Location photo · Nigel Thompson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Parkdean Resorts · Kent (New Romney)
Romney Sands Holiday Park
A Kent beachside park with an indoor pool and a fishing lake — 4h 23m drive from Brussels outside peak hours.
Romney Sands Holiday Park, Greatstone, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8RN · Google Maps
- The sea
- 4h 23m from Brussels
- 5h 42m Friday 6pm (estimated ×1.3)
Indicative range · price not checked
€345 · 3 nights, 4 people, not tied to dates
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Why you'll like it
A Kent beachside park with an indoor pool and a fishing lake.
Heated indoor swimming pool
Included in the price, open whatever the weather.
The beach a few minutes away
Dunes, beaches and harbours within cycling distance: sea air from the moment you wake up.
The dog comes too
Some accommodation accepts pets, with a supplement at booking.
Who it's for
Ideal for
This park is particularly suited to:
- Average Families with young children
- No Teens after thrills
- No Couples
- Yes Nature lovers
- No Rainy weekend
- Average With the dog
- No Nightlife and going out
- No Week-long stay
Romney Sands is a Parkdean Resorts park at Greatstone, near New Romney in Kent, right by the beach. It offers a heated indoor pool, a fishing lake, tennis courts, crazy golf, a bar and restaurant and a convenience store. Stays are in static caravans, lodges or chalets, with some caravans dog-friendly.
At a glance
For you
Six ways to experience this park, rated from its facilities and what is around it.
Family
play areas, swimming pool, children's outings
Nature
forest, lake, trails
Pool & facilities
swimming pool, spa, bowling, bikes
Romantic
quiet, spa, good restaurants
Rainy day
everything you can do indoors
Fine weather
open air, water, panoramic views
The whole stay, not just the park
Your ideal day
Family day: pace suited to children, short journeys. Indicative budget excluding accommodation: ≈ €12 per adult.
- 9am
Breakfast at the cottage
Fresh bread from the park mini-market, on the terrace if the sun is out.
- 10.30am
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Miniature railway linking seven stations from Hythe to Dungeness via New Romney.
7 min from the park
- 1pm
Picnic at the cottage
Shopping done the day before: the easiest way to avoid getting back in the car.
On site
- 3pm
Old Lighthouse Dungeness
Listed 46-metre lighthouse: 169 steps lead to panoramic views across Romney Marsh.
12 min from the park
- 5pm
RSPB Dungeness
Bird reserve of open shingle, freshwater pits and wet grassland, with a 3.2 km Discovery Trail and hides.
14 min from the park
- 6.30pm
Back to the cottage
One last swim before dinner.
- 8pm
Quiet evening
Board games, a film, sunset from the terrace.
Calculated from Brussels, the reference city for this page, with no profile. Change the starting point or the profile: the score is recalculated.
- Distance weighting 21%
4h 23m drive under normal conditions
- Facilities weighting 14%
indoor pool
- Surroundings weighting 14%
sea
- Family weighting 14%
4 child-friendly activities nearby
- Things to do weighting 14%
4 activities, 4 of them under 30 min away
- Rainy day weighting 14%
few indoor options
- Fine weather weighting 10%
limited outdoor options
How much does this stay cost?
All-inclusive estimate: accommodation, travel, meals and outings. Your settings are saved on this device.
Dates are optional: without them, the estimate covers a typical stay.
- Accommodation
- €345
- Return journey
- €165
- Meals
- €252
- Activities
- €0
- Estimated total
- €762
per night€254
per person€191
per person per night€64
What's the weather like?
A 7-day on-site forecast, covering your dates if you have chosen any, with advice to match: indoors if it rains, outdoors in fine weather.
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Suggested itinerary
Generated from the park's activities and restaurants: arrival, full days alternating outdoor, rainy-day and discovery ideas, then departure. Adjust it with the options.
Indicative budget for the programme: ≈ €51 per adult, excluding accommodation (4 days).
Day 1 · Arrival day
Settling in gently · ≈ €12 / adult
- 3pm
Arrival at the park
Check-in at reception at Romney Sands Holiday Park. Collect your pool passes and the site map.
