Kent Camping and Caravan Parks in Kent

Kent Holiday Parks

There is a wide variety of holiday parks in Kent to suit every style of holiday from family breaks to romantic getaways, and every budget from cheap to luxury. With its good weather and blue flag beaches, Kent is the perfect location for a holiday park break, and that’s why several of the large chain holiday park companies have holiday parks across Kent, particularly around the stunning Kent Coast. Hoseasons have nine different holiday parks in Kent, located around the coast in popular coastal hotspots like St Margarets Bay near Dover, New Romney and Romney Sands and Minster on Sea on the Isle of Sheppey. Find Hoseasons Parks also in rural locations offering holiday park lodge accommodation at Kingsdown and around Ashford.

Whilst the large holiday park resorts have everything you might need for a family holiday such as evening entertainment, daytime activities, kids club, cafes, bars, restaurants, swimming pools and adventure playgrounds, they can be quite expensive, particularly during the school holidays. Some of the independent holiday parks in Kent also have lots of facilities, and prices will be cheaper.

If you opt to stay in more basic holiday parks in Kent you can save even more money, and instead of the activities and entertainment provided on site you could explore Kent and find your own fun. The price of holidays in Kent holiday parks also depends on the type of accommodation you choose, as chalets and lodges generally cost more than static caravans.

Kent Caravan Parks

There are two types of caravan generally used as holiday accommodation - static caravans and touring caravans. Static caravans are large caravans that are in a fixed location and usually sleep 6 to 8 people. They can be found on caravan parks all over Kent and are quite cheap to rent for long weekends, a week or fortnight. Static caravans are great as basic self catering accommodation; as they come with a small kitchen and a proper toilet and some even have televisions.

Touring caravans are small caravans that are towed behind a car to different holiday destinations. People who own touring caravans can pitch their caravans at a variety of caravan sites in Kent for a low price. Prices are slightly higher if an electric hook up connection is required. Touring caravans are quite expensive to buy, but once you own one, holidays will be very cheap as the costs of pitches are low, particularly on basic caravan sites.

Kent contains a huge number of caravan parks and sites across both the Kent Countryside and around the Coast. Particular Kent Caravan Park hotspots including the Folkestone and Dover Channel Coast. These caravan parks are perfect as budget Kent holiday bases and also as one or two night stopovers with tourers, caravans or cars prior to boarding Folkestone's Eurotunnel or Dover Ferries to France. For budget bases near Canterbury find caravan parks in the Kent North Downs around Canterbury. Other popular caravan park areas in Kent include the Leysdown coast of Sheppey, Capel- le- Ferne and the Folkestone coast. the Romney Marsh coast around Dymchurch and Hythe, around Ramsgate and Pegwell Bay and around Herne Bay on the North Kent Coast.

Campsites in Kent

The camping holiday was invented by the English and is still a traditional English holiday, even though the weather in England sometimes makes camping difficult! Kent is a great location for camping and whether you want a luxury camping holiday, a walking holiday with tent accommodation, a family camping break or budget camping accommodation near Kent centres like Canterbury and Tunbridge Wells, Kent is the place to go. The Kent North Downs and High Weald contains a good choice of campsites often with footpaths and trails nearby, and most caravan parks in Kent offer camping facilities.

Taking your own tent camping in England is by far the cheapest holiday you can have, as basic tent pitches are available in Kent for under £5 per night. However, if you would like a little more luxury and facilities such as nice showers, a cafe and a shop you may have to pay slightly more. The luxury ready pitched tents that you will find on luxury holiday parks can be relatively expensive, but then you do get access to the holiday park facilities such as swimming pools and evening entertainment. With camping in Kent you get what you pay for, and the price reflects the comfort and facilities of the campsite.