Pashley Manor gardens. Other gardens to visit nearby include Merriments,

Marle Place and Hole Park. We are centrally situated for a number of National

Trust Properties in Kent and East Sussex. Please come and stay with us as a

central base to explore the area.

We look forward to meeting you!

We assembled on the lawn in front of the Tudor house and were introduced to Pashley Manor Gardens by Mr James Sellick, the owner.

Tudor House built in the 1500's

The tour took us via the new visitor centre into the garden where we were fortunate to see the sculptures  arranged around the garden for sculpture week which is running from the 16th to 28th May 2009. Some of the pictures we took are set out below:

One of the statues amongst the flowers.More of the garden.

Mr J Sellick, 2nd from left, explaining a point

Our cream teas, on the terrace.

The Georgian facade covered in wisteria and banksia rose

Piggy back by Mary Cox

Mr Bennet's Daughter by Philip Jackson.

Sarah by Jenny Wynne-Jones

Boy

Horse

Manta Rays by James Milborrow

More ways to entice your kids outdoors

Little uns’ first adventure

Let your tinies follow the great explorers of yesteryear as they scour the land for exotic plants in the exotic setting of a Kent forest. Bedgebury’s wooded play trail includes a shipwreck, a climbing wall and giant spider web climbing frame for your budding Darwins to negotiate. They’ll just have to imagine the scurvy and boa constrictors.

• £7.50 per car; 01580 879820, tinyurl.com/dmg5wt. Stay at Bull Farm Oast, Cranbrook (01580 714140, bullfarmoast.co.uk) doubles from £67 (children’s beds can be added).

The Azaleas are at there best this time of year.

Part of the ruin at Scotney

We went to Scotney today. This is the best time of the year to see the the Azelias so go now.