Great self catering holidays await you in Kent, the garden county of England, where orchards supply apples and cherries to the British market, and hops to breweries. There are beautiful gardens for tourists to visit, including Goodnestone Park Garden, Mount Ephraim, and Yalding.

Canterbury in Kent, with its magnificent cathedral,is a popular destination on many tourist lists, and rightly so. It will be of interest to both Christians and historians.  Canterbury Tales, by Chaucer can be rediscovered at the animated tourist attraction that takes visitors through several of the tales in the town.  Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels, apparently had a strong connection with Kent. He owned a house in St. Margaret's Bay and played golf in Sandwich. He died of a heart attack in Pett's Bottom, near Canterbury. And if you think that Pett's Bottom is a rather amusing name, then you will have a delightful time discovering numerous pretty villages with equally bizarre names including Pratt's Bottom and Old Wives Lees.

There are many places to visit in Kent to add interest to your holiday  The white cliffs of Dover and secret underground passages at Dover Castle have long been a popular visitor attraction.  The Euro Tunnel makes it very easy to drive under the Channel for shopping day trips to Calais in France.  In Kent itself, the Bluewater Shopping Centre is the ultimate shopping experience that must not be missed. It's Europe's largest shopping mall, located close to the M25, near the Dartford Tunnel and is luxurious in the extreme, with many designer shops, wide, wide aisles with seating areas. And, if you're into antiques, then you will enjoy the 17th Century Pantiles in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

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