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AND SO TO BED... 

Maggie Alderson finds houses 

with hideaway bedrooms 

FEBRUARY NOTEBOOK 

Interesting things to take note of 

this month around the Weald 

KALEIDOSCOPE EYES 

A set designer’s Margate 

house is a technicolour riot 

of colour and pattern 

GET THE LOOK 

Be inspired by Amy Exton’s 

masterly mix up 

TOWN & COUNTRY 

Caroline and Simon Kyriazis 

created a contemporary home, 

preserving all the original 

Victorian features they love 

GET THE LOOK 

Mix rich textures with 

chic neutrals, as in our 

second feature house 

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MIGHTY OAKS 

Bespoke oak-framed buildings 

go up fast – and look like 

they’ve always been there 

DOORS OF PERCEPTION 

First impressions count, 

so make your home’s 

entrance is fabulous 

BOXES OF DELIGHT 

Try before you buy with 

beauty sample boxes 

says Josephine Fairley 

NATURE’S BOUNTY 

Get the update on February’s 

latest health and beauty news 

GET FIT FOR SPRING 

IN THREE MONTHS 

The second instalment of 

Sarah-Jane Holt’s programme 

HOMEMADE WITH LOVE 

A romantic Valentine’s dinner 

that doesn’t take all day to make 

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READY STEADY... VEG! 

There might be a whiff of spring 

in the air, but hold off from 

planting veg warns Jo Arnell 

BIRDS AND BEES 

It’s time for schools to rethink 

sex says Susan Elkin 

WHAT’S ON 

Find out... 

COMPETITION 

Win an overnight stay at Denbies 

Wine Estate, with lunch, 

tours and a case of wine 

FABLES FROM THE FARM 

Jane Howard is concerned about 

the state of Britain’s trees (and 

all the deer aren’t helping...) 

WEDDING 

SUPPLEMENT 

31 pages of 

gorgeous 

inspiration for the 

most special day. 

After page 110. 

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Guide price: £2,000,000 

Crowborough 

A substantial family house with ancillary accommodation set on a private road with wonderful views 

6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms. Detached double garage (space for approx. 3 cars). 2 bed self-contained apartment. 

Beautifully maintained gardens, woodland, paddocks, swimming pool, stables and various outbuildings. In all about 11.5 acres. EPC: D. 


Matfield 

A wonderful central village property, overlooking the village green, with ancillary accommodation 

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms. 2 bedroom cottage, detached period barn, detached office and outbuildings. Gardens 

and grounds with terrace, seating areas, petanque piste, vegetable / fruit garden, orchard, pond and paddock. In all about 2.3 acres.

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Ticehurst 

A substantial detached family house on the edge of the village 

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extensive off-street parking for a number of vehicles. Well-maintained gardens. In all about 0.36 

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A stylish new build family house close to the village 

4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms. Double garage. Gardens and grounds. In all about 0.9 acres. EPC: B.

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HARPERS AND HURLINGHAM 

HORSMONDEN OIEO £1,695,000 

Stunning Grade II Listed four roundel oast in rural setting 

Three reception rooms · Kitchen · Five bedrooms 

(one ensuite) · Two bathrooms · Two bedroom 

annexe · Workshop · Grounds approximately 2.18 

acres · Elevated terrace · EPC: n/a 

Cranbrook School Catchment Area 

CRANBROOK £1,350,000 

Striking Victorian family home in tucked away location 

Drawing room · Kitchen/dining/family room ·Utility 

room and cloakroom · Six bedrooms (two ensuite) · 

Family bathroom · Grounds approx. 3.4 acres · Stables 

and outbuilding · Garaging · EPC: F 

Cranbrook School Catchment Area 

TENTERDEN £949,950 

Substantial Grade II Listed oast in farm hamlet setting 

Three reception rooms · Kitchen/breakfast room 

· Six bedrooms (one ensuite) · Family bathroom · 

Enclosed gardens · Triple cart lodge with workshop 

· EPC: n/a 

Far reaching countryside views 

HORSMONDEN £895,000 

Stunning detached Victorian family home 

Two reception rooms · Kitchen/dining room · 

Utility room and cloakroom · Four bedrooms 

(one ensuite) · Family Bathroom · Grounds 

approximately 1.5 acres · Triple garaging · EPC: F 

Convenient yet rural location 

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StaplecroSS 

A Grade II listed country house with cottage & excellent leisure facilities 

· 4 Reception Rooms · Kitchen · 6 Bedrooms · 4 Bathrooms · Self contained 

cottage · Barn inc Swimming pool · Tennis court · Outbuildings · Circa 3 acres 

· Further land by separate negotiation 

Guide price £1,400,000 

StaplecroSS 

Recently extensively renovated to a high specification, a period country house 

flanking open fields to the rear · 3 Reception Rooms · Kitchen/Breakfast Room 

· 4 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · Double Garage · Approaching 1 acre of Gardens 

and Grounds · EPC D 

Guide price £885,000 

Frittenden 

A deceptively spacious and inviting period cottage in the heart of the village 

with rural views · Cranbrook School catchment · 3 Reception Rooms · Study 

Area · Kitchen/Breakfast room · 4 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · Landscaped 

gardens · EPC E 

oFFerS in exceSS oF £650,000 

Headcorn 

A bright and airy family house set in a quiet cul-de-sac location within walking 

distance of shops & mainline station · 2 Reception Rooms · Kitchen/Breakfast 

Room · 4 Bedrooms · Study · 2 Bathrooms · Garden · Garden Stores 

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HorSmonden 

A delightful semi-detached period cottage amid enchanting gardens affording 

pastoral views · Cranbrook School catchment · No Onward Chain · Reception 

Room · Kitchen/Dining Room · 3 Bedrooms · Family Bathroom · Cottage 

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oFFerS in exceSS oF £550,000 

robertSbridGe 

In the heart of the village, a picturesque Grade II listed end of terrace 

residence, close to amenities & railway station · 3 Reception Rooms · Kitchen 

· Cellar · 4 Bedrooms · 2 Bath/Shower Rooms · Pretty Rear Garden with 

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Rye, East Sussex - £550,000 

Stunning 16th Century Grade II listed town house in the 

Citadel opening onto a cobbled street opposite the church. 

