Advantages: Superb Colours. Beautiful Landscape. Historic Castle. Blissfully Peaceful. Disadvantages: None That We Found!
...two options, Sheffield Park or Scotney Castle. My wife was keen to see a house AND garden, that knocked out Sheffield Park - no house, so off to Scotney we went.
The journey should not have taken more than forty-five minutes, only the driver (me!) overshot the turn off, leaving us with a scenic but long drive through the Kent countryside to arrive at Scotney Castle Garden and Estate, conveniently located at the roundabout where the A21 (London to ... ...He decided to move to Scotney in 1835, the castle was uninhabitable and so he set about building a new manor house at the top of the site - overlooking the gardens, the romantic centrepiece of which was to become the castle of 14th century origin. Edward was fascinated with landscaping and as a site for his hobby had inherited his dream property.
As with any park or garden, Scotney has evolved over the last 170 years, however the basic layout was ...
RICHADA 08.06.2006
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Advantages: Beautiful views and historic site Disadvantages: no audio available.
This year I have visited Scotney Castle Garden and Estate twice because it’s the nearest tourist site that belongs to National trust. It just takes 15 minutes of driving time from my home to there.
General information
Scotney Castle Garden and Estate is located in the south of Tunbridge Wells and is around by Kentish country views. Scotney Castle is a brown colour building which has three levels. It is a typical Victorian country house. It was ... ...in the main entrance of Scotney Castle. Inside the castle you can see old furniture, paintings and many antiques from different countries. Because of lack of staff now you can just visit part of rooms. There are volunteers in every open room to explain the displays. It has a special display in one guest room to tell how Victorians protected their properties when they went out for long period.
The garden is very big compared to the castle. In 1835 ...
happysh2009 21.09.2009
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