The Hen House

Lenham , Kent

Property Reference: M55551

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Picturesque and newly renovated holiday cottage is situated in a tranquil area offering complete escapism from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

1 Bathrooms
1 Bedrooms
Sleeps 3
1 Pets

Wifi

Car parking on site

Rural Location

Barbecue

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About The Hen House

Introduction

"Rural Kent self-catering holiday cottage near Maidstone in beautiful countryside setting. This spacious cottage has been newly renovated and furnished to a very high standard with fabulous views of the surrounding Kent countryside. The cottage is full of every modern convenience to make your stay as comfortable and enjoyable as possible from the kingsize double bed and high quality bed linen to the double ended bath in the en-suite bathroom. The charming courtyard garden offers the perfect place for sitting and enjoying a summer BBQ and a glass of chilled wine after a day sightseeing what more could you ask for The Hen House is the perfect place to base your stay for summer holidays or short breaks whatever the time of year. This holiday cottage in Kent is also ideal for families holidaying together as it has a larger converted farm building next door Honywood Cottage that can accommodate a further 4 people please ask for more details."

Summary

The Hen House: sleeps 2+1, master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, open place reception rooms, dining area, kitchen, courtyard garden, large gravel parking area for several cars.

Ground Floor
Open plan living area, sofa, TV and DVD player.
Dining area table seating for 3
Kitchen, stainless steel oven hob and cooker hood, dishwasher, fridge with freezer compartment

First Floor
Master King size bedroom (sleeps 2). Z bed (sleep 1) suitable for a child.
En-suite bathroom, with double ended bath, separate shower cubicle, towels provided.

Outside
Courtyard garden with table, chairs, parasol and BBQ

What you need to know

A small well behaved dogs or 1 cat is welcome. Additional pets may be considered.

Highchair and cot available.

What makes this area so special

This self-catering holiday house is surrounded by open Kent countryside with footpaths to explore the local area and visit the many charming pubs. Further afield from this holiday house there are wonderful Kent gardens to explore including Goodnestone, Sissinghurst and Great Dixter. This holiday house is perfectly situated for you explore Faversham or Maidstone and is a short distance from Ashford International where the Eurostar will whisk you away to Paris within 2 hours! If it is castles that interest you, both Leeds and Dover castles are within an easy drive of this self-catering holiday house. Leeds Castle, one of the most beautiful castles in England, also has a fabulous golf course and the new "Go Ape" attraction which is an award winning high wire forest adventure course up to 40 feet into the trees; ideal for the adventurous types staying at this luxury English property in Kent.For food lovers staying in this self-catering holiday let, this area of Kent boasts ten entries for restaurants and pubs in the 2009 edition of the Good Food Guide. With delicious local produce and many local Farmers’ Markets this part of Kent deserves to be called ’The Garden of England’.For more ideas please visit our ’things to do’ section on the website.

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Overall holiday experience

Based on 14

9.2

Overall rating

9.2

Location

8.7

Cleanliness

9.9

Comfort and Equipment

9.2

Local amenities

8.2

Value for money

9.1

9 out of 10

Paul Brampton Cumbria | Couple

Lovely property peaceful rural location, pity you can't walk to Lenham road busy and narrow but Lenham a nice village with good facilities. Lesley a good host.

Published on: 2023-03-08

10 out of 10

Fantastic little place away from the noise and bustle of life. Just enough for us to get away from it all. Hosts were very respectful and allowed us to enjoy as needed without any bother. Hen House was exceptionally clean, with perfectly hot water, and excellent wi-fi for being in the countryside. Provided everything we needed, there was nothing left out. Amazing, we will be booking again.

Published on: 2023-02-22

10 out of 10

Excellent venue, friendly host. Tip: Some info about the region including walking maps would be handsome.

Published on: 2022-12-09

10 out of 10

JOHN North Yorkshire | Couple

An excellent cottage that met all our needs as we visited family in Kent. Well equipped and clean, warm and quiet. We will be back.

Published on: 2022-11-02

9 out of 10

Carole Porthcawl | Couple

Lovely break at the hen house. A blind on the kitchen window and velux window in bathroom would be helpful otherwise delightful.

Published on: 2022-10-13

10 out of 10

Michael Hull | Friends

The equipment and furnishings were of exceptional standard; there was nothing I required that wasn't there to be found. The bed was extremely comfortable and the bathroom has to be seen to be believed. The hosts were very pleasant and helpful. The only drawback was the stairs - there is insufficient handrailing and the surface was quite slippery, rubber soles need to be worn for safety.

Published on: 2022-09-27

10 out of 10

Linda | Couple

Perfect place to stay, very comfortable with everything you need to self cater. We were made very welcome by the owners, highly recommended. Thank you.

