A quiet village that was used to film BBC’s Emma has been named as one of the best villages to visit.
Chilham in Kent has been named as one of the UK’s most beautiful villages to visit by The Telegraph, where travel experts picked the best villages from rolling countryside retreats to Highland escapes.
This “quaint” village with a nearby castle on the side of the beautiful Stour Valley was the only village in one of London’s closest home counties to make this list this year.
It also offers easy travel links to London by train from nearby Chilham train station, with a train to London Charing Cross taking just 90 minutes.
The village is famously known for featuring in a number of popular films and TV shows, including Jane Austen’s Emma and Miss Marple to name a couple.
The village, which is five square miles in size, features a historic medieval square and plenty of old timber-framed buildings to see, as well as two village pubs, a church and a tea room.
If you fancy making your trip into a weekend staycation, the Woolpack – a 15th century pub and B&B – came highly recommended by The Telegraph, on account of its old country pub feel and airy rooms to help you blow away the cobwebs this spring.
Another of the village’s highlights is Chilham Castle – a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion house – and whilst the house is private you can visit and explore the formal gardens and parkland every Tuesday and Thursday between May and September.
Chilham is well situated near the Stour Valley, offering plenty of walking trails and countryside views to explore.
But if you fancy getting out and exploring more of Kent, you can always visit one of the nearby National Trust properties like Ightham Mote or Scotney Castle.
It’s also within a short distance either by car or train from Canterbury where you’ll find a plethora of historic buildings as well as its impressive cathedral, and charming riverside punting spots for a day out.
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