Norwood Barn

The Kent downs roll out across a 20-mile vista from Norwood Barn's first-floor window—on clear days you can see towards Whitstable, Herne Bay and the Isle of Sheppey. The barn stands in rural north Kent yet sits within reach of London and the Channel ports, making it a practical base for exploring both the area's walking routes and further afield. A converted period building, it combines original oak beams and exposed brickwork with contemporary comfort: three bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, sleeping six across two levels.

The ground floor holds a kitchen with full cooking facilities and French doors opening onto a walled courtyard garden—useful if you have young children, as it's enclosed. Above, a galleried living room occupies the barn's upper space, its mezzanine level looking down into an open-plan central atrium. Downstairs you get a double bedroom and twin; upstairs, a super-kingsize bedroom with its own bath and shower. Essentials like heating, electricity, bed linen and wi-fi are covered. There is parking for three cars on site. The property is not available for smoking.