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Eating Out

Wonderful local pub, carvery on Sundays, local beer, garden.
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The Bull at Benenden
5 The St
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Wonderful local pub, carvery on Sundays, local beer, garden.
Lovely old pub in a pretty country lane. Log fires in the winter. Lovely garden in the summer. Walk from The Coach House in about an hour or so.
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The Woodcock Inn
Woodcock Lane
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Lovely old pub in a pretty country lane. Log fires in the winter. Lovely garden in the summer. Walk from The Coach House in about an hour or so.
Gastropub, 5 minutes away. Attractive bar area with open fire, great restaurant and large garden.
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The Milk House
The Street
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Gastropub, 5 minutes away. Attractive bar area with open fire, great restaurant and large garden.
Beautiful old building - great place for a drink or a meal with a choice of the main pub with little nooks and crannies or the restaurant which is an attractive conservatory-style extension with views over the garden.
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The Three Chimneys
Hareplain Road
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Beautiful old building - great place for a drink or a meal with a choice of the main pub with little nooks and crannies or the restaurant which is an attractive conservatory-style extension with views over the garden.
Cosy, traditional pub on the Kent/East Sussex border. Delicious Sunday lunch.
The Eight Bells
Cosy, traditional pub on the Kent/East Sussex border. Delicious Sunday lunch.
Named as one of the best restaurants in Kent with growing, foraging and cooking at the heart of everything they do. Always booked up so need to book a table early.
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The Small Holding
Ranters Lane
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Named as one of the best restaurants in Kent with growing, foraging and cooking at the heart of everything they do. Always booked up so need to book a table early.
Grade II listed former coaching inn now owned and run by Will Devlin (who also owns The Smallholding.
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The Curlew Restaurant
Junction Road
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Grade II listed former coaching inn now owned and run by Will Devlin (who also owns The Smallholding.

Sightseeing

Iconic gardens created by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicholson in the 1930s. Now National Trust. Climb the tower for a breathtaking view. Small restaurant with a good menu - plenty of salads and home made cakes.
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シッシングハースト城の庭園
Biddenden Rd
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Iconic gardens created by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicholson in the 1930s. Now National Trust. Climb the tower for a breathtaking view. Small restaurant with a good menu - plenty of salads and home made cakes.
Fairy-tale moated castle about 15 minutes away. National Trust. Can take the steam train from Tenterden to Bodiam if you want a day out.
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ボディアム城
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Fairy-tale moated castle about 15 minutes away. National Trust. Can take the steam train from Tenterden to Bodiam if you want a day out.
Beautiful ancient town with cobbled streets and lovely old houses. Well worth a day trip combined with going to the beach at Camber Sands. Good restaurants in the town.
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Rye
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Beautiful ancient town with cobbled streets and lovely old houses. Well worth a day trip combined with going to the beach at Camber Sands. Good restaurants in the town.

Places to Visit

Fabulous, privately owned garden with cafe between Benenden and Rolvenden. Beautifully maintained. The owner is often on sight to do tours. Not open every day so check the website before going.
Hole Park Estate
Benenden Road
Fabulous, privately owned garden with cafe between Benenden and Rolvenden. Beautifully maintained. The owner is often on sight to do tours. Not open every day so check the website before going.
House and garden once owned by the late Christopher Lloyd who created the magnificent garden, now overseen by Fergus Garratt. A 'must-see' for keen gardeners.
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Great Dixter House & Gardens
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House and garden once owned by the late Christopher Lloyd who created the magnificent garden, now overseen by Fergus Garratt. A 'must-see' for keen gardeners.
Award winning winery. Tours and tastings available. Stunning new tasting room with views over the vineyards. Highly recommended.
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Balfour Winery
Five Oak Lane
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Award winning winery. Tours and tastings available. Stunning new tasting room with views over the vineyards. Highly recommended.
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Cranbrook Union Windmill
Russells Yard
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Outside Activities

