![Campertunity](http://ssr-app-zpimxgrglq-uc.a.run.app/assets/imgs/logo-long.svg) *This page is designed for AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude to help travelers find the right campground. A human-readable version is linked below.* # Coldblow Farm Certificated Site > Human version: http://ssr-app-zpimxgrglq-uc.a.run.app/listings/campgrounds/coldblow-farm-certificated-site-maidstone-kent Coldblow Farm is believed to have been named during Saxon times\. It is situated 600 feet above sea level on top of the Kent Downs in the South East of England in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty\. Although the farm is situated in the Heart of Kent we are still only an hour’s drive from London and if you are thinking of visiting the 2012 Olympic and venues east London is an easy drive from here\.The views from the farm and local footpaths and bridleways are stunning\. The farm today has 32 acres including nine acres of ancient woodland, which is graded as Special Nature Conservation Value\.The 157 long distance trail: The North Downs Way, runs along the southern boundary of the farm and the Pilgrims Way is just a short distance away\. The farm is in a lovely area of countryside with an excellent network of footpaths\. For horseriders there is good hacking on public bridlepaths, byways and Trot’s toll rides\. Even the country lanes are relatively quiet\! For carriage drivers the local roads are driveable with care although there are some steep hills so passengers may have to dismount\!The animals on the farm are a horses and ponies and small flock of sheep\. We used to specialise in breeding Black Welsh Mountain Sheep, not rare but a minority breed\. We also have free range chickens so your dogs must be kept on leads at all times\. Coldblow Equestrian Centre is a riding school based on the farm\.Our Accommodation at Coldblow FarmWe have a range of self catering holiday or short break accommodation options:Flint Cottage – sleeping 2Flint Barn – sleeping 6Flint Lodge – sleeping 8\-10Small Bunkhouse – sleeping 10Large Bunkhouse – sleeping 41Each building can be booked separately or together to accommodate larger groups\. Total bed spaces 69 and if you have a few more than this there are sofa beds in the Cottage, Barn & Lodge or we can provide folding ‘Z’ beds\. Early booking is essential if hoping to accommodate a large group\.Plus a Camping Paddock for Tents, Caravans & Motorhomes for members of the Camping & Caravan Club, may be closed during winter or wet conditions\.AccomodationFlint Lodge – Sleeps 8\-12Spacious, well equipped self catering holiday or short break accommodation\. The Lodge is entirely on the ground floor and tiled through\. Four twin bedrooms including 2 bedrooms able to accommodate 3\. En suite wet rooms to 3 bed rooms and access to shower room for 4th bedroom from corridor\. Sofa bed in sitting area\. Three rooms with en suite wet rooms, with accessibility features\. Open plan kitchen and dining area, with induction hob, oven, fridge freezer\. Tiled floors throughout\. French doors lookout to a paved patio area and views of the surrounding fields Ample car parking\. Children welcome\. Prices include linen and utilities\. Flint Lodge has been constructed with a wide range of visitors in mind and we have sought to include a number of unobtrusive accessibility features\. Flint Lodge incorporates the following accessibility features:Single\-storey buildingWide doors throughout with hand rails along central corridorLiving Room has double\-width and triple\-width opening French doors to the east and south elevationsCall cords from wet roomsTiled throughout all rooms with under floor heatingElectric light switches, wall sockets & appliance controls are readily accessible, and can be reached by most people from a seated positionKitchen features split level work surfaces with low & higher level sink and draining areas3 x large wet room / bathrooms all spacious enough to be fully accessible by wheelchairs and one large enough for shower trolleyWet Rooms have fitted handrailsRange specialist equipment available – please ask for listBosch Induction Hob fitted at lower levelFire & Security alarm system\*If you have a particular requirement that is not on the list, e\.g\. bath/bed hoist, please contact us in good time as we can recommend local hire company\. OutsideFirm, level