Had a great night, definitely recommend going.. had the tour and the meal. Beer was lovely, Laura our tour guide was really good, full of information, and made us all feel very welcome. The food was really nice, so yes, do give it a go.. I did it as a gift for my husband and we both really enjoyed it..

A nice selection of beer and merchandise. What a little disappointed that the whole range wasn't available - particularly the Strong Pale Ale - the brewery shop should really have good availability at all times.

Very interesting tour, Nick was a great guide. But the piece de resistance was the beer tasting. Really enjoyed it, hence the before and after pics

A very informative tour of Britain's oldest brewery. The tour guide made us welcome from the start and explained the whole brewing process and the history of the site. The tasting was great, and a tasty meal finished off a lovely evening. Well worth it!

Excellent, well worth booking a tour. Avoid driving so you can fully sample the wide variety of fantastic beers and ales.

Fantastic! Really informative tour and a knowledgeable tour guide in Glynn, the tasting was a tastebud joy. The town of Faversham is a delight too so all in all a great day out.

Thoroughly enjoyable experience, lovely grub at the end & a good shop for some memorabilia. I'd highly recommend the tour 👍

We attended the brewery tour yesterday, absolutely brilliant would highly recommend! Martin the tour guide was fabulous! Thankyou Ruth & Bob

I recently visited the Shepherd Neame brewery for an evening brewery tour and 2 course set meal. I would highly recommend this tour/dinner combination if you’re looking for something a little different. I learnt a lot of interesting facts about the process of brewing larger and ale but also about the company itself. We visited on a Friday and as no beer is brewed on that day, you can see the machinery up close without any workers around. Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable and we finished the tour in the museum/ function room area which also shows off some old vehicles used for delivery back in the day! After the tour we were given a flight of beers to sample and a delicious two course set meal. Ours was chicken with risotto and asparagus followed by a fresh strawberry tart. Another free beer was included with the meal and the bar was open for anything else you may fancy. All in all a lovely evening in a pretty town learning some new facts about the oldest brewer in Britain! The tour is popular and would recommend buying way in advance, the menu appears to change with the seasons but all options looked lovely.

Nick was lovely, funny and informative. Thorough brewery tour with lots of interesting facts and stories. Had a great time!

If you like ale then get yourself on this tour, amazing. Very knowledgeable guide with a tasting at the end. Highly recommended. If you book at The Sun Inn (weekdays) you get the tour included.

Amazing visit of one of England's brewery. Funny enough i wasnt born when the the brewery was founded.

Mount Ephraim Gardens is a beautiful garden. It has a charming tea room to take refreshments after your garden visit. Mount Ephraim Country House & Gardens is a privately-owned family home in the heart of Kent, comprising over 800 acres of woodland, pasture, and a fruit farm. The Gardens and Tea Room will reopen on 1st April 2023 on Wednesdays to Sundays, and Bank Holidays, 11 am to 5 pm, until 30 September. The last entry into the Gardens on all opening days is 4 pm. They are not open on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Large, well-laid out gardens with some brilliant views over Kent. We bought day tickets, reasonably priced at £9 each which gave access to all external areas. The house itself is available to book for accommodation, but we walked the gardens on a sunny day and enjoyed it immensely. For gardening buffs (like me) it is very interesting with plenty of landscaping views to admire and get ideas from. Well worth a visit and we will go again, but in a different season.

Such a beautiful, peaceful and relaxing place with stunning, well maintained gardens, fountains, the lake and bridges. Different walking routes to choose from. Very good for photography and wedding venues and picnics. Big area for kids to explore. Great selection of cakes, sandwiches snacks and drinks at the cafe. Disabled parking spaces available. No matter how long you are going to spend there, you will want to come back again. We have really enjoyed our visit to this little gem!

Absolutely stunning place to stay. Staff were above and beyond helpful and welcoming. It was one of the best breakfasts I have had in a while, so I highly recommend adding to your booking. Stunning gardens and period property 👌 will be booking again.

We absolutely love it here !! Gorgeous place for a walk. Lovely cafe offering tasty food and drinks. Various different events during the period it's open. We loved coming and seeing the sheep here and doing various hunts around the grounds.