Living room, dining room, kitchen, three vaulted bedrooms, 

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Winchelsea, East Sussex - £395,000 

Restored Grade II* Listed 17th Century cottage in the 

Conservation Area. Reception room, kitchen, shower 

room, 1st floor sitting room, two bedrooms. Vaulted cellar. 

Landscaped garden. 

Winchelsea, East Sussex - £275,000 

A two bedroom mid terrace Victorian cottage situated within 

the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town with far reaching 

views. Living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, 2 double 

bedrooms. Garden. EPC E 

Rye, East Sussex - £675,000 

Spacious modern detached house on the edge of Rye. Living 

room, kitchen/dining room, master bedroom with ensuite and 

dressing room, 3 further bedrooms with one en-suite. Integral 

double garage with utility room and cloakroom off. Additional 

detached double garage. Garden. EPC C 

Winchelsea, East Sussex - Letting £1,500 pcm 

Renovated end of terrace rural property with stunning views. 

Reception room, dining room, kitchen, conservatory, study/ 

bedroom 3, two double bedrooms. Parking and garden. 

Unfurnished. Deposit £2077. Fees Apply. EPC F 

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1. Stede Court 

And so to bed... 

Maggie Alderson finds homes with hideaway bedrooms. 

February always feels like a cheat. We’re well over a month 

past the shortest day, but it somehow always feels darker 

and gloomier than January. Maybe it’s because Christmas 

is over, but the memories of the festive season linger on, in the 

form of a spare tyre round the middle and a credit card balance 

so overinflated it wakes you up in the middle of the night. 

Searching around for reasons to be cheerful, Easter seems 

a long way off (and alarmingly fattening) and February’s 

traditional ‘holiday’, Valentine’s Day can be problematic, if 

you happen to be single, or not talking to your other half 

as a result of the aforementioned credit card statement. 

So there’s only one thing for it: spend 

as much time as possible in bed. 

Even if you don’t have a wall-mounted bedroom telly, the dream 

team of an iPad with Netflix and all the TV channel catch-up 

sites, means you can watch some of the best television ever made 

from the comfort of your duvet-snuggled nest. While snacking. 

The amazing Feud, with Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon 

as Joan Crawford and Bette Davis would cure any malaise. 

Extended waking-hour bed dwelling has never been 

more enjoyable, so why not choose your next home 

with a really splendid master bedroom as your main 

priority? Here are four houses that fit the bill. 

Where? Stede Court sits in a rural elevated 

position on the south slope of the North Downs 

within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural 

Beauty, with outstanding vistas across the Weald 

to Sussex, Romney Marsh and the Channel. The 

property is set on the rural periphery of the village 

of Harrietsham with its primary school, shop, pub 

and station with links to three London stations in 

just over an hour, and excellent links to the M20. 

What? A magnificent unlisted Palladian style 

mansion with Tudor, Victorian and mainly Georgian 

architectural styles which reflect its history. Providing 

in excess of 9,200 sq ft of accommodation with 

exceptional entertaining space and lofty ceiling heights. 

All principal rooms afford spectacular vistas over open 

countryside and a plethora of splendid architectural 

features have been retained. The accommodation is 

extremely flexible, currently providing five reception 

rooms, indoor swimming pool and eight bedrooms. 

The master suite comprises a spacious bedroom with 

wide curved bay, dressing room and luxurious en suite 

bathroom, with double basins, claw foot bath and 

marble tiling. Outside are beautiful park-like grounds 

with sweeping lawns, clipped box hedging, topiary 

and well filled shrubberies, herbaceous borders and 

evergreens creating colour and interest throughout 

the seasons, and numerous specimen trees. 

How much? £2,250,000 

Stede Court is on the market with Jackson-Stops, 

Cranbrook 01580 720000 jackson-stops.co.uk 

(This house is co-listed with Strutt Parker, 

Canterbury, see details on next page). 


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2. Lillesden Park 

Where? Lillesden Park is set within 28 

acres of picturesque rolling countryside, 

on the outskirts of Hawkhurst, within 

walking distance of The Moor, a 

highly sought-after location displaying 

charming period buildings and open 

playing fields. A popular community 

village, Hawkhurst has excellent local 

shopping, plus a Waitrose and a Kino 

independent cinema. The nearest station 

is Staplehurst (20 minutes) from where 

it’s just over an hour to Charing Cross. 

What? A Grade II listed French 

Gothic mansion built in 1853 for Henry 

Lloyd, a co-founder of Natwest Bank, it 

has been divided into fourteen unique 

apartments, converted to a very high 

spec, with large windows overlooking 

the surrounding countryside. The large 

sitting room is at entry level, with stairs 

down to the kitchen/breakfast room, 

plus playroom and shower room. On 

the first floor are three bedrooms, all 

en suite. The master bedroom has a 

bathroom and generous dressing room, 

and wonderful views from the bed. 

There are 28 acres of landscaped gardens, 

bicycle storage and allocated parking. 

How much? Lillesden Park is on the 

market with Peter Buswell at £1,050,000. 

01580 755565 peterbuswell.co.uk 

3. The Manor Barn 

Where? The Manor Barn occupies 

a private position in the sought-after 

parish of Harbledown, 10 minutes from 

Canterbury. Trains from Canterbury West 

reach St Pancras in under an hour, or a 

choice of London stations are just over 

an hour from nearby Faversham. Dover 

and Eurostar terminals are also handy. 

