| full english breakfast is available (surcharge) in the contemporary restaurant, while there's also a pub-style bar. suites add separate living areas, while 1 also has a whirlpool bath and a 4-poster bed. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in an 1830s half-timbered building, this traditional hotel is 3. 4 miles from elmley national nature reserve. other amenities include a gym and a spa with a sauna, jacuzzi and steam room, plus beauty treatments. 4 miles from the seafront, 6 miles from sheerness and 7. the rooms have classic-style furnishings and decor, and come with free wifi, tvs with satellite channels, and tea and coffeemaking facilities
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 28
Chalkwell Beach (1 hr 25)
Pebble & sand beach with a large granite obelisk from the 1800s & a promenade with snack kiosks. Leysdown Beach (7 min) Belmont House and Gardens (37 min) Sheerness Beach (13 min) Tankerton Beach (41 min)
Long shingle beach overlooked by colorful huts & a promenade, with swimming in calm water. Doddington Place Gardens (32 min)
Landscaped gardens at a Victorian mansion featuring a sunken garden, a rock garden & more. Sealife Adventure (1 hr 26)
Sea life aquarium with sharks in walk-through tunnel tank, plus rays, turtles and insect displays. Druidstone Park (38 min) Elmley National Nature Reserve (17 min)
Family-run farm with marshland rich in wildlife, plus nature trails and custom-made huts to stay in. Thorpe Bay beach huts (1 hr 29) Adventure Island (1 hr 28)
Free-admission fun park with more than 40 rides and attractions from rollercoasters to ghost trains. Mount Ephraim Gardens (33 min)
10 acres of picturesque Edwardian terraced gardens, plus a grass maze, nature trail and a tearoom. Wildwood Trust (43 min)
Over 200 animals including deer, wolves, owls and wild horses in 40 acres of ancient woodland. Southend Pier and Railway (1 hr 28)
Seasonal museum on the pier with 19th- & early-20th-century train cars, slot machines & costumes. Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (36 min)
Wetland reserve known for its diverse migratory bird population, including many threatened species. | 
