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A Knight’s Stay at Leeds Castle in Kent – Voyagevista9.com


Anyone that knows me, knows that I love castles. I love learning about the history of the castles and being able to step inside and imagine what it was like in times gone by. We are lucky in Kent as we have a few castles to explore. Leeds Castle, I have to say, is stunning.

The grounds and the castle are just lovely and well worth a visit. We decided to stay overnight at the castle so we could make the most of our visit and loved that part of the deal was that we were allowed to explore the castle grounds after everyone else had gone home, which was really exciting.

We chose to stay in one of their new Lakeside Lodges and it was superb. Such a tranquil and stunning stay. I can honestly say it was the most relaxed I’ve felt for ages.

evening view of leeds castle

Leeds Castle is in East Kent, just southeast of Maidstone, not to be confused with Leeds in Yorkshire. The estate has been around since 1086. Since then it’s been reconstructed and rebuilt and now is one of Kent’s most glorious castles.

It stands on 990 acres of land and has farmland, lakes, rivers, playgrounds, a maze with an underground grotto, a birds of Prey centre, a train, a nine hole golf course, crazy golf, Go Ape, a cricket club and lots of different and varied accommodation, if you would like to stay there. 

Leeds Castle from the side


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