insideKENT Magazine Issue 76 - July 2018 | Page 77

CHIDDINGSTONE CASTLE
WHERE IN KENT CAN YOU SPEND A DAY DISCOVERING AN HISTORIC HOUSE, ANCIENT ART AND
ARTEFACTS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT TO JAPAN, STORIES OF AN ECCENTRIC COLLECTOR,
UNREQUITED LOVE AND TRADITIONAL CREAM TEAS? CHIDDINGSTONE CASTLE, THAT’S WHERE.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SUNDAYS, MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND BANK HOLIDAYS UNTIL
31ST OCTOBER FROM 11AM – 5PM, THEY ARE OFFERING insideKENT READERS 2-FOR-1 ADMISSION TO
THE CASTLE AND COLLECTIONS WHEN YOU QUOTE ‘insideKENT.’*
Chiddingstone Castle is an historic house set
in 35 acres of Kentish countryside and filled
with extraordinary treasures collected over a
lifetime by Denys Eyre Bower. The castle has
Tudor origins, Victorian rooms and was
remodelled in the 19th century to resemble a
medieval castle. The castle was the home of
this gifted collector from 1955-1977 and his
treasures are on display throughout the
museum. The castle grounds have far-
reaching views of the Greensand Ridge,below
the North Downs and has a lake as well as a
Grade II listed Victorian orangery, large open
lawns and an Ancient Egyptian-inspired graze
maze and trail.
The tea room offers light lunches and
cream teas served on traditional vintage china,
and the gift shop sells an array of local produce,
gifts, antiques and secondhand books.
Chiddingstone Castle also hosts a series
of events throughout the year including a
Literary Festival and a Country & Food Festival.
The castle and grounds are available for
exclusive hire for weddings and private
functions.
For more information please visit
chiddingstonecastle.org.uk, or call
01892 870 347.
*valid on open days not special event days or
for group bookings.
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