A comfortable atmosphere and a Kentish warm welcome provide an ideal starting point for your stay. Your rooms are full of history and character and you can experience at first hand the 500 years of heritage within their walls. Not only are there modern well-equipped bedrooms but there is a dedicated guest lounge with a magnificent inglenook fireplace where you can enjoy the oak-beamed splendour of the Tudor parlour. You can also breakfast in the historic surroundings of our lovely old dining room complete with inglenook fireplace and grandfather clock. This Grade 2 listed Tudor timber-framed home is a house to savour linger over and cherish. Staying here will allow you to travel back into Kent's history and feel at first hand the sense of antiquity in every beam. The story of this house is full of passion and enigma with links to kings and bishops and staying here gives you the tingle of its historic past. This house resonates to the age of Henry VIII and Thomas Cranmer and was built by a man who made his money educating the sons of the wealthy folk of Canterbury. It has been lived in extended altered and evolved over many centuries since. Hardacre House has links with nearby Canterbury which is synonymous not only with great works of literature but of great history itself and the city is alive with the landmarks to prove it. Staying here is all the better for choosing a place with some of that great history behind it but this part of East Kent has many local and wider attractions too regarded with some affection as the Garden of England. Staying at Hardacre House will give you access to some of the best loved inland and coastal attractions. There are castles beaches museums and zoos. There is walking wildlife and cycling. There are restaurants country pubs and theatres. This is a hidden and forgotten part of England full of things to do and well worth the visit!

Contemporary features abound such as the luxury bed linen TV DVD and refreshments in every room. Choose the East Wing suite for true family luxury where twin beds or a superking double combine with a double futon to provide ample sleeping space or Ellinor a double room with seating area and enough space for an additional child bed. A further twin room Allice is adjacent to Ellinor both with access to a private bathroom and sitting room providing the option for a family holiday.

Hardacre House has an exclusive guests' dining room and Tudor parlour together with a mezzanine sitting room. Our guests are free to use our gardens and we serve afternoon teas when the weather permits.

Style:

• Unique
• Traditional
• Secluded
• Comfortable
• Boutique

Rooms Facilities:

• Wireless internet connection
• Tea and coffee making facilities
• Non-smoking
• Hairdryer
• Freeview
• Colour television
• Adjoining rooms

Bed Details:

• Twin (single beds)
• Super king-size
• Fold out bed
• Double bed

Bathroom Details:

• Shower
• Private toilet
• Private bathroom
• En suite

Eco Policy:
We recycle everything that we can. Paper plastic and metal are all carefully sorted. We use bicycles in preference to cars. We use local produce whenever possible to cut out food miles. We prefer organic produce where it is available and all our meat and eggs are free range as a minimum and organic from choice. We like our animals to live happily and without chemicals (as the cat will confirm!). There are no shortcuts at Hardacre House.

Amenities:

• Lock-up facility for bicycles
• Wakeup call
• Room service
• Non-smoking (throughout)
• Lounge
• Ironing facilities
• Internet access (wireless) in public areas
• BBQ/Picnic area
• Baggage store
• Adjoining rooms

Parking:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Number of Rooms: 3

Number of Floors: 3

Mobility Description:
Peper Cottage is all on one level and has access for wheelchairs and a disabled-friendly bathroom. Our B&B accommodation is all on upper floors but we do have a ground floor sofa bed which can be made available by special arrangement. We welcome disabled guests and will do everything we can to ensure that there is every facility and no fuss. Holidays are not negotiable!

Smoking Policy: No smoking

Dining Facilities:

• The dining room is an historic beamed room with an enormous inglenook fireplace. It has an oak column supporting the floor above a traditional Welsh Dresser and a grandfather clock which all gives it an atmospheric feel.

Children Policy: Children welcome

Child Facilities:

• Highchairs
• Games available
• Cots
• Baby listening/monitoring

Check In Time: 00:00.0

Check Out Time: 00:00.0

Reception Closing Time: 00:00.0

Pet Policy:

• No pets

Recreation:

• Walking
• Theatre
• Tennis courts - outdoor
• Sightseeing tours
• Shopping - outlet
• Shopping - boutique
• Shopping - antiques
• Shopping
• River
• Playground
• Nature trail
• Museums/galleries
• Horse riding
• Golf
• Garden
• Football field
• Cycling
• Cricket pitch
• Bird watching
• Beach nearby

Business Facilities:

• Internet connection (wireless)

Directions:
M2 Junction 7; A2 towards Dover and Canterbury; after 9 miles leave A2 signed Littlebourne/Bekesbourne/Patrixbourne; turn left at T-junction; after ½ mile bear left at mini roundabout (large yew hedge on left); after two miles turn right on to A257 at Anchor Inn Littlebourne; pass almost through Wingham; turn left at sign to Preston up the hill; at Preston (2 miles) turn right at village shop in centre of village; Hardacre House is the yellow house on the right just after the school;