Country house hotels in Kent
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Luxury short and weekend breaks
We've hand-picked the finest country house hotels in Kent - to view please click on LIST HOTELS. All our country house hotels in Kent can be booked online at great rates.
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Curl up next to a log fire
A short break at a country house hotel should be a joy at any time of year and the three star Hempstead House hotel near Sittingbourne delivers. In the cooler months you can relax in front of crackling log fires surrounded by antiques or wrap-up warmly for a stroll in the grounds. When the weather warms up enjoy the award-winning food and extensive wine cellar on the floodlit terrace or have a swim in the pool.
Georgian country house elegance
Four star Brandshatch Place near Fawkham is a Georgian country house hotel with luxurious bedrooms and excellent leisure facilities that include tennis and squash courts, a gym, indoor pool and beauty salon and spa.
Historic luxury
The Chilston Park Hotel, near Maidstone, also has a four star rating. The Grade 1 listed country house was built in the seventeenth century and is set in particularly lovely and extensive grounds with woodland, parkland and a lake. The luxurious interior, featuring fine antiques and paintings, reflects the best traditions of an English country house hotel.
Easy access to the Channel Tunnel
Eastwell Manor Hotel near Ashford is well located for the Channel Tunnel. Bedrooms are split between the main Manor and Mews Cottages. There's plenty of countryside to explore on the doorstep as the hotels extensive grounds are set with three thousand acres of parkland. The four star facilities include two pools (indoor and outdoor), spa, sauna, gym, solarium and beauty salon.
What's it famous for?
• As the "Garden of England" - originally for its orchards and hops fields. Now better known for a plethora of fine gardens.
What's it like?
• Kent has fine castles, country houses and magnificent cathedrals in Canterbury and Rochester.
• Delightful rural landscapes, especially The Weald. • Some attractive coastal towns like Whitstable.
Walks
• Known as the 'Jewel of the Weald', the town of Tenterden makes a good base for walks.
• In south Kent stroll the High Downs to the White Cliffs of Dover.
• In north Kent experience the spooky river fogs and lonely promontories of Thameside that remain as described by Charles Dickens in Great Expectations.
Coastal Kent
• The historic and fashionable fishing centre of Whitstable. There is a Oyster Festival in July.
Country houses, castles and gardens
• Scotney Castle Garden is quite simply magical. Footpaths wind around the ruins of a diminutive moated castle. Try and catch an open-air theatre production.
• Emmetts Garden is famous for its bluebells, roses, idyllic walks through the woods and wonderful views of the Weald, an outstandingly beautiful area.
• Dramatic castles - Leeds, Hever and Dover castles.
• Fine country houses such as Chartwell, Smallhythe Place, Ightham Mote, and Penshurst Place.
• Tour a vineyard or steam to Bodiam Castle aboard an historic train. (Kent East Sussex Railway.)
