Move over Whitstable and Margate: Folkestone is currently the place to be on the east Kent coast.
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From wildlife reserves to picturesque beaches.
Home to one of the largest architectural conservation areas in the UK, Faversham owes its long prosperity to its sheltered position on a sea…
The artist J M W Turner, who spent many happy years in Margate, once told the critic John Ruskin: ‘The skies over Thanet are the…
Granted its royal prefix in 1909 by Edward VII, this elegant Kent spa resort owes its fortunes to the discovery of its iron-rich spring…
The Kent village of Sissinghurst, 17 miles east of Tunbridge Wells and five miles south of the nearest train station at Staplehurst, is famous…
Treeless, windswept and dotted with weathered wooden homes and shingle-stranded fishing boats, Kent’s private estate of Dungeness is mistakenly called a desert. There’s far…
Few other places in Kent – or England – make as strong an initial visual impression as Dover. Your attention is immediately grabbed by…
The Kent town of Folkestone is blessed by its geography: the North Downs protect the town’s rear; an undulating strip of shingle and sand…
Nestled near the North Downs and bisected by the River Stour, Canterbury is a city with a great many tales to tell. The 250ft…
From rustic gastropubs to converted castles.
From medieval pubs to former Georgian rectories.
From working farms to nature reserves.
From sea-facing boutiques to charming gastropubs.
Accommodation in Kent The following places to stay have been chosen for their unique character, location, hospitality and for generally standing out from the…