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Bewl Water's campsite offers a place for relaxation and serenity in a beautiful natural setting. If you are looking for peace and quiet, a place to unwind and enjoy a tranquil break in a lakeside setting, camping at Bewl Water will have all of your boxes ticked. Bewl Water is the perfect environment for families, couples who want a chance to enjoy the outdoors and embrace a real break away in the countryside.

Our pitches are set out in an open space with plenty of room for children, quiet areas to doze in the summer sun and plenty of communal space to meet your fellow campers. Bewl Water is the perfect base for your family staycation situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty less than an hour from London and 35 minutes from the Kent and Sussex coast.
Reviews (20)
Nikola Sariyski
Nikola Sariyski
Dec 29, 2021
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Have been here a couple of times with my dog. The circular walk around the lake is great (around 13miles) with some beautiful views. Be mindful of the algae in the lake as they can be very poisonous to your dog (should they drink from the water in the lake). Refer to the notices around for more information.
Would be great if the friendly service in the cafe was matched with a better offering of refreshments.
Monkey Magic
Monkey Magic
Dec 27, 2021
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Nice place well worth the visit. Used to windsurf here many years ago! Visited for PCR test!
Daniel Crozier
Daniel Crozier
Oct 07, 2021
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The Waterfront Cafe has increased its prices as of 3/10/21, some of the prices on the menu are now lower than what customers are being charged. This is not in accordance with trade descriptions legislation. I spoke to the manager and he was aware of this; if he was prepared to offer me a refund of the difference, why wasn't he prepared to charge customers the advertised price until the new menu arrived? :(
Christian Collins
Christian Collins
Oct 07, 2021
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Great place to visit, any time of the year. Lots to do in the summer with an aqua park and kids activities etc. In the autumn 🍂 you can enjoy the view of the trees changing colour and a walk around the lake. The footpaths are excellent for walking and you can get some fantastic views. 😀. Very peaceful and calming 😌
Beckie B.
Beckie B.
Sep 11, 2021
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Came here with two children aged 8 and 10 for a bike ride and we absolutely loved it. We’d brought our own bikes but there were plenty to hire. We did about 4 miles of the cycle path, which is quite bumpy and hilly in places and gets narrow, so worth bearing in mind if you have children who are less confident on bikes. It is a fantastic off road track and we will definitely be back to see if we can complete it! The ship playground is fantastic and the kids would happily have spent the rest of the day there. Didn’t use the cafe or any other facilities but looked like there was lots more on offer
Doctor Vlogs
Doctor Vlogs
Sep 07, 2021
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What a place for a family outing.
Nice and big reservoir.
Great place for a walk and sightseeing. Must visit place.
Car park space is plenty and just 5£ for whole day.
Hilda Hiong
Hilda Hiong
Aug 14, 2021
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Came in from Colchester, nice day out. Walked around the reservoir and enjoyed the atmosphere. Parking was spacious £5 for the day. Lots of things available to do and biking is one of them but unfortunately it was closing at around 4pm. But still a nice space to chill out.
Paul Howard
Paul Howard
Aug 11, 2021
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Spent 8 days in the campsite. Only 4 toilets between lots of tents and a long walk from the camping field we were in. The showers were not great and shared with the water sports people so often left in a bad state. We would go for a swim in Maidstone leisure centre (fun pool was great) so we could have a decent shower.
To sum up okayish for a couple of days but lack of facilities really lets it down.
Kavajo
Kavajo
Aug 09, 2021
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Great fun aqua park
Giant inflatable floaty place. Lots of fun for kids. Quite tiring for unfit adults. We went on a very hot day so we didn't need wetsuits and it was perfect to cool down. We all had a great time trying to stay on the floaties, climb over the obstacles and jump in from the high bits. All very safe with life jackets, life guards and lots of rules. After we ate in the cafe which was ok for burgers and chips and ice creams.
Judith Mullineux
Judith Mullineux
Aug 03, 2021
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Well…having been a little bit hesitant about heading to Bewl Water I feel motivated to make my first review post. We booked the Aqua Park! We were met by a lovely member of staff ‘Tom’ who couldn’t have been more helpful, patient and kind. I would highly recommend Bewl Water and look forward to dipping in and trying the other activities. Thank you again so much and ‘thank you’ Tom 😊
Dave Lucas
Dave Lucas
Jul 26, 2021
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Camped at Bewl July 2021. Great Location, Staff friendly and nothing too much trouble, loads for the kids to do including Aqua Park, & Laser Tag. Our only minor niggles are the showers and toilets can be a bit of a walk and despite relentless efforts from security to keep people quiet after 10pm there was a large group of campers that had other ideas, They eventually went to bed by about 10:45pm. I would highly recommend the Bewl camping experience.
Dale Woolmer
Dale Woolmer
Jul 22, 2021
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Great place to take the kids... Aqua park, bikes rental, walking and grab a coffee and a bite to eat... Just wish you could rent more water activities... Paddle boarding?? Water skiing, wake boarding?? Kayak??
Still good though!
Donna Wenman
Donna Wenman
Jul 21, 2021
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Today they cancelled our booking after taking money for a yurt which they do not have on site. customer service is not great, can only contact through email so evasive and ambiguous explanations. would not recommend.
Hope Louise
Hope Louise
Jul 16, 2021
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Supposed to be camping paddle boarding and Aqua challenge this weekend Due to a bubble being sent home unable to attend Super helpful and understanding of the situation Cant wait to rebook
Emma Daldorph
Emma Daldorph
Jun 06, 2021
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DO NOT STAY AT THIS CAMPSITE! This has got to be the worst run campsite we have ever stayed at, we turned up at 2pm to check in, there was no one at reception, we rang the number and someone came, they advised of our pitch number and that was it, no information about any of the facilities eg toilets, washing up facilities, bins etc. There are 3… camping fields and a block of 4 toilets and 2 washing up stations which is no where near enough. There are also 3 more toilets and 3 showers in the sailing club you can use but it is a bit of a trek and not lit so not suitable at night. The toilets
Flic Bentley
Flic Bentley
Apr 28, 2021
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Hired 2 bikes today at bewl, was given their brand new bikes and helmets and was so nice to collect at 10am and take a slow stroll round the lake. We have walked it twice but the views as you go round are completely different! The staff were very nice and gave us some advice on which way to go along with a map. I will happily come again and hire the bikes and hopefully soon give the water a go too!
Debbie Freeman
Debbie Freeman
Apr 17, 2021
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Had a great time today in the woods at Bewl Water doing laser quest for a birthday treat.
Caron Abbott
Caron Abbott
Aug 05, 2020
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Had the most fabulous time today kayaking with my family. The instructors were fabulous and made the experience perfect for us. Thank you. Would highly recommend. X
John Morgan
John Morgan
Jun 22, 2020
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Beautiful setting and fabulous walk around the lakes on a beautiful hot sunny day. 13 miles? I recorded 14.1 from start to finish. Visitors were friendly and toilets were spotless.
Anna Gardner
Anna Gardner
Jun 22, 2020
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Had the most wonderful day today walking around the entire reservoir with my two dogs. Can’t complain at the £5 parking charge either, toilets were open and clean. Will definately be going back soon, once my legs recover from the 13 mile walk 😆