National Geographic Traveller (UK)
What to do
Many of Kent’s castles — it has more than any other English county
— are within easy reach. Twenty minutes’ drive from the town centre is Scotney Castle, a Tudor revival manor and 14th-century moated castle surrounded by elaborate gardens. Nearby Penshurst Place is a grand stately home dating back to the 1300s. nationaltrust.org.uk penshurstplace.com