Published on: 2022-07-18

8 out of 10

Harvey manchester | Couple

Clean and comfortable property, owners on-site and helpful, outside eating area, building comprised two other adjoining properties, slight drawback of location is it's over a mile to the nearest village down a steep hill along a road without a pavement so walking there is not practical.

Published on: 2022-07-12

7 out of 10

Joyce North Yorkshire | Couple

A very peaceful spot in a well equipped cottage. (apart from odd omissions like no frying pan??) We had thought the local village would be a nice walk away as its only about 1 mile but in fact the walk would have had to be down a narrow and busy road so that was disappointing. The local roads nearest to the property are actually very narrow and some are in a parlous state of repair so you tend to have to resort to M20 etc to get out and about. There was also a complete absence of any information about local walks or maps in the cottage though there was information about local attractions. On the whole an enjoyable week though and the accommodation was comfortable. The adjacent property may also be let at the same time which means if you want to enjoy the garden then you are very close to your neighbours.

Published on: 2022-06-27

9 out of 10

Amanda Horsham | Couple

We visited the hen house after a last minute cancellation from another property. Lesley had made sure that all was ready for arrival despite being given very little notice! The hen house is a beautifully converted property, where every effort has been taken to make visitors as comfortable as possible. Immaculately clean, and containing up to date appliances, thoughtfully furnished throughout, and all to a very high standard. In a quiet countryside position, yet only a few moments drive from the pretty vlllage Of Lenham, with shops, cafes and pubs. All in all, a highly recommended property, and a nice welcome gift as well!

Published on: 2022-06-22

10 out of 10

| Family

We had a lovely few days in Kent. The Hen House was very nearly perfect- very clean, very comfortable, warm, well equipped including butter, eggs, bread and cheese provided. I wouldn’t hesitate to return and I would fully recommend a visit. My only issue which is totally unimportant is that I couldn’t find a frying pan. But the fact that I only realised this on the final morning demonstrates how inconsequential it was. Plus, the cottage was so carefully stocked with nice equipment and plenty of useful things like tea towels and cloths etc I actually think there probably was a frying pan and I just didn’t look properly.

Published on: 2022-06-04

9 out of 10

Rural - which we wanted. Generously warm. Very clean. Good quality fittings and ideal size - didn't feel cramped

Published on: 2022-01-09

10 out of 10

Published on: 2023-02-08

8 out of 10

Neil Sheffield | Family

Published on: 2022-05-13

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Wonderful welcome from owners and a beautiful cottage in a lovely quiet location Fab place to stay very welcoming

2018-05-25
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Seems to be completely automated but thats not a problem - perfectly efficient A well kept property - clean, comfortable, in a beautiful location. Many fond memories of it already. Will stay again but probably try the next door property which is even more spacious

2017-05-15
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Stayed for 4 nights. Lovely cosy cottage. Well layed out and spotlessly clean. Owner Lesley was very friendly and accommodating. Would definitely stay again and have recommended to friends. Stayed for 4 nights. Lovely cosy cottage. Well layed out and spotlessly clean. Owner Lesley was very friendly and accommodating. Would definitely stay again and have recommended to friends.

2017-01-24
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Dealing with mulberry cottages was very easy. They answered my queries and booked the cottage very quickly sending through all directions etc and the owners details. Only downside is they didnt have any really good last minute deals available for 2 people, we booked on the Saturday and arrived on the Sunday and thought they might have better last minute discounts for the properties. All the discounts seemed to be for the bigger properties not for a smaller cottage. House was to a very high spec and we had a great time but very expensive for 5 nights out of season considering how small the cottage was. The owners have a small dog and the house was covered in tiny dog hairs on the bedding and sofa, pillows etc and my Husband is really allergic to dog hair so made it quite uncomfortable for him.

2016-10-27
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Adapted our requirements to exactly what we needed. Easy to contact. The cottage is beautiful and so well kept, the surrounds are lovely and just a 2 mins drive into the lovely village of lenham. Bed linen and fresh towels as regular as we needed, ironed too! Owners are so lovely and welcoming and couldn’t do enough for you, perfect stay for us between homes with a puppy and a baby. Can’t rate it enough. Thank you for having us!

2016-05-23
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Excellent, helpful and route information very useful, plus what facilities and equipment at the Signal box. Hosts at the Signal Box very friendly and helpful, lovely welcome pack on arrival. Perfect location and accommodation was comfortable and hosts were helpful and friendly. Furniture was comfortable, bed relaxing, shower room like home from home

2015-09-17
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Lenham , Kent

Picturesque and newly renovated holiday cottage is situated in a tranquil area offering complete escapism from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

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