Bluecaps Farm Glamping

History buffs are well catered for hereabouts, with a wide range of National Trust properties and other historical spots within easy reach. The closest is Scotney Castle (10 minutes’ drive away) – a moated 14th-century castle and country house – but Bateman’s (Rudyard Kipling’s former home), Pashley Manor, Groombridge Place, Bodiam Castle and Sissinghurst Castle are all within half an hour. Places with a historical flavour aren’t just confined to stately homes either… It’s a 15-minute drive to the town of Tunbridge Wells, where museums can be explored and the health-conscious can take the waters at the Chalybeate Spring. Steering clear of urban streets for a bit? Step into nature with walks and picnics at Bedgebury Pinetum (15 minutes) – a Go Ape is handily placed here for treetop feats of derring-do – or with rambles and games of Pooh Sticks in Ashdown Forest (35 minutes), the 500-acre home of the Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. To explore on a grander scale, make tracks for London – roughly an hour away – to wander around famed sights (perhaps the Tower of London, British Museum and Hyde Park for starters), go shopping in Covent Garden or on Oxford Street, or take in a West End show.