| the individually styled, rustic-chic lodges sleep from 1 to 4 and come with free wifi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities, while upgraded cottages feature 4-poster beds. cooked breakfast is included, and there's also a candlelit restaurant serving a locally sourced menu, plus a cosy bar with oak beams, exposed wood walls and fireplaces. 6 miles from leeds castle and 5 miles from maidstone. other amenities include a courtyard with a pond and fountain, plus gardens with seating. 5 miles off the m20 motorway, 4. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in a courtyard annexe of a traditional 18th-century pub, these low-rise, wooden lodges are 2
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 11
Sissinghurst Castle Garden (35 min)
Extensive English-style formal gardens created in the 1930s by the writer, Vita Sackville-West. Guildhall Museum (21 min)
This 1687 building houses a museum of local history & a number of rooms preserved in original style. The Big Cat Sanctuary (28 min)
Conservation & breeding site home to dozens of big cats, with guided tours & overnight cabins. Maidstone Museum (13 min)
Over 660,000 diverse artworks and artefacts from Old Masters to fossils in a gabled manor house. The Hop Farm (30 min)
Children's rides, a village full of animals and 4D cinema experience, plus cafe and shop. Mote Park (13 min)
Large park with woodland play area, BMX track, pitch and putt course, skate park, lake and cafe. Rochester Cathedral (22 min)
Norman building with a Romanesque facade, a 14th-century library door and daily CofE services. The Historic Dockyard Chatham (26 min)
Historic Royal Navy warships and shipbuilding heritage in an 18th-century dockyard museum. Rochester Castle (21 min)
Landmark 11th century Norman castle with large keep giving views over the River Medway, plus tours. Royal Engineers Museum (25 min)
Interactive exhibitions and objects including photos, medals, a Harrier jump jet and a V2 rocket. Diggerland Kent (20 min)
Playful amusement park featuring life-sized diggers, excavators & more for kids & adults to operate. Kent Life (10 min)
Farming history, tractors and play areas, plus activities and a cafe within 28 acres of countryside. Leeds Castle (9 min)
Travel from a medieval queen's room to the 1920s, plus gardens, golf, zip slides and falconry. Dickens World (27 min)
State-of-the-art animatronics, a 4D cinema and Victorian recreations expand on the work of Dickens. White Horse Wood (15 min) | 
