Cafés
Peggotty’s Tea Shoppe
Tearoom at 122 High Street, Tenterden, in an 18th century building: homemade food, loose leaf tea and a courtyard garden.
Parish church in the centre of Tenterden with a 15th-century tower, wagon ceiling and Whitfeld monument. Usually open 9am to 4pm daily.
St Mildred’s is the parish church at the centre of Tenterden, off the High Street. The church’s own listing says it is usually open from 9am to at least 4pm every day, and the National Churches Trust lists it as open daily 9am to 5pm. The Trust describes a 14th-century nave with later aisles, a crown-post roof with a wagon ceiling, a 15th-century tower, the Whitfeld family monument and a Sanctus bell of about 1400. Services and events can affect access.
Cafés
Tearoom at 122 High Street, Tenterden, in an 18th century building: homemade food, loose leaf tea and a courtyard garden.
Farm Shops & Producers
Family-run vineyard near Tenterden with a weekend tasting room, booked tours and an online wine shop.
CafésRestaurants
Restaurant in a 14th century hall house on Tenterden High Street: breakfasts, lunches, Sunday roasts and Kentish cream teas.
Pubs
Shepherd Neame pub at 76 High Street, Tenterden, with a conservatory, food menus, table bookings and function space.
GuideFamily Days Out, Parks & Walks
Hothfield Heathlands, Conningbrook Lakes, King's Wood, Wye and Ham Street Woods reserves, plus Tenterden's steam railway, St Mildred's and Kiln Field.
Parks & Walks
Small town nature reserve of woodland, wildflower meadow and a pond-dipping platform, off Abbott Way in south-east Tenterden.
Castles & History, Family Days Out
Heritage steam railway from Tenterden Town Station through the Rother Valley to Bodiam. Trains on selected dates; adult fare £30 online.