There is an entrance to Hemsted Forest almost opposite our track. You can then walk for miles, exploring the forest which is looked after by the Forestry Commission. The tracks are easy to follow and well maintained.
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Hemsted Forest
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There is an entrance to Hemsted Forest almost opposite our track. You can then walk for miles, exploring the forest which is looked after by the Forestry Commission. The tracks are easy to follow and well maintained.
Bedgebury Forest is huge and there are many activities available here - walking, cycling, Go-Ape, extensive natural childrens' playground to name a couple. Very well maintained and picturesque. The main entrance is off the A21 but there is another entrance closer, in Park Lane where there are limited parking spaces.
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ベッジュベリー国立松林と森
Bedgebury Road
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Bedgebury Forest is huge and there are many activities available here - walking, cycling, Go-Ape, extensive natural childrens' playground to name a couple. Very well maintained and picturesque. The main entrance is off the A21 but there is another entrance closer, in Park Lane where there are limited parking spaces.
Nearest beach - a long, sandy beach with plenty of room for all. There are some dog friendly areas. Sand dunes. Beach cafes. Various car parks (fee paying).
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キャンバー・サンズ
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Nearest beach - a long, sandy beach with plenty of room for all. There are some dog friendly areas. Sand dunes. Beach cafes. Various car parks (fee paying).
One of the most important conservation sites in the UK, has been recognised as a site of special scientific interest and a special protection area for birds.
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Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Harbour Road
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One of the most important conservation sites in the UK, has been recognised as a site of special scientific interest and a special protection area for birds.

Where to buy food

Local village shop with on-site cafe, run by volunteers, sells all the essentials.
Benenden's Community Shop - Cafe - Post Office
The Street
Local village shop with on-site cafe, run by volunteers, sells all the essentials.
Fabulous farm shop with a huge array of fresh fruit and veg, fresh bread, Cook food, ice cream and everything else you could possibly need for a weekend. Go here if you would rather not go to a supermarket. There is also a garden area selling plants. Charity Farm Shop is next door, selling pet food and country clothing.
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Cranbrook Farm Shop & Nursery ( Formerly Known as Hartley Dyke Farm Shop)
Swattenden Lane
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Fabulous farm shop with a huge array of fresh fruit and veg, fresh bread, Cook food, ice cream and everything else you could possibly need for a weekend. Go here if you would rather not go to a supermarket. There is also a garden area selling plants. Charity Farm Shop is next door, selling pet food and country clothing.
Nearest local supermarket. Free parking.
Co-op Food - Cranbrook
High Street
Nearest local supermarket. Free parking.
Nearest large supermarket. Free parking. Can also explore the town of Tenterden from here.
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Tesco Superstore
Small Hythe Road
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Nearest large supermarket. Free parking. Can also explore the town of Tenterden from here.
A very smart farm shop, more like a deli with a proper butcher, artisan bakery, deli counter and beautifully presented shelves of condiments and chocolates. Great cafe attached with views over the fields (serving their own pastries etc). There is also a proper fish and chip shop on site.
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Hartley Coffee House and Farm Shop
Hartley Road
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A very smart farm shop, more like a deli with a proper butcher, artisan bakery, deli counter and beautifully presented shelves of condiments and chocolates. Great cafe attached with views over the fields (serving their own pastries etc). There is also a proper fish and chip shop on site.
Medium sized Waitrose. You have to pay to park here but it is conveniently situated to explore the pretty town of Tenterden.
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Waitrose station
Saint George's Place
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Medium sized Waitrose. You have to pay to park here but it is conveniently situated to explore the pretty town of Tenterden.
Award-winning local smokery with a shop, it also has a small cafe serving coffee/tea and cakes. Buy their smoked products, local cheese, wine and many other local artisan food products.
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The Weald Smokery
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Award-winning local smokery with a shop, it also has a small cafe serving coffee/tea and cakes. Buy their smoked products, local cheese, wine and many other local artisan food products.

Entertainment & Activities

Long established teaching centre near Camber Sands. Offers kitesurfing, windsurfing, dinghy sailing and paddleboarding.
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Rye Watersports
New Lydd Road
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Long established teaching centre near Camber Sands. Offers kitesurfing, windsurfing, dinghy sailing and paddleboarding.
You can hire a boat or a kayaak here and travel along the river Rother in either direction. Wonderful Limehouse Cafe for lunch or snacks on your return.
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Bodiam Boating Station
Station Road
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You can hire a boat or a kayaak here and travel along the river Rother in either direction. Wonderful Limehouse Cafe for lunch or snacks on your return.
Great little local cinema in an old church. Very popular. Sells delicious cakes to take in with you. Or you can buy a beer or a glass of wine or a proper coffee.
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Kino Hawkhurst
Rye Road
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Great little local cinema in an old church. Very popular. Sells delicious cakes to take in with you. Or you can buy a beer or a glass of wine or a proper coffee.
Here you can book a helicopter or balloon flight, parachuting, microlighting or wing-walking on a little plane. The oldest grass airfield in Kent.
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Headcorn Aerodrome
Shenley Road
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Here you can book a helicopter or balloon flight, parachuting, microlighting or wing-walking on a little plane. The oldest grass airfield in Kent.
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Go Ape Bedgebury
Bedgebury Lane
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Local Towns and Cities

