Hi Bear
We stayed at SAM's LAKES a CC certified site, a very well presented caravan area with electric. Owner/baliff is a really nice guy (Mike). Pitched about 30mtrs from bottom lake, full of Carp, Bream, Roach, Perch.
Top lake a specimen, I beleive you can also stay in another area up top usually used for rallys?
Roland House Farm
Headcorn Road
Smarden
Ashford
TN27 8PJ
England
Telephone - 01233 770272
I fished until midnight with a constant top of tea and bacon butties from the wife. Plenty of wildlife around also, Barn Owls and some nutter keeps a private collection of lions... you can hear them first thing the morning at feeding time.
Enjoy.