What? Originally a disused barn dating 

from the 1300s in the grounds of the 

adjacent Manor House, the conversion was 

undertaken in consultation with renowned 

architect, Sir Thomas Croft. The kitchen, 

with double height ceilings and walk-in 

larder, adjoins outside decked terraces that 

link seamlessly with the internal space. 

All the reception areas enjoy views over 

the garden and across the lake, with the 

southern elevation glazed along its entire 

length. There is a cinema room with a 

cocktail bar and wine cellar. On the first 

floor are two large en suite bedrooms, with 

dressing rooms and seating areas, with 

three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the 

ground floor. Landscaped gardens, are by 

a RHS award-winning team with separate 

accommodation and a summerhouse. 

How much? The Manor Barn is 

marketed by Strutt Parker, Canterbury 

with a guide price of £2,450,000. 

01227 473720 struttparker.com 

4. Ellisfield 

Where? Ellisfield is situated in the parish 

of Barming, in a much sought-after semirural 

lane location position in a prestigious 

suburb location on the fringes of Maidstone 

town. It’s 10 minutes to East Malling station, 

then under an hour to London Victoria. The 

M20 motorway network is 10 minutes. 

What? Over three levels, this is a 

deceptively spacious ‘Tardis’ house offering 

flexible living accommodation in an 

extended, recently refurbished interior. 

There are four bedrooms, one with an en 

suite shower room and the master bedroom 

boasts a large decked terrace offering 

stunning countryside views. A shower room 

can be found on the first floor and a family 

bathroom on the ground floor as well as 

a sitting room and a dining room with 

double doors to a large decked terrace, with 

views directly over the garden. The kitchen/ 

breakfast room has an adjoining utility room 

and staircase to the lower ground level with 

a fabulous garden room with bi-folding 

doors to the garden, a play-room and a 

large utility/laundry room. The property 

is set in approximately a half an acre plot 

with a well-maintained rear garden. 

How much? Ellisfield is on with 

Fine & Country, West Malling with a 

guide price of £750,000. 01732 222272 

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Editor’s 

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Welcome to February’s issue. This will be the last 

month I’ll be involved with for a little while, as 

maternity leave means I’ll be leaving the magazine 

in the very capable hands of Maggie Alderson. I have to 

say, I am thrilled to be able to include Amy Exton’s pretty 

incredible Margate house in my final issue. Jam-packed with 

every colour imaginable, she has created a photographic and 

film location that, unsurprisingly, has caught the eye of many 

a music video producer across a varied range of genres. 

Our second house shoot focuses in on pared back elegance 

as we explore Caroline Kyriazis’ Victorian townhouse. 

Working with, not against, the darkness of some of the 

rooms, she has created a cosy, welcoming and stylish 

family home whose ever-evolving decor she documents 

pictorially to her rapidly growing Instagram following. 

For our wedding supplement, Kate Watts has sourced 

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With a vampy twist and sleek silhouettes they’re just 

perfect for those longer winter and spring evenings. 

If romance is at the forefront of your mind this month, take 

a look at our Valentine’s Day recipes created by the talented 

mums behind Simply Nutritious Delicious. Anna and Mandy 

have worked with scallops, lamb and meringue to deliver a trio 

of exceptionally tasty dishes that are sure to be a hit on 14th. 

Enjoy your Wealden Times and see you 

soon. Over to you, Maggie! 

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Wealden Times Team 

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Editorial Assistant ........................................................................Rebecca Cuffe 

Digital Editor ...................................................................................Emily Pavey 

Fashion Editor ................................................................................... Kate Watts 

Design .........................................................................................Powerful Pierre 

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Kaleidoscope Eyes 

Central Saint Martins graduate Amy Exton’s terraced Margate 

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Helen Bratby Garden photographs: Amy Exton 


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Previous pages & above: Amy has hand painted her unique and colourful designs, sourcing a good deal of her furnishings from 

Margate. “There’s some interesting things here. It’s quite junky and there’s a lot of mid-century stuff around the place.” The bright 

pink sofa came from the Yard in the Old Town 

The sky is leaden and it is pouring with rain as I 

drive past the quaintly named Sea Bathing Hospital, 

then along the seafront towards the giant shed 

on the beach that is the Turner gallery. We’re in not-sosunny 

Margate where an incoming tide of creative energy 

is steeping the town in art and contemporary culture. In 

drab late winter sadly it is mainly hiding indoors. By the 

time I reach Amy Exton’s house in Cliftonville I’m more 

than ready for a little colour. Amy opens the door and I 

come out of the rain – and into the blue. A bright and 

brilliant cobalt blue. It is like stepping from grey old Kansas 

into technicolour Oz. Oh my! As Dorothy might say. 

The dazzle continues as we head out of the blue hallway 

and into the kitchen diner. On one side there is a black and 

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This page: In contrast to the green of an amazingly shaped cabinet, Amy has painted the sitting room in coral, choosing 

silver for the ceiling “to lift the peachy look and stop it looking sticky.” 

for fashion shoots and saw the potential for having 

a location house of her own. It tied in well with her 

growing knowledge of set design. “So I thought I’d 

marry the two together and have some fun with it.” 

She started to look around for a house and made the 

move from London to Kent eighteen months ago. “I 

like the seaside and had thought about Margate,” she 

says. “And I even think I must have seen this place 

 


This page: Tropical birds and foliage feature on the upholstery of another sofa, 

alongside a neon light and a large spray-painted canvas which rests against one wall 

somewhere – it all stuck in my head 

and then a year later I came back down 

and it was still on the market.” Built in 

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part of a hospital and are arranged 

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was part of a children’s tuberculosis 

ward. “When you look at the top of 

the doors you can see safety glass,” 

Amy explains, pointing upwards to the 

top of the high door, where she has 

disguised the municipal looking glass 

with a delicate wooden screen. “It’s 

been changed around quite a bit, but 

it has lovely high ceilings.” Previously a 

rental property, the interior was bland 

and unloved when she moved in. A 

blank canvas. “Yeah, very beige,” she 

says. “Brown carpets everywhere. It 

was kind of gloomy. It is a naturally 

dark house, most of it is north 

facing. The colour makes it cosier.” 


