Heathrow Airport 1 hr 18
Tonbridge Castle (17 min) guided tours of motte and bailey gatehouse dating from the 11th century with interactive displays. St Mark S Church (10 min) Bewl Water (17 min) sprawling countryside park for family-friendly land- and water-based activities plus a restaurant. Travelodge (12 min) The Spa Valley Railway (10 min) restored railway with trips on vintage steam & diesel trains plus cream teas & santa specials. Tunbridge Wells (12 min) Penshurst Place (25 min) tours are offered at this ancestral family home with original medieval architecture & vast gardens. Groombridge Place Estates (19 min) formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. Sissinghurst Castle Garden (27 min) extensive english-style formal gardens created in the 1930s by the writer vita sackville-west. Bedgebury Forest (27 min) mountain biking cycling running adventure and forest Bedgebury National Pinetum And Forest (20 min) 320-acre forest featuring tall trees hike/bike trails a cafe & a tree-top ropes course & zip line. Penshurst Place U0026 Gardens (25 min) fortified manor house with adventure playground summer maze and events including farmers markets. National Trust - Ightham Mote (29 min) unique mansion that has been remodelled over 700 years with a jacobean staircase and tudor facade. Bateman S (30 min) rudyard kipling s beamed 17th-century rustic home with the writer s furnishings and artefacts. Hever Castle U0026 Gardens (34 min) castle dating from 1270 with tudor artworks and lavish furnishings plus gardens and water maze. High Brooms (13 min) The Hop Farm (18 min) children s rides a village full of animals and 4d cinema experience plus cafe and shop. Pashley Manor Gardens (24 min) fine old trees fountains springs and large ponds in gardens open april to september with a cafe. |