Wild camping: Tent campgrounds in Wateringbury, England

Branbridges Leisure

• Small family-run campsite set in woodland alongside the River Medway
• Leeds Castle and Bewl Water Aqua Park both 25 minutes’ drive
• Water sports, walking and biking from the pitches; licensed café

The Hop Farm

• Spacious park spread across 500 acres of Kent countryside
• Five minutes' drive from Paddock Wood station and trains to London
• Access to the River Medway for canoeing and fishing

Strictly Camping

• Simple site with woodland trails in the High Weald countryside
• A 15-minute drive from walks, fishing and watersports on Bewl Water
• Campfires welcome on site; pubs five minutes' drive away in Pembury

Kings Oak Farm

• Adults-only caravan pitches on an 80-acre Kent working farm
• A 10-minute drive from Leeds Castle; vineyard 15 minutes away
• Off-grid site with beef, lamb, pork and eggs all for sale

Frittenden Orchard

• Orchard pitches on a fruit farm and plant nursery in Kent countryside
• A 10-minute drive to Sissinghurst Castle Garden and 25 to Leeds Castle
• Tai chi, fresh eggs and fruit on site; five minutes’ drive to a pub

Wealdings

• Eco-friendly wild camping with spectacular views of the Weald of Kent
• A 10-minute drive to Leeds Castle; 20 minutes to Sissinghurst Gardens
• Dogs welcome, kids’ activities and hot showers on site; pubs nearby

Westover Smarden

• Peaceful adults-only getaway on an eight-acre Kent farmstead
• Half an hour's drive from Hythe and Rye
• Family-run site just over a quarter of a mile from a pub

Woodsman Kent Wild Camping

• Rural stays for over-16s in 200 acres of ancient Kent woodland
• Nine miles from the train station at Ashford and 1.9 from Pluckley
• Campfires welcome, with wood sold on site

Campfire Weekends

• Dog-friendly over-21s site on a peaceful East Sussex farm
• A 20-minute drive from Scotney Castle, Bewl Water and Go Ape
• Campfires and barbecues permitted; Eridge pubs 30 mins' walk away

Arrow Wood Camping

Orchard Camping

• Pop-up campsite in a Kent orchard five minutes’ drive from Higham
• Rochester, Historic Dockyard Chatham and Diggerland 15 minutes’ drive
• Quiet off-grid pitches shaded by trees; pubs within 15 minutes’ drive