The White Cliffs Hotel has an adjacent Trading Company shop which sells unique Scandinavian and New England kitchenware, table ware, furniture and linen, all perfect for the coastal lifestyle. Many maritime activities are available form the hotel also, from cross channel swimming from St Margarets Bay to windsurfing, kayaking, dinghy sailing, surfing and boogie boarding.

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Walletts Court have recently introduced the Tipi Experience. You can spend a night under canvas in their grounds in your own private hideaway! You can make use of the 4-star spa facilities at the hotel during your stay and also sample the 2 AA rosette cuisine in the romantic dining room.

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Romney Bay House is busy gearing up for the British Golf Open, to be held at Royal St George’s, Sandwich from 11 July. One of the qualifying heats is to be held at the Littlestone Golf Club, behind the hotel, and the European judges have already booked in.

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Little Silver Hotel, Tenterden is one of Kent’s foremost wedding venues. They held a Wedding Fayre on March 13 which was very well attended and led to many more wedding bookings. They are offering special ‘off-peak’ weddings October- February Sunday to Thursday. Guide price (exc. Registrars fees) is £3000 inc. VAT for 50 people.

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The Royal Harbour Hotel is a converted guesthouse on Ramsgate’s waterfront. Best room is the Bob Hoskins Suite (he stayed while filming the forthcoming Ruby Tuesday) on the first floor. There’s an open fire, WIFI, help yourself bar and a generally open atmosphere. Owner James Thomas collects art and is a movie buff. There is a cinema in the basement.

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The Brew House Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, is a new boutique hotel situated near to the Pantiles. They organize regular special events, Mothering Sunday lunch, Royal Wedding Afternoon Tea etc and also Therapy Room Comedy Nights on Thursday nights throughout the year. Therapy Room offers cutting edge out-of-town comedy acts in an informal atmosphere, filling a gap for West Kent audiences.

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Chilston Park Hotel, near Maidstone, is one of the jewels in the HandPicked Hotels’ crown. The group was recently voted No 7 in top websites for the over-50s in a UKOM survey. Saga came third and there were no other hotel groups in the top twenty. Chilston is offering rooms with dinner and pre-dinner rose champagne Sunday-Thursday from £159 per room.

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The Marquis at Altham, near Dover, has been refurbished by the new owners and is earning plaudits from far and wide. Travel writer Penny Visman called the ‘ bedrooms gorgeous, the food superb, service charming and with a good buzzy atmosphere throughout’. Another travel writer enjoyed the contemporary décor blending with the old brickwork, the informal welcoming lounge and the high standard of cuisine in the restaurant.

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Eastwell Manor, with one of the best hotel views in the South of England over to the South Downs, runs a series of Special Events. These include Stay and Race, mostly flat racing at Folkestone Racecourse and Stay and Paint, expert tuition by a well known local artist. The course fees include use of the hotel’s spa, golf course, buffet lunch and refreshments.

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Rowhill Grange, near Wilmington, has won awards like South of England Finest Spa, and One of Worlds Top 50 Spas. It is only 30 minutes by train from Central London. They have just launched RGs Restaurant. Chef Luke Davis, who has worked at The Milestone, the Capital and with Novelli and the Queen Mother, throws open the doors to a superb new dining concept.

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