Running amok in Kent

[Bald Rick]

So our annual holiday starts on Saturday with a week self catering near Faversham and another in Tenderton.

Apart from M25 and the Dartford Crossing, what else should we do good peeps of Kent?

 

[Exfarmer]

Where to start?
Rye
Camber sands
Bodiam castle
Dover and castle
for a real treat, But a little drive
Leonards Lee gardens
Many other gardens
including Great Dixter,
Batemans ( Rudyard Kiplings )
Hever Castle
Nymans
Leeds Catle
for just a few then go and take a look at the South Downs

 

[Badshot]

The mini steam train Hythe to dungeness is great.
Samphire hoe is a nice walk, man made habitats with spoil from the channel tunnel.
Biddenden vineyard does the best cider.
Chistlehurst caves.
Dover castle
Deal castle
Walmer castle
Ellen Terry's house
Teenagers will love Ashford designer outlet.
Shepherd neam breweries
I'll think of more

 

[Badshot]

Tenterden steam railway

 

[Exfarmer]

So our annual holiday starts on Saturday with a week self catering near Faversham and another in Tenderton.

Apart from M25 and the Dartford Crossing, what else should we do good peeps of Kent?

When crossing the bridge , tuck up tight behind a big HGV and hopefully they dont catch your number plate
but register first since if you dont pay it will be double or some such

 

[willy]

Dover castle is well worth a visit.

 

[Charlie Gill]

If you are staying in Tenterden and like a brekkie, have the Full Monty in the Lemon Tree in the High St, it's a lovely old 14th Century house. Will set you up for the day

 

[willy]

Chatham docks also well worth a visit

 

[Charlie Gill]

While you are in Faversham, if you want a treat lunch this place is about 20 mins away and well worth a visit, fantastic kitchen garden with outside bar and wood fired oven - nothing better on a nice day. Really nice menu if you want to eat in too.

THE PIG - at Bridge Place, Hotel & Restaurant in Canterbury - THE PIG

THE PIG - at Bridge Place, in the heart of Canterbury, Kent, just under an hour from London St Pancras by train, dishing up a Kitchen Garden menu.

www.thepighotel.com

 

[Gong Farmer]

Watch all the small boats coming in from France?

 

[Steviemoomoo]

Chapel down for some wine and vineyard tour as your in tenterden. Or go biddenden vineyards and hush heath as well to compare them all.

Shepherd neame for a brewery tour at faversham.

Steam train from tenterden to bodiam is good.

Rye is beautiful and only 10 miles from tenterden definitely worth a trip. Nature reserve at rye harbour too.

Winchelsea not much further away if you want a nice quiet sea walk.

Plenty of castles about. Dovers the best. Roman fort there too.

Wouldn't bother with Maidstone or Medway!
Stick to the weald

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

Canterbury is nice for a walk round.

 

[Bald Rick]

Frigging £9.70 for the M6 toll ... I wonder who they are paying off?????

And £2.50 for the Dartford Crossing

Costing an arm & a leg to get there

 

[Exfarmer]

Frigging £9.70 for the M6 toll ... I wonder who they are paying off?????

And £2.50 for the Dartford Crossing

Costing an arm & a leg to get there

must be3 worth it to get out of Wales surely

 

[Badshot]

Frigging £9.70 for the M6 toll ... I wonder who they are paying off?????

And £2.50 for the Dartford Crossing

Costing an arm & a leg to get there

Wait till you get to the pig to eat then

 

[Neil MP]

Frigging £9.70 for the M6 toll ... I wonder who they are paying off?????

And £2.50 for the Dartford Crossing

Costing an arm & a leg to get there

You went in the wrong way, I went M25 anti-clockwise and got in for free.

 

[Bald Rick]

Well I'm here despite Highways England best attempts to bugger up the motorway system and the rather sad Newport Pagnell services.
Docked in Ospringe for a week
First impressions... Kent not dissimilar to Leicestershire and many counties in between

 

[Charlie Gill]

Enjoy your break, the forum will still be here when you get back

 

[caveman]

Churchill's gaff at Chartwell.

 

[caveman]

An airfield or two with Spitfires flying out of them.