the fires of an evening were collected in the nearby woods, we were informed there was no problem going in there to gather wood as long as no live wood was cut down,
This gave us all great joy especially my 4 year old as she was able to help collect the fallen twigs and pieces of wood from the floor.
We are hoping to be going back again this year around the same time, we all really enjoyed our stay and are very egar to go back.
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Escapingbrown |
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The 1st thing you should know is that if you put the postcode into your sat nav, it won't take you exactly to where the campsite is - it'll take you to the farm. If you're coming from the direction of Tunbridge Wells, the campsite is about 200m before the farm, on the other side of the road where the downward hill doglegs left.
It's a very large crop field which rolls gently down into a valley. The camping area stretches approximately halfway along the upper side with room for probably about 12-15 tents plus cars. The northwards view towards what I gather is the Medway Valley, is very beautiful - one of the best I've experienced from many a campsite I've been to. The sky above is fairly busy with air traffic coming and going in various directions, but felt nothing out of the ordinary for me in S. London.
The view and the rawness of this campsite are it's attractions; it has 1 standpipe (didn't see any more), a chemical toilet someway down the edge of the site and a large metal bin by the entrance (plus some odd old empty wagon made of wood). The standpipe is tucked away in the bushes to the left of the bin as you look at it. The bin was overflowing when we arrived and more overflowing when we left, but didn't see of hear any animals scavenging. I also didn't use the toilet - two out of the six of us camping did, the rest used the toilet at the Chafford Arms (will come to that in a moment). They returned shaking their heads, I gather it's essentially a bucket with a seat on it - I asked nothing more. The other feature worth mentioning is that quite a lot of the ground was a bit bumpy and uneven.
It cost us £6 to stay - collected by the farmer around 6-7pm. No firewood offered.
The Chafford Arms is a 1 mile walk away along the roads to Fordcombe. It's a lovely pub with a nice garden, a good selection of drinks and nice food but the head barman's demeanour definitely isn't the friendliest I've experienced. One of the local farmers I spoke with said the Spotted Dog north of Fordcombe is a much friendlier pub.
I'd definitely go back there with my mates again and/or a large group, but probably not with the wife and future kids.
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| Date of Visit: April 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Elliotbeken |
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Excellent camp site for campers looking for a good time. The owner is very friendly and flexible.
Facilities are limited to one chemical toilet and fresh running water (drinkable) all me and my mates need.
I have stayed here many times and will stay many more. The local shops I have visited are 5-10 min drive in the car. The site is located in a fantastic valley.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
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| Reviewer: JSharp |
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Dropped down here for a night earlier this month whilst I was travelling from the East coast to the West. I've stayed here previously in the past.
There's a few single track roads to go through to get here, which can be a pain, but it's not the worse. Also avoid the main road through Tunbridge Wells if you can, because it's a nightmare that I found to be on a par with central Bristol.
It had chucked it down with rain, so when other people arrived, they were reluctant to drive further up the pitch, making parking very limited and blocking access. In the end I got my car stuck faffing about for a space to fit my saloon.
A large family was staying at the other end of the pitch from me, who stayed up all night talking, drinking and singing and kept us awake. Then to add salt to the wound, their children were up at the crack of dawn, running around shouting and screaming and trampling the crops with a dog. Not the fault of the owner, true, but it was just an irritation.
Facilities are really limited, but I knew this and Palmer's Farm is an experience in itself really. The toilet is essentially a bucket in an old tin shed. Previous camper's waste is dumped just outside it in a pile. Best to pray that there aren't many people around when you need to go to the loo, because there's a huge gap in the door when you close it! A little more bleach in the bucket would be appreciated too!
Worth going to for the experience and the view, but not recommended if you have children or women on board because of the limited facilities.
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| Date of Visit: May 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Ianladd |
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Stayed here for a nights camping and a decent hike around the Kent countryside on Sat.
As previous reviews have stated, this is a very basic site:
1 chemical toilet. (Bit nasty but an amazing view with your poo!)
1 standpipe in a hedge. (Took a few minutes to find it!)
1 Field with an amazing view across the Medway Valley!
This one is all about the location. Perfectly situated for hiking along the Medway or into Tunbridge Wells. And what an amazing view to wake up to. I woke at about 6-6:30 to see the valley filled with morning mist, but an hour later the visibility was good for miles.
The Farmer who owns the site was friendly and helpful as were the other campers. Also, you are fine to have fires but the farm doesn't supply firewood. This was fine for others who turned up in cars but for hikers may be a bit more difficult.
Overall, a brilliant place if your happy with very basic facilities (We loved it) And perfectly situated for walking etc.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: ChanteF |
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I have just visited this camp site with a group of friends and found the owner very welcoming and helpful.
The site is in a great location, although difficult to find, the scenery is lovely and the walk down the cornfield towards the river is beautiful. Being next to a cow field we were allowed to climb over the fence and visit the cows.
The toilet was not the best however perfect for the traditional camping experience. The owner of the caravan on site was quite a character and extremely friendly.
Would like to revisit the site, thank you for a lovely time.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: ShaniM |
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I very much enjoyed my stay at Palmers farm. A short while after our arrival we were welcomed to the site and told about a river near the site, which we enjoyed taking a 10minute walk to.
As the website said, the camp was basic having one chemical toilet and one faucet that provided clean water, which was adequate for our one night stay.
There are lovely views from the top of the hill and a wooded area with a tire swing.
All in all, our experience at Palmers Farm was delectable and we all agree that we would happily return.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: RowanR |
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Positives first.
Stunning views, campsite positioned along one side of a corn field so every pitch looks over the corn field that drops away and the valley below, only one other campers when I was there, campsite located off of a country lane (Coopers Lane) so no traffic noise (campsite sign tied to the farm gate).
The farmer pops in when he’s passing if he sees someone has pitched a tent and collects the money which was £5 per person per night. He told me that there’s normally none to a couple of campers at anyone time other than at the odd bank holiday weekends when there can be quite a lot of regulars, but they normal use the adjacent field or if there a festival on at the Hop Farm and they put on a bus.
Negatives.
There’s only a tap providing running water and a tin shed with a chemical toilet. Personally, I prefer the piece and quite and I imagine that if there was a shower block etc. The place would be packed but I appreciate that’s not everyone’s cup of tea.
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