Restaurants
The Small Holding
Restaurant and farm in an old inn at Kilndown near Cranbrook: lunch, dinner, real ales and wine.
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
Forestry England pinetum and forest near Goudhurst with conifer collection, walking, cycling and running trails, Go Ape, a cafe and bike hire.
Forestry England manages Bedgebury, whose pinetum covers 350 acres with over 12,000 specimen trees. Facilities include a cafe, bike hire, Go Ape and an information point. Arriving without a car is free and motorcycles are free. Parking is £4.00 for up to 1 hour, £8.00 for 2 hours, £11.50 for 3 hours, £14.50 for 4 hours and £15.50 all day, card payment only. Christmas at Bedgebury, a ticketed evening trail, runs on selected dates from 20 November to 31 December 2026. The address is Lady Oak Lane, Goudhurst; the nearest place in the InKent list is Bedgebury Cross.
16 accessible parking spaces, accessible toilet and Changing Places facilities, accessible benches, and three all-terrain mobility scooters for hire, booked online in advance. Assistance dogs welcome.
Restaurants
Restaurant and farm in an old inn at Kilndown near Cranbrook: lunch, dinner, real ales and wine.
Pubs
Shepherd Neame pub and hotel in a Grade II listed Cranbrook building: twelve rooms, restaurant, bar and terrace.
Museums & Galleries
Free local history museum on Carriers Road, Cranbrook, open Tuesday to Saturday afternoons from April to October. Closed for the winter.
Castles & History, Parks & Walks
Historic village green at the old centre of Hawkhurst, ringed by St Laurence church, the Eight Bells pub and old village buildings. Registered Village Green.
Family Days Out
Cinema and cafe-bar in the Grade II listed Victoria Hall on Rye Road, with a veranda and garden. Open daily from 9:30am.
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