KENTSTAYCATION
Elmley Nature Reserve elmleynaturereserve. co. uk
Twitchers and burnt-out locals can find equal solace at Kent’ s largest expanse of working marshland. Choose to stay in the beautiful farmhouse, the quaint cottage, the contemporary cabins or the rustic shepherd’ s huts, or get even closer to nature under the canvas of woodland or meadow bell tents, all spread across 3,200 acres. Home to avocets, marsh harriers and with lapwings outnumbering human visitors considerably, the silence is profound, the birdwatching world-class, and watching the sunset over the Swale Estuary with a crisp glass of something Kentish is about as close to meditation as some of us ever need to get.
© Rebecca Douglas
ELMLEY NATURE RESERVE
Huckleberry Woods huckleberrywoods. co. uk
Perfect for young families looking for their first farm experience, children can befriend micro-pigs, sheep and donkeys, stroll with alpacas or learn how to keep chickens, then collapse into a proper sleep after all that fresh air and animal excitement. Adults meanwhile can rediscover the simple pleasures of a farmhouse escape and screen-free evenings in the farm’ s on-site cottage that sleeps up to four and is as quaintly cute as its neighbours.
HUCKLEBERRY WOODS
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