10. Historic Houses & Glorious Gardens, Kent

Monday 5 - Friday 9 May 2025
5 Days
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£569
(Single Supplement £140)

Mon 5 - Fri 9 May 2025

Let romance, intrigue and history capture your imagination as we visit some of England’s most stunning gardens, grand estates and a beautiful castle.   

 Image courtesy of Flickr – Derek Winterburn

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Your Holiday Includes

  • 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast
  • Emmets Garden
  • Knole Estate
  • Hever Castle
  • Standen House & Garden
  • All coach travel & excursions

Hotel Information

The 4 star Mercure Brands Hatch Hotel is set amongst beautiful countryside, overlooks the famous Racing Circuit with motorsports themed bar. All rooms are ensuite with a modern and contemporary feel, television, telephone, Wi-Fi, hairdryer, iron/board and tea/coffee facilities. The hotel has an indoor pool and gym. The hotel doesn’t have a lift but there are some ground floor rooms.

EMMETTS GARDEN is a charming Edwardian hillside garden with sweeping views of the Kent countryside, showcasing an amazing variety of flowering plants and exotic trees.

 

KNOLE ESTATE sits proudly within Kent’s last medieval deer park, from 1603 it became the aristocratic treasure house for the Sackville family who were prominent and influential in court circles. Its ‘Showrooms’ were designed to impress visitors and display the family’s wealth and status.

 

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Discover romantic HEVER CASTLE, a double-moated, 13th century castle and childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Stroll through 700 years of history exploring panelled rooms, fine furniture and tapestries, highlights include; the Dining Hall, Long Gallery, King Henry VIII’s Bed Chamber and Anne Boleyn’s Bedroom. Outside there are 125 acres of award-winning gardens to explore.

 

Image courtesy of Flickr – Charlie Dave

 

STANDEN HOUSE & GARDEN is one of the finest examples of the Arts and Crafts workmanship with Morris & Co. interiors. The house is dressed for a weekend stay in 1925 and allows you to see what a family guest would have experienced.

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