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This page: The staircase is a riot of pink and orange and is home to 

an Elvis bust spray painted by Amy the day before our visit 

Amy confesses that some of the 

colourful cosiness has evolved because 

the building’s history has made the 

place seem a little creepy at times, 

something not helped by local tales. 

“Some neighbours told us they thought 

there was a ghost child here,” she 

remembers. “And then that night there 

was a lot of noise. It was coming from 

the roof, but we thought it was from 

all around us.” She pauses, smiling. 

“It turned out to be seagulls, but it 

freaked us out for a little while – I’m 

not superstitious, but I went extra 

colourful just in case.” Let’s hope that 

ghosts only like the gloom, and exorcism 

by paint is the answer. By that adage, 

absolutely no ghosts could live here. 

No structural work was needed, but 

Amy knocked through the kitchen 


This page: Amy has used ferns and evergreens to bring a slightly Victorian parlour overlay to the look of the bathroom, despite its 

bright pink walls 

wall to the dining area and put in a new kitchen and 

bathrooms. The kitchen units are from Ikea. “They were the 

cheapest, and the most interesting of the ones I looked at.” 

Painted black, the grain of the veneer still shows through 

the paint and gives them a textured look. “IKEA units are 

all the same,” she adds, “so you can change the cupboard 

doors and put different handles on. Black and white work 

well with the rest of the scheme, but to be honest, not many 

shoots feature the kitchen.” The kitchen is possibly going 

to be put to use in another venture, as Amy would like 

to start running a supper club in the evenings with Annie 

Nicholl of Annie’s Larder. “The kitchen is an important 

space, as cooking is the main thing I like to do,” she says. 

They are starting with a Valentine’s evening this month. 

A varied range of clients have already used the house and 

courtyard garden as a location. “I’ve been surprised at how 

well it’s gone so far,” she says. “It’s mainly fashion shoots and 

music videos – pop, rap, grunge. The pop people like the 

saturated colours, rap are darker and use smoke. Once when 

I got home, there was a man standing in the bath with a 

fish.” She laughs. “Apparently it was part of a grunge video.” 

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Above: The walls of the bedroom have been painted a deep teal colour. “I was worried when I painted this room, as it came out much 

darker than I thought it would, but now the furniture’s in, it looks okay,” says Amy 

the location spaces. As she explains, “it’s very bold, but you 

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She has sourced a good deal of her furnishings from 

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The bright pink sofa came from the Yard in the Old Town. 

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space where it would fit – and it looks OK.” If you didn’t 

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Radio Margate” she says. “I went mad in those toilets with 

shape and colour, the brief was that it should be somewhere 

where people could go in and take selfies. They wanted 

it bold and bright. But they said no leopard print. I don’t 

know whether you’ve noticed,” she pauses and grins, “but 

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it too.” The work went down well, leopard print and all. 

The house is not quite finished and she is still tackling 

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This page: The kitchen looks out onto the courtyard 

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of her father, decorating the house has been arm achingly 

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Caroline has worked with the darkness, choosing deep tones and adding little pops of colour Above: Caroline initially intended on 

turning the playroom at the front of the house into a snug. The walls are painted in Pavilion Gray and Mole’s Breath by Farrow & 

Ball and prints on the wall were found at Battersea Affordable Art Fair 

So, what exactly have the Victorians done for us? For 

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similar name, you may well know. Or, if not, its presenter 

Adam Hart-Davis sums it up neatly: “In 1875, the Bulldog 

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circulated to breeders everywhere. From dogs to engineering, 

from sports to space and time, the world was becoming 

obsessed by standards and the rules that defined them. This 

was the world of the Victorians.” Another thing that gives us 

a clue about the lives of the Victorians are their houses. 

Relatively ordinary on the outside – at least their proliferation 

has this effect on our judgement – it’s hard to step inside 

a Victorian ‘family home’ without marvelling at the sheer 

scale of their interior spaces. By new-build standards, well, 

there really is no comparison. At least, this seems to have 

been the thinking of Caroline and Simon Kyriazis when they 

decided to leave Tooting in south London, with their children 

Tilly and Oscar, and move to Tunbridge Wells: “We love 

period houses,” says Caroline. “We had a Victorian terraced 

house in London and before that we had period flats.” 

And it wasn’t just the era that was the same: “This house is really 

similar in size and layout to our London home,” says Caroline. It’s 

easy to see why they wanted something similar: high ceilings, huge 

rooms, great layout and just the right amount of period detail 

to give it character, but without feeling stuffy. Unfortunately for 

them, the appeal of such houses had not gone unnoticed by other 

house-hunters. “As soon as a suitable house came on the market, 

which was not very often, it would get snapped up,” says Caroline. 

Being in London did not make house-hunting any easier. “We 

couldn’t get down in time and houses would sell overnight,” 

says Caroline. So, they decided to enlist the help of a property 

finder: “We wouldn’t have found this place without help from 

Fiona Penny,” says Caroline. “She has great relationships with the 

agents so knew about this house before it officially went on the 

market.” It worked out well for the sellers too, as Caroline and 

Simon made an instant decision when they viewed the house. “I 

was standing outside and I just got a feeling. It was really weird. 

I’ve had that with all of the places we’ve lived. I’ve walked in 

and thought ‘I love this house’,” says Caroline. “Fiona also has a 

great ‘little black book’ and helped us with everything from the 

removals company, to finding swimming lessons for the kids.” 