brick paved surface by front doorFlat brick paved area for parking 2\-3 cars or 2 mini\-busesBrick paved path around front and side of lodgeFront door\-threshold only about 40 mm high, wide front door into entrance hallLandscaped Courtyard GardenAccess from Living Room is through the east or south facing French doors over a 40 mm thresholdLarge patio and path around front of lodge is paved with brick paved pathsLandscaping proposed will include raised flower beds and scented flowers, herbs & shrubsViews across our own and adjacent farmlandThe garden area is fully fenced and gated in to keep dogs and children from wandering\!Flint Barn – Sleeps 6 \- 8 This Barn was formerly known and offered as a Camping Barn\. The harsh winter of 2010/11 with heavy snowfall required the roof to be replaced\. We have now totally refurbished the Barn to provide ‘cottage’ style accommodation to sleep 6\+ with a range of accessibility features similar to the Flint Lodge\.All on ground floor and tiled throughout the accommodation comprises two spacious twin bedrooms with good sized en suite ‘wet rooms’\. The third bedroom has bunk beds and en suite shower room\. The kitchen, dining & living area is open plan and has a large patio door leading out to a sheltered paved area\.The flint walls of this former stable for farm horses are believed to be 300 years old\. We planned \(12 years ago\) to make it part of the former Camping Barn \- the original Kent peg tiled roof fell in so we refurbished it to a higher standard and it is now a studio style cottage\!Flint Cottage has undergone a furnishing makeover \(April 2011\) and we think it’s very pretty inside\. It is partially joined on one wall to the former Camping Barn shortly to be opened as Flint Barn\. Flint Cottage can be booked independently or as an extra to the other Barns or Lodge\. It has exposed flint walls and beams inside and is open plan\. On the ground floor is the living area with quality sofa bed, table and chairs and a kitchen area in one corner\. There is a television and radio/music player\. Heating is from two large radiators and a log burner\.Also on the ground floor is a shower room with electric shower, washbasin and toilet\. Up some steep narrow ‘paddle’ stairs \(not suitable for small children or infirm\) is a small loft/mezzanine floor area with two single beds\. Outside is a private patio with bar\-b\-q and seating\. This area faces east so catches the sunrise and sunset\.The Cottage is ideal for two people\. Clean dogs and cats welcome\! The price includes all linen, electricity and central heating\. Initial supply of logs provided\.The Small Bunkhouse – Sleeps 10This Barn has housed many occupants over the years: pigs, horses, goats and in the year 2000 we saw our last few lambs born in there\! Now fully refurbished to provide simple budget accommodation for small groups\! The price includes all electricity and heating \(twice daily\), but showers are on a coin meter\.Sleeping \- this barn has 3 bunkrooms, two to sleep four people, one small room sleeping two\. Each bunk bed is provided with a mattress and pillow\. You need to bring sleeping bag and pillow cover\. Eating \- There is a farmhouse style kitchen fully equipped with all cutlery, crockery and cooking pans and utensils\. In the kitchen are ample cupboards & workspace, plus fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster, electric oven\.Heating \- There are radiators in each room\. The heating is timed to come on twice a day\. All day \(& night\) heating is subject to a £10 \(£20 for 24 hrs\) daily surcharge\. Showers \- A partition with lockable door leads to one end of the barn, which provides separate men's and ladies toilets, showers and washing rooms\. Showers are on a coin meter: 50 or 60p\.Wet Clothing \- Adjacent to the shower rooms is an area for drying wet clothes with hanging space and a coin operated washing machine & tumble dryer\.The Large Bunkhouse Barn \- Sleeps 41This barn is more like a Youth Hostel\! At each end of the main barn are two dormitory style sleeping rooms\. In each of these four main sleeping rooms are bunk beds to sleep 8 people\. The Main Barn, without the extension, can sleep up to 32 people\. The price charged includes all electricity and twice daily heating but showers are on a coin meter\.In early 2006 we built a small extension