Plough and Harrow
Plough and Harrow
4.4 /5
Enjoy a relaxing camping or glamping stay at Plough and Harrow, a country pub just 15 minutes from Dover and the beach. There are electric grass pitches for both tents and tourers, along with cosy glamping pods with their very own kitchenettes and ensuites. Unwind in the beer garden with a tipple and enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner. For days out, Canterbury is also just a 20 minute drive away, with Margate within 30 minutes too!
Rural country pub onsite with a beer garden and delicious lunch and dinner menu!
Just 15 minutes from Deal Castle Beach and Dover, within 30 minutes of Canterbury and Margate
Family friendly tent and touring pitches of luxury glamping pods with kitchenettes and ensuites
About Plough and Harrow
Situated on the grounds of a pub dating back to the 1850s, this camping site provides an ideal stopover or base for exploring. Spend days at the beach before returning to the site for a delicious dinner and a refreshing pint in the beer garden - bliss! For tents, trailer tents, caravans, campervans and motorhomes, there are a total of six electric grass pitches. Each measures 6m x 6m with up to six people welcome per pitch. If glamping is more your style, then enjoy a stay in one of the six ensuite glamping pods. Sleeping up to four, each comes furnished with a proper double bed and bunk bed, with bedding provided too. You will have a full ensuite with a loo, shower, hand basin and heated towel rail. For making breakfast, a small kitchenette provides a sink, kettle, toaster and mini fridge. Outside you will also have a patio with a picnic bench, a great spot to enjoy your morning brew. Dogs are also welcome to join you on each of the grass pitches, with up to three permitted per pitch. Please note, dogs are not allowed in the pods. Please note, BBQs and open fires are not allowed. Groups and clubs are welcome by prior arrangement only. The pub is shut between November and end of March.
Please note that the pub is shut between November 1st and March 31st.
Touring guests have access to showers and toilets onsite. Each of the pods features its own private ensuite.
Please note, that the pub is closed between November and the end of March. The pub includes a cosy fireplace, indoor dining areas and a TV, as well as outdoor seating. Hot and cold food and a variety of beers, wines, ciders and spirits are on offer, along with breakfast light lunches and evening meals.
For any essentials, a village shop and Londis are within a five minute drive.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets on site
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilet
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
WiFi
There are 12 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
6 x Electric Grass Pitches
Max 6 people
Grass 6m x 6m pitches with electric hook ups. Suitable for tents, trailer tents, caravans, campervans and motorhomes. Two dogs are welcome per pitch.
4.4 /5
84%
would recommend
"Absolutely a must stay, lovely setting, great host. Food was amazing in the pub"
Anastasia P - Aug 2024
"The staff cannot do enough for you. Excellent facilities and we really enjoyed staying there"
Lynn J - Apr 2024
"We absolutely loved our two nights here! ... Close to Sandwich, Deal and Dover"
Joanna G - Mar 2024
"Lovely place, clean and quiet"
Lucy S - Jan 2024
"Loved the glamping pod! Very cosy and snug!"
Darryl P - Sep 2023
"The pub staff are super friendly and polite, good food, good beer"
Andrew L - May 2023
Good!
Recommends site
Linda M
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All good, thank you!
Convenient and clean
Recommends site
Deborah S
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Good size of pitch with space for awning. Showers and toilets clean. Pub provided food and drinks until 10pm.
Ok for a night
David A
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Pub food pretty basic. Toilets and showers likewise. Ok for a night before heading off to Dover but would be a bit bleak for anything else. Grey waste unpleasant.
Site tariff
Things to do on site and in the Tilmanstone area
The ancient Port Cinque town of Sandwich is just 15 minutes by car. Visitors will find a variety of eateries, and the riverbus on the Stour which includes seal sightseeing trips. There's also the historic Guildhall which hosts markets and a calendar of events.
Dover is approximately ten minutes by car for those who fancy hopping on a ferry for day trips to France and Belgium.
Seaside fun can be found in Deal, around ten minutes by car, which features a restaurant at the end of its pier and pebble beaches. St Georges Golf Course is only around ten minutes away too, for those looking to have a game.
In Thanet, around 30 minutes by car, you'll find 16 sandy beaches and bays including Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. The Turner Contemporary Art Gallery and Dreamland amusement park are also in Margate, while Ramsgate is home to the UK's only Royal harbour.
For keen shoppers, the city of Canterbury is 30 minutes by car. Visitors may also want to explore the cathedral - one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England, it forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Just five minutes by car is Betteshanger Country Park which is home to cycling trails, geocaching, orienteering, walking and running routes, a play area, nature trails and drive-in cinema.
The park is sculpted from former coal mining spoil and provides 250 acres of stunning natural environment to explore. There are also a host of organised events hosted by the park and bookable activities such as archery, fossil hunting and forest school. Cyclists can take their own bikes or hire one directly at the park - there's no need to book, just pop to the park's cycle hire hut.
Other nearby attractions include:
- Wingham Wildlife Park (10 minutes)
- Secret Wartime Tunnels (10 minutes)
- Westgate Towers Museum and Viewpoint (25 minutes)
- Ramsgate Tunnels (25 minutes)
- Herne Bay Pier (35 minutes)
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