Royal Tunbridge Wells

Some of the country's best examples of castles, stately homes and gardens - both great and small are to be found in the Tunbridge Wells area. There are more castles and gardens open to the public concentrated in the county of Kent than any other in the UK. 

Many places to visit in Kent and the Kent area have connections with famous people - such as Sir Winston Churchill, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, Marc Chagall and Vita Sackville-West - or are just famous in their own right, such as Sissinghurst Castle Gardens and Leeds Castle. Other places to visit are less well-known but just as fascinating and beautiful.

The major shopping centre is the Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre: it was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1992