Tenterden, known as the ‘Jewel of the Weald’, offers the best of all worlds; fascinating history, a wealth of architecture and excellent shopping - all within everyone’s idea of a typical country town and surrounded by Kent’s tranquil countryside. At its centre are the tree-lined greens that distance you from the world going by. So you can shop at a relaxed pace, browsing in the wide range of shops, from the unique and usual to the familiar and well known. Beautiful gifts, crafts, books and antiques… Tenterden is the place where you are bound to find something special. Tenterden is also a fascinating town to explore. Georgian buildings share the streets with tall Victorian houses and tiny cottages; brick and stucco blend easily alongside traditional Kent tile and weatherboard, creating a timeless air. To find out more visit the town’s museum or take a nostalgic ride back in time on the Kent & East Sussex Railway. Admire the countryside as you steam along to Bodiam Castle then visit the 16th-century half- timbered home of the 19th-century Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry and see the sumptuous display of theatrical mementoes.
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Tenterden
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Tenterden, known as the ‘Jewel of the Weald’, offers the best of all worlds; fascinating history, a wealth of architecture and excellent shopping - all within everyone’s idea of a typical country town and surrounded by Kent’s tranquil countryside. At its centre are the tree-lined greens that distance you from the world going by. So you can shop at a relaxed pace, browsing in the wide range of shops, from the unique and usual to the familiar and well known. Beautiful gifts, crafts, books and antiques… Tenterden is the place where you are bound to find something special. Tenterden is also a fascinating town to explore. Georgian buildings share the streets with tall Victorian houses and tiny cottages; brick and stucco blend easily alongside traditional Kent tile and weatherboard, creating a timeless air. To find out more visit the town’s museum or take a nostalgic ride back in time on the Kent & East Sussex Railway. Admire the countryside as you steam along to Bodiam Castle then visit the 16th-century half- timbered home of the 19th-century Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry and see the sumptuous display of theatrical mementoes.
Sometimes called the Capital of the Kentish Weald, Cranbrook looks and feels much as it has done for centuries: a peaceful small town of weather-boarded houses, surrounded by orchards and farmland. In spite of its small size, Cranbrook has a great deal to offer the visitor. The narrow medieval streets are lined with pretty old houses, every one different from its neighbour. There is a wide range of interesting shops, no less than six churches, several hotels, pubs and restaurants, an excellent town museum, and the wonderful Union Mill, the tallest and finest working smock mill in England.
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Cranbrook
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Sometimes called the Capital of the Kentish Weald, Cranbrook looks and feels much as it has done for centuries: a peaceful small town of weather-boarded houses, surrounded by orchards and farmland. In spite of its small size, Cranbrook has a great deal to offer the visitor. The narrow medieval streets are lined with pretty old houses, every one different from its neighbour. There is a wide range of interesting shops, no less than six churches, several hotels, pubs and restaurants, an excellent town museum, and the wonderful Union Mill, the tallest and finest working smock mill in England.
World-famous city, packed with buildings of historical interest; the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral , the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey, Christ Church Gate, the old walls of the city. Visit the ancient Norman undercroft at Conquest house where the four Knights Templar were said to have met in 1170 before going on to assassinate Thomas Becket. Pedestrianised shopping area, lots of places to eat. Also galleries and museums worth visiting. http://www.canterbury.co.uk/
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カンタベリー
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World-famous city, packed with buildings of historical interest; the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral , the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey, Christ Church Gate, the old walls of the city. Visit the ancient Norman undercroft at Conquest house where the four Knights Templar were said to have met in 1170 before going on to assassinate Thomas Becket. Pedestrianised shopping area, lots of places to eat. Also galleries and museums worth visiting. http://www.canterbury.co.uk/