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Principal Towns: Maidstone, Canterbury, Ashford, Royal Tunbridge Wells,
Dover, Folkestone, Faversham, Ramsgate
Kent is known as 'The Garden of England', due to the large number of hop gardens and orchards in the county. It is a lush green county that also benefits from a large coastal stretch with many fine and famous beaches. The world famous White Cliffs of Dover are along this coastline.
The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic era and has provided archaeological finds from this time through the Neolithic era, The Bronze Age, The Iron Age and Roman times. Significant Roman finds include Roman Villa remains found in the Darent valley. The name of Kent is derived from the Brythonic word for rim or border (Cantus), from which the Roman name given to the county 'Cantium' is a derivative.
As the county lies on the corner of England that is closest to continental Europe, it has been subjected to numerous invasions and attacks over the course of many centuries.
In early medieval times the inhabitants of Kent regarded the cathedral city of Canterbury as their capital. The first Archbishop of Canterbury, Augustine, was appointed in 597. Augustine had converted King Aethelberht of Kent from paganism one year earlier. Canterbury has remained the centre of British Christianity ever since. It is famous in history for the murder committed on its hallowed ground of Sir Thomas Becket , then Archbishop of Canterbury. A stain in the stone, which is apparently from Becket's blood, still marks the spot of the dastardly deed. The magnificent Cathedral at Canterbury has been a major attraction for tourists and pilgrims alike for many hundreds of years. Canterbury was, of course, the destination for the pilgrims in Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales; one of the most famous works in the history of English Literature.
The River Medway and the associated Medway Towns are also steeped in history. Chatham became an important Royal Naval dockyard during the 16th century and remained as one of the most important Naval dockyards until this century when the focus switched from the French threat across the channel to possible attacks from the Atlantic side of the channel. Rochester Castle has existed in one form or another since Roman times, but was rebuilt by the Normans. The ruins of the original castle still clearly show the four-keep design of the Norman castle, as the exterior is largely intact. King John seized the castle in 1215 but was forced to return it to the control of the Archbishop of Canterbury as part of the terms of the Magna Carta of 1215.
Perhaps Kent's greatest landmark is the ' White Cliffs of Dover ', a daunting first sight of the country for many invaders but a welcome sight to those soldiers returning from campaigns! The cliffs were immortalised by the wartime song 'There'll Be Bluebirds Over The White Cliffs of Dover', by Vera Lynn . The song became a wartime anthem for homesick troops during World War II .
During World War II Kent bore the brunt of incursions by German aircraft, especially in the 'Battle of Britain', most of which took place in the airspace over Kent.
Of course, the cliffs are not the only well known part of the Kent Coastline. The district known as the Isle of Thanet contains some very popular seaside resorts, such as Ramsgate and Margate. The resort of Margate has been a popular seaside retreat for at least 250 years. It became infamous during the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s for violence between rival youth culture groups, the Mods and Rockers. The Mods have never lost their affection for Margate and Scooter Rallies are still held annually there.
Another place worth a visit in the Thanet area is Quex Park at Birchington, which has a variety of attractions. Quex Park boasts impressive grounds, which hold the only fully mature woodlands in Thanet. It is also the home of Quex Museum , which houses world-class natural history and ethnographical collections. Quex Park also holds regular musical events, including the summer Sound Island Festival.
Due to its geographical location, Kent has always been a gateway to France and through France, the rest of Europe. Ferries carrying freight and passengers have run for many, many years from its ports, with Dover being possibly the best known. Since the building of the Channel Tunnel, getting from Kent to France has become even easier. The Eurotunnel will get you and your car from Folkestone to Calais in around 35 minutes! There is also the Eurostar service, which carries rail passengers from London Waterloo, through Kent, to France and beyond - the train can take you all the way through to Belgium without changing trains!