- 4pm
Settling into the cottage
Unpack, then stop at the mini-market for breakfast.
- 5pm
First swim
The park's indoor pool, included in the stay.
- 7.30pm
Dinner at the cottage
Shopping done the day before: the easiest way to avoid getting back in the car.
- 3pm
Day 2 · Outdoor day
Walking, cycling, views · ≈ €12 / adult
- 9.30am
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Miniature railway linking seven stations from Hythe to Dungeness via New Romney.
7 min from the park
- 12.30pm
Picnic at the cottage
Shopping done the day before: the easiest way to avoid getting back in the car.
- 2pm
Old Lighthouse Dungeness
Listed 46-metre lighthouse: 169 steps lead to panoramic views across Romney Marsh.
12 min from the park
- 5pm
RSPB Dungeness
Bird reserve of open shingle, freshwater pits and wet grassland, with a 3.2 km Discovery Trail and hides.
14 min from the park
- 7pm
Back to the cottage
Dinner in the accommodation, then the indoor pool in the evening.
- 9.30am
Day 3 · Indoor day
Day at the park, under cover · ≈ €12 / adult
- Day
Day at the park, under cover
The indoor pool at the park: the indoor outings recorded around the site are not enough to fill the day.
- Day
Day 4 · Departure day
One last activity, then the drive home · ≈ €15 / adult
- 9am
Last swim or walk
An hour at the pool or in the forest before closing the suitcases.
- 11am
Check-out
Return the keys to reception. Check the exact time on your confirmation.
- 12.30pm
Lunch on the way
A picnic prepared before check-out, or a brasserie in a village on the way back.
20 min from the park
- 9am
A typical day, by visitor type
Family day
Pace suited to children, short journeys
Indicative budget: ≈ €12 / adult, excluding accommodation
- 9.30am
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Miniature railway linking seven stations from Hythe to Dungeness via New Romney.
7 min from the park
- 12.30pm
Picnic at the cottage
Shopping done the day before: the easiest way to avoid getting back in the car.
On site
- 2pm
Old Lighthouse Dungeness
Listed 46-metre lighthouse: 169 steps lead to panoramic views across Romney Marsh.
12 min from the park
- 5pm
RSPB Dungeness
Bird reserve of open shingle, freshwater pits and wet grassland, with a 3.2 km Discovery Trail and hides.
14 min from the park
- 7pm
Back to the cottage
Dinner in the accommodation, then the indoor pool in the evening.
What to do nearby?
4 activities, sights and outings, each with an address, a Google Maps link and a route from the park. The radial map ranks them by driving time; the list filters by visitor type, category, distance and indoor / outdoor.
Romney Sands Holiday Park, Greatstone, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8RN
- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch RailwayLangport Road, TN28 8LL Folkestone and Hythe, United Kingdom · 7 min
- RSPB DungenessDungeness Road, TN29 9PN Folkestone and Hythe, United Kingdom · 14 min
- Old Lighthouse DungenessDungeness Road, TN29 9NB Folkestone and Hythe, United Kingdom · 12 min
- Port LympneMonkey Business, CT21 4PD Folkestone and Hythe, United Kingdom · 27 min
OpenStreetMap base map, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Hover over or select a point (keyboard: Tab) to see the details. 4 places shown.
- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (Culture) : 7 min from the park, Variable price
- Old Lighthouse Dungeness (Historic monument) : 12 min from the park, Variable price
- RSPB Dungeness (Nature) : 14 min from the park, Variable price
- Port Lympne (Nature) : 27 min from the park, Variable price
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Miniature railway linking seven stations from Hythe to Dungeness via New Romney.
Photo: Poliphilo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
7 minVariable priceFamily
Old Lighthouse Dungeness
Listed 46-metre lighthouse: 169 steps lead to panoramic views across Romney Marsh.
Photo: Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
12 minVariable priceFor everyone
RSPB Dungeness
Bird reserve of open shingle, freshwater pits and wet grassland, with a 3.2 km Discovery Trail and hides.
Photo: Stacey Harris · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
14 minVariable priceFor everyone
Port Lympne
600-acre animal reserve with an included truck safari and over 900 animals from 75 species.
