check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. family and 4-poster rooms are also available. the modest rooms have traditional furnishings and decor, and come with free wifi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. there's also a bar/lounge and a garden with seating, plus conference facilities. this straightforward, low-rise, redbrick hotel is in a residential area a 2-minute walk from the bus stop for sheerness (21 minutes' journey time) and a 5-minute walk from the seafront. complimentary full english breakfast is served in the restaurant, which also offers a classic global menu Heathrow Airport 1 hr 27
Thames Estuary (2 hr 12) 1 of the country's largest, this landmark estuary features shipping routes & various lighthouses. Royal Engineers Museum (31 min) Interactive exhibitions and objects including photos, medals, a Harrier jump jet and a V2 rocket. Tankerton Beach (39 min) Long shingle beach overlooked by colorful huts & a promenade, with swimming in calm water. Chalkwell Beach (1 hr 24) Pebble & sand beach with a large granite obelisk from the 1800s & a promenade with snack kiosks. Upnor Castle (36 min) Fort with tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village with coin rubbing and canon firing. The Historic Dockyard Chatham (33 min) Historic Royal Navy warships and shipbuilding heritage in an 18th-century dockyard museum. Bell Wharf Beach (1 hr 20) Hadleigh Castle (1 hr 16) Ruined 1200s castle, refortified by Edward III in the Hundred Years War, affording marsh views. Elmley National Nature Reserve (16 min) Family-run farm with marshland rich in wildlife, plus nature trails and custom-made huts to stay in. Leysdown Beach (15 min) Sealife Adventure (1 hr 25) Sea life aquarium with sharks in walk-through tunnel tank, plus rays, turtles and insect displays. Dickens World (34 min) State-of-the-art animatronics, a 4D cinema and Victorian recreations expand on the work of Dickens. Southend Pier and Railway (1 hr 26) Seasonal museum on the pier with 19th- & early-20th-century train cars, slot machines & costumes. Adventure Island (1 hr 26) Free-admission fun park with more than 40 rides and attractions from rollercoasters to ghost trains. Old Leigh Studios Gallery (1 hr 19) |