Orpington Holidays

Orpington Holidays – Local attractions
With UK family holidays more cool than ever before, it's time to discover the UK's best-kept low-cost holiday secrets, like Kent. A less well-kept secret is London, and Orpington is where Kent meets London. For those taking UK holidays near Orpington, a happy afternoon can be spent at the Bromley Museum, which partly dates back to the 13th century. Potter around the beautiful gardens, then discover thousands of years of archaeological wonders, from ancient times up to 1066. Orpington is well-known as a Stone Age settlement, with tools and Bronze Age pottery fragments found as well as the remains of an Iron Age farmstead. The museum also has a room given over to Lord Avebury, a collector of world objects, and a 1930s room. Coming right up to date, Orpington is also well served by leisure centres. These include the Walnuts Leisure Centre, with its six-lane indoor swimming pool, squash courts, gym and sports hall.

Holidays in Orpington – Discover the area
Orpington makes a great base for your UK holidays in Kent. Within half an hour or so are many Kent holiday attractions. On your Orpington holidays, you can reach castles such as Dover, Tonbridge, Rochester and Leeds, the white cliffs of Dover with their labyrinth of tunnels stemming from the castle, and an array of beautiful stately homes and gardens, where history comes to life. These include Quex House and Gardens in Birchington, Ightham Mote, Squerryes Court, Chartwell – the family home of Sir Winston Churchill – Emmett's Garden and Knole House. Also within reach on your UK holiday in Kent are attractions such as Canterbury Cathedral, the Canterbury Tales visitor attraction, Dickensworld, with its range of Charles Dickens-themed attractions, and the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, which uses one-third full-size steam and diesel locomotives.

Orpington Holidays – Places to stay
Orpington is a great base for low-cost UK holidays in Kent. As well as local hotels and guest houses to stay in, there are holiday lodges, holiday parks and holiday cottages around the Kent area, so you get to choose accommodation that suits your budget. If you're holidaying in this part of Kent, you should know that Orpington is part of the London Borough of Bromley, so you're not too far from the bright lights. So hop into a tube or train, take in a show and see the sights.