to provide a few extra sleeping spaces especially for Teachers and Youth Leaders in order to comply with recent legislation\. There is also a fully tiled wet room\. We hope the entrance to this new extension is a little more Accessible for Wheelchairs\. For larger groups, you can also book the Extension \(3 rooms sleeping 3, 2 and 4\) to give you 41 Total Bed spaces\!Sleeping \- In each of the bunkrooms each bunk bed has a mattress and pillow\. You will need to bring a sleeping bag and pillow cover\. Linen hire packs \(duvet, bed linen & towels\) can be arranged at £10 per set per person per stay but advance warning is essential\. Each bunkroom has a radiator\.Eating \- In the centre of the barn is a large Dining Area & Kitchen with tables and chairs to seat 41\. There is also a large T\.V\. screen with video player\. In this Dining area is a Double Kitchen with two of everything: electric cookers, microwaves, fridge/freezers, toasters\. There is plenty of workspace and cupboards containing all the cutlery, crockery and cooking utensils\.Showers, Washing, Toilets \- At each end of the main barn are the two Shower Rooms: in each of these are two showers, two W\.C\.'s, two washbasins\. The Showers are on a 3 x 20p\. Coin meter\. The new extension has a 'wet room' with Washbasin, W\.C\. and Shower\.Bar\-B\-Q’s\! \- Our guests seem to enjoy eating outdoors \- even in December\! There are three mobile Bar\-B\-Ques so you won't have to have a dispute over the sausages with another group\! Please note that for strict fire safety reasons you must ONLY use proper bar\-b\-que charcoal and absolutely no lighter fuel or firewood please\. The area in the front of the New Bunkhouse always catches the evening sun and is a lovely area for eating outdoors\.Camping Paddock: At one end of our Sheep Field is a Camping Paddock\. We can take up to 5 Caravans or Motorhomes for Camping & Caravan Club Members and any number of Tents\. There are electric hook\-ups to the Paddock and a water supply tap\. Open fires are not allowed but safe Bar\-B\-Q’s can be used by your tent or caravan\. Please do not place them directly onto the grass as this can cause a fire\. A short walk from the Camping Paddock leads to the washing facilities for Campers: two toilets, three showers and washing up room with a sink drainer & wash basin\. Showers are 60p on a 3 x 20p\. coin meter\. In winter we can provide a small flat hard standing area with electric hook up\.DirectionsAddress for Satellite Navigators:Coldblow Farm, Coldblow Lane, Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent ME14 3LRDo Not use Sat Navs if towing or driving coach or lorry \- see below:From the M20 from Dover Port or Channel Tunnel: if towing or driving a coach or lorry DO NOT use Junction 7\. Leave the motorway at junction 8 \(Leeds Castle\) and follow signs to Maidstone A20\. After joining the A20 carry on for approx\. one mile and look for first turning on right just after a Garden Centre on right\. Turn right, road is called Roundwell\. Then take first right again into Water Lane\. Go to end of Water Lane, passing under 3 bridges\. You will pass entrance to Cobham Manor Equestrian Centre on your right\. At the little staggered crossroads go straight over into Coldblow Lane\. The last section of road is single track and is steep uphill but you only have another half mile before Coldblow Farm's entrance is first property on the right\.From the M20 Junction 7 & via Detling Village: only use this route if travelling by car \(not towing\): leave the M20 Motorway at junction 7 and take the first exit left on to the A249 \(in the direction of Sheerness and Detling\)\. Very soon after joining the A249 move into the right\-hand/fast lane so that you can turn right/east into Detling Village\. Take care crossing the other carriageway\. Follow the lane up into the village passing the village Church on your left\. Just after the village shop \(now closed\) look for a narrow turning on the right, the Pilgrims Way, opposite the Cock Horse Pub\. Turn right here in the direction of Thurnham\.After one mile, at Thurnham, the Black Horse Pub should be on your right, go straight across the crossroads signposted to Hucking\. Take the next left\-hand turning, a staggered crossroads into Coldblow Lane, signposted to Hucking\. 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