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South East England Tourism Awards |
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Shirley and Vernon Cole welcome you to Goldhill Mill Cottages... |
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| About the Cottages... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The counties of Kent and Sussex are among the most beautiful in England with their intimate scenery a backdrop to historic towns, their winding country lanes, ancient houses, quiet unspoilt villages, green fields, woods and the orchards of the “Garden of England”. At the centre of this lovely area a few minutes from the centre of the old market town of Tonbridge, Goldhill Mill nestles in an idyllic situation in twenty acres of gardens and pasture beside the River Bourne.
The Mill dates back to Saxon times and was grinding corn when William of Normandy invaded England in 1066 and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The beautiful old millhouse, part Tudor, part Georgian, exudes an air of calm and tranquility. Across the courtyard from the main building are the three cottages, converted from the mill’s former outbuildings, each individual in character but forming an harmonious group with their walls of old Kent red bricks and peg tile roofs. The cottages provide quiet and luxurious retreats for the discerning holiday maker, all beautifully decorated with hand made curtains and soft furnishings, full of character and equipped to the high standard which has won them the English Tourism Council's top 5 star rating and several awards. Each cottage is close carpeted throughout the living areas and has remote control television and video, mini hifi CD/tape system and direct dial telephone/answering machine in the livingroom and remote control televisions and telephone extensions in the principal bedrooms and clock radio alarms in all bedrooms. Kitchens are all fully equipped with electric fan ovens and gas hobs, microwave ovens, dishwashers, full size fridge/freezers and food processors. All also have a laundry cupboard with automatic washing machine and tumble drier. Great attention has been given to the interior decorations and furnishings of each individual cottage and all the soft furnishings hand made by Shirley are of superb quality. |
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| Tonbridge with its good range of shops and restaurants is 4 miles away whilst Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone, both about 20 minutes by car, are first class shopping centres. For the shopaholics the Lakeside and Blue Water shopping centres, amongst the very biggest and best in the United Kingdom, are a 30 minute drive.
Hadlow village with its Post Office and basic shops is only a mile and a half away and there are two pubs within easy walking distance, the nearest, the Bell Inn, is only 100 yards from the top of the drive. An infrequent bus service is available to Tonbridge town centre from the bus stop outside the Bell. As far as sporting facilities are concerned, the Mill has its own all-weather tennis court which guests may use by arrangement. There are several golf courses within 20 minutes, Poult Wood, the Municipal course being a 5 minute drive. Tonbridge has an excellent new indoor/outdoor swimming pool and fitness centre and there is another centre a few minutes further away towards Tunbridge Wells which combines indoor tennis and racquet sports with swimming and fitness. |
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| Take the A26 "Hadlow Road" out of Tonbridge (signposted Maidstone). After approximately 2 miles from the town centre take the right hand turn "Three Elm Lane" (signposted Golden Green). There is a Shell Petrol Station on this corner. After a mile and a quarter you will find a 30mph limit sign and beside it a driveway on the left. Turn down the drive and within 250 yards you will find Goldhill Mill and the cottages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smoking & Pets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We should be grateful if guests would note that smoking is not permitted anywhere inside the cottages. We regret that we are unable to accept pets. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reservations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The cottages are open all the year round. For bookings telephone Shirley or Vernon Cole on 01732 851626 or fax us on 01732 851881 or email us at vernon.cole@virgin.net French and Spanish spoken. Goldhill Mill, Golden Green, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 0BA |
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| Tariffs 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Note: Special
prices are available for long winter lettings. The above is a guide to
our prices but length of stay and a number of persons are taken into
account. Please ask for a firm quotation. All linen and towels are
provided free of charge. The cost of fuel is included in the rent from
June to September, from October to May the usage of electricity and gas
will be charged extra at cost.
BOOKING CONDITIONS The number and make-up of the party will be agreed at the time the booking is made. Any charges must be notified and approved by us. The total rent for the holiday period becomes payable at the time of booking but may be discharged in two installments, 50% at the time of booking and the balance not later than eight weeks from start of the holiday. In the event of cancellation and of us being successful in re-letting either the whole or part of the period the appropriate proportion of the rent will be refunded but otherwise no refunds can be made. It is therefore a condition that Holiday and Cancelled Booking insurance is taken out to cover your holiday in all cases where the full debt is not paid at the time of booking and we strongly advise you take out such insurance in all cases to safeguard your holiday. |
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Goldhill Mill, Golden Green, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 0BA |
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