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May 4, 2025
HEADS UP IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO ViISIT! No longer a budget friendly day out, it’s £5 just to park your car but also now they’re charging to go for a wonder around the castle grounds (which are less ex…Full review by Della H
Apr 15, 2025
Interesting visit and enjoyable . I would say you need good weather when visiting here as it is largely outdoors . Plenty to do and see , and well thought out . There were things there for children…Full review by david l
Apr 2, 2025
Definitely take the guided tour, it adds to the experience and I imagine it would be rather dreary not to. Our guide, Phil, was brilliant. We’d have liked to take the steam train from Tenterden but i…Full review by U1869YWtaras
Are the Castle grounds worth a visit? Was wondering how large The grounds are, Are there any gardens or forest areas that could keep our toddler busy for at least a couple hours and worth an our and half drive?
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I would also tend to say no. The best thing about the gardens is the view of the castle. Not much else to note. In my view this is not a place to travel to unless you can enter the castle …
I would also tend to say no. The best thing about the gardens is the view of the castle. Not much else to note. In my view this is not a place to travel to unless you can enter the castle which is worth a visit when it re-opens.
When we went before, there used to be transport (I think a horse and buggy?) between the station and the castle, but apparently this has stopped. As we will have small children (2&4) in tow this time, does anyone know of any other way of getting between these two locations? I don't even remember if taxis are available, it was a long time ago!
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Hi My friends who live in Kent told me that there is such But when I visited there was no way of getting there other than walking But in all fairness it's not too far even with a buggy …
Hi My friends who live in Kent told me that there is such But when I visited there was no way of getting there other than walking But in all fairness it's not too far even with a buggy on a nice day xx
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