National Trust

Specialties

The Octavia Hill bunkhouse, Kent is ideal for group accommodation and can sleep up to 14 people in two separate dormitories of eight and six bunks.

We are conveniently situated just off J5 of the M25 between Sevenoaks and Westerham and within easy reach of attractions such Hever Castle, Chartwell, Emmetts Garden and Knole.

We also are available for hire for children’s birthday parties. Please contact us for more details.

History

Established in 1960.

The bunkhouse was originally set up as part of the National Trust’s Acorn Basecamp for working holidays and volunteer groups.

It has gone from being very basic accommodation with an outdoor shower block to the comfortable bunkhouse it is today.

We still have some of the original volunteer parties coming back time and time again to our bunkhouse in Kent, and we have now have their grown up children and grandchildren staying with us as well.

The bunkhouse was originally set up as part of the National Trust’s Acorn Basecamp for working holidays and volunteer groups. It has gone from being very basic accommodation with an outdoor shower block to the comfortable bunkhouse it is today. We still have some of the original volunteer parties coming back time and time again to our bunkhouse in Kent, and we have now have their grown up children and grandchildren.

We have just started to let the bunkhouse out for kid’s parties too, so that another generation can enjoy this building.