A warm welcome is assured at the 15th-century Star & Eagle, located in the heart of this…
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Scotney Castle is a hidden gem, set in one of the most romantic gardens in England. Home of the Hussey family since the late 18th century, it was remodelled in the 1830s by Edward Hussey III. The beautiful gardens were planned around the remains of the old, moated castle. There is something to see all year round, with spring flowers followed by rhododendrons, azaleas and kalmia in May and June, wisteria and roses in summer, and then superb autumn colours. There are fine estate walks all year, through 770 acres of woodlands, hop farm and meadows. The house has a number of rooms open, reflecting the lives and times of family members.
Facilities – at a glance
Assist dogs allowed
Refreshments
Suitable for all child ages
Features
- Suitable for children of all ages
- Parking onsite
- Cafe
- Facilities: Wheelchair hire, virtual tour, Braille/large print guidebook
- Accessible toilets
- Opening Times: House & Garden open: 16 Feb-3 Nov, daily 11-5 (garden 10-5); 4 Nov-Dec, daily 11-3 (garden 10-3). Closed 24-25 Dec
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About the area
Discover Kent
The White Cliffs of Dover are an English icon – the epitome of our island heritage and sense of nationhood. They also mark the point where the Kent Downs AONB, that great arc of chalk downland stretching from the Surrey Hills and sometimes known as ‘the Garden of England’, finally reaches the sea. This is a well-ordered and settled landscape, where chalk and greensand escarpments look down into the wooded Weald to the south.
Many historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s red-brick former home at Chartwell, are also worth visiting. Attractive settlements such as Charing, site of Archbishop Cranmer’s Tudor palace, and Chilham, with its magnificent half-timbered buildings and 17th-century castle built on a Norman site, can be found on the Pilgrim’s Way, the traditional route for Canterbury-bound pilgrims in the Middle Ages.
In the nature reserves, such as the traditionally coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood, and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank high on the North Downs near Ashford, it is still possible to experience the atmosphere of wilderness that must have been felt by the earliest travellers along this ancient ridgeway.
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