I have been to the special early opening day to see the snowdrops. Sadly as they said the silly amount of rain in a few days before the open day have damaged the snow drops sadly. Still a stunning walk round the ground and I will turn in the summer when to garden is in full flower.

This review is about our stay here on the garden wing. It was amazing. 6 double bedrooms, a lounge, snug, games room and well equipped kitchen. Enough grounds to get everyone lost if needed. This isn't the b&b or the pods, but they look excellent. If you want a weekend away in a stately home this the place. Fine points Arga, double oven, 2 freezers, 2 fridges, lots of china and cutlery. We managed roast dinner for 14 easily. A good family or friends venue

If you like gardens and a cup of tea, this is a great experience for you. The tour will probably take few hours, depending on how fast you're walking. Friendly staff, tea room and ample parking space will be making your visit more pleasant.

We visited Mount Ephraim Gardens simply because the place was quite close to where we were staying, and we were not disappointed. It is a charming, quiet, intimate garden with some Japanese elements, a rock/water garden, an arboretum, a mizmaze, a rose and a topiary garden with a lovely little tearoom. The terraced gardens are beautifully set on a hillside with lovely views over the quintessentially English countryside.

Magnificent gardens with a distinctly oriental feel. It's a relaxing way to spend half a day wandering around the trail past ponds, waterfalls, rock gardens and a large arboretum. The colourful grasses and perennials that form the Miz Maze are particularly enchanting.

Great gardens. Mixture of open spaces , rose gardens, an arbouritum, , a sort of maze ( called mis maze ) a lake and some ponds. Was hot on the day we visited, so the benches under the shade of the trees was quite welcoming. Stopped for a bite to eat and a cuppa , which was nice. Also lots of places to have a picnic And on the way out they had a few shelves full of plants. Wasn't too busy as we went on Sunday and plenty of parking. For lovers of gardens I would recommend.

The most beautiful gardens. Quite a steep climb up to the arboretum but we'll worth it. Rose garden, cottage garden, rockery and the most beautiful lake and smaller ponds. Lovely tea room which was very reasonably priced.

We loved the variety of fruit trees, information, miniature railway ride, superb circuit and value for money! Lots to see during our guided walk with a staff member. Very interesting indeed and certainly gets my thumbs up! 😀

Lovely walk through the orchards.Lots of different types of fruit trees. Lovely to visit on a sunny day, would be great when the tree's are in fruit.

Great place to visit, just off the A2 at Faversham. We had a lovely cooked lunch and sat outside on a Saturday afternoon. Good friendly service and good value. There were orchard tours amongst other events throughout the year, so we will return to do one of those soon.

We visited on Apple day and had a good time! There were tractor, miniature train and walking tours of the orchards, live music, falconry, archery, Apple demonstrations (tasting etc) as well as a range of food and craft stalls. The entertainment is more limited outside of the theme days. Well worth a visit and plenty to keep children occupied for a few hours.

Brogdale restaurant and farm shop. Selling tours of the orchards and gifts, main meals, tea and cake, local brews and Brogdale ciders. Major events and school visits available. Large car park and cycle storage. A table tennis table in the business yard is a nice addition to picnic area. Staff are friendly and helpful.

We've been here twice now for the cherry festival and the knowledge of the guides always is absolutely astounding. They are so lovely, answering any and all questions as they take you around the stunning orchards come rain or shine!

Not very much to see in August, probably because I’m not on fruits. 2x1 entry with the BBC Gardeners’ World Card.

Went there for an Easter egg hunt with my nephews. Lovely place and trees were all in blossom. There was ample parking and loads to see .

It’s one of the best experience we have been to. The instructors were extremely knowledgeable and patient. Very well organised and you can tell how much they care and love those beautiful birds. My daughter and son who are 12 and 9 really enjoyed it and so did I. Thank you!! We must had 9 or 10 birds to handle and it was so much fun. A must go!!!

What a fantastic experience for a 7yo who is passionate about Owls. A truly hands on experience, and even in a small group sharing the birds, you feel part of each and every encounter. There is plenty of time to get to know the birds, and like all animals, they each have funny little personalities you can't help but adore as you walk around some magnificent gardens. We visited Mt Ephraim Gardens in October 2021.

