Guidebook for Ashford

Rachael
Guidebook for Ashford

Entertainment & Activities

A great day out for the whole family. There is a large cantina style restaurant, a shop, two indoor play areas, a paddling pool in the summer. Not to mention all the animals and outdoor activities.
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I-Centre for Rare Breeds eSouth of England
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A great day out for the whole family. There is a large cantina style restaurant, a shop, two indoor play areas, a paddling pool in the summer. Not to mention all the animals and outdoor activities.
Really good indoor pools - great fun for children with various water features and slides. In Ashford town centre 15 minutes drive.
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The Stour Centre
Station Approach
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Really good indoor pools - great fun for children with various water features and slides. In Ashford town centre 15 minutes drive.

Sightseeing

A beautiful castle 23 miles from the house. As well as the inside of the castle there are also lots of outdoor grounds to explore at anytime of year but perfect for a picnic in the summer.
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Leeds Castle
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A beautiful castle 23 miles from the house. As well as the inside of the castle there are also lots of outdoor grounds to explore at anytime of year but perfect for a picnic in the summer.
A medieval market town which is lovely to walk around & explore. There are plenty of really good restaurants & cafes, but the best bit is all the antique shops. Just 30 minutes drive across the marsh.
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Rye
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A medieval market town which is lovely to walk around & explore. There are plenty of really good restaurants & cafes, but the best bit is all the antique shops. Just 30 minutes drive across the marsh.
Voted the 3rd best place to live in the UK in March 2013 by The Sunday Times. A gorgeous little village with a few nice restaurants,shops and cafes. Best is the amazing bakery which we visit a lot!
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Wye
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Voted the 3rd best place to live in the UK in March 2013 by The Sunday Times. A gorgeous little village with a few nice restaurants,shops and cafes. Best is the amazing bakery which we visit a lot!
Coined The Jewel of The Weald, a beautiful town with a lovely parade of unique shops. Also has the popular attraction of the Kent & East Sussex Railway Line, as well as Chapel Down, a local Vineyard.
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Tenterden
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Coined The Jewel of The Weald, a beautiful town with a lovely parade of unique shops. Also has the popular attraction of the Kent & East Sussex Railway Line, as well as Chapel Down, a local Vineyard.
A lovely outing for everyone on this rural light railway which goes for about 10 miles through beautiful countryside and ends up in Bodiam Castle. 20 minutes drive from the house.
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Kent & East Sussex Railway
Station Road
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A lovely outing for everyone on this rural light railway which goes for about 10 miles through beautiful countryside and ends up in Bodiam Castle. 20 minutes drive from the house.
A great place to take the dogs for a walk or go for an amazing bike ride
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Royal Military Canal
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A great place to take the dogs for a walk or go for an amazing bike ride
The Old Town is lovely to walk around and a good place to go for Fish and Chips. Also a fun day out for the children with an Aquarium and a Smugglers museum. 55 minutes drive from the house.
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Hastings
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The Old Town is lovely to walk around and a good place to go for Fish and Chips. Also a fun day out for the children with an Aquarium and a Smugglers museum. 55 minutes drive from the house.
Such a pretty village and Sissinghurst Castle makes it a great place to go for a day trip.
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Sissinghurst
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Such a pretty village and Sissinghurst Castle makes it a great place to go for a day trip.
30 minutes drive away is this historic Cathedral City. Really lovely shops, a lovely town to walk around and a beautiful Cathedral to visit.
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Canterbury
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30 minutes drive away is this historic Cathedral City. Really lovely shops, a lovely town to walk around and a beautiful Cathedral to visit.
Really fun place to visit. Go for a walk along the promenade and look at all the colourful huts. Excellent restaurants and pubs. 15 Minutes away from Canterbury so a good place to visit alongside.
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Whitstable
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Really fun place to visit. Go for a walk along the promenade and look at all the colourful huts. Excellent restaurants and pubs. 15 Minutes away from Canterbury so a good place to visit alongside.

Everything Else

My favourite place to go for a Spa treatment or hair cut.
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The Rye Retreat
36-38 Cinque Ports St
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My favourite place to go for a Spa treatment or hair cut.
Dobbies and Cineworld are the best bits here but they also have a Bannatyne's gym and fast food like Pizza Hut and McDonalds - 15 minutes drive from the house.
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Eureka Entertainment Park
Rutherford Road
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Dobbies and Cineworld are the best bits here but they also have a Bannatyne's gym and fast food like Pizza Hut and McDonalds - 15 minutes drive from the house.
We are so lucky to have a sandy beach near us, this one is just 15 minutes drive from the house.
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Dymchurch
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We are so lucky to have a sandy beach near us, this one is just 15 minutes drive from the house.

Shopping

Brilliant shopping and a few good eateries 15 minutes drive from the house.
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Ashford Designer Outlet
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Brilliant shopping and a few good eateries 15 minutes drive from the house.

Food Scene

One of our favourite pubs 15 minutes drive.
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The Ferry Inn - Pub & Restaurant Stone-In-Oxney
Tenterden Road
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One of our favourite pubs 15 minutes drive.
A lovely pub with beautiful cosy interior surrounded by beautiful countryside. 10 minutes drive.
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The Five Bells Inn
The Street
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A lovely pub with beautiful cosy interior surrounded by beautiful countryside. 10 minutes drive.
Really smart pub. More like a restaurant.
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The Milk House
The Street
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Really smart pub. More like a restaurant.
Another really nice pub 15 minutes drive away.
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The Tiger Inn
Scotts Lane
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Another really nice pub 15 minutes drive away.