Canterbury guest house for bed and breakfast accomodation

Visit East Kent: See the white cliffs and Dover Castle. Eat fresh Whitstable oysters and walk out to sea on the Roman road. See African elephants and troops of gorillas at Howlets and experience Kent, The Garden of England.

The Kent Coast

Dover

The white cliffs and castle. The first ramparts on the site of Dover castle date back to the Iron Age. The remains of a Roman lighthouse and an Anglo-Saxon church can be found inside the walls. Strategically placed on the famous White Cliffs, facing France, it is one of English Heritage's premier sites.

Hastings & Hythe

Traditional Kent coastal towns, promenades, Victorian piers and great ice cream. Hastings has a victorian pier, cliff railway and funicular The town of Hythe has Medieval and Georgian buildings, as well as a Saxon/Norman church on the hill and a seafront promenade. Hythe is the northern terminus of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, the world's smallest public railway, running third-scale steam and diesel locomotives. The track runs parallel to the coastline passing through the towns of Dymchurch and New Romney to Dungeness, where there is a lighthouse, power station and RSPB National Nature Reserve.
For further information see: www.rhdr.org.uk

Whitstable and Tankerton

Famous for its oysters and other seafood, you can enjoy the fish markets, the small weather-beaten cottages or just a bracing walk along the sea-front. The town offers little craft shops in Harbour Street, overflowing with handmade treasures and trinkets, quaint tea rooms, a castle and 5 mile promenade with a Roman road appearing at low tide. For more information www.seewhitstable.com

The Kent Countryside

The Garden of England

The countryside surrounding Canterbury and between the coastal town of Whitstable is an area of outstanding beauty and a perfect place for an enjoyable day out. Visit nearby villages such as Bridge and Patrixbourne, or the Medieval Cinque Port of Sandwich. Sissinghurst Gardens is worth a visit, being one of the world's most celebrated gardens, the creation of Vita Sackville-West and her husband Sir Harold Nicholson.

Leeds Castle

Kents largest castle set in acres of gardens, lakes and woodlands. With nearly 1200 years of history, Leeds Castle has become a national treasure, and one of England's best loved castles. Once a Norman fortress, a royal residence, a palace to King Henry VIII, this castle is open all year round. For further information see: www.leeds-castle.com

Howlets wildlife park

Set in 70 acres of beautiful ancient parkland, it hosts the largest family groups of gorillas in human care in the world. Europe's biggest breeding herd of African elephants, Indian and Siberian tigers and countless other endangered species. For further information see: www.howletts.net