Kent - Britain's Finest Hotels, Museums & Galleries, Historic Houses, Gardens, Attractions and Bed & Breakfast
Kent - Britain's Finest Hotels, Museums & Galleries, Historic Houses, Gardens, Attractions and Bed & Breakfast are listed below. Kent is without doubt the ‘Garden of England’, the soil is remarkably fertile and the county is crowded with orchards, market gardens, fields of vegetables and some hop fields, although not so many as there used to be....read more
Luxury Hotels in Kent
Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa
Brandshatch Road, Fawkham, Kent
A sophisticated Georgian mansion built in 1806, Brandshatch Place stands proudly in 12.5 acres of lush countryside in the Garden of England. One of the finest... more
Chilston Park Hotel
Sandway, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent
Chilston Park hotel is an elegant 17th century Grade I listed country house, set in 23 acres of rolling countryside and dense woodland. You´ll find an... more
Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa
Wilmington, Kent
Rowhill Grange Hotel and Utopia Spa is a world apart, the most secluded and exclusive oasis imaginable, set in 9 acres of private grounds in North... more
The Spa Hotel
Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The Spa Hotel is overlooking the historic spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells. This 18th century mansion house is set in 14 acres of beautiful landscaped... more
Small Hotels / Inns in Kent
Dunkerley's Hotel and Restaurant
19 Beach Street, Deal, Kent
Enjoy warm hospitality in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere at Dunkerley's Hotel and Restaurant, situated in the heart of Deal and just a stone's throw away... more
Hotel Relish
4 Augusta Gardens, Folkestone, Kent
Hotel Relish is an exquisitely crafted small hotel in Folkestone, Kent. Walk over the threshold from the Regency splendour of Augusta Gardens into the future of... more
The Little Silver Country Hotel
Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent
The Little Silver Country Hotel is Tenterden's most popular hotel, offering smooth service and comfort. This hotel is large enough to meet both individual and corporate... more
Romney Bay House Hotel
Coast Road, Littlestone, New Romney, Kent
Romney Bay House is beautifully furnished as well as ideally situated on a private road on a totally unspoilt stretch of coastline facing the sea with... more
Wallett's Court Country House Hotel
Westcliffe, Dover, Kent
Wallett's Court is an ancient country house hotel nestling in the wild open landscape in the heart of White Cliffs Country, ninety minutes from the city... more
Bed & Breakfast in Kent
Birchley
Fosten Lane, Biddenden, Kent
Birchley 5 Star B&B is a 17th century half timbered house situated in six acres of beautiful and secluded gardens, in the heart of the Weald... more
Boldens Wood
Fiddling Lane, Stowting, Ashford, Kent
Boldens Wood B&B is just a few minutes from the Channel Tunnel and easy access to Ferry Ports. Log-burning stove in TV Lounge. Full English Breakfast.... more
Bulltown Farmhouse
Bulltown Lane, West Brabourne, Ashford, Kent
Bulltown Farmhouse B&B is an attractively restored 15th Century Kentish farmhouse. It is a large timber framed medieval building, and is located on the south west... more
Chart Hill Cottage Bed & Breakfast
Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Kent
Chart Hill Cottage is a luxury bed and breakfast in a gorgeous Georgian cottage enjoying magnificent views over the famous Weald of Kent. Recently renovated, Chart... more
Cloth Hall Oast
Coursehorn Lane, Cranbrook, Kent
Cloth Hall Oast B&B is an exceptionally fine conversion of an oast house with a galleried dining room open to the roof with a spectacular wrought... more
Great Field Farm B&B
Misling Lane, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, Kent
Great Field Farm B&B is a spacious farmhouse amidst beautiful countryside, offering double room with spa bath, double bedded self-contained flat, detached twin-bedded cottage suite and... more
Haguelands Farm
Burmarsh, Romney Marsh, Kent
Haguelands Farm B&B is set in its own 3-acre garden on the unique Romney Marsh. A working farm, Haguelands offers a very special warm welcome. All... more
Jordans
Sheet Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Kent
Jordans B&B is an exquisite picture postcard 15th century Tudor house situated in the picturesque village of Plaxtol among orchards and parkland. Jordans, awarded a historic... more
Langley Oast
Langley Park, Langley, Maidstone, Kent
A warm and friendly welcome awaits you at Langley Oast B&B. This authentic Kentish oasthouse, which has been lovingly converted by its present owners, offers a... more
Leaveland Court
Leaveland, Faversham, Kent
Leaveland Court B&B is an enchanting 15th century timber framed farmhouse, nestling between a 13th century church and woodlands. Outdoor heated swimming pool set in secluded... more
Leavers Oast
Stanford Lane, Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent
A warm welcome awaits you at Leavers Oast. An excellent base for touring the many historic buildings including Leeds and Hever Castles, Chartwell and Sissinghurst. Built... more
Merzie Meadows
Hunton Road, Marden, Maidstone, Kent
Merzie Meadows B&B is a beautiful, spacious award winning home standing in 20 acres of small woodland, conservation areas, and well-tended gardens in the heart of... more
