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King Street Hotel Maidstone Kent Bed Breakfast Accommodation in a town centre hotel - four poster room
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Maidstone is the County Town of Kent and was in the past a centre of religion and government. Steeped in history, there are many 14th century buildings including the Archbishops' Palace and the College of Priests, and the Archbishops Stables. This wonderful medieval Palace was originally built for the Archbishops of Canterbury and is now mainly used for weddings as Maidstone's Register Office. In the grounds, a traditional apothecary's herb garden is open to the public.
An audio guide is available from the Visitor Information Centre in the Town Hall as well as guided walks (phone 01622 602169). The Town Hall is a fine Georgian building dating from 1762 and above the council chamber is the old prison cell where prisoners were held awaiting deportation.
The River Medway has a 10 km length walk from Teston to Allington set in a lovely park along its banks with nature trail and adventure playground and river boat trips can be taken from Archbishops' Palace.
