Guidebook for Tenterden & Surrounds
Food Scene
Italian restaurant with great service and atmosphere, very family friendly and a nice position on the high street where you can sit outside and watch the world go by
14 locals recommend
Montalbano Italian
75 High St Italian restaurant with great service and atmosphere, very family friendly and a nice position on the high street where you can sit outside and watch the world go by
Acclaimed gastropub with beams and a large garden. Winner of the Good Pub Guide Best County Pub 2018
http://www.thethreechimneys.co.uk
35 locals recommend
The Three Chimneys
Hareplain Road Acclaimed gastropub with beams and a large garden. Winner of the Good Pub Guide Best County Pub 2018
http://www.thethreechimneys.co.uk
West House Restaurant
28 High StreetMichelin starred restaurant
The Lemon Tree
29-33 High StTraditional tea room/cafe in historic building
Lime Wharf Cafe
Station RoadGreat cafe next to Bodiam boating station with cool, beachy vibe
Miss Mollett's High Class Tea Room
26 The StQuaint village tea room
Gastropub with lovely garden and small playground area for younger children
50 locals recommend
The Milk House
The Street Gastropub with lovely garden and small playground area for younger children
Lovely local friendly cafe, with the option of a table in a camper van outside in the Summer
The Bakehouse Cafè
8-10 High StLovely local friendly cafe, with the option of a table in a camper van outside in the Summer
Excellent service and a great lunch deal of 3 courses for £9.95 - set in a quiet part of the high street where you can eat al fresco but still be well away from any traffic
Ozgur
126 High St Excellent service and a great lunch deal of 3 courses for £9.95 - set in a quiet part of the high street where you can eat al fresco but still be well away from any traffic
Raja Of Kent
Biddenden RoadDelicious and good value cakes/scones/cream teas/bacon sandwiches etc. Organic butchers and farm shop.
7 locals recommend
Silcocks Farm Shop and Cafe
Grange RoadDelicious and good value cakes/scones/cream teas/bacon sandwiches etc. Organic butchers and farm shop.
The Hub @ Quarry Farm
http://www.thehubquarryfarm.co.uk
Traditional tea shop with home made cakes and delicious fruit scones. There is a lovely garden at the back.
Peggotty's Tea Shoppe
122 High St Traditional tea shop with home made cakes and delicious fruit scones. There is a lovely garden at the back.
Great cafe with bbq and bands on Saturdays in the Summer months (call to check) and you can hire kayaks from Bodiam Boating Station on the same site.
19 locals recommend
Lime Wharf Cafe
Station RoadGreat cafe with bbq and bands on Saturdays in the Summer months (call to check) and you can hire kayaks from Bodiam Boating Station on the same site.
Hoof & Hook Tenterden
Independent meat/fish restaurant and serving great cocktails
Drinks & Nightlife
Newly revamped pub developing a good reputation for food. Family friendly.
The Woolpack Bar
26 High StThe Vine Inn
76 High StThe White Lion Bar
High StreetA pub for pub enthusiasts - a time warp from the 1940's. Totally amazing but definitely no gastropub.
24 locals recommend
The Red Lion
A pub for pub enthusiasts - a time warp from the 1940's. Totally amazing but definitely no gastropub.
The Star
30 High StreetBusy family pub - a good place to watch the football and eat a roast potato from the bar
The Flying Horse
Wye RoadA new tap room / brewery which is less than 10 minutes' walk from the Cow Shed.
The Hop House opened in 2023 at Haffenden Farm, Bugglesden Lane TN30 6TG.
Pizzas available, Beer is between £5 and £6 a pint. Wine/soft drinks also available. Great views!
To get there walk down Nortons Lane and turn right where you see a "public footpath" sign, cross 3 fields and you'll come out in Bugglesden Lane. Turn left and the brewery & tap room is 200 yards on your left.
A sky terrace is promised for Summer 2024 - offering great views and ambience!
Hukins Hops
A new tap room / brewery which is less than 10 minutes' walk from the Cow Shed.
The Hop House opened in 2023 at Haffenden Farm, Bugglesden Lane TN30 6TG.
Pizzas available, Beer is between £5 and £6 a pint. Wine/soft drinks also available. Great views!
To get there walk down Nortons Lane and turn right where you see a "public footpath" sign, cross 3 fields and you'll come out in Bugglesden Lane. Turn left and the brewery & tap room is 200 yards on your left.
A sky terrace is promised for Summer 2024 - offering great views and ambience!
Sightseeing
Biddenden Vineyards
Gribble Bridge LaneNow running guided tours and tastings.
Old Dairy Brewery
Unit 2 Station RdBodiam Castle
Cranbrook Union Windmill
Russells YardWoodchurch Wine
The Old Lighthouse
Leeds Castle
Rye
5th generation hop farm less than a mile from the Cow Shed, running tours in the Summer season
Hukins Hops
5th generation hop farm less than a mile from the Cow Shed, running tours in the Summer season
Entertainment & Activities
Fantastic farm with playgrounds, falconry displays, tractor ride, pig racing, soft play, paddling pool / sandpit in summer, butterfly tunnel and plant nursery. All proceeds go to the fantastic charity, Canterbury Oast Trust
26 locals recommend
South Of England Rare Breeds Centre
Fantastic farm with playgrounds, falconry displays, tractor ride, pig racing, soft play, paddling pool / sandpit in summer, butterfly tunnel and plant nursery. All proceeds go to the fantastic charity, Canterbury Oast Trust
Kino Hawkhurst
Rye RoadPort Lympne Reserve Giraffe Cottage
Aldington RoadDymchurch Amusement Park
High StreetLovely old fashioned and good value amusement park
Tenterden Leisure Centre
Recreation Ground RoadGreat swimming pool with waves and a pool at the weekend
London Beach Golf School
Ashford RoadTenterden Golf Club
Woodchurch RoadHire kayaks and canoes by the hour - perfect for a sunny day messing about on the river. Lime Wharf Cafe is next door for afterwards!
73 locals recommend
Bodiam Boating Station
Station RoadHire kayaks and canoes by the hour - perfect for a sunny day messing about on the river. Lime Wharf Cafe is next door for afterwards!
Getting Around
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Station RoadSteam railway
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Light Railway
2 Littlestone RdParks & Nature
Bewl Water
Bewlbridge LaneBedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
Bedgebury RoadCamber Sands
Dymchurch
Great Dixter House & Gardens
Dungeness
Bleak, atmospheric and amazing
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Biddenden RdScotney Castle
Bewl Water Outdoor Centre
Bewlbridge LaneTenterden Trout Waters
Chennell Park RoadArts & Culture
Tenterden Museum
Station RoadCranbrook Museum
Carriers RoadSmallhythe Studio
Small Hythe Road