We just had a great family experience doing the archery, axe throwing and falconry. Phoebe and Will were timely and organised all throughout and Aaron had lots of info about his birds. We enjoyed it all very much and are thinking about doing a more in depth session with archery. Highly recommend this experience.

Had an hours Archery booked for the 3 of us. The setting for the event is stunning, in the rural Kent countryside. The archery takes place in a wooded area. After a good safety brief we were let loose on the targets to get to grips with the bows. After a practice we walked through the wood shooting at several different size and shaped targets. Our instructor was very professional and had a good sense of humour.

Fantastic experience. Wife surprised me for our 10 year anniversary, great experience. Over 2hrs of axe throwing, cross bow and archery. Sean was a great tutor, very funny and made the morning extremely enjoyable. Would highly recommend and to also enjoy the grounds too as they are gorgeous.

Husband enjoyed a half day falconry experience and I was the spectator. Great being able to see these amazing birds so close up. Jo is very knowledgeable and passionate about his birds of prey which you can easily see with the connection he has with them. Plenty of chances for the participants and birds to be together and time went so quick

Fun experience, kinda need to get the hang of it in the first half if it’s your first time, but luckily there are loads of different games played that allow you to practice and brush up. Was about an hour long.

As a group of 30 year old adults, we had a fantastic time at Joe's Bows! It far exceeded our expectations. Had the place completely to ourselves and Joe was brilliant and very relaxed and we felt that the price we paid was very reasonable for an hour of fun. Started off with a brief lesson and aiming at some targets before moving around the forest and aiming at various different animal sculptures. Would 100% go back!

We had a brilliant time trying archery, crossbow and axe throwing. Very friendly and relaxing environment, the activities and different things to shoot were a nice variation from just hitting targets Phoebe was a great host, really made it fun and also gave very good advice on improving your aim

Met Joe and thoroughly enjoyed my 1 hour, outdoor, woodland archery activity. He demonstrated how to use the bow and arrow effectively and it felt good to have all the equipment. I did much better than I expected. Thank you Joe. 👍

Absolutely fantastic! The bird crew (mostly a family run business) knew their stuff and loved sharing their expertise with the group of 7 participants (plus a few observers / de facto photographers). They walked around the gorgeous Mount Ephraim Gardens grounds, getting the birds to fly back and forth between the guests' gloved arms. 5 birds in all (and a young falcon still being trained, which we didn't handle). Incredible seeing these animals close up, and Emma, Amelia & Megan were the utmost in passionate & engaging hosts.

Fabulous views of wildlife especially seabirds and Isle of sheppy. Nice footpath for walking around. Unfortunately not wheelchair accessible and parking very limited.

Had a lovely walk. Reminds me of the very atmospheric scenes from wallander or any of the scandi noir shows There is a pay by mobile car park with a massive puddle filled pot hole , £2.50 week days £3.50 weekends, Lots of cars were parked along the road.

This is a great place for a walk with land on one side and sea on the other. The terrain is flat but there can be a good wind that blows the cobwebs away.

Lovely place 😍😍 Good for a walk 🚶‍♀️‍➡️

Beautiful walk around the waters edge. Arrived around 4pm and had a great few hours wandering and boat/bird watching! We'll definitely be back when we have more time to explore.

Great place to walk and observe nature. Free car park, trail was a bit muddy, so wear wellies. Beautiful area.

A small circular walk around a bird sanctuary and an excellent place to see wading birds at low tide. Has a cool boat graveyard near the south-east side.

A barren feel to the place until you stop and listen and let the tranquility settle in your mind. No public toilets that I could see. Lots of dog walkers. Everyone in the paths was friendly.

There is a rugged beauty here. It is peaceful, there is a ton of wildlife including hundreds, perhaps thousands of birds and good facilities. It is one of my dads favourite places in the world and incredibly peaceful.

Found this lovely garden in GW 2 for 1 book. Honesty box for entrance fee and light refreshments (coffee, tea, soft drinks, cake etc) provided in old stable block. 2 beautiful walled gardens (kitchen and main), surrounding areas and plenty of picnic spot opportunities. It's worth taking coronation walk to the revamped cricket pitch and Belmont Tower (Landmark Trust holiday accommodation).

