Garden of England
From coastlines to castles, cathedrals to countryside, the county of Kent is one of plenty and variety. Named the Garden of England for its abundance of crops, orchards and hop gardens, Kent offers peace and bounty to its visitors. Whether you’re looking for gastronomic delights, artistic inspiration or simply a breath of fresh air in one of England’s sunniest counties, Kent’s landscape of gentle hills and seascapes is the perfect place to unwind or start an adventure.
Kent earned its nickname from the beautiful gardens that pepper the county. Those at Sissinghurst Castle are the most romantic you’ll ever visit. The writer Vita Sackville-West and her husband created the gardens as a testament to beauty and poetry, converting land that had historically been used to grow cereal grains. Vita imagined the garden as a ‘tumble of roses and honeysuckle, figs and vines’, but Harold’s interest in sharp geometric design can also be seen throughout the manicured hedges
