| the unfussy rooms have traditional furnishings and decor, and come with free wifi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. breakfast is available for an extra cost in the restaurant, while there's also a bar and 2 function rooms, including 1 featuring wood beams. some also feature 4-poster beds. other amenities include landscaped gardens with seating, and free parking. set in a tudor-style building, this straightforward hotel is a 10-minute walk from maidstone west train station, a 14-minute walk from fremlin walk riverside shopping centre and 10 miles from leeds castle
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 10
Dickens World (25 min)
State-of-the-art animatronics, a 4D cinema and Victorian recreations expand on the work of Dickens. Mote Park (8 min)
Large park with woodland play area, BMX track, pitch and putt course, skate park, lake and cafe. Tonbridge Castle (27 min)
Guided tours of motte and bailey gatehouse dating from the 11th century, with interactive displays. The Historic Dockyard Chatham (24 min)
Historic Royal Navy warships and shipbuilding heritage in an 18th-century dockyard museum. Maidstone Museum (7 min)
Over 660,000 diverse artworks and artefacts from Old Masters to fossils in a gabled manor house. Sissinghurst Castle Garden (32 min)
Extensive English-style formal gardens created in the 1930s by the writer, Vita Sackville-West. Rochester Cathedral (20 min)
Norman building with a Romanesque facade, a 14th-century library door and daily CofE services. Kent Life (8 min)
Farming history, tractors and play areas, plus activities and a cafe within 28 acres of countryside. The Big Cat Sanctuary (30 min)
Conservation & breeding site home to dozens of big cats, with guided tours & overnight cabins. Rochester Castle (19 min)
Landmark 11th century Norman castle with large keep giving views over the River Medway, plus tours. National Trust - Ightham Mote (27 min)
Unique mansion that has been remodelled over 700 years with a Jacobean staircase and Tudor facade. Leeds Castle (15 min)
Travel from a medieval queen's room to the 1920s, plus gardens, golf, zip slides and falconry. Guildhall Museum (19 min)
This 1687 building houses a museum of local history & a number of rooms preserved in original style. The Hop Farm (18 min)
Children's rides, a village full of animals and 4D cinema experience, plus cafe and shop. Diggerland Kent (18 min)
Playful amusement park featuring life-sized diggers, excavators & more for kids & adults to operate. | 
