Emergency numbers, the nearest hospitals and pharmacy, what overseas visitors need to know about the NHS, and the farm-specific things: ponds, the zip wire, animals, ticks and barbecues. Checked in September 2026.
Checked 11 September 2026. Hours and prices change, so follow the links to the official sites before you set off. Distances are from Hamptons Farmhouse.
If someone is ill or hurt
- Emergency: 999 or 112. Give the address as Hamptons Farmhouse, Park Road, Hadlow, TN11 9SR, and the what3words on your booking email.
- Accident and emergency: Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tonbridge Road, Pembury TN2 4QJ, 01892 823535, open 24 hours with a separate children's emergency department, about 10 miles. Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane ME16 9QQ, 01622 226000, is the same distance the other way. Both publish live waiting times at mtw.nhs.uk.
- Minor injuries: the Urgent Treatment Centre at Sevenoaks Hospital, Hospital Road TN13 3PG, 8 am to 8 pm daily with a GP on site. Edenbridge Memorial Health Centre on weekdays.
- NHS 111 by phone or at 111.nhs.uk, 24 hours, for urgent advice, out-of-hours doctors and urgent dental problems.
- Pharmacy: Hadlow Pharmacy, The Square, TN11 0DA, 01732 850259, weekdays 9 to 6.30 (closed 1 to 2), Saturday 9 to 5, closed Sunday. It runs the NHS minor ailments service. Boots and others in Tonbridge.
Water on the farm
There are ponds in the grounds. A low fence surrounds them, but it is not a barrier a determined toddler cannot pass. Nobody who cannot swim should be near the ponds without an adult beside them. No swimming or paddling, even in the shallow ones. The rowing boat is for children only with an adult in it, and float coats are available on request. In winter the ponds freeze and nobody walks on the ice. The wild birds that nest there are residents; please leave them be.
The play equipment
- One person on a trampoline at a time, and no somersaults.
- The zip wire is for children, not adults. Check the seat is properly under them before launching, and mind the seat springing back. An adult watches every run.
- The climbing frame has a balustrade, but it is possible to fall from it. The tree house stairs and the big slide need care.
- Supervise children on all of it. It is fun because there is a little risk in it, and the risk is managed by the grown-up standing next to them.
Animals
Sheep, rabbits, horses and chickens live here. Treat them gently, do not enter their enclosures, and ask before feeding. Wash hands with soap and water, not gel, after touching animals and before eating; no food or dummies in the animal areas. Pregnant visitors should avoid the sheep in spring.
Ticks, adders and pollen
- Ticks are at their peak in Kent in June and July, especially along woodland edges and in long grass where deer graze, which describes Knole and Dene Park exactly. Cover legs, check children at bath time, remove any tick with a tick tool, and watch for a spreading round rash over the following weeks. UK Health Security Agency.
- Adders, Britain's only venomous snake, live on Kent heaths and in woodland glades. Bites are rare and mostly happen to dogs and to people who pick one up. Keep to paths, never touch, and get medical help at once if anyone is bitten.
- Grass pollen peaks in June and July. Pack antihistamines if anyone in the party gets hay fever; the meadow is glorious and full of it.
Sun, fire and the countryside
- Hats and cream in summer, and water for walks. The Greensand ridge is higher and windier than it looks.
- Kent Fire and Rescue asks for no barbecues in the countryside, water to hand, nothing under cover or in a tent, and disposables cooled for hours and doused before the bin. The government banned disposable barbecue sales for a period during the August 2026 heatwave. Use the barbecue we provide, on the hard standing.
- The septic tank takes toilet paper only. Wipes and nappies block it.
Coming to the UK from abroad
Visitors from the EU, EEA, Switzerland and most visa-free countries need an Electronic Travel Authorisation before they travel. It costs £20 from 8 April 2026, is applied for on the UK ETA app or at gov.uk/eta, and lasts two years for stays of up to six months at a time. Irish citizens do not need one. Everyone travels on a passport; EU identity cards are no longer accepted. Check gov.uk/check-uk-visa for other nationalities.
Questions we are asked
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hadlow?
- Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, about ten miles and 22 minutes away, with a 24-hour accident and emergency department and a children's emergency department. Maidstone Hospital is the same distance in the other direction.
- Is there a pharmacy in Hadlow?
- Yes. Hadlow Pharmacy in The Square, telephone 01732 850259, open weekdays and Saturdays, with the NHS minor ailments service.
- Do EU visitors need anything to enter the UK in 2026?
- An Electronic Travel Authorisation, applied for online before travel, costing £20 since April 2026 and valid for two years. Irish citizens are exempt. A passport is required; identity cards are not accepted.