individually decorated rooms with a warm, old-world vibe feature free wi-fi. distinctive features include latticed casement windows and ornate, wood-carved canopy beds. the cosy pub features exposed wood beams, a tearoom with a fireplace, and a garden with picnic tables. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in a quaint, half-timbered building covered in vines, this charming pub with rooms once frequented by charles dickens is 2 miles from shorne wood country park and 5 miles from the 11th-century rochester castle Heathrow Airport 1 hr 10
Shorne Woods Country Park (5 min) Visitor centre, cafe and marked paths in 288 acres of woodlands, lakes, wetlands and meadows. Dickens World (15 min) State-of-the-art animatronics, a 4D cinema and Victorian recreations expand on the work of Dickens. Lullingstone Roman Villa (25 min) Roman villa, archaeological excavation, ruins, history, and garden Mote Park (24 min) Large park with woodland play area, BMX track, pitch and putt course, skate park, lake and cafe. Kent Life (17 min) Farming history, tractors and play areas, plus activities and a cafe within 28 acres of countryside. Rochester Cathedral (13 min) Norman building with a Romanesque facade, a 14th-century library door and daily CofE services. Guildhall Museum (13 min) This 1687 building houses a museum of local history & a number of rooms preserved in original style. Rochester Castle (13 min) Landmark 11th century Norman castle with large keep giving views over the River Medway, plus tours. The Historic Dockyard Chatham (14 min) Historic Royal Navy warships and shipbuilding heritage in an 18th-century dockyard museum. Tilbury Fort (33 min) Riverside fort built to protect London, with bastions, moats and a magazine house, plus a gift shop. Diggerland Kent (10 min) Playful amusement park featuring life-sized diggers, excavators & more for kids & adults to operate. National Trust - Knole (35 min) Huge country house with a host of architectural styles, lavish interiors and 26-acre walled garden. National Trust - Ightham Mote (27 min) Unique mansion that has been remodelled over 700 years with a Jacobean staircase and Tudor facade. Jeskyns Community Woodland (3 min) Red House (21 min) National Trust-run house and gardens of the founder of the arts and crafts architectural movement. |