Local attractions...

Mundy Bois is an hamlet on the Northern limit of the Weald of Kent between the picturesque and historic villages of Pluckley, Egerton and Smarden.   A Neolitithic axe found at Mundy Bois dates the settlement to 4000- 2201 BC.

Pluckley provided the backdrop for the television series, The Darling Buds of May, that brought the actress Catherine Zeta Jones to our screens.  But Pluckley's greater claim to fame is as the 'most haunted village in England'.  Twelve separate ghosts have been sighted, the most frequent being a coach and horses seen travelling down Forge Hill towards Maltman's Hill, Smarden.

Local attractions include Leeds Castle and Gardens, a Norman stronghold, a royal residence for six of England’s medieval queens and a palace of Henry VIII.  It is often regarded as one of the most beautiful settings in England.

Canterbury Cathedral is country’s first cathedral, founded by St. Augustine shortly after he arrived from Rome in 587 AD. The present structure was begun in 1071 and houses a Romanesque crypt, a 12^th century quire and fine examples of 13^th century stained glass windows.

The South of England Rare Breeds Centre offers a  fun family day out with friendly farm animals.  Meet golden goats, curly woolled sheep and spotted pigs.  There is also an indoor soft play barn, woodland walk and plant centre.

Sissinghurst Castle Garden is one of the world’s most celebrated gardens, the creation of the writer Vita Sackville-West and her husband Sir Harold Nicholson.  Developed around the surviving parts of an Elizabethan mansion with a central red-brick prospect tower, the garden offers outstanding colour through the season. 

For more information about local attractions, visit the Kent Tourism website.

Leeds Castle and Gardens

South of England

Rare Breeds Centre

Canterbury Cathedral