| across the road from capstone farm country park, this down-to-earth hostel in a traditional oast house is also a 7-minute walk from a bus stop, 3 miles from the chatham historic dockyard museum and 4 miles from rochester castle. simple single-sex dorms come with lockers, reading lights and free bedding, plus shared bathrooms. theres no air-conditioning. check-in time: 5:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. breakfast and evening meals are offered for a fee. some have exposed brick walls. parking is available. private rooms add in-room sinks. amenities include a bar, a tv lounge, a communal kitchen and table tennis
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 19
Maidstone Museum (17 min)
Over 660,000 diverse artworks and artefacts from Old Masters to fossils in a gabled manor house. Fort Amherst Heritage Trust (9 min)
Barracks and history Rochester Cathedral (12 min)
Norman building with a Romanesque facade, a 14th-century library door and daily CofE services. Upnor Castle (17 min)
Fort with tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village with coin rubbing and canon firing. Rochester Castle (12 min)
Landmark 11th century Norman castle with large keep giving views over the River Medway, plus tours. Buckmore Park Kart Circuit (13 min)
Outdoor karting for all ages, including corporate events and children's parties, plus warfare games. The Historic Dockyard Chatham (12 min)
Historic Royal Navy warships and shipbuilding heritage in an 18th-century dockyard museum. Shorne Woods Country Park (20 min)
Visitor centre, cafe and marked paths in 288 acres of woodlands, lakes, wetlands and meadows. Kent Life (16 min)
Farming history, tractors and play areas, plus activities and a cafe within 28 acres of countryside. Leeds Castle (20 min)
Travel from a medieval queen's room to the 1920s, plus gardens, golf, zip slides and falconry. Dickens World (13 min)
State-of-the-art animatronics, a 4D cinema and Victorian recreations expand on the work of Dickens. Guildhall Museum (12 min)
This 1687 building houses a museum of local history & a number of rooms preserved in original style. Diggerland Kent (18 min)
Playful amusement park featuring life-sized diggers, excavators & more for kids & adults to operate. Royal Engineers Museum (10 min)
Interactive exhibitions and objects including photos, medals, a Harrier jump jet and a V2 rocket. Mote Park (20 min)
Large park with woodland play area, BMX track, pitch and putt course, skate park, lake and cafe. | 
