South East England

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Journey Time:
4 Days
Distance:
215½ miles (347.3km)
Airport:
Gatwick

Plan your route: VisitBritain Journey Planner (visitbritain.transportdirect.info/web2)

Overview

This ambitious 4-day excursion offers a delightful insight into the relaxed, cheerful character of South East England. Exquisite gardens, spectacular chalk cliffs and traditional seaside resorts, with a taste of island life thrown in.

Day 1: Ardington - Lamberhurst

Ardington - Lamberhurst: 29½ miles (47.8 km)  
Totals for Day: 29½ miles (47.8 km)

Ardington

From Gatwick head south to Ardington. First stop, Wakehurst Place Gardens - 'Kew in the Country' and home to the Millennium Seedbank. You'll find another fantastic garden at Groombridge Place, just outside the elegant spa town of Tunbridge Wells - a great place to stop for lunch.

Must see and do:

Wakehurst Place Gardens | Groombridge Place 

Lamberhurst

A short hop takes you to Lamberhurst, where you can visit a ruined abbey and try the wines at one of Britain's largest vineyards. From here it is not far to Sissinghurst, once home to the famously-eccentric and aristocratic Vita Sackville-West, renowned poet, novelist and gardener.

Must see and do:

Bayham Abbey | Lamberhurst Vineyard (www.visittunbridgewells.com/Pages/listings.asp?LevelID=25&Level=2) 

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