Heathrow Airport 1 hr 4
National Trust - Standen (24 min)
Arts and Craft Movement house with a formal garden, woodland estate, daily events and a gift shop. Wakehurst (30 min)
Country estate with tree collections, woodland, lakes, formal gardens and seed conservation centre. Deer Park (36 min)
Kent's last medieval-era deer park, located at the Knole house, with 350+ deer & guided tours. National Trust - Ightham Mote (26 min)
Unique mansion that has been remodelled over 700 years with a Jacobean staircase and Tudor facade. Chartwell (13 min)
Preserved country house with maps, documents, photographs, picture and mementoes of the great man. Home of Charles Darwin - Down House (33 min)
Famous naturalist's restored home, with the study where he wrote On the Origin of Species. Penshurst Place & Gardens (12 min)
Fortified manor house with adventure playground, summer maze and events including farmers' markets. Ashdown Forest (19 min)
Sprawling nature area & fictional home of A. A. Milne children's book character, Winnie the Pooh. Penshurst Place (12 min)
Tours are offered at this ancestral family home with original medieval architecture & vast gardens. Tonbridge Castle (23 min)
Guided tours of motte and bailey gatehouse dating from the 11th century, with interactive displays. Chiddingstone Castle (8 min)
Victorian-era country manor featuring art collections, 35 acres of grounds & a fishing lake. The Spa Valley Railway (23 min)
Restored railway with trips on vintage steam & diesel trains, plus cream teas & Santa specials. Groombridge Place Estates (18 min)
Formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. Hever Castle & Gardens (15 min)
Castle dating from 1270, with Tudor artworks and lavish furnishings, plus gardens and water maze. National Trust - Knole (25 min)
Huge country house with a host of architectural styles, lavish interiors and 26-acre walled garden. | 