Despite finding their dream home, it still took a little 


This page: The kitchen’s bi-fold doors open out into the courtyard 

garden. Caroline sourced the metal kitchen table from eBay 

time for the family to settle in. “It was harder than I expected, 

to start with. It’s been challenging making new friends and 

building a network if, say, you need help, or someone to 

watch the kids and have no-one around you.” More than a 

year later, it’s as if they have lived here for years: “Tilly has 

settled in brilliantly now and Oscar is at the same school, just 

across the road. So, we got there in the end and I have met 

loads of people through the children and various events.” 

Inside the home, it is clear that Caroline has more than 

settled in. A comfortable and seemingly effortless style 

throughout makes it a very homely place to be: “It mainly 

needed cosmetic work – we haven’t knocked down any walls. 

I’ve always had a love of decoration and DIY, and I love 

transforming spaces just with paint.” Various greys and dark 

blues link the rooms, though few colours are identical. The 

only colour that runs through the house is Railings – a ‘soft 

black with blue undertones’ with which Caroline has painted 

every fireplace as well as the bannisters and balustrade of the 

stairwell. “I love the colours that Farrow & Ball do but I often 

use Valspar’s colour match service too,” Caroline admits. 

 

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Above: A brightly painted chest of drawers contrasts 

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Left: Along the corridor, the family bathroom is a 

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having two separate rooms. A fashionably worn leather sofa 

and a piano take pride of place in this room. “We get lots 

of morning sunshine in here, which is lovely, and there’s 

lots of storage to hide toys.” Storage; another great feature 

of older homes, that modern houses so often lack. 

In case we’re in any doubt that this is a period property, a 

magnificent cast iron fireplace with dark green tiles is the focal 

point of the room. Every room in the house has a fireplace, of 

varying size, with jewel-like tiles surrounding it in either dark 

green, blue or red. “We did look into putting a wood-burner 

in the snug, but it would have meant ripping out the fireplace 

and I love the fireplaces,” says Caroline. It’s easy to see why. 

Leaving behind the oak boards of the downstairs, we 

proceed upstairs, on thick pile carpet. The stairwell and 

landings are open and light, giving a feeling of spaciousness 

that is soon realised, even on the top floor. This is no 

poky attic area but home to the children’s bedrooms, a 

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move, into a home office, has transformed their lives almost 

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Along the warmly carpeted landing, past the laundry room – “It may 

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The Oak Glasshouse Company 


The project was to build a 7m wide oak-framed 

extension with views across the Area of Outstanding 

Natural Beauty of the Wye Downs in Kent. 


The brief was to create a very open space which 

enabled the client to feel connected to the natural 

surrounding in all weathers and times of the year. 

In order to keep the building as open as possible 

large A frames were required in the roof structure 

to produce a clear 7m wide open space. To preserve 

as much of the views as possible large triple-glazed 

panels were fitted on three sides of the building. 

What materials were used in the construction? 

The structure was built from a green oak frame 

as the principal structure, the windows were then 

constructed from triple-glazed panels and air-dried oak 

boards. Due to the amount of glazing in the building 

the roof and floor incorporated more insulation 

than normal to achieve the U values required. 


The groundworks took four weeks while the oak 

frame was being built at the same time offsite. Once 

the oak frame was delivered to site it was completed 

in six weeks. This included the main oak frame, the 

glazing, the production and fitting of the bespoke 

doors and windows, and tiling the roof. The client 

then completed the interior fit-out works themselves. 

A similar project would cost from… 

A similar project to the same stage of completion 

and specification would cost around £60,000. 

theoakglasshouse.co.uk 

07522 544158 

Chartwell Oak Buildings 


A large four-bay oak-framed barn. The ground floor is 

used for parking a mixture of collection cars and everyday 

vehicles, with spacious living accommodation upstairs. 


The client needed the parking bays to be wide to allow ease 

of parking for large, modern vehicles. The upstairs living 

space needed to be big enough to incorporate a bathroom, 

kitchen and a large open living area, with adequate head 

room. The customer wanted the front elevation to be 

modest in appearance, to suit their personal preferences. 

What materials were used? 

We put in a lift to the second floor at the rear of the 

building, to increase head room upstairs whilst keeping bulk 

minimal to the front of the building. The main structural 

frame was green oak, clad in larch, and the roof is tiled 

with beautifully coloured, reclaimed, handmade Keymer 

tiles. Elegant European oak garage doors were installed and 

the fit-out upstairs was simple, clean and well finished. 


The project, once on site, took about five 

weeks to get the groundworks and shell up, a 

further six weeks to complete the fit-out. 

A similar project would cost from… 

Basic prices from: groundworks £12,500 + VAT; 

shell £40,000 + VAT; fit-out £20,000 + VAT. 

chartwelloakbuildings.co.uk 

01959 447477 


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A 

Wedding 

Together we will create your unique, perfect day 

5 Grand Designs 

Eaton & Jones on a 

unique engagement 

ring commission 

7 Bra-vo! 

Luscious lingerie to 

take you from I-do to 

honeymoon 

8 Vamp it up 

Kate Watts styles bridal 

fashion with a romantic 

gothic twist 

Mother of the 

Bride, page 25 

22 Spring Petals 

This season’s most 

desirable flowers 

25 Mother of the Bride 

Rebecca Cuffe’s pick of 

fashion for MOBs 

27 The Perfect Setting 

Everything you need 

to know about four 

gorgeous local venues 

Mother of the 


Bra-vo!, page 7 

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co.uk 07825 585051; Pearl and diamante necklace, £156, The Bridal Boutique of Jules 

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Editor’s Letter 

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& WEDDING 

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Vamp it up, 

page 8 

There’s something particularly 

magical about a winter wedding: 

luxurious layers, hoards of 

candles to illuminate the long evenings, 

and, if your venue allows, a crackling log fire to 

warm your guests. Kate Watts has run with this seasonal 

theme to style a shoot that’s full of romance with a hint 

of gothic glamour, turn to page 8 to see her unique edit. 

