Welcome

Welcome to Connetts Farm Holiday cottages, our wonderful self catering holiday accommodation on a working farm on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. We have 5 excellent self-catering cottages, two of which sleep 6 people and 3 which sleep 4 people, giving flexible accommodation for up to 24 people. Our family friendly holiday accommodation makes an ideal base for exploring the beautiful Kent countryside and the whole of the South East of England.

Our Kent Holiday Cottages

The cottages are located on our 115 acre working farm, in a beautiful coastal position giving cliff top views over the Thames Estuary. There are horses on the farm with hay and cereal crops being grown. There is also a small area of young woodland. Each year, some areas of the farm are left to grow wild for the benefit of wildlife.

South Barn Cottages (3 x 2 bedroom cottages)

Each of our three 2 bedroomed holiday cottages provide self catering accommodation for 4 people, and are comfortably furnished with views over the pond and farmland.  Guests are welcome to use all of the grounds around the cottages and garden furniture is provided.

North Barn Cottages (2 x 3 bedroom cottages)

Our two 3 bedroomed holiday cottages provide self-catering accommodation for 6 people each. Both are furnished and decorated to a high standard.  In North Barn the accommodation comprises of two large self-catering cottages that look out over the farm & out to sea. 

The cottages have spacious gardens where guests can relax, sunbathe or have a barbecue.  Around the farm guests will see a whole host of wildlife. You can feed the ducks on  the ponds and there are many rabbits, pheasants and other wild animals and birds to be seen.

Bed-linen, towels, heating, electricity & water are all included in the price of the cottage hire. Parking is available in an area adjacent to the cottages.

The Local Area

Our Kent Holiday cottages cottages are perfectly located for visits to London (50 miles), Canterbury (30 miles), Rochester (20 Miles) & Maidstone (20 miles), and there are good  road links to the motorway system with a new  bridge linking us to the mainland. There is also a mainline railway from Sittingbourne (10 miles) to the centre of London with a connecting line from Sheerness.                     

The nearest town to the cottages is Sheerness (6 miles) where there is a selection of  shops & good supermarkets, an indoor swimming pool and sports complex. There is a beach at Sheerness, & a Naturist beach at Shellness  (5 miles).

For bird watching, you may wish to visit the R.S.P.B. reserve at nearby Elmley where many species of birds may be seen, both common and rare. Among those found on the reserve are  populations of Harriers, Golden Plover, Short-Eared Owls, Avocet, Egret, Heron, Green Plover and at dawn and dusk spectacular amounts of  wildfowl.

Isle of Sheppey is a small island off the North Kent coast and is approximately 9 miles long by 5 miles wide.  It is connected to the mainland by two bridges. There are traditional seaside towns on the island, such as Leysdown and Sheerness and there are the heritage towns of Queenborough and Blue Town which are rich in cultural heritage.

The long beach at the Lees, Minster  is also very popular with visitors. Part of this beach is reserved for bathing and other parts are used by the many windsurfers that visit the island for the excellent conditions that are particularly suited to the sport of windsurfing. Fishing from this beach is also very good.

More Information

For more information on our Kent Holiday Cottages please contact us or visit our website using the links above.