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Visit Ashford
Welcome to Ashford. We offer free
travel and tour information for visitors.
Tourist
Attractions around Ashford.
Enjoying more hours of sunshine than
anywhere else in the United kingdom, the borough attracts visitors from
far and wide and has a thriving tourist industry. The area boasts:
Beautiful countryside including' Darling Buds of May' scenery
Hop gardens
Oast houses
Apple orchards
Picture postcard villages
Historic buildings
As well as miles and miles of stunning open countryside there are a number
of superb tourist attractions offering something for all the family.
Nostalgic steam railways, windmills, vineyards, beautiful gardens and
historic National Trust properties are just some of the many attractions
waiting to be discovered.
Tenterden, known as the Jewel of the Weald, is a typical English country
town. At it’s heart is the attractive High Street where you can find...
Antique shops
Tea rooms
Inns
Specialist shops
This really is the perfect place to enjoy lunch or a drink whilst you
watch the world go by!
Ashford offers all the best of a flourishing market town, with it’s rich
mix of historic buildings, yet all the vibrancy of a modern international
gateway. The opening of the County Square Shopping Centre extension in the
town centre offers first class shopping whilst the Ashford Designer Outlet
boasts around 80 stores with discounts of up to 50%. Ashford’s
International Eurostar station lends a truly continental ambience to the
area.
You can also benefit from Ashford’s wealth of top quality accommodation
ranging from first-class hotels, cosy bed and breakfasts, self catering
properties and modern holiday parks with good facilities.
Get into Asford
The Eurostar passenger service to Paris
takes just two hours, while Lille is 57 minutes away. Freight and
passenger traffic passes through the Eurotunnel departure point at nearby
Folkestone, taking just 35 minutes to Calais.
Road links connect Ashford with most European cities within a day and the
Port of Dover is within easy reach – some 25 minutes. Ashford also offers
ready access to London’s two main airports - Heathrow (90 minutes) and
Gatwick just over an hour.
Most transport and highway-related services, such as roadworks, bridges,
road safety and traffic are the responsibility of Kent County Council (KCC)
although we do have some responsibilities. We work closely with KCC's Kent
Highways Service to make sure our roads and streets are safe and clean and
parking is managed in the best way for residents and visitors.
Visitors are advice to contact Tourist
information centre.
Ashford Tourist Information Centre
18 The Churchyard
Ashford
Kent
England
TN23 1QG
Tel: 01233 629165
Fax: 01233 639166
Email:
tourism@ashford.gov.uk
Ashford (McArthur Glen Designer Outlet)
Tourist Information Centre
Kimberley Way
Ashford
Kent
England
TN24 OSD
Tel: 01233 628181
Fax: 01233 895935
Email:
ashford.tourism2@contactbox.co.uk
Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Lodge in
Ashford.
Elmsted Court Farm : Elmsted Court Farm is a 200 acre sheep and arable
farm set in rural tranquility in the small hamlet of Elmsted, within the Kent
Downs, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and some of England's finest
countryside.
Holiday Inn Ashford
: The hotel offers a variety of accommodation,
ranging from Executive and Family Sized Rooms to high quality Standard Rooms
designed to meet your every need.
Holiday Inn Garden Court : The Holiday Inn
Ashford North is a friendly hotel with 92 spacious rooms in a country location.
convenient for the Eurostar, Eurotunnel, the Channel ports of Dover and
Folkestone, Ashford, Maidstone and Canterbury.
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