Take your pick from our decadent selection of 

underwear on page 7 to keep that luxury bridal 

feel going from head to toe and point mothers of 

the bride (or groom) in the right direction with a 

selection of outfits that are bound to impress. 

Elsewhere, go back to basics with a run down of 

venues’ most frequently asked questions, find out 

how expert jewellers Eaton & Jones tackled a special 

engagement ring commission and discover spring blooms 

that grace stylish bouquets across the South East. 

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Grand Designs 

The jewellers Eaton & Jones talk us through a very special engagement ring commission 

What’s your favourite engagement 

ring commission to date? We were 

commissioned to design a ring from two very 

sentimental inherited rings. They were antique 

pieces set with charming old cut diamonds; a 

diamond solitaire and a three stone diamond 

ring featuring two fantastic yellow diamonds. 

What materials did the design 

comprise? Together we carefully selected 

which of the large old cut diamonds to use, 

alongside the two stunning yellow diamonds. 

The ring was a complete handmade one 

off piece, made in 18ct white gold. 

What was the inspiration/brief 

behind it? The brief was to create an 

organic, elegant design, with curves and 

details reminiscent of Rene Lalique’s work. 

How long did it take to make? A 

special commission such as an engagement 

ring is not something to be rushed. It is a 

process that should be remembered and 

enjoyed! During the initial design stage 

we work very closely with the 

customer. This particular 

commission took eight 

weeks, from the very 

first meeting though 

to the finished ring. 

A similar design 

would cost from… To 

handmake a ring similar to 

this, using the customer’s stones, 

would be approximately £2000. To 

make the ring as a whole and supply 

stones would be approximately £5,000. 

Find Eaton & Jones at 102 High Street, Tenterden 01580 763357 eatonandjones.co.uk 

Shop Online, Click & Collect 

at shersbys.co.uk 

Specialising in bespoke handmade jewellery 

George Cottage, High Street, Cranbrook 

Cranbrook has free car parking 

Telephone: 01580 720003 Find us on Facebook 

www.eatonandjones.co.uk 

info@eatonjones.co.uk 

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Are these agreements really worth 

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divorce, that you did not disclose your 

£500,000 pension pot or your holiday 

cottage in the Dordogne, this will 

Sophie Barrett 

To find out more about drafting 

a prenuptial agreement contact 

Sophie Barrett on 01892 506249 

or sophie.barrett@cripps.co.uk 

for a free, no obligation chat. 

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Hair & Make Up: Libby Meech and Mica Aherne 

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Spring 

Petals 

WT discovers the most desirable blooms 

this season as recommended by creative 

florists from across the South East 

Samantha Reynold from Emily&Me 

“Spring is full of beautiful flowers. From well-known 

favourites like tulips, paper whites and hyacinth to more 

unusual anemone and ranunculus. Many popular wedding 

flowers are now available all year round including roses and 

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with its numerous varieties and soft fluffy blooms. A good 

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cherry blossoms.” 

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co.uk. Find out about Emily&Me’s new flower school at 

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Sophie Hill from Astilbe & Sorrel 

“First up, peonies; these blousy blooms look stunning 

teamed with eucalyptus and outstanding on their own. I’d 

choose sweet peas for their heady scent, popular in 

ribbed glass jars and a pretty addition to any 

bouquet, grown in a range of colours from 

pastels to brights. Ranunculus pops up in 

striking shades too, adding a playful punch 

to bouquets and table centres. Lilac is a lavish 

addition to pedestal work, bringing a scent 

and style reminiscent of an English Country 

Garden. Anemones are foolishly pretty and 

popular amongst brides: they’re innocent 

and delicate, adding interest to bouquets, 

table jars and jugs too.” 

Find Astilbe & Sorrel at The Walled 

Nursery, Water Lane, Hawkhurst, 

TN18 5DH. 01580 754825 

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Fabulous 

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Ali Langlay-Smith 

from Sissinghurst Flowers 

“With spring hopefully just around 

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after the long winter. These fantastic fragrant 

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wilt very quickly. The most popular flowers 

in spring are garden and spray roses, blossom 

twigs, clematis, waxflower, trailing jasmine, 

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and myrtle are also highly scented and have 

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Myrtle means love and fidelity – always used 

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Frasers 

How many guests can you accommodate? 

We pride ourselves in being able to 

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20 guests right up to grander weddings 

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Can you arrange music/entertainment? 

We have a fantastic in-house DJ who works 

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Can couples bring their own wine – do you 

charge corkage? We charge corkage for table 

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Dale Hill 

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How many guests can you accommodate? Up to 100 guests for the 

ceremony and wedding breakfast and up to 200 guests for the evening 

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and packages are tailored to suit your requirements. 

Can couples bring their own wine – do you charge corkage? Couples may 

bring their own wine and spirits, however we do charge a corkage fee. 

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House is tailored to the couple, so prices do vary. Our Gladstone Wedding 

package for 80 guests starts from £8,600. 

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you’d really want from a subscription of £35 a month, frankly. 

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you actually get full sizes (or super-deluxe sizes) of all the 

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Nature’s bounty 

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Go (cashew) nuts 

Because they’re high in oleic 

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Add them to sautéed 

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parsley sauce in moments, 

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great massage, it has to be 

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and effective. I go to Greg 

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I still don’t know why it 

works but it makes me feel 

so good I don’t care. Most 

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on my hair though. The 

older I get the coarser and 

curlier it’s got, so paying 

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become crucial. It’s not an 

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Who’s your style 

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Arabella lives in the Weald 

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in a high-speed blender: Soak 

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At this time of year your 

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The key is to keep your 

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• 200g frozen peas 

• 1 small onion or large 

echalion shallot finely 

chopped 

• squeeze of lemon 

• dash of olive oil 

• 10g butter cut into two 

knobs 

• 5 strips of pancetta 

Tip 

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advance so that this starter 

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ready to eat. 

