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Hens, stags, bells and whistles

Have a jammin’ good time with friends, hens or stags where Bob Marley once recorded. Celebrate at the grand banquette table with cocktails from the bar. Chill in the garden stewing in the hot tub with kids invading the treehouse. Cook on the bells-and-whistles barbecue. Dine on the light-dappled terrace. Let the chat flow around the firepit.

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A jammin’ good time

Ask the 300-year-old walls if they can talk. In a place where Desmond Dekker and Bob Marley once recorded, you’ll have a jammin’ good time on your stag or hen do or catching up with friends, family and dogs in the Kent countryside. Celebrate at the grand banquette dining table beneath ancient beams, with cocktails from the bar.

Honeydew House sleeps 16 in five sumptuously renovated bedrooms. Book a summer stay for the enclosed lawned garden, terrace tables perfect for chit-chat and wine, summerhouse and children’s play area complete with treehouses. Oh, and you might want a dip in the eight-seat hot tub beneath the starry skies.

Cook on the bells-and-whistles barbecue beneath the pergola. Watch the kids on the in-ground trampolines. Take lunch on the terrace with the light dappling from the Indian bean trees. Keep the wine and cocktails coming. End the day with freeflowing chat around the firepit.

Come inside for a drop-dead-gorgeous kitchen. Do it yourself or do it full justice with professional catering from DineIndulge. Then retire with drinks to the space of your choice to stare at the logburner flames or nights around Netflix or Amazon Prime Video powered by the Plusnet Wi-Fi.

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Hot tub, gardens and grounds

Gardens and grounds here are showstoppers, or maybe just where the whole show begins. Lawns sprawl forever, punctuated with terraces and seating areas perfect for pals and Prosecco. Beneath the pergola, your huge barbecue offers the works: do it justice with restaurant-at-home service, DineIndulge.

There’s something for everyone here. Kids can explore the climbing frame, trampolines and treehouses, dogs will sniff and snuffle in the enclosed garden, and you’ll simply marinate into a prune in the bubbling, eight-seat hot tub. Finish the day beneath the starlit canopy swapping stories around the firepit.

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Living spaces

Live out in the garden if you wish. There’s plenty seating beneath the Indian bean trees. But do come inside or you’ll miss out on fun times around the flaming logs with hot chocolates or cocktails from the bar followed by a friendly game of darts. Amid 300-year-old sandblasted beams, spotlights and wooden floors, it’s all rather agreeable.

Pick your social space or recharging spot and settle back in front of Netflix or Amazon Prime Video with bingeworthy box sets powered by Plusnet Wi-Fi. Or make your own entertainment around the piano. If Desmond Dekker and Bob Marley can make music here, what’s stopping you?

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Cooking and dining

With a bells-and-whistles barbecue out under the garden pergola, you might be tempted to eat al-fresco all day long. But the indoor kitchen gleams and the double oven and induction hob will make a MasterChef of you. Or just call up the pros from DineIndulge and simmer in the hot tub as they slave in the kitchen.

Fill up the American-style fridge/freezer with meaty marvels and veggie delights from Sainsbury’s, Purple Patch deli and Pluckley’s butchers. Or order in takeaway treats from The Rainbow (Chinese), Five Guys, Pizza Express or The Yellow Fisherman for cod and chips and kebabs.

Eat in the delicious dining room beneath centuries-old beams with refreshments from the in-house bar on hand. Pub it at The Red Lion over day-boat fish and chips, Cumberland whirl or harissa-roasted cauliflower. Or head to The Bowl for prime rural hospitality and roast guinea fowl or Kentish sausages.

Enjoy Chinese at Jasmine House or Indian at Spices of Bengal. Tuck into Italian and Sicilian Mediterranean fare at Montalbano, try soul food and British classics at The Dog House Micropub and Vinyl Bar, or Nepalese at Koyla. Stubbs is the place for steaks and Ozgur for Turkish.

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Bedrooms

Bed down among cosy toppers, pillow protectors and high-thread-count sheets. Honeydew House sleeps 16 in eight special bedrooms that’ll have you hitting snooze once too often. Don’t worry: you won’t be late for work.

Bedroom one comes with a four-poster, smart TV and toilet, while bedroom two offers a kingsize plus a smart TV. Bedroom three provides a double bed, day bed and smart TV, and bedroom four a super kingsize, two singles, smart TV and en-suite. Bedroom five comes with a double bed, three singles and smart TV.

Happy hens

Who knows, you might love Honeydew House so much that you never leave. And why not, with manicured lawns and terraces offering outdoor dining, summer drinks and a long soak in the bubbling hot tub? Book DineIndulge for those special-occasional meals and you need never venture out. This is the ultimate hen (or stag) house.

If you do manage to explore, make sure you find vineyards at Chartham and Barnsole and take home a bottle or two of English sparkling wine to sip with supper. Explore on horseback with Bursted Hill Stables, race your mates on the Buckmore karting circuit, or blast clay pigeons with Willow Farm.

Set up a golf day on the lovely parkland course at Broome Park. Pamper yourself with hot massages and facials at The Pig spa in Bridge Place or Ashford International Hotel. Or create elegantly balanced cocktails under expert mixologist guidance or dirty-dump some old classics on a Falstaff cocktail masterclass in Canterbury.

There’s more to Canterbury than a cathedral, especially for a night out. Enjoy close-up prestidigitation at Houdini’s Magic Bar made all the more magical with the resident cocktails. Neck some more at Tokyo Tea Rooms. Or pick from 14 draught taps and over 100 gins from all around the world at Pegasus Tap Room and Gin Palace.

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What people say

What people say

We had the most amazing weekend at Yew Tree Farm for my best friend's hen do. The house is unbelievable, so big and has everything you could need! The garden was the highlight for us, made even better by the best weather we could have asked for. Michelle is such a lovely host, really accommodating and even popped in to say hello to the bride. I would recommend to anyone and would love to come back one day! - Faye
What an amazing place! Totally worth it! My daughter and her friends totally enjoyed her birthday party! The grounds are beautiful and well manicured and very spacious. There is a pit fire, sun loungers and big modern bbq. Well delighted to also find a ground level trampoline. The hot tub is AMAZING and we really enjoyed it! Now to the inside… the house is big with very spacious rooms all very well decorated and comfy beds. There was so much sleeping facility we didn’t know what to do with it! The bathrooms are classy and have everything you would need for a comfortable stay. The house has a cute bar and a long dining table which was beautifully set already in black and gold. We didn’t even need a speaker as there was one there which played music really well. The host is just amazing and went out of her way to make sure we were well settled and even gave us some history of the place... we were delighted to learn Bob Marley once recorded there in the studio! My honest thoughts are that if you are looking for the ultimate holiday home/event venue then this is the PERFECT place for you! Book this place and have the time of your life... we surely did and will be booking again! - Helen
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Beer, wine and beaches

Tour the Curious Brewery or lovely local vineyards. Fish at Chart Hill Lakes, shoot golf at Canterbury or clay pigeons at Willow Farm. Chill on spa days at The Pig. Walk the White Cliffs. Find Ice Age animals at Howlett’s Wild Animal Park, meet meerkats at Wingham Wildlife Park, or blow cobwebs away on Whitstable or Folkestone beaches.

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