St. John's Cottages
Sandwich Kent
Sandwich
Deal
Canterbury
Dover
There are many places of interest in and around the town of Sandwich. Booklets and leaflets can be obtained from the Visitor Information Centre, situated in the Guildhall, just across the road from St. John's Cottages.
Sandwich Public Library can issue a visitor's ticket, so you can use its computers to check your email, and borrow DVDs
Sandwich has, for a small town, a surprising choice of shops including cafés, restaurants, take-aways and pubs offering hot food.
Market day is every Thursday morning, beside the Guildhall.
Useful website links:
The Open Sandwich website, about Sandwich Town; History, Maps, Festivals and Events, Places to Eat, local businesses and more -
www.open-sandwich.co.uk
Weddings at The Guildhall Sandwich -
www.sandwichweddings.co.uk
Golf - Golf Courses near Sandwich
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory - www.sbbot.org.uk
If your visit includes a Friday or Saturday, you may like to drive about 22 miles to Hythe's famous indoor market with some 37 stalls selling antiques, bric-a-brac and collectors' items.
It is called The Malthouse, and was converted by us in 1974.
Find it at the Ashford end of the High Street. Have lunch at the Malthouse Café (as we often do) and stroll around Hythe, another of Kent's historic Cinque Ports.
Canterbury City
Canterbury is only 12 miles from Sandwich - you could spend the day visiting the historic Cathedral and enjoying the many sites and shops in the city.
Take a bus from opposite the cottages, or drive to one of its three "park and ride" bus stations.
Useful website links:
Canterbury City - www.canterbury.co.uk
Canterbury Cathedral -
www.canterbury-cathedral.org
Deal Town - www.deal.gov.uk
Walmer Castle -
Information from English Heritage website
Dover Castle -
Information from English Heritage website
Hythe Town - http://hytheguide.co.uk
Leeds Castle - www.leedscastle.co.uk
Claudia Maxtone-Graham
6 Moat Sole
Sandwich
Kent CT13 9AU
Tel: 01304 613270
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