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Town in Kent, England
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Tenterden is a town in the heart of Kent, which straggles north to include the village of St Michael's; the main attraction is its well-preserved Georgian / Victorian high street. In 2021 its population was 7700.
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Tudor half-timbered house probably built after the village fire of 1514. From 1899 it was the home of Ellen Terry (1847-1928), in her day the leading Shakespearean and comic actress in Britain. After her death, her daughter Edith Craig (herself a director - producer) maintained it as a museum of theatrical memorabilia, and The National Trust has run the property since 1947.
Stately parkland and gardens. The mansion is not open to the public: it was built in 1720 but refashioned in pseudo-Elizabethan style in 1837.
Re-built section of a standard gauge light railway, opened in 1900 but always making a loss and closing to passengers in 1954 and for freight in 1961. Heritage trains run four times a day from Tenterden via Northiam to Bodiam, for the castle.
Quirky old pub but slick and friendly.
Great reviews for this charming inn.
Welcoming but some rooms tired and thin-walled, dog-friendly.
Efficient spa & golf hotel, dog-friendly.
By road from London follow M2 past Maidstone then branch south via Headcorn. From Canterbury or the Channel ports head for Ashford, then follow A28 south to Tenterden; this road eventually leads to Hastings.
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