Hythe & around
A Cinque Port with a good high street
Independent shops, a steam railway that still runs to Dungeness, and the Kent coast either side of you.
The town
Five minutes from the door, and worth the walk
The historic town has much to offer, with a high street lined with independent shops and a choice of cafes, restaurants and bars. The Royal Military Canal runs behind it — built against Napoleon, now mostly used by swans.
Visit the extraordinary ossuary in the crypt of St Leonard’s Church, a mile away, where you can see one of the largest collections of human skulls and bones in Britain. Or head to Brockhill Country Park, with waymarked trails and picnic areas.
Hop on the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway — a fifteen-inch gauge main line in miniature — and take it down the coast to Dungeness.
Getting your bearings
What’s near
- Hythe high street and the Royal Military Canal5 min walk
- Sandgate–Hythe seafront promenade5 min walk
- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway10 min walk
- St Leonard’s Church and its ossuary1 mile
- Brockhill Country Park2 miles
- Folkestone Harbour Arm5 miles
- Eurotunnel terminal, Cheriton5 miles
- Port Lympne Reserve6 miles
- Dover Castle12.5 miles
- White Cliffs and Samphire Hoe13.5 miles
- Dungeness and the lighthouse15 miles
- Canterbury Cathedral17 miles
Map
Prince’s Parade, Hythe, Kent CT21
The exact address and the lockbox code are sent once your booking is confirmed.
Getting here
Sandling station is three miles away, with trains from London St Pancras via Ashford International in a little over an hour. The M20 reaches Hythe at junction 11, and the Eurotunnel terminal at Cheriton is five miles up the road.
Make a weekend of it
Three nights is our minimum, which is about right for Hythe, Folkestone and one long day in Canterbury. In the school summer holidays and over Christmas we take full weeks only.