Cherrywood Campsite
Purfleet
📍 Arterial Road Purfleet, Purfleet, RM19 1TS
🚆 Nearest station: · 0.7 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.2 mi (Open Charge Map)
- 10-acre site with open meadow and woodland for camping
- Campfire circle and the river Mardyke run through the site
- Activities include archery, orienteering and backwoods cooking
- Easy access from the M25 and Dartford River crossing
- Close to Lakeside Shopping Centre
Cherrywood Campsite is a 10-acre site in the West of Thurrock, close to Purfleet, run by Thurrock Scouts for youth and organised groups rather than individual bookings. Half the site is open meadow for camping with a campfire circle, while the river Mardyke runs along the bottom and five acres of woodland offer space for patrol or troop camping around a log cabin. On site you'll find modern toilet and shower blocks with separate accessible facilities, an outdoor washing-up area and a large car park. Activities such as archery, orienteering, backwoods cooking and bivouacking are available. The site has easy access from the M25 and Dartford River crossing, and is close to Lakeside Shopping Centre, with Purfleet station just 0.7 miles away and Purfleet Heritage Centre 0.8 miles from the site.
How far to…
- Station
- 0.7 miles
- Purfleet Heritage Centre
- 0.8 miles
- Essex Fire Museum
- 3.1 miles
- Rainham Hall
- 3.2 miles
Practical details
- Parking
- Large car park for residents on site
Details taken from the operator's own website on 6 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Parking
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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