Heathrow Airport 1 hr 32
The Spa Valley Railway (15 min.) restored railway with trips on vintage steam & diesel trains plus cream teas & santa specials. Bateman S (20 min.) rudyard kipling s beamed 17th-century rustic home with the writer s furnishings and artefacts. Bodiam Castle (25 min.) 14th-century castle with a moat soaring towers events and exhibitions plus a cafe. Pashley Manor Gardens (15 min.) fine old trees fountains springs and large ponds in gardens open april to september with a cafe. Tonbridge Castle (30 min.) guided tours of motte and bailey gatehouse dating from the 11th century with interactive displays. Groombridge Place Estates (22 min.) formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. Bedgebury Forest (26 min.) mountain biking cycling running adventure and forest Penshurst Place (30 min.) tours are offered at this ancestral family home with original medieval architecture & vast gardens. Battle Abbey (31 min.) medieval ruins and battlefield site with an interactive exhibition a film about 1066 and a cafe. Ashdown Forest (31 min.) sprawling nature area & fictional home of a. a. milne children s book character winnie the pooh. Bewl Water (16 min.) sprawling countryside park for family-friendly land- and water-based activities plus a restaurant. The Hop Farm (31 min.) children s rides a village full of animals and 4d cinema experience plus cafe and shop. Bedgebury National Pinetum And Forest (19 min.) 320-acre forest featuring tall trees hike/bike trails a cafe & a tree-top ropes course & zip line. Penshurst Place U0026 Gardens (30 min.) fortified manor house with adventure playground summer maze and events including farmers markets. Stonegate (13 min) |