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Cranbrook town is just five minutes walk from Millfields House.
Cranbrook boasts an eclectic mix of modern, Victorian and mainly
medieval buildings, including Cloth Halls, a beautiful medieval
church known as the Cathedral of the Weald, a fascinating 15th century
museum detailing the origins and history of this ancient town and
two main streets housing specialist shops and galleries, selling
antiques, gifts, jewellery, paintings, crafts and delicious food.
For further information visit Cranbrook.
Castles and Famous Places
Journey through time from the Norman splendour of Bodiam to the
moated grandeur of Leeds
Castle. Visit the childhood home of Anne Boleyn at Hever
Castle and the magnificent medieval hall at Penshurst
Place. National Trust places include Chartwell, Knole Place
and Ightham Mote near Sevenoaks and Rudyard Kipling’s home at
Batemans near Burwash in East Sussex.
Days Out
A visit to Canterbury with its famous cathedral or Brighton with
its Royal Pavilion
are only an hour away. Why not sample the wines from the vineyards
of Kent and Sussex or visit historic Rye with its cobbled streets
and medieval houses. For the railway enthusiast, there are many steam railways
nearby such as Kent & East Sussex, Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch, the Bluebell
and Lavender Lines.
If you fancy a day on the continent, bring your passport. We are
only 45 minutes from Eurotunnel or 30 minutes from Ashford's International
Station.
For the more energetic
If you are keen on exercise, there are footpaths for local walks
and we are close to the High Weald Landscape trail. There are well-signposted
cycling routes, golf courses and leisure centres all nearby.
Bedgebury Forest for example is just a fifteen minute drive
away. Here you can explore 2000 acres of forest via a 10km
family cycle track or appreciate the natural beauty of the renowned
Pinetum with the finest collection of conifers in the
world.
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