Kent Cottages

Holiday Cottages in Kent

Welcome to Kent

Kent, the Garden of England and our oldest county, will welcome and captivate you with lavender fields and vineyards, heritage, culture, oast houses and orchards.  Alive with an exciting past discover Kent’s maritime and military might, awesome castles and ancient boats… The county of Chaucer and Dickens, bursting with great attractions and activities, is a really great location for your self catering holiday.

Make Canterbury, the town of Chaucer and church spires, the base for your cheap cottage holiday or picturesque Whitstable on the coast with its fabulous seafood and thriving arts community.  Both towns perfectly placed for you to enjoy all that Kent has to offer.

Discover a regal heritage that charts England’s rise as a sea power from the Roman invasions to World War II.  Superb walking and cycling country enjoy Kent’s highways, byways and dramatic coastal landscape.  Experience century’s old rural traditions and learn all about Kent’s hop growers for the beer trade.

Kids will love the fabulous variety and number of castles to clamber over and the wide variety of festivals and events held throughout the year, plus bags of seaside fun and adventure.  Steam railways, leisure parks and nature reserves; top cuisine, vibrant nightlife, culture and art – whatever you like doing on holiday Kent is keen to ensure that you enjoy each and every day, and all on the doorstep of your great value holiday cottage.

Things to do in Kent

If you like the sea then stretch out on some of Kent’s superb beaches of  shingle bays and the golden sands including Birchington, Herne Bay, Margate, Ramsgate, Sheerness and Westgate.  Dymchurch beach is also popular and you can hop aboard the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Light Railway for a trip along the coast.  If you love to get out onto the water be it fresh or salty, sail, jet ski or surfboard, you’ll be well catered for all along the coast including Joss Bay.  See the world’s oldest boat at Dover Museum, only 3,550 years old, the fascinating Historic Dockyard at Chatham or follow The Maritime Heritage Trail that takes you on a history trip from Gravesend to Dungeness.

For great family days out explore Dickens World at Chatham with plenty of rides and thrills, plus Groombridge Place Gardens & Enchanted Forest.  Animal lovers head for Port Lympne Wild Animal ParksKent & East Sussex Railway. and for an exciting nostalgia trip, the glorious

Heritage lovers can wander amongst the charming Victorian oast houses at The Hop Farm Country Park, and open-air Museum of Kent Life or go underground in the Canterbury Roman Museum to explore the remains of a Roman house.  Make time for delightful Ightham Mote, a stunning medieval manor complete with moat and Grade I listed dog kennel!  And what about those castles?  Feast your eyes on elegant Leeds Castle, the fortress at Deal built by Henry VIII, Dover Castle with its secret wartime tunnels and mighty Rochester Castle, among one of the finest examples of Norman castle architecture in England.