Destinations
Recommended Hotels See Map
- Eastwell Manor Ashford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Elvey Farm Restaurant Ashford *featured*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant - Castle House Hotel Canterbury *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Chaucer Hotel Canterbury *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - House of Agnes Canterbury *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Howfield Manor Hotel Canterbury *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Sun Hotel Canterbury *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Dunkerleys Hotel Deal *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - The White Cliffs Hotel Dover *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Wallett's Court Country House Hotel Dover *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Abbots Fireside Elham *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Brandshatch Place Fawkham *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Grand Burstin Hotel Folkestone *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - King Charles Hotel Gillingham *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Star & Eagle Hotel Goudhurst *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Inn on the Lake Gravesend *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Stade Court Hythe *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Chilston Park Maidstone *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Grange Moor Hotel Maidstone *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Harrow Hill Hotel & Inn Maidstone *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Headcorn Lodge Hotel Maidstone *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Premier Inn Maidstone Wateringbury Maidstone *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Premier Inn Maidstone (A26/Wateringbury) Maidstone *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Stone Court Hotel Maidstone *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - The Ship Hotel New Romney *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Donnington Manor Hotel Sevenoaks *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Hempstead House Sittingbourne *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Kilmora Spa Staplehurst *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Little Silver Country Hotel Tenterden *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - London Beach Country Hotel Tenterden *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - The Brew House Tunbridge Wells *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - St Crispin Inn Worth *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant
Hotels bookable online See Map
- Ashford International Hotel Ashford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Boys Hall Ashford *book online*
Licensed, Restaurant - Garden Court Ashford Ashford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Holiday Inn Bexley Bexley *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Bexleyheath Marriott Bexleyheath *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel Canterbury *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Broome Park Golf & Country Club Canterbury *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, TennisCourt, Restaurant - Thanington Hotel Canterbury *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Restaurant - George Hotel & Brasserie Cranbrook *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - The Royal Oak Cranbrook *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Express by Holiday Inn Dartford Dartford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Rowhill Grange Hotel & Spa Dartford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Thistle Brands Hatch Dartford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Royal Hotel Deal *book online*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant - Ramada Hotel Dover Dover *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Hever Hotel Edenbridge *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Holiday Inn Express Folkestone Channel Tunnel Folkestone *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Quality Hotel Folkestone Folkestone *book online*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Salisbury Hotel Folkestone *book online*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Hythe Imperial (The) Hythe *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Best Western Russell Hotel Maidstone *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Village Hotel & Leisure Club Maidstone *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Restaurant - Rose & Crown Tonbridge *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Smart and Simple Hotel Tunbridge Wells *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Gym, Restaurant - The Royal Wells Hotel Tunbridge Wells *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities
More Kent Hotels
Recommended Bed and Breakfast See Map
- Culvers Ashford *featured*
TV in rooms - Aylesford Bed & Breakfast Aylesford *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Wickham Lodge Aylesford *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking, Disabled - Number 47 Beckenham *featured*
TV in rooms - The Old Barn at Bethersden Bethersden *featured*
TV in rooms - Barclay Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast Biddenden *featured*
TV in rooms - Bishopsdale Oast Biddenden *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - South Lodge Guest House Broadstairs *featured*
TV in rooms - West View House Broadstairs *featured*
TV in rooms - Amanda House Canterbury *featured*
TV in rooms - Clare Ellen Guest House Canterbury *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Great Weddington Canterbury *featured*
TV in rooms - Magnolia House Canterbury *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - The Barn Twitham Court Farm Canterbury *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - The Coach House Ltd Canterbury *featured*
TV in rooms - The White House Canterbury *featured*
TV in rooms - Yorke Lodge Canterbury *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Beachbrow Hotel Deal *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic - Number One Deal *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected - Solley Farm House Deal *featured*
TV in rooms - Sutherland House Hotel Deal *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Alkham Court Farmhouse B&B Dover *featured*
TV in rooms - Castle Guest House Dover *featured*
TV in rooms - Castle House Guesthouse Dover *featured*
TV in rooms - Crabble Hill House Dover *featured*
TV in rooms - Hubert House Guest and Coffee House Dover *featured*
TV in rooms - Lighthouse Inn and Restaurant Dover *featured*
TV in rooms - Number One Guest House Dover *featured*
TV in rooms - The West Bank Dover *featured*
TV in rooms - Victoria Guest House Dover *featured*
TV in rooms - Dr Syns GH Dymchurch *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Becketts Bed and Breakfast Edenbridge *featured*
TV in rooms - Sandhurst Farm Forge Faversham *featured*
TV in rooms - Alkham Valley View Folkestone *featured*
TV in rooms - Chandos Guest House Folkestone *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Crete Down Folkestone *featured*
TV in rooms - Garden Lodge Guest House & Restaurant Folkestone *featured*
TV in rooms - Kentmere Guest House Folkestone *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - The Rob Roy Guest House Folkestone *featured*
TV in rooms - Windsor Hotel Folkestone *featured*
TV in rooms - Seabrook House Hythe *featured*
TV in rooms - Hopgarden House Lamberhurst *featured*
TV in rooms - Detling Coach House Maidstone *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Foxes Earth Maidstone *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Further Fields Maidstone *featured*
TV in rooms - King Street Hotel Maidstone *featured*
TV in rooms - Merzie Meadows Maidstone *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, Historic, Parking - Roslin Villa Maidstone *featured*
TV in rooms - Upper Ansdore Petham *featured*