Really enjoyed our visit-group of 3 lady friends. We visited to see the falconry display but also bought tickets for house and grounds, plus 2 visits to the cafe. A lot of it works on trust and honesty-garden only tickets are via an honesty box. Ditto, once the cafe closes for service, supplies are left out so you can make yourself a tea or coffee and pay in honesty box. The lovely guides were helpful and knowledgeable and one of our party chatted to one of the owners in the orangery. A lovely house to visit, such a warm and homely feel

Beautiful gardens all on the verge of bursting into spring colours. Lots of promise of what's to come in the next few months so a real must to return and see how the gardens transform over the season. Very peaceful and loved listening to the amorous singing of the frogs couring their females.

Had a super day, despite the dreary weather. Lots to see in the grounds and the self guided house tour was lovely. No one rushed us round, the guides were friendly and very knowledgeable. The service in the tea room was so good, we visited twice!

Lovely gardens. House was closed. There was no staff to help and the cafe was self service with a trust box. There is a lot to see in the well maintained gardens. Some produce and plants for sale, again with trust boxes.

I went to Belmont House for the first time recently. It was a lovely sunny day and fairly quiet. The grounds are very well kept and picturesque. The staff were very friendly and it is a nice place to visit. I took lunch with me, but there is a place there to get drinks. The toilets were clean and tidy. I really enjoyed the gardens. I will be going back to see inside the very grand house. The only potential problem is the very narrow roads that lead to the house. If you meet a vehicle coming the other way, there is very little room and the 'passing places' are in a very poor state with deep ruts. Quite hazardous.

Had a great few hours here The house is lovely and has lots of interesting things to see including the marvellous clocks of all kinds! Its very well kept and clean and bright. Gardens and really well tended and beautiful The orange blossom smells amazing Cafe was good too and very reasonably priced Great staff friendly and knowledgeable

Firstly I would like to say the Gardens are absolutely beautiful. They are well kept and it was so lovely to walk around them on a beautiful day. I've never seen so many beautiful dragonflies in my life. However, 3 stars? There is confusion upon admission fees. I didn't book mine online, I turned up to find there is a small octagonal shaped building, called the “Tack Room” which is their so called pay point. I placed £20 in the pay point to cover the House & Garden tickets which are shown as Adults: £10.00 each both online and at their site. Upon arriving at the House we were asked to pay a further more £8 each? Baffled by this, I had explained I had covered the admission price back at the pay point, not to mention the prices are on the door of the house. Sadly they denied us entry and I was not going to pay a further more £16 for the two of us. The staff were friendly and their were no hard feelings. What is annoying is their management are fully aware of this but have yet to sort out this issue. Many have made the same mistake as I. This is why I am only giving the site a 3 star, despite being honest with my admission I didn't get to see the House that I had rightly paid for. So my advise would be, don't use the paypoint at the site, as you get no proof that have you have paid your admission fee. Make sure you book your visit online so you are covered and have proof that you have paid and what tickets you have purchased ie garden, garden and house etc.

Great place to come at any season. The areas so beautiful, peaceful and well maintained. House is closed unfortunately for winter. So, we will be definitely back there again. Gardens are open all year around from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm or until dusk. In general, we have spend an enjoyable time at gardens and surrounded area. There is self service at the cafe ( to purchase drinks, cakes or sandwiches) and the gardens ( if you want to purchase any plants). There are boxes provided for your to put money in. The car park is reasonable size and free of charge. Definitely recommend it!

Only had time to enjoy the gardens but looking forward to seeing the house. The trees are wonderful in a lovely park. Load of other plants and gardens. Silent about 2 hours roaming. Then desperately needed the cafe which had a limited food menu but was quite good. Plenty of choice for drinks. Lots of models McAfee of wicker of animals in the garden.

Beautiful grounds and wonderful house. We had a guided tour on a Sunday morning here, and our guide was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of info on all the details. The house is in an amazing state inside and out, and there is lots of furniture to admire. The gardens are beautifully kept and the whole place is so peaceful and grand!