preglad

My wife and I, on a (frequent UK return) auto trip from the USA, will be based 8 nights in a Biddenden Kent self cater. This represents a generally new area for investigation and we'd appreciate any helpful insights relative to gardens, NT, Heritage or other sites, moderate in cost dining, as well as particularly compelling area villages. we've seven and a half days of self driving itineraries to put together.

Advice about any particular options or ideas would be much appreciated.

janisj

You will run out of days before you run out of things to see/do

Just a short list of places you could do as day trips:

Sissinghurst
Scotney Castle Gardens
Bayham Abbey
Great Dixter
Borde Hill
Hever
Penshurst Place
Chartwell
Knole
Igtham Mote
Rye
Dover Castle
Walmer Castle
Deal Castle
Canterbury
etc etc etc

MmePerdu

You'll be very close to Sissinghurst, I'm sure you know. Start with the National Trust website. One of the things I like about their site is the information for "places nearby" on the page for any building, garden or other place of interest.

Here's Sissinghurst:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sis...-castle-garden

Now scroll down almost to the bottom for the "places nearby" feature. Map or list. You can continue this process as you go to the page for each place that interests you and find other wonderful nearby options. On the Sissinghurst "places nearby" list I'm especially fond of Bateman's.

hetismij2

If you go down to Rye go along to Dungeness too. It is an odd place but certainly worth the trip. http://www.dungeness.org.uk/what-to-see/

ribeirasacra

Folkestone has "moved on" a lot in recent years.
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/...-a8014811.html
http://www.discover.folkestone.towntalk.co.uk/
https://www.visitkent.co.uk/destinat...-romney-marsh/
And can be incorporated into the recommendations for a trip by hetismij2

annhig

I used to live not far from Biddenden and even I couldn't add to the comprehensive information you've got here.

you'll be spoilt for choice - great choice for a place to stay.

preglad

Great stuff, folks. I'll look carefully into each item here. Ta!