Visitor attractions and information - Maidstone
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 Maidstone Carriage Museum, Mill Street, Maidstone,
ME15 6YE. Tel: 01622 602838. A unique collection of horse-drawn
vehicles, with more than 60 vehicles on display. Queen Victoria’s
State Landau is an example. The Museum closes for the winter.
Please phone for dates. Location:
In the centre of Maidstone. |
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Maidstone
Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery, St.Faith's Street, Maidstone,
Kent ME14 1LH. Tel: 01622 602838. Maidstone Museum was established
in 1858 and now houses over 660,000 artifacts and specimens.
An excellently well equipped, well presented and exciting museum.
Children catered for. Location: In the centre of Maidstone. |
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Stoneacre, Otham, Maidstone, Kent ME15 8RS.
Tel: 01622 862157. Half-timbered yeoman's house. Dates from late
15th century. House features great hall and crownpost. Occupied
as a private residence, administered and maintained on the Trust's
behalf by a tenant. Not suitable for coaches. No WC. National
Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About 3 miles east of Maidstone. |
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Leeds
Castle, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1PL. Tel: +44 (0) 1622 765400.
Open all year round, Leeds Castle is situated in the middle of
a lake within 500 acres of beautiful parkland. Attractions include
the Mediterranean Lady Baille garden, an aviary housing rare
and exotic birds, the Hawking Centre; a yew maze, Knights Realm
adventure playground and toddlers play area.
About 3 miles east of
Maidstone. |
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Leeds Castle Hotel + Ticket Packages available |
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Welcome to the The Hook & Hatchet. We
are situated high up on the North Downs in the hamlet of Hucking,
an area of outstanding natural beauty. We pride ourselves on
the quality of our food. We have taken time to source local produce
to ensure that we provide you with a truly fantastic meal. We
have a wide ranged menu including a variety of fresh fish, vegetarian
specials and the best Sunday Lunch in Kent! About 4 miles east of Maidstone, close to Leeds Castle,
close to the Hucking Estate (Below). We
are very isolated and are situated next door to the Woodland
Trust property known as the Hucking Estate. This is 560 acres
of beautiful English countryside open to the public free, every
day of the year, from 11am to dusk. Walks are signposted from
the pub and range from 1 hour to all day in duration. Maps and
car parking are available free of charge. You should not have
to pay for access to the countryside. Telephone: 01622 880830 |
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The
Woodland Trust was able to purchase Hucking Estate in 1997 through
generous funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund of £1.1 million
and through donations to the local appeal. The site contains
numbers sites of archaeological interest including an ancient
Drove Road, chalkpits, marl pits and potential iron-ore workings.
Hucking Estate has a good network of permissive paths, Public
Rights of Way and a Bridleway. Permissive horse riding routes
also exist through Hucking Estate operated through Toll Rides
Off-Road Trust. Cars can be parked at our car park just east
of Hucking Village on Church Road, or at the Hook and Hatchet
pub to the west of the village. About 4 miles east of Maidstone. |
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From Maidstone you can visit the white cliffs of Dover,
many medieval towns, historic castles and bustling seaside resorts.
Kent has an excellent road network and the M20 and the M2 gives
easy access to London or the ports of Kent, where you can hop
over to France or Belgium. This part of the world lives up to
its reputation as the 'Garden of England'.
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