4 star B & B in select 18th century listed Barn, near Sissinghurst, Leeds & Bodiam Castles, Tenterden, Rye and Canterbury. Excellent breakfasts | old barn, bed breakfast, manager, bethersden, bed, breakfast
The Old Barn - Directions
Postcode: TN26 3LE
Warning - Please do not
rely on your SatNav to get you here.
Some SatNavs take you to Tenterden which is 6 miles away.
We are just outside Bethersden village.
We are on the A28 just south of Bethersden
village,
mid way between Tenterden and Ashford.
Please do not rely on your Tom Tom SatNav to get you here.
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From Ashford, M20 & A20
Take Junction 9 off the M20, and
at the motorway roundabout follow signs for Tenterden A28.
You will go round several roundabouts, and through traffic lights, but
stay on the A28 - Tenterden road.
After travelling for about 6 miles you will come to the
village of Bethersden. Stay on the main road, do not turn
right into Bethersden. You will pass the:
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Rocking horse workshop on your right,
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The cricket pitch on your left,
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The Bull pub on your right,
Continue on the main road - down the hill, over the small bridge. Start
to slow down, as we are about 150 metres further on, before the next
bend
You will pass the old entrance to Bullbridge Farm on your left. The next entrance, is to the Barn - about 15 metres. Turn left at the traffic mirror, through the entrance gate, and then immediately right past the front of "The Stables", continue through the next gate where you will find The Old Barn. The front door to The Old Barn has a sign.
"The stables" is made
of brick and the Barn is a dark brown timber building.
Please ring the bell at The Old Barn
- not "The Stables".
Again - Please do not go to Bullbridge Farm.
From Tenterden
Drive from Tenterden along the
A28. You will pass the villages of St Michael's and High
Halden. After about 6 miles you will pass:
The Royal Spice Restaurant and the Garden Centre on your right,
After descending down the hill, and 3 or 4 bends. Look out for the Old
Barn sign, and you will see The Old Barn on the right hand side.
Indicate, and pull in, then immediately right past the front of
"The Stables", continue through the next gate where you will find The
Old Barn. The front door to The Old Barn has a sign.
We are on the A28 just south of Bethersden
village,
mid way between Tenterden and Ashford.
Please do not rely
on your Tom Tom SatNav to get you here.
"The stables" is made
of brick and the Barn is a dark brown timber building.
Please ring the bell at The Old Barn
- not "The Stables".
Again - Please do not go to Bullbridge Farm.
From Gatwick & Heathrow
From Heathrow Airport.
Take the M4 West a short
way. You can then use the M25 South towards Gatwick, and
follow the signs, using the M25, as below.
From Gatwick
Airport.
Take the
M23 North towards London. Then M25 East towards Dartford
Tunnel, turning off onto the M26 before reaching the
tunnel. This will bring you onto the M20, and you can
then follow the signs from Ashford, as above.
From Dover, Folkestone & Tunnel
Drive from The docks, or the Tunnel, following the M20 signs for London. Exit the M20 at Junction 9, and follow the Ashford signs, as above.
By Public Transport
There is the Ashford International station at Ashford, which has links from mainland Europe. It is just over 2 hours from France and Belgium. The bus from Ashford (which stops about 200m from Ashford station) passes our barn on the way to Tenterden, and will stop outside if you ask the driver. There are also taxi's available at Ashford and Tenterden, both about 6 miles away. The cost of a taxi from the barn to Tenterden is about 12.00 pounds, and about 12.00 pounds from Ashford.
Our local station is Pluckley which is 3 miles, however there is no public transport available to Pluckley.
The bus going past the barn will take you all the way to Tenterden and Rye in one direction, or to Canterbury in another. A nice trip would be to travel from the barn to Rye in East Sussex on the bus, have a look at the famous town of Rye with Mermaid street and all its cobbled streets, travel back to Ashford on the Train over the Marshes, and complete your journey back to the barn from Ashford by bus. A really good day out with magnificent scenery
From Ashford International, you can get to anywhere in Kent and London by Rail, also France and Belgium are only a couple of hours. These are some of the places you may want to visit by train/bus:
- Canterbury with its magnificent Cathedral
- Folkestone with its Russian Submarine and Popular Sunday Market
- Dover and the Castle
- Tenterden - Antique shops, Famous Tree lined High Street and Steam Railway
- Biddenden, famous for the maids
- Maidstone and Leeds Castle
- Rye for Mermaid street and its cobbled streets
- Tunbridge Wells, for the Pantiles and a Day at the Wells
- Hastings and 1066 country
We are on the A28 just south of Bethersden
village,
mid way between Tenterden and Ashford.
Please do not rely
on your SatNav to get you here.
