Castles · South East England
Kent castles and gardens
Leeds, Hever, Penshurst — and Sissinghurst.
Kent is England's garden county, both metaphorically (mild climate, fertile loam) and literally (Sissinghurst is arguably the most influential 20th-century English garden). Pair with three flagship castles: Leeds (set in a moat), Hever (Anne Boleyn's childhood home), and Penshurst Place. All within an hour's drive of each other.
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📷 5Castles · South East England
Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle — castle in Kent, England, UK.
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Hever Castle
Hever Castle — Grade I listed country house in Hever, Kent, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · South East England
Penshurst Place
Penshurst Place is a historic building near Penshurst, Kent, 32 miles (51 km) southeast of London, England. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the great Elizabeth
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Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Vita Sackville-West's 1930s garden in Kent — the most-imitated White Garden in Britain.
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Dover Castle
Dover Castle — medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK.
📷 5Cathedrals · South East England
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Ken