Webster English Homestays - the local area

Kent is the ‘Garden of England’ with its farms, orchards, vineyards, woodland, gardens,
castles and historic houses. Discover some of these attractions during your stay.

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You can visit the remains of a Roman townhouse in Canterbury or the site of the 1066 Battle of Hastings.
Explore the picture book castle at Bodiam, enter the childhood home of Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle
and admire the art and treasures of Knole.

The world famous gardens at Sissinghurst Castle created by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson,
or Christopher Lloyd’s magnificent home and gardens, Great Dixter House and Gardens.

Famous politicians, writers, artists have all lived in Kent. Visit Sir Winston Churchill’s family home at Chartwell
or Down House where Charles Darwin lived and wrote his theory of evolution.

Hastings on the south coast, has the largest beach-launched fishing fleet in Europe, eat delicious fish and chips and discover the delights of the Old Town including the newly opened Jerwood Gallery.

Nearby is the fortified hill top town of Rye. Run wild in the dunes of Camber Sands or cycle, walk, run and
play in Bedgebury Forest. There is something for everyone.