Tunbridge Wells Holidays

For the best in UK holidays, try Royal Tunbridge Wells, just 30 miles outside London, yet surrounded by magnificent countryside in Kent, the Garden of England. Holidays in this lovely part of the UK are lit up by a fantastic selection of gardens, castles and stately homes, but the spa town of Tunbridge Wells has even more to offer. On a short break or low-cost UK holiday, explore the flora and fauna of the Garden of England at Sissinghurst or Great Dixter. Enjoy the Italian gardens at Hever Castle or the Elizabethan gardens at Penshurst Place. If tulips are your thing, try Pashley Manor; if it's peaceful woodland gardens, we recommend Marle Place. If you're a shopaholic, Tunbridge Wells offers a mix of specialist shops, big high street names and local farmers' markets in a town with a beautiful, historic ambience.

 

Low-cost family holidays in the UK just wouldn't be the same without castles, and Tunbridge Wells doesn't disappoint. Hever, just a few miles from Royal Tunbridge Wells, was Anne Boleyn's childhood home and comes with a real moat. Penshurst Place is an extensive medieval manor house with beautiful gardens and the famous Baron's Hall. Historians will love the memorabilia on display at Chartwell from the life of Sir Winston Churchill, whose country home this once was. Make sure you also visit Leeds Castle on your UK short break or holiday. Dubbed 'the loveliest castle in England', Leeds has a lake and hundreds of acres of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown. If that's not enough castles for you to visit, how about checking out Knole? Set in 1000 acres of parkland where the deer roam free, it has a room for every day of the year. Enjoy English wine? Come to a tasting at Chapel Down Winery or Lamberhurst Vineyard.