3-Star Group Accommodation Hostel
A homely hostel near Dover & Deal
Just two killometres from the sea Rippledown house is the ideal venue to explore East Kent. With the White Cliffs, Dover Castle and nearby Canterbury you are spoilt for choice. Not to mention the buzzing towns of Deal, Sandwich, Margate, Ramsgate & Broadstairs further up the coastline.
Catered & self-catered group accommodation
Group accommodation prices & booking enquiries
Self-catered accommodation
Groups have the use of our fully equipped kitchen and you can bring your own food or organise deliveries from local suppliers.
Self-catered – Annex or Main House
Self Catering – Per Person – 1 Night @ £40 per person, per night – £40
Prices are inclusive of VAT
Minimum Occupancy Fee – Per night
Main House, Annex & Grounds Hire – per day – £2,200
Main House Hire – per day – £1,600
Annex Hire – per day – £400
Discounts
A 5% discount is available to all groups between November and March. Registered Charities that promote outdoor learning will receive a 10% discount all year round. Please let us know your charity registration number.
Hostel facilities
Main House
- Sleeps 53
- Catered and self-catered options
- No wheelchair access
Dining rooms x2
- Seat 60 – 30 in each
- Fully furnished
Lounge
- Seats 40
- Board Games
- Piano
- TV
Showers & WC
- 3 Shared shower rooms
- 7 Toilets
Bedrooms
- Sleeps 53
- 6 Shared Bunk Rooms
- 1 Single Room
- 1 Twin Room
Kitchen
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Oven
- Hob
- Dishwasher
- Utensils
- Pots and pans
Annex
- Sleeps 19
- Catered only
- Wheelchair access
Bedrooms
- 5 single beds
- Bedrooms (2-8 beds)
Showers & WC
- 2 Showers with toilets
- 1 Accessible toilet & shower
Classroom
- Tables and chairs for 19
General facilities
- Open to all bookings
- Limited wheelchair access to some outdoor facilities – please ask
General
- Wifi
- Bedding – linen provided
- Catered & Self Catered
- No Smoking
- No Pets
- Central heating throughout
Parking
- Main House – 15 cars
- Annex Yard – 6 cars
- Large coaches – Park in lay by on main road and use path as access
Outdoors
- 3 Acre Garden
- Tunnel Play Area
- Fenced Wildlife Pond
- Picnic Area
- Covered Campfire Area
- Kitchen Garden
- Games Shed
- Woodland Trail
- Walled Garden
- Outdoor Ovens
Getting to Rippledown
Rippledown is on the East Kent coast just 2KM from the sea.
Rippledown
Places to visit
Visit the seaside towns along the East Kent Coast as well as the City of Canterbury
Rippledown
Kingsdown
Deal
St Margaret's at Cliffe
Dover
Canterbury
Discounts, Bursaries & Additional Funding
Discounts for charities
Charity number must be supplied 10% of overall invoice value.
We may be able to support the following groups with discounts and bursaries and assistance with joint funding applications. Please let us know your circumstances and how you may qualify – Contact us
- State-funded academies, schools and free schools.
- Non-profits, Charities & Social Enterprises – working for the benefit of disadvantaged. children and young people – as well as those working in the environmental, green and clean tech industries.
- Low-income families and families where both partners are in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA).
