| there are also 2- and 3-bedroom cottages with kitchens and living rooms. the 10 refined rooms in the main house and an adjacent building are individually styled and feature antique furnishings, en suite bathrooms, sitting areas, and tea and coffeemaking facilities; some have garden views. on 4 acres of formal gardens, this upscale hotel in a country house dating from 1912 is 9 minutes on foot from sandwich train station, 2 miles from sandwich bay beach on the north sea and 6 miles from deal castle. there's a polished restaurant, a bar, a reading room and a coffee shop. . parking and breakfast are complimentary. afternoon tea is available
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 54
Canterbury Cathedral (25 min.)
norman-built cofe place of worship with organ recitals medieval stained glass and a vast library. Dover Castle (19 min.)
military museum medieval underground works labyrinthine war-time tunnels with views and tours. St George S Road (7 min) St Augustine S Abbey (23 min.)
ruins of a saxon church established in 597 ad with a museum shop picnic area and free audio tour. Wingham Wildlife Park (10 min.)
zoo park with feeding sessions talks and conservation projects plus up-close animal encounters. The Royal St George S Golf Club (5 min.)
golf Industrial Estate (7 min) Deal Castle (14 min.)
16th-century artillery castle with huge circular bastions for cannons linked by network of passages. Botany Bay (26 min.)
public beach with views of cliffs and chalk stacks plus fossil hunting rock pools and nearby cafe. Turner Contemporary (23 min.)
dramatic spaces displaying art by jmw turner and contemporary artists in eye-catching gallery. Shell Grotto (23 min.)
ornate unexplained network of shell-lined passages and a mosaic chamber with shell shop and cafe. Guildhall (Stop B) (7 min) Viking Bay (22 min.)
beach Howletts Wild Animal Park (20 min.)
gorillas tigers and monkeys in a 90-acre park with keeper experiences and treetop challenge. Pegwell Bay (13 min.)
picturesque bay offering a nature reserve the ruins of a hoverport & a replica scandinavian boat. Powell-Cotton Museum (17 min.)
15th-century estate with museum of victorian natural history exhibits and regency house and gardens. Guildhall (Stop A) (8 min) Walmer Castle And Gardens (17 min.)
english heritage tudor castle often visited by the queen and queen mother plus gardens and tearoom | 
