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Kent Hotel map and travel info

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Holidays in Kent – United Kingdom

Getting there

Planes, trains, automobiles, or maybe even helicopter – we tell you the best way to go.

Planes
The nearest international airport is London Gatwick, from where a 45-minute drive will take to the centre of Kent, but Heathrow and Stansted are also well-connected. Kent International Airport at Manston (www.kentinternationalairport-manston.com) is a small airport with charter flights to short-haul destinations such as Palma and Jersey; there are plans to offer domestic flights, too.
Boats
Dozens of ferries from Calais and Boulogne arrive into Dover daily. If your sea legs aren’t the best, the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone will whisk you and your car beneath the sea to Calais in a little over half an hour (www.eurotunnel.com).
Trains
Southeastern trains (www.southeasternrailway.co.uk) connect Kent to London and the rest of the country, with regular services from London Victoria, Cannon Street and Waterloo East to destinations including Royal Tunbridge Wells, Rochester, Whitstable, Canterbury and Dover. 2009 sees the launch of a high-speed link from London St Pancras; and Eurostar trains from the Continent also stop at Ashford in Kent.
Automobiles
The M20, M2 and A2 carve through northeast Kent on their way towards Folkestone, Faversham and Dover respectively. If you’re heading for Royal Tunbridge Wells from London, it’s only about 30 miles’ drive: jump off the M25 at Sevenoaks and take the A21/A26 route.