Hever Castle
Country
Days Out
Mount Ephraim Gardens, Faversham
Wakehurst, Haywards Heath
Spectacular 10-acre Edwardian gardens featuring a
topiary garden, rock and water garden, arboretum, rose
garden and fabulous grass maze.
www.mountephraimgardens.co.uk
Wild botanic garden, home to over 500 acres of
ornamental gardens, temperate woodland, nature
reserve and the Millennium Seed Bank, managed by the
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and just over the border
in Sussex.
www.kew.org/wakehurst
Hever Castle, Hever nr Edenbridge
Romantic double moated 13th-century castle,
childhood home of Anne Boleyn, which houses historic
16th-century portraits, paintings, furniture, tapestries
and treasures. Magnificent gardens and a fun splashing
water maze.
www.hevercastle.co.uk
Smallhythe Place, nr Tenterden
Discover the National Trust’s half timbered early 16th-
century former residence of Dame Ellen Terry. Beautiful
gardens and performances, talks and exhibitions at The
Barn Theatre.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/smallhythe-place
Belmont House, Throwley nr Faversham
Port Lympne Reserve, nr Hythe
Elegant 18th-century house steeped in history,
commanding stunning views. Uncover the armoury,
the finest collection of Cazabon paintings in Britain,
and the Clock Museum, an extraordinary horological
collection.
www.belmont-house.org
An authentic safari in Kent! Get up close and personal
with over 760 animals across 90 species, including
spectacled bears and Kent’s only giraffe.
www.aspinallfoundation.org
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