Set in a former 1950's police house, this 4-star B&B is set in the small village of Leeds, 5 miles from Maidstone. It offers contemporary accommodation and substantial breakfasts, 1 miles to Leeds Castle. Rear-facing rooms at Kent House Bed and Breakfast have countryside views. All include fresh water, tea and coffee making facilities with biscuits, a flat-screen TV and free Wi-Fi. A fridge is also provided. A continental buffet breakfast is included, served with tea, coffee, juice and toast. The George Inn local village pub is just a short walk away, while Maidstone centre is 10 minutes’ drive away. The property has a guest lounge and the area is ideal for walkers. Majestic Leeds Castle has a traditional moat and is surrounded by beautiful parkland. Kent House offers free private parking and is just off junction 8 of the M20 Motorway, ideally located for cross-channel ferry travel.

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Leeds village in Kent cannot, of course, be compared with Leeds in Yorkshire which is probably the first 'hit' you get when searching for Leeds on the web. We are a small community with fewer than 1000 inhabitants, nestling at the foot of the North Downs in the heart of the Kent countryside five miles south east of Maidstone. The village may have taken its name from the stream known in early times was known as the Hlyde…… the loud or noisy one. We know the original settlement was called Hlydes – 'belonging to the noisy one' and is recorded as Esleades, 1086, Hlydea, Hledes c.1100 and Leeds 1610. LEEDS CASTLE Leeds Castle has been a Norman stronghold; the private property of six of England’s medieval queens; a palace used by Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon; a Jacobean country house; a Georgian mansion; an elegant early 20th century retreat for the influential and famous; and in the 21st century, it has become one of the most visited historic buildings in Britain.