1. Sauté the shallot or onion until soft in 

a dash of oil and a knob of butter. 

2. Add the peas and cook for 4 minutes. Season and add 

to a blender or bullet. Set aside somewhere warm. 

3. Add the pancetta to a hot pan and 

crisp on both sides. Set aside. 

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of oil. Season the scallops and add them 

to the pan in a clockwise circle so you 

know where to start turning first – you 

don’t want to overcook them. 

5. Cook the scallops for one minute 

on each side. Add the other knob 

of butter and the lemon juice. 

Coat the scallops quickly and 

remove from the pan. 

6. Put three spoonfuls of 

pea purée onto each 

plate, top each pea 

mound with a 

scallop and 

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Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 

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• 500g new potatoes 

• 100g asparagus tips 

• Bulb of garlic (one clove 

crushed) 

• Truffle Oil and/or Truffle Salt 

• 4 dessert spoons good 

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1. To make the Aioli add 

one clove of crushed 

garlic to the mayonnaise 

and stir thoroughly. 

2. To make the Truffled 

Potatoes, parboil the 

potatoes in salted 

water for 5 minutes. 

3. Drain and steam dry 

and cut each potato 

in half lengthways. 

4. Heat up a good glug of 

olive oil in a roasting tin 

and add the potatoes, 5 

whole cloves of garlic, a 

few sprigs of rosemary 

and roast in a hot oven 

for 45-55 minutes. 

5. Drizzle with Truffle 

Oil and/or sprinkle 

with Truffle Salt. 

6. To make the Côte de 

Bœuf season with lots of 

salt and pepper and sear 

in a very hot pan with a 

small amount of ground 

nut oil for approximately 

3 minutes each side to 

get a golden crust. 

7. Throw in 4 whole cloves 

of garlic with the skin 

on then transfer to an 

oven at 210oC degrees 

for 10 minutes. 

8. Rest the meat for 20 

mins and carve. 

9. Steam the asparagus for 2 

minutes, drain and serve. 


Food 

PUDDING 

Meringue with Chantilly Cream and Raspberries 

Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 30-60 minutes 

• 3 large eggs 

• 175g caster sugar 

• 125ml double cream 

• 50g icing sugar + 1 

tsp for dusting 

• ¼ tsp vanilla paste 

or ⅓ vanilla pod 

seeds scraped out 

• 100g fresh raspberries 

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. If 

making heart shaped meringues draw two hearts on 

the parchment paper and turn the paper over. 

2. Separate the eggs placing each white in a cup or small 

bowl before adding it to the whisking bowl. Discard 

the yolks or refrigerate them for another use. 

3. Whisk the egg whites in a clean mixing bowl on a 

medium speed for 4-6 minutes until you have stiff peaks. 

4. Continue mixing on a medium speed adding 1tbsp 

of the caster sugar at a time. Leave 5 seconds between 

adding each spoonful of sugar. The meringue mix should 

be stiff and glossy when all the sugar has been added. 

5. Spoon the meringue mixture onto the parchment paper 

and shape into two heart, round or oval shaped nests. 

6. Bake in the oven at 100°C (fan), 120°C (conventional 

or gas) or in the simmering oven of an Aga until the 

meringues sound crisp when tapped underneath and 

are just off-white in colour. Put on a rack to cool. 

7. To make the Chantilly Cream whip the double cream 

and icing sugar to soft peaks then add the vanilla paste 

or vanilla pod seeds and whisk for a minute more. 

Chill in the fridge until you are ready to serve. 

8. To finish the nests spoon the Chantilly Cream 

into the middle of the meringues, top with 

fresh raspberries and dust with icing sugar. 

Tip 

The meringues can be 

made up to a day ahead 

and stored in an 

airtight jar. 


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Sowing and planting 

Sowing vegetable seeds directly where they are to grow 

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fraught with problems. One of the most annoying things 

that happens in freshly cultivated soil is when your crop 

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weedlings. Many gardeners recommend the ‘no dig’ method 

and try not to disturb the soil at all – laying down a weedblocking 

mulch in the autumn which should (in theory) 

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Sow under cover – this will give you more control over 

both germination and the early growth of your plants. This 

is useful at the start of the season when it is too cold to sow 

directly outside. Early crops like broad beans, peas, kale, leeks 

and calabrese (broccoli) can be sown in modules and planted 

out in a few weeks time, once the worst of winter has passed. 

It might seem like more work than direct sowing, but you will 

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Open Day 

Saturday 24th February 2018 

9.15am – 12 noon 

The Principal will speak at 9.30am 

Record breaking GCSE and A Level results in 2017 • Extensive co-curricular programme 

First-rate ISI Inspection Report • Nursery and Pre-Prep rated “outstanding” 

Boarding available from 11 • Scholarships available for 11+, 13+, 16+ entry 

Cathedral Chorister scholarships for 8+ boys & 10+ girls 

First rate independent education for boys and girls aged 3 - 18 

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NURSERY | PRE-PREP | PREP 

OPEN MORNINGS: Saturday 28th April 2018, Saturday 6th October 2018 

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OPEN DAYS 

13+ Entry 

Saturday 16th June 2018 

Saturday 6th October 2018 

Sixth Form Entry 

Saturday 23rd June 2018 

Saturday 22nd September 2018 

www.kings-school.co.uk

New Montessori Nursery 

Opening in Paddock Wood 

Please join us for our Open House 

days on Saturday 3 rd & 10 th March 

11am-2pm. Refreshments & Cake 

will be available 

• Age 2-5 years 

• Open 50 weeks a year 

• Sessions include mini-yoga, 

sign language, drama & cookery 

• After school workshops 

for primary years 

• Montessori holiday weeks for 

age 2 years onwards 

Contact us on 07848 855820 

trilliummontessorihouse@gmail.com 

St. Justus Church Hall, Mt Pleasant, 

Paddock Wood, TN12 6AG 

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For boys and girls aged 2 to 13 