The Old Ship
High Street, Wingham, near Canterbury, Kent
The Old Ship is a Grade II listed 400 year old thatched former inn that has undergone major renovation. Our guest rooms are en-suite with TV,... more
Sylvan Cottage
Nackington Road, Canterbury, Kent
Sylvan Cottage B&B is a 17th century cottage with beams and inglenooks. Great semi-rural location, a pleasant twenty minute walk from the City, surrounded by fields... more
Museums / Art Galleries in Kent
Canterbury Royal Museum & Art Gallery with Buffs Regimental Museum
18 High Street, Canterbury, Kent
Canterbury Royal Museum & Art Gallery with Buffs Regimental Museum is in a splendid Victorian building, housing the city´s picture collections with recent acquisisions that include... more
Finchcocks Living Museum of Music
Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent
Finchcocks is a fine Georgian manor in a beutiful unspoilt setting, noted for its outstanding brickwork. It is now a musical centre and museum of international... more
Kent Battle of Britain Museum
Aerodrome Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent
Most important collection of Battle of Britain artefacts on show in the country - aircraft, vehicles, weapons, flying equipment, prints, relics from over 600 crashed Battle... more
Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
St Faiths Street, Maidstone, Kent
At Maidstone and Bentlif Art Gallery you´ll find something for everyone - outstanding collections, special exhibitions, a shop and a café. Housed in a beautiful Elizabethan... more
Museum of Canterbury with Rupert Bear Museum
Poor Priests' Hospital, Stour Street, Canterbury, Kent
Museum of Canterbury with Rupert Bear Museum is situated in the former medieval Poor Priests´ Hospital. Discover the story of Canterbury from Roman times to the... more
Museum of Kent Life
Lock Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent
Museum of Kent Life is Kent´s award-winning open air museum, home to an outstanding collection of historical buildings, which house exhibitions on life in Kent over... more
Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Building
The Airfield, Manston Road, Ramsgate, Kent
The Memorial Building houses wartime Spitfire & Hurricane fighter aircraft together with an ever expanding display of original and emotive memorabilia from the 1939-1945 war periods.... more
Historic Houses in Kent
Belmont
Belmont Park, Throwley, Faversham, Kent
Belmont House has remained the seat of successive Lords Harris from 1801 until 1995. The house contains family mementoes, fine paintings, furniture and the finest private... more
Chartwell
Westerham, Kent
Chartwell was the family home of Sir Winston Churchill from 1924. The rooms are kept as they were during his lifetime and offer an insight into... more
Cobham Hall
Cobham, Kent
Cobham Hall is one of the largest house in Kent and has been occupied since the 12th century that owes its architechural style to Inigo Jones... more
Godinton House & Gardens
Godinton Lane, Ashford, Kent
Godinton House & Gardens, described as `An ancient estate in a magnificent park with thrilling formal gardens now splendidly restored - one of Kent´s finest´ -... more
Hall Place & Gardens
Hall Place, Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent
Hall Place is a fine Tudor Mansion built almost 500 years ago in the reign of Henry VIII for Sir John Champneys, former Lord Mayor of... more
Hever Castle & Gardens
Edenbridge, Kent
Hever Castle, a romantic 13th century moated castle, was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII´s second wife - inside there are prayer books signed... more
The Home of Charles Darwin
Luxted Road, Downe, Kent
Down House was the home of Charles Darwin for the last 40 years of his life. It is here that he worked on his theories of... more
Ightham Mote
Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent
Ightham Mote is a superb moated manor house dating from the early 14th century. It was bought in 1953 by American, Charles Robinson, who had first... more
Knole
Sevenoaks, Kent
Knole, a 15th century house was enlarged and embellished in 1603 by Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, and has remained largely unaltered ever since. There... more
Penshurst Place & Gardens
Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent
Penshurst Place is one of Kent´s loveliest historic houses with family history going back to the 14th century. The oldest part of the house is the... more
Smallhythe Place
Smallhythe, Tenterden, Kent
Smallhythe Place is an early 16th century half timbered house, which was the home of the Victorian actress Ellen Terry from 1899 until her death in... more
Squerryes Court
Westerham, Kent
Squerryes Court is a 17th century manor house that has been the home of the Warde family since 1731. In the hall is a portrait of... more
Walmer Castle & Gardens
Kingsdown Road, Walmer, Deal, Kent
Walmer Castle was one of a chain of coastal artillery forts built by Henry VIII that has been transformed into an elegant stately home. It was... more
Gardens in Kent
Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest
Park Lane, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent
Open 365 days a year, Bedgebury is the perfect place to walk, cycle, ride or play in a spectacular world of trees. Bedgebury´s National Pinetum, host... more
