Haguelands Farm Bed & Breakfast

Some energetic things for you to do!

If you enjoy horse, bike riding, golf, tennis, ten pin bowling, or films these can be arranged for you, with prior notice. We can also organise guided tours around any destination throughout the UK with a fully qualified tour guide chauffeur.

Lazy things to do

Alternatively if you want to just relax why not enjoy a book in our lovely 3½ acres of gardens.

Things to do close by

Fly'n'Dine: A great day or evening out. Have a welcome drink, a presentation with the Captain, a 20 min. local flight (taking in Rye, Camber Sands, Romney Marshes and the Dungeness Peninsula) and a silver service meal in the Biggles Restaurant.

Folkestone Race Course with it's regular racing programme, is a 10 minute drive from the Farm House

A trip to Port Lympne Zoo Park famous for it's animals and stunning views, and the wedding venue of Lympne Castle is only 15 minutes in the car.

Only 20 minutes away from Haguelands Farm Bed & Breakfast is Lydd International Raceway which is one of Europe's premier Karting tracks, home of the Kent Karting Club and host to many professional and amateur championships, and this year (2004) played host to the SuperMoto Grand Prix.

We are also 10 minutes from the Channel Tunnel and Dover is an easy journey of 30 minutes, Lydd airport is 20 minutes away; we would be pleased to book all day trips for you by air, boat or train to France if you give prior notice.

Romney Marsh
The Romney Marsh is a totally unique area, always referred to with great affection as "The Marsh". The peaceful countryside is perfect for walking and cycling. The tiny little roads and landscape with the wide open levels are truly worth an exploration. There are many lovely olde worlde inns dating from the fourteen and fifteen hundreds, and the tour of the beautiful old churches covering the Marsh is not to be missed. At St Mary in the Marsh the grave of the author Edith Nesbitt, who wrote "The Railway Children" will be found, and of course the famous Dr Syn novels were written by Russell Thorndike who had a house at Dymchurch.

Dymchurch History

"Doctor Christopher Syn is one of the most interesting and unusual figures of the 18th Century. A tall, slender, charismatic man with a commanding presence, Dr. Syn was a man who would have succeeded in any career. Syn was a brilliant scholar and rousing preacher as well as being one of the finest swordsmen, riders, and seamen in all of England. Unfortunately, Christopher's promising career was cut short when he was betrayed in love and left his calling to pursue a quest for vengeance across the world.

He assumed the identity of the soon infamous pirate Captain Clegg, and roamed the seas for many years. Eventually he returned to England and the little town of Dymchurch-Under-the-Wall (a coastal village on Romney Marsh in the county of Kent, Southern England), where he became the vicar. But his past would not let him go. He learned that many of his parishioners were involved in smuggling. Syn resolved to protect them from the agents of the King's Revenue. Assuming the masked identity of the Scarecrow, and with his faithful church sexton and ex-pirate colleague Mr. Mipps, he led the smugglers who made up of 'The Men of the Marsh'. By day Dr. Syn was a respectable vicar, by night he was the 'Scarecrow', the much feared and admired head of the smugglers.

The Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway - (smallest public narrow gauge railway in the world) runs through our farm so a close up exclusive view can be had from our concrete road.

The pretty Cinque Port of Hythe with it's canal, beach, golf and the Light Railway Station are again only 15 minutes away.

The Cinque Port town of Rye steeped in smuggling history is just 35 minutes drive through the lovely Kentish countryside.

Canterbury - This houses the world famous Cathedral, and today is a thriving shopping centre with many famous names. There are many cafes, restaurants, etc to while away the hours after exploring the famous old streets and individual little shops

Ashford - The busy market town which also has the continental rail link is just 15 minutes drive, together with the busy McCarther Glen outlet shopping centre which has 80 shops in a tented circle.

Castles, Gardens and Historic Houses

Great Dixter is a must - it is the family home of Christopher Lloyd who has created one of the most experimental, exciting and constantly changing gardens of our time. They surround the beautiful medieval hall house of the fifteenth century which is the largest surviving timber-framed hall in the country.

Sissinghurst - The home of Vita Sackville West with its wonderful gardens and colour co-ordinations.

Smallhythe Place - The National Trust property which was the home of Ellen Terry the well known Victorian actress, just outside the town of Tenterden.

Hever Castle and Gardens - The childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Restoration work was undertaken by William Astor in the early 1900's.

Other not to be missed castles in the area are Leeds near Maidstone, the castle sits serenely in the middle of its lake surrounded by parkland which was laid out by Capability Brown. Deal castle, which houses a number of historical and military displays. Walmer castle, the residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, now an honorary title, and of course Dover which is a familiar sight to those approaching on the ferry.