TV in rooms - Elvey Farm Pluckley *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Parking, Disabled - Honeychild Manor Farmhouse Romney Marsh *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Stable Cottage Romney Marsh *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking, Disabled - Molland House Sandwich *featured*
TV in rooms - The Old Vicarage Sittingbourne *featured*
TV in rooms - Fieldswood Tonbridge *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Leavers Oast Tonbridge *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Danehurst House Tunbridge Wells *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking, Disabled - The Farmhouse B&B Tunbridge Wells *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Little Tidebrook Farm Wadhurst *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - Little Quintain West Malling *featured*
TV in rooms - The Old Farmhouse Westerham Hill *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Windy Ridge Whitstable *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking, Disabled
Bed and Breakfast bookable online See Map
- Downsview Ashford *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - The Croft Ashford *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking, Disabled Facilities - Upper Ansdore Guest House Canterbury *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Blakes of Dover Dover *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Churchill Dover *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - St Margaret's Bay Motel Dover *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Banque Hotel Folkestone *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - The Hamlet Hotel Folkestone *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - The Southcliff Hotel Folkestone *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - Wards Hotel & Restaurant Folkestone *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Shamrock Guest House Gravesend *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - Seabrook House Hythe *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Durlock Lodge Minster *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Comfort Inn Ramsgate (Formerly The San Clu Hotel) Ramsgate *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Moorings Hotel Sevenoaks *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Beaumont Sittingbourne *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Hadlow Manor Hotel Tonbridge *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - Langley Hotel Tonbridge *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Hopgarden House Tunbridge Wells *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - Warren Cottage Guest House Willesborough *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking
More Kent B&Bs
Pubs & Inns
- The Railway Hotel Appledore *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Conningbrook Hotel Ashford *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - New Flying Horse Inn Ashford *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Wife of Bath Ashford *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Bull of Brenchley Brenchley *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Abbots Fireside Canterbury *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Evenhill Canterbury *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Grove Ferry Canterbury *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - King William IV Canterbury *book online*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Kings Head Inn Canterbury *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Miller's Arms Inn Canterbury *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Millers Arms Inn Canterbury *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Three Tuns Canterbury *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Victoria Hotel Canterbury *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Woolpack Inn Canterbury *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Lighthouse Capel le Ferne *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Lighthouse Inn Capel Le Ferne *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Oak Charing *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Ship & Trades Chatham *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Crown Inn Chislehurst *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - St Crispin Inn Deal *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Port Arms Deal *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Swingate Inn Dover *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Marquis At Alkham Dover *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Sun Inn Faversham *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - White Horse Inn Faversham *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Ship Inn Folkestone *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Castle Hotel Hythe *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Dog & Bear Hotel Lenham *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Harrow Hill Hotel & Inn Lenham *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Pilgrims Rest Littlebourne *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Black Horse Inn Maidstone *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Roebuck Inn Maidstone *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Captain Howey Hotel New Romney *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Mary Rose Inn Orpington *book online*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Who'd A Thought It Pluckley *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Blue Pigeons Inn Sandwich *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Crown Inn Sarre *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Bull Hotel Sevenoaks *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Royal Oak Hotel Sevenoaks *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Frog & Orange Shatterling *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Royal Hotel Sheerness *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Black Horse Inn Thurnham *book online*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Carpenters Arms Tonbridge *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Rose and Crown Hotel Tonbridge *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Camden Arms Hotel Tunbridge Wells *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Swan Hotel Tunbridge Wells *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Beacon Tunbridge Wells *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - King's Arms Hotel Westerham *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Blue Pigeons Worth *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Bull Hotel Wrotham *book online*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards
Self-Catering See Map
- Freedom Holiday Homes Ashford *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Old Post Office Ashford *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Freedom Holiday Homes Biddenden *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Canterbury Cottages Canterbury *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Canterbury Self Catering Canterbury *featured*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Knowlton Court Canterbury *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Oriel Lodge Holiday Apartments Canterbury *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Cottages in Kent Countywide *featured*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Forest Cottage Cranbrook *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Freedom Holiday Homes Deal *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Frith Farm House Faversham *featured*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Three Chimneys Farm Goudhurst *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Freedom Holiday Homes Herne Bay *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Sunrise Meopham *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Chalk Pit Cottage Sarre *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Itaris Properties Tunbridge Wells *featured*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Freedom Holiday Homes Whitstable *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards