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About this property

Less than 3 miles from the historic centre of Canterbury, this luxury B&B enjoys a rural setting within its own oak woodland. It offers en suite rooms with free Wi-Fi and plenty of off-road parking for all guests. Full English breakfast is available every morning and includes free-range bacon and sausages from the property’s own pig farm. Tea and coffee making facilities are provided in all the rooms. Guests staying at the Oakside Lodge Guest House can enjoy walking in the woodlands stretching to the ancient Blean Forest. Bird watching is a popular activity in the area, where visitors can hear the sound of the nightingale in its natural surroundings. Oakside Lodge Guest House is only a 5-minute drive from Canterbury West Railway Station, offering connections to London Central within less than an hour.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

    • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental, Full English/Irish, Buffet

    • Free private parking available on-site


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1 sofa bed
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1 large double bed
1 large double bed
1 large double bed
1 large double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Christa
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely all-round - based on 8-night stay Location: great, just off A2 yet surrounded by greenery. Easy to get to Wincheap Park & Ride for short ride into Canterbury (£4/car/day, Sept 2025) Accommodation: we had Room 5, dual aspect, roomy, plus...
  • Marilyn
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Friendly owner/host met us and explained where things were, what we could do/explore, time of breakfast etc. Nice comfy bed, large bathroom, well set out and a very good shower with easily dispensed shampoo etc. Parking right outside. Key provided...
  • Roger
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Stuart is a great host and makes a terrific breakfast. He even fed the pigs so we could watch!
  • Malcolm
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Breakfast superb and tasty. Great location for access to Canterbury and the Kent coast.
  • Joseph
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Super comfortable bed with delicious full English breakfast in delightful woodland surroundings. Stuart is an enthusiastic and congenial host with very good communication about the property and its location.
  • Wei
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Location is great if travel by car. It is a lovely house with large green lawn and a small woods. There is a beautiful terrace outside the dinning area. Stewart is a great host, we had a great breakfast.
  • Loïc
    France France
    Stuart was very welcoming and dynamic. The whole place was very clean, the bedroom spacious and the bed very comfortable. The breakfast was copious and well cooked for the full English and with a lot of choice for those who just wanted toast and...
  • Donna
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The location was perfect and the setting beautiful. We sat and ate our dinner on the decking which was lovely. Breakfast was brilliant and the sausages and bacon the best I've had in a long while!! Oh I enjoyed meeting the pigs in the morning in...
  • Clare
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Stuart was fab and very welcoming! Breakfast was excellent!!
  • Dawn
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Extremely friendly welcome, nice room on the ground floor. It was a lovely, peaceful location where you could sit outside. Accommodation was very pleasant and clean. Breakfast was reasonably priced and was very good. Friendly relaxing atmosphere,...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Host Information

9.7
Host review score
Oakside Lodge is a converted barn into a purpose built guest house accommodation along side its own private extensive oak woodland where they have developed a pig farm providing them with the pleasure of keeping pigs in their natural environment and also giving fantastic tasting meat (sausages and bacon). We have no minimum stay so whether you are booking an overnight stay or a longer holiday break, you are always welcome at Oakside Lodge.
Stuart enjoys running the guest house and meeting people from all different places. Georgiana runs a cleaning company servicing many hotels and knows what it takes to provide outstanding cleanliness along with service. We obviously have daily housekeeping included in the room rate, of exceptional standards. Both Stuart and Georgiana welcome guests to enjoy their bed and breakfast in their beautiful rural settings and pride themselves on their warm, friendly hospitality with onsite daily staff to assist.
Stuart and Georgiana have lived in Upper Harbledown for over twenty years and have enjoyed their rural setting although only being less than three miles from Canterbury City Centre. The local Gastro pub/restaurant "The Old Coach and Horses" serves fantastic fresh locally sourced food and is always popular with visitors and locals alike.
Languages spoken: English,Italian,Romanian

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House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 22:00
Check-out
From 06:00 to 12:00
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Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 15 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 3 years
Cot upon request
Free

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There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Directions from the A2: exit the A2 after the BP garage signposted Upper Harbledown. Oakside Lodge is 800m on the left.

Alternatively, from Canterbury head along the A2050 Rheims Way and straight on through traffic lights. Take the next right-hand turn onto Wingate Hill, signposted for Upper Harbledown. Continue through the village and keep going until you see the Oakside Lodge sign on your right.