Access Guide
Summary
- There is onsite parking available here but there is no designated Blue Badge parking.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: standard toilets.
- This venue also has the following available: seating and facilities for assistance dogs.
- Badgells Wood is a wild camping experience, with a chance to immerse yourselves in ancient woodland.
There are 50 pitches with various workshops and activities, such as survival skills, archery or axe throwing.
The site is divided into the Oaks, Great Park (adults only), Bells in the Woods (6 bell tents) and Tudor Springs (8 campervan and various standard pitches).
The Oaks and Great Park are not accessible via car.
There is stepped access to the reception / shop at the front of the site.
Some of the site is accessed by car and the rest is via woodland paths which have slight or steep slopes. The bell tents and archery range have stepped access.
The site is dog friendly with water bowls and supplies available. Dogs are not allowed in the bell tents.
Parking
- This venue has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a loose chippings and gravel surface.
- There are parking charges for all users.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
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Comments
View
- There are parking bays by reception (photograph 1), and various bays around the site apart from the Oaks and Great Park.
- Photographs 2-4 show the signed / reserved and unmarked bays near the Bells in the Wood. 'Hazel' and 'Ivy' are the 2 bell tents with parking closest to them.
- Photograph 5 shows the path leading to Hazel. The surface is wood chip and the path is over 75cm wide.
- Photograph 6 shows one of the access roads around the site.
Photograph 7 shows a larger parking area near the Bells in the Woods. - Photograph 8 shows one of the campervan pitches.
- There are parking bays by reception (photograph 1), and various bays around the site apart from the Oaks and Great Park.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the venue.
- The nearest train station is Snodland.
- Snodland Station is approximately 3.2 miles away to the east of Badgells Wood.
Opening Times (Reception)
- Monday 09:00 - 18:00.
- Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00.
- Wednesday 09:00 - 18:00.
- Thursday 09:00 - 18:00.
- Friday 09:00 - 19:00.
- Saturday 09:00 - 17:00.
- Sunday 09:30 - 17:00.
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Comments
View
- The site is open from around the Easter holidays to Halloween.
- Opening hours / times for reception may differ and if so, are written on the board by the entrance (photograph 1).
Entrance (Badgells Wood - Vehicular Site Entrance)
- There is ramped/sloped access at this entrance.
- A width of at least 150cm and There is a slope with a steep gradient .
- The slope does not have handrails.
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Comments
View
- The gates are held permanently open.
- There is a steep gradient up towards the reception close to the entrance.
Entrance (Reception and Shop)
- There is stepped access at this entrance.
- There is one step.
- The step is not clearly marked and there are no handrails.
- There is a single manual door which is permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 71cm.
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Comments
View
- The door has a good colour contrast.
- The step is 23cm high.
- The shop is at the top of the slope up from the vehicular entrance.
Reception
- There is step-free access to this reception.
- There is not a low level desk or counter at the recommended height for wheelchair users.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
Shop
- There is step-free access to the till(s).
- There is not a low level till at the recommended height for wheelchair users.
- Services/facilities available in the shop include: a portable card machine for payment.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- The reception / shop counter is 107cm high with glazed screens.
The shops sells firewood, local produce and other food/ drink.
There is information about the local area.
Paths
- The paths around the site are well signed.
- The paths to the pitches, activity areas or other areas of the site consist of gravel, loose chippings, wood chip, concrete or mud.
- As the paths navigate through the woodland, there are slight slopes and uneven areas along the paths. However, the paths are step-free and over 75cm wide in most places.
- Photograph 5 shows one of the colour coded posts at the entrance to various paths across the site.
- The map given at reception can be used to locate yourself via these colours.
Pitches
- There are four main areas for pitches: The Oaks, Great Park, Bells in the Woods and Tudor Springs.
- The Oaks has various single or double pitches, depending on the number of tents (photographs 1-4).
- Great Park is an adult only camping area with similar pitches.
- Bells in the Woods has 6 bell tents, accessed via steps with parking available for each. The steps range up to 17cm high (photographs 5-9).
- Tudor Springs has 24 pitches with reserved parking (photographs 10 and 11). The pitches are child friendly and good for groups as some are only 10 metres apart from each other, meaning children are in sight.
- There are 8 campervan pitches.
Steps (Bell Tents)
- There are 3 steps.
- The steps are not clearly marked and there are no handrails.
Showers and Sinks
- There is one shower block with four individual stepped shower rooms (photographs 1-6). They are located close to reception in the southern part of the Bells in the Woods.
- There are 2 larger and 2 smaller cubicles. They have 2 steps to access them, with the highest being 18cm. The coat hooks are 160cm high.
- There are 2 separate areas with sinks and running water onsite, both close to reception and signed on the map (photographs 7 and 8).
- The sinks are 95cm high.
Eating and Drinking (Catering Vans and Gazebos)
- There is ramped/sloped access.
- There is a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- There is not a low level counter at the recommended height for wheelchair users.
- The seating area has: room for a wheelchair user, tables which are accessible to wheelchair users and chairs without armrests.
- The seating area does not have: a priority table.
- There are no tables which are at a recommended height for a wheelchair user.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs.
- There is a range of catering vans and gazebos in this area. There are various picnic tables. There are 2 water points with signed drinking water. The push buttons are approximately 95cm high. One of the water points has sloped access.
Activities
- There are two activity areas under canopies with picnic tables, benches and fire pits (photographs 1-3). They have step-free access, but the wood chip/ loose chippings mean the ground is uneven.
- There is a play area close to the Bells in the Woods toilets and showers (photograph 4).
- Photograph 5-7 show the archery range with stepped access.
- Photographs 8-10 show the axe throwing range with a step-free access and a door over 75cm wide.
- Photographs 11 and 12 show the area used for den building with step-free access.
Steps (Archery Range)
- There are 2 steps.
- The steps are not clearly marked but there is a handrail on the left.
Standard Toilet(s)
- There is stepped access into the toilet(s).
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- The seven toilet blocks contain compost toilets, with flush toilets coming in the future.
Some of the toilet doors have good colour contrast, whilst others don't.
The toilets all have stepped access.
There is level access to the urinals to the rear of the blocks.
Steps (Standard Toilets)
- There are 5 steps.
- The steps are not clearly marked but there are handrails on both sides.