Heathrow Airport 1 hr 10
Tonbridge Castle (8 min.) guided tours of motte and bailey gatehouse dating from the 11th century with interactive displays. National Trust - Knole (18 min.) huge country house with a host of architectural styles lavish interiors and 26-acre walled garden. Birchwood Avenue (14 min) Penshurst Place U0026 Gardens (10 min.) fortified manor house with adventure playground summer maze and events including farmers markets. High Brooms (8 min) National Trust - Scotney Castle (21 min.) castle ruins and victorian mansion in vast woodland and parkland with trails and a hop farm. Chartwell (22 min.) preserved country house with maps documents photographs picture and mementoes of the great man. Bidborough Corner (2 min) National Trust - Ightham Mote (21 min.) unique mansion that has been remodelled over 700 years with a jacobean staircase and tudor facade. The Hop Farm (17 min.) children s rides a village full of animals and 4d cinema experience plus cafe and shop. Haysden Country Park (10 min.) expansive parklands with lake fishing boating and sailing nature trails and children s playground. Penshurst Place (10 min.) tours are offered at this ancestral family home with original medieval architecture & vast gardens. The Spa Valley Railway (12 min.) restored railway with trips on vintage steam & diesel trains plus cream teas & santa specials. Bewl Water (20 min.) sprawling countryside park for family-friendly land- and water-based activities plus a restaurant. Chiddingstone Castle (21 min.) victorian-era country manor featuring art collections 35 acres of grounds & a fishing lake. Groombridge Place Estates (16 min.) formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. Tunbridge Wells (11 min) Bedgebury National Pinetum And Forest (23 min.) 320-acre forest featuring tall trees hike/bike trails a cafe & a tree-top ropes course & zip line. |