The Black Horse Inn
Thurnham
rustic, Kentish inn, parts date from the 18th century, lying directly on the Pilgrims Way in a quiet hamlet; rooms are in Kentish barn style annexes
The Tickled Trout
West Farleigh
a 10 minute drive from Maidstone centre, this delightful inn offers stylish, boutique rooms and a restaurant serving a tasty, all-day menu
The Windmill
Hollingbourne
a classic country inn in a pretty village offers cosy beamed rooms, luxuriously appointed, and features set menus of tasty seasonal dishes
Grange Moor Hotel
Maidstone
independent hotel located within a 10-minute walk of the town centre featuring traditional style rooms and a popular bar and restaurant
Innkeeper's Lodge
Maidstone
a former 18th century barracks, listed, now a contemporary Steakhouse grill and pub with spacious, well-presented guest rooms upstairs
Lower Bell
Aylesford
between the M2 and M20 motorways, this 19th-century inn, with its own restaurant, makes an ideal stopover for Eurotunnel or the Channel ports