Belmont Park
Belmont, Throwley, Faversham, Kent
Belmont Park gardens date from the 1790s and consist of a walled garden, pinetum, wooded areas, large formal lawns and a large kitchen garden. The walled... more
The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House
Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, Kent
English Heitage have recreated the gardens at Down House as the Darwins would have seen them. It was the home of Charles Darwin for the last... more
Emmetts Garden
Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent
Emmetts Garden was influenced by William Robinson. This delightful informal woodland garden - with the highest treetop in Kent - was laid out in the late... more
Godinton House & Gardens
Godinton Lane, Ashford, Kent
Godinton House and Gardens are set in a beautiful 18th century landscaped park with views across the countryside. The formal gardens include terraced lawns, topiary, formal... more
Goodnestone Park Gardens
Wingham, Canterbury, Kent
The Walled Garden at Goodnestone Park, consists of three enclosures, an old fashioned rose garden with hardy geraniums and perennials, the summer garden with borders for... more
Groombridge Place Gardens
Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Originally laid out in the 17th century, Groombridge Place Gardens was unseen for three hundred years except by a favoured few. Designed as outside rooms of... more
Hever Castle & Gardens
Edenbridge, Kent
The spectacular Edwardian gardens at Hever Castle were laid out between 1904 and 1908 by Joseph Cheal & Son. One of the most magnificent areas of... more
Ightham Mote
Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent
Ightham Mote is situated in a hidden valley garden surrounded by coppiced woodland and farmland. The basic shape of the garden has been in place since... more
Mount Ephraim
Hernhill, Faversham, Kent
The 9 acres of garden around Mount Ephraim have an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity. This Edwardian garden is magically set to give fine views of... more
Penshurst Place Gardens
Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent
Experience the beauty and tranquillity of Penshurst Place´s enchanting formal garden, a rare surviving example of Elizabethan garden design. It is also one of the oldest... more
Scotney Castle Garden
Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Scotney Castle Garden is a fine hillside garden looking out over the Kent countryside and down to a ruined 14th century castle nestled beside the moat.... more
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Kent
Sissinghurst Castle Garden was developed around the surviving parts of an Elizabethan mansion. With a central red-brick prospect tower - a series of small enclosed compartments,... more
Squerryes Court
Westerham, Kent
The gardens at Squerryes Court are beautiful all through the year. Originally laid out in the formal style in 1700, they were re-landscaped in the middle... more
Walmer Castle & Gardens
Kingsdown Road, Walmer, Deal, Kent
The Walmer Castle Gardens hold much horticultural and historical interest. The moat that once surrounded the fort has been grassed over since the 19th century and... more
Attractions in Kent
Chartwell
Westerham, Kent
Chartwell was the family home of Sir Winston Churchill from 1924. The rooms are kept as they were during his lifetime and offer an insight into... more
Chislehurst Caves
Caveside Close, Chislehurst, Kent
Chislehurst Caves: Miles of Mystery and History Beneath your Feet! Grab a lantern and get ready for an amazing adventure! Just a short way from central... more
Dickens World
Leviatham Way, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, Kent
Dickens World is a new themed attraction based upon the life, times, books and characters of Charles Dickens.... more
Dover Castle
Dover, Kent
For over 2000 years, the site of Dover Castle has protected the stretch of English coast closest to Europe. From the Iron Age to the Atomic... more
Hever Castle & Gardens
Edenbridge, Kent
Hever Castle, a romantic 13th century moated castle, was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII´s second wife - inside there are prayer books signed... more
The Historic Dockyard
Chatham, Kent
The Historic Dockyard set in a stunning 80 acre estate will excite and entertain you - whatever your age! Explore the world´s most complete dockyard of... more
Lamberhurst Vineyard
Stenoak House, The Down, Lamberhurst, Kent
Lamberhurst Vineyards is set in the heart of the beautiful Kent countryside. Visit the well stocked gift shop or sample the wines and liquers before you... more
Leeds Castle
Maidstone, Kent
Leeds Castle, known as `the loveliest castle in the world´ and is listed in the Doomesday Book. Rising from two islands in the centre of a... more
Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
New Romney, Kent
The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway first opened to traffic in July 1927 as the `World´s Smallest Public Railway´ and now covers a distance of 13.5... more
The Royal National Lifeboat Collection
The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent
Housed in an 1848 covered slip, Lifeboat! Displays 17 history-making boats many of which were medal winners for bravery. From pulling-sailing lifeboats to the ´Blue Peter´... more

































































