Brook Farm Reviews

Lovely little farm

This is a lovely little place to stay and centrally located for visiting Whitstable, Herne Bay, Canterbury and many other places. The owners are a very welcoming, helpful young couple, providing plenty of services for the site. They have a nice little coffee/cake/snack hut on the site too, also a wood fired pizza oven! Loads of nice places to cycle and walk, straight from the site. Definitely will return!

The most beautiful, peaceful and welcoming little place

My family and I had a lovely time at Brook Farm! From the people to the beautiful animals they have, it's a very special, peaceful, perfect place to pitch and escape reality. Plus they have all the facilities you would need if you are staying in your motorhome, such as showers, toilets, electric hook ups, a café and they serve pizza on Friday and Saturday nights! An all around amazing place 🤩 Thank you again and I'll see you soon x

Lovely farm site

Great site, with a small farming background, the young couple are still setting up some of the facilities but our stay was brilliant. Very central to Canterbury, and Whitstable. Will definitely be returning for a longer stay. The hosts are very friendly and nothing was too much bother for them, thank you.

Poor facilities

The toilets and showers are still being built, the drinking water tap was not very clean and we found some dog poo on our pit. Otherwise it was okay.

Lovely little camp!

We stayed here for two nights in September with our doggo. The site itself is very pretty and was very quiet - probably the time of year. We arrived around 7pm on the Friday - Ken was very helpful in showing us what was what - the fire pit was great! The facilities on site are under renovation so they're not great, but did the job for a couple of nights. The campsite was a 15 min drive from Whitstable, which we loved, and went coincidentally on the Oyster Rock Festival weekend. Overall we had a great stay and we'll be back next year :)

Adequate

Basic facilities whilst the new ones are under construction, although the old ones were not very clean. The site warden was overly attentive but the on site pizza wagon was really good.

Lovely campsite

Lovely campsite by beautiful woods. Our little one absolutely loved it! We will be back :)

Great campsite

Stayed here for a couple of nights. Pizzas on Friday were amazing. It's a very chilled site. The guy running it was so so helpful and cheerful too. Thoroughly recommend and will return.

Stunning site, friendly staff and amazing pizza

Absolutely lovely spot with plenty of room between spots. Great facilities, really warm and welcoming staff and very quiet.

Beautiful location, work in progress but will be brilliant

Fantastic campsite with lots of different pitches to choose from. Friendly staff. Showers and toilet block are currently being rebuilt so a bit of building site. Electric showers are very temperamental as 90% of the water leaks out and temperature fluctuates from scalding hot to freezing cold - not good when you have young children. You can hire a fire pit and buy wood (honesty box) which was great for toasting marshmallows. There is a small cabin where you can get freshly made pizzas in the evenings and coffees in the morning. Once the facilities are finished, this place will be amazing but it is perfectly good now.

Beautiful location and animals on site

A beautiful location but felt the site requires better signage on where and how to contact the owner with telephone number to check-in. The shower block and toilets are still being built and, although accessible and usable, don't look that attractive on the exterior. Access to the bridle path running by the campsite could also be made as well as sign posted.

A bit more rustic than expected

Brook Farm camping occupies a beautiful location on the edge of the Blean Woods Nature Reserve and has easy access into Whitstable and surrounding areas. We stayed 4 nights and the campsite was quiet- it was great that we never had to queue for a shower or the toilet. I would imagine that in busy times this would not be the same. We were a little surprised that the setting was not quite as the website showed. The yard was overflowing with rubbish, the old toilet was not removed but made its presence in terms of smell (which was very off putting), making using the cleaning station next to it an unpleasant experience. Unfortunately the 'Arbbys Cafe' was not operational while we were there and the surrounding area of picnic benches looked messy and uncared for, not the image in the photos again. The shower block and toilet block functioned well and the toilet roll and air freshener were appreciated, though the building is unfinished with a wooden ramp to access, and no roof or cladding on the walls. Again, not quite as promised. We did enjoy ourselves but felt the experience was a bit let down by the poor state of the facilities.

Site's response

Thank you so much for your review, Clare. We would love to clarify some of the issues you raised regarding the campsite. Your arrival was following a bank holiday weekend, so as you can imagine with a vast increase of people, we had more waste than usual, which was subsequently picked up and removed. Arbys café is open every Saturday and Sunday within the summer season between 8:30-11 and likewise with pizzas in the evenings on Friday and Saturday nights. Our picnic benches were handcrafted and painted this year but we believe the new café area is a vast upgrade to the previous location of the café as we now have the solar festoon lighting and a courtyard style area! The 'yard' you are referring to is likely to be the car park and we had an unfortunate group that decided not to use the bins but following a quick litter pick up from the staff, the car park was back to being lovely and clear but appreciate the concern. Our washing up area is getting a revamp over the off season with a covered area being added and further sinks and taps to allow a better washing up experience. We do also have an eco toilet on site that may have caused unwanted smells, however this is due to hot weather and is emptied regularly to prevent unwanted aromas. The toilet and shower block has remained unchanged during the upgrade of the building, however we agree the exterior at the time may have looked untidy, we are on the final stages of the upgrade and are excited to reveal our improved facilities for the 2024 season. Following these improvements we have heavily reduced our prices in comparison to other surrounding sites and offer a family friendly, quiet site in which you do not have to pay for showers, you have toilet roll and shower gel provided and you're not squashed into having campers close by. We hope to welcome you next year to ease your concerns and ensure you love our beautiful site!

Great campsite

A really chilled out stay for kids, adults, and dogs. Pitches nice size, loved the animals, really helpful staff, car park a short walk from pitches, quick to drive to Whitstable. Obviously a work in progress (toilets and showers) but can’t wait to come back and see how they’ve got on.

A return visit enjoyed by us

We returned for another great stay at Brook Farm. If you are looking for a quiet campsite in a beautiful location which is close to Blean Woods (great for a bike ride or walk), then this is the place. James and Robyn are really friendly and they are clearly developing the site to be the best it can be. The new toilets and showers are a pleasant addition and we look forward to what is coming next. Arby's is a great facility to have some breakfast, lunch or a coffee. Our 2 children really enjoy the space, socialising with new camping friends and the animals are lovely. See you again soon.

Great little campsite near Whitstable

A fab little campsite with animals and a little food hut. Great pizzas at the weekend! Close to Whitstable, so super convenient for day trips to the seaside. Right next to Blean Woods so plenty of walks, runs and adventures on your tent step! Highly recommend.