Local Life
Perfect for a countryside getaway, the local area offers a number of great ways to spend your time. You can visit local restaurants, ramble across the Kent downs, hit the shops, have some friendly competition at local sport centres and much more.
We sit on Blue Bell Hill within the north downs, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Kent.
A nationally protected landscape stretching from the white cliffs of Dover to the Surrey and London border. With ancient bluebell woodlands, rugged chalk coastline, internationally rare chalk grassland and ragstone villages there is beauty to explore all year round.
Discover Kent’s Heritage Coast. Explore the magnificent chalk cliffs between Folkestone and Kingsdown form Kent’s Heritage Coast, one of Britain’s most evocative and best-known landmarks and the only UK destination to feature in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2022.
To help you plan your visit we've listed some of our favourite spots below.
Image Credit: Southeastern Railway
Visiting what’s local
Nearby towns include Sevenoaks, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Rochester, West Malling, Folkestone, Ebbsfleet, Faversham & Whitstable.
Great travel links make the location easy to access or use as a base for day trips
Local Airports are Gatwick – 45 minutes or Heathrow – 75 minutes
Local Train Stations with links to London are Rochester International, Maidstone or Ebbsfleet.
The City of Brighton and Hove is a brief 45-minute car journey from Denmark House.
Restaurants
The Black Horse Inn - Thurnham
The Butchers Block Pub - Burham
Frédéric Bistro - Maidstone
La Taberna - Maidstone
The Pumproom at Copper Rivet Distillery - Chatham
Fish at 55 - Rochester
The Cheese Room - Rochester
Shopping
McArthur Glen Ashford Outlet
Bluewater
Fremlin Walk - Maidstone
Westfield London (Via Ebbsfleet)
Lakeside
Tourist Attractions
Leeds Castle
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Kent Life
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Port Lympne Safari Park
Dover Castle
Hever Castle
Walks
Mote Park
Cobtree Manor Park
Pilgrims way
Cobham Manor
North downs way
Shorne Woods Country Park
Tyland Barn Nature Park and Gardens
Sports
Cobtree Manor Golf Club
Buckmore Park
Go Ape - Leeds Castle
Bewl Water
St Andrews Lakes
Maidstone Leisure Centre
NWK Crossfit Maidstone
Planet Ice - Ice Skating in Gillingham