Listed in Sunday Times Top 100 Schools Guide 2018 

Call us on 01825 830 234 or visit 

www.skippershill.com to book 

Five Ashes, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20 6HR 

OPEN MORNING 

Saturday 24th February 

10am - 12pm 


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What’s On In Xxxxxxx February 

Art 

Sat 10 Feb – Sat 31 Mar 

Portico Art Gallery, 25 London 

Road, Riverhead, Sevenoaks, 

Kent TN13 2BU 

The Garden of kent 

An exhibition of artworks by local 

artists Katie Wilson and Lynda 

Beazleigh who met at Maidstone 

Girls Grammar School and later 

studied together in Canterbury. 

Now both raising families 

in Kent, the two artists have 

rekindled their work together. 

Entry: Free 

Info: porticogallery.co.uk 

Sat 24 Feb - Sun 22 April 

Maidstone Museum, St Faith’s 

Street, Maidstone, Kent 

ME14 1LH 

Roy Sparks: Past & 

Present 

Local artist Roy Sparks exhibits 

works from past and present 

including dynamic interpretations 

of landscape, sea and coastline 

with his distinctive use of marks 

on the surfaces presenting physical 

traces of experiences lived. 

Entry: Free 

Info: museum.maidstone.gov.uk 

Children & Families 

Sat 10 Feb - Sun 18 Feb 

Battle Abbey, High Street, 

Butter Cross, Battle TN33 0AD 

Early Man Quest 

Early Man, the latest kids’ classic 

film from the tribe behind 

Chicken Run and Wallace and 

Gromit comes to Battle Abbey. 

Explore the historic battle ground 

in search of all your favourite 

characters, follow the clues and 

complete the quest to uncover 

centuries of history. 

Entry: £1 

Info: english-heritage.org.uk 

Sat 10 Feb - Sun 18 Feb 

10.30am - 5.30pm 

Penshurst Place & Gardens, 

Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent 

TN11 8DG 

Enchanted Gardens 

Trail 

Explore eleven acres of formal 

gardens to discover enchanted 

forest dwellers carrying clues to 

help unveil a hidden message on 

your trail sheet. 

Info: penshurstplace.com 

Mon 12 – Fri 16 Feb 

Dover Castle, Castle Hill, Dover, 

Kent CT16 1HU 

The Fairytale Castle 

Step into a castle full of real 

life fairytales brought to life in 

spelling adventures. 

Info: english-heritage.org.uk 

Festivals & Expos 

Sat 10 - Sun 18 Feb 

Various Locations 

Brighton Science 

Festival 

A festival aimed at 12-14 year 

olds but equipped to be fun for all 

ages. This festival is set to bring 

science to life and encourage the 

spirit of discovery with slime, 

magic and monsters. 

Info: brightonscience.com 

Fri 16 – Sun 18 Feb 

Dreamland, 49-51 Marine 

Terrace, Margate, Kent 

CT9 1XJ 

Geek 

This notorious gaming expo is 

coming to play this year; with 

tournaments, spectacles, cosplay, 

talks and workshops there is 

entertainment for gamers both 

casual and dedicated. 

Info: dreamland.co.uk 

Thurs 22 Feb - Sat 17 Mar 

The White Rock Theatre, 

Hastings 

Hastings 

International Music 

Festival 

In its 109th year, the Hastings 

International Music Festival 

continues to provide performance 

opportunites and annual grants 

to outstanding performers from 

around the world. 

Info: hastingsmusicalfestival.co.uk 

Ibbett Mosely 

AuctIoneers & VAluers 

Limited Liability Partnership 

The Dance Studios 

at Bloomsburys 

Retreat include 

private or 

group classes of: 

• POLE FITNESS 

• YOGA 

• PILATES 

• ZUMBA 

...and many more 

The Auctioneer's Next Sale Will Be On 

Wednesday 28th February 2018 

Commencing at 12.30pm | Viewing 10.00am - 12.30pm 

The Auction Rooms, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HJ 

Tel: 01732 456731 Web: www.ibbettmosely.co.uk 

125 High St, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1UT 

Registered in England No. 0C341637 Regulated by RICS Registered at the Sevenoaks office as Ibbett Mosely Surveyors LLP 

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Gardening Courses 

www.bloomsburysbiddenden.com 

info@glampingkent.com 01580 292992 

Gift Vouchers for 2018 courses 

HORNBROOK MANOR FARM, WOODCHURCH 

Contact Jo 01233 861149 www.hornbrookmanor.co.uk 


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What’s On In Xxxxxxx 

Fri 23 – 25 Feb 

Various Locations in 

Faversham, Kent 

Faversham Literary 

Festival 

In the festival’s inaugural year, 

authors including Fiona Melrose, 

Iain Sinclair, and Deborah Levy, 

visit three Faversham venues 

for a weekend of author talks, 

discussions, creative workshops 

and spoken word events. 

Info: favershamliteraryfestival.org 

Food 

Sat 24 Feb – Sun 4 Mar 

Various Locations in Rye, East 

Sussex 

Rye Scallop Week 

Indulge in Seafood delights 

with a variety of scallop dishes 

served in the area’s restaurants, 

tasting events, cookery schools, 

demonstrations and live music. 

