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The Kent and East Sussex Railway (one of England's finest narrow-gauge heritage railways), the broad High Street (one of the finest in Kent), the Weald of Kent, and a Kent market town of great beauty
A little history
Tenterden's High Street — broad, tree-lined and bordered by fine Georgian and weatherboarded buildings — is one of the most beautiful in Kent. The Kent and East Sussex Railway runs from Tenterden to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex. The town was an important cloth centre in the medieval period.
The Kent and East Sussex Railway to Bodiam is excellent — steam through the Rother Valley. The High Street is genuinely beautiful. The Weald of Kent walking. The town for excellent independent food.
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Tenterden has excellent independent restaurants and cafes. The High Street has outstanding food. Local Kent produce throughout.
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Tenterden is a place in Kent known for the Kent and East Sussex Railway (one of England's finest narrow-gauge heritage railways), the broad High Street (one of the finest in Kent), the Weald of Kent, and a Kent market town of great beauty. Tenterden's High Street — broad, tree-lined and bordered by fine Georgian and weatherboarded buildings — is one of the most beautiful in Kent. The population is around 8,000.
Tenterden has excellent independent restaurants and cafes. The High Street has outstanding food. Local Kent produce throughout.
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Roam covers Tenterden and the surrounding area in Kent, including Small Hythe, Benenden, Rolvenden, Sandhurst, Newenden, Wittersham, Appledore and Stone-in-Oxney.