Photo: William Warby · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
27 minVariable priceFamily
Addresses and coordinates recorded from OpenStreetMap (Nominatim), driving times calculated from real routes (OSRM), on 21/10/2026. The “Google Maps” links open a simple search: none of the data shown here comes from it.
Other options?
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- Displayed priceNot verified
Indicative range: this park's price has not yet been checked with the operator. The amount shown, for 3 nights and 4 people, is an order of magnitude, not this park's price; nothing can be booked at that amount.
Not verified - Public ratingNot verified
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Not verified - Park addressNot verified
Entered by hand from the operator's official website, because OpenStreetMap placed several parks in the wrong municipality. No verification date was recorded for this entry.
Not verified - Coordinates and driving timesRecorded and dated
Coordinates taken from OpenStreetMap (Nominatim) and real routes calculated by OSRM on 21 October 2026. The “Friday evening” column is not a measurement: it is the normal time multiplied by 1.3.
Recorded and dated - Activities and restaurants nearbyRecorded and dated
4 activities and 0 restaurants: addresses and coordinates taken from OpenStreetMap (Nominatim), distances calculated by OSRM, on 21 October 2026. No restaurant rating is shown: we have none whose platform is known. The descriptions, the audiences and the seasons are written by us, with no recording date.
Recorded and dated - Park facilitiesNot verified
4 criteria recorded from the operator's pages, 8 unverified — an unverified criterion is never counted as absent. No verification date was recorded for these readings: they may have aged without our being able to say so. The number of units is not confirmed by a citable public source, so it is not shown.
Not verified - Online bookingNot verified
Availability not checked: we make no claim to know whether any units are still free.
Not verified
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Frequently asked questions
The answers are worked out from the data on this page. A question does not appear while the data that would answer it is missing: here, “we don't know” is never said as “no”.
How long is the drive from Brussels?
4h 23m by road from Brussels, and an estimated 5h 42m on a Friday evening (normal time ×1.3). Real route calculated with OSRM on OpenStreetMap road data.
Where is Romney Sands Holiday Park?
Romney Sands Holiday Park, Greatstone, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8RN (Kent (New Romney)). The park is operated by Parkdean Resorts.
Does Romney Sands Holiday Park have an indoor pool?
Yes, the park has an indoor pool.
Are dogs allowed at Romney Sands Holiday Park?
Yes, pets are allowed. The operator usually charges a supplement per animal per stay: check it when you book.
What accommodation can you rent at Romney Sands Holiday Park?
According to our records: Static caravans · Lodges · Chalets. Details and availability are confirmed on the operator's website.
Is Romney Sands Holiday Park near the beach?
Yes, the park is by the sea (Kent (New Romney)), according to our records.
What budget should you plan for a stay at Romney Sands Holiday Park?
The price of Romney Sands Holiday Park has not yet been checked with the operator. This page shows an indicative range of €345 for lodging only, 3 nights for 4 people, no dates set: an order of magnitude, not this park's price. The real rate is on the operator's website.
Park facilities and accommodation
- Yes:Indoor pool
- Wave pool / slides(not verified)
- Outdoor pool(not verified)
- Spa / wellness(not verified)
- Private sauna (some accommodation)(not verified)
- Children's club(not verified)
- Indoor playground(not verified)
- Bowling(not verified)
- Bike hire(not verified)
- Yes:Mini-market
- Yes:Dogs allowed
- Yes:Wi-Fi
Accommodation types
- Static caravans
- Lodges
- Chalets
Photo credits
The real photos (of the park itself and in the “The surrounding area” section) come from Wikimedia Commons, under a free licence. Authors and licences:
- Romney Sands RH&DR railway station, Kent (geograph 6910474) — Nigel Thompson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Greatstone-on-Sea, RH^DR, Romney Sands railway station - geograph.org.uk - 2749118 — Helmut Zozmann · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Greatstone-on-Sea, RH^DR, Romney Sands railway station - geograph.org.uk - 2752798 — Helmut Zozmann · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotive at Romney Sands station - geograph.org.uk - 2771735 — Ruth Riddle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Romney Sands station in snow - geograph.org.uk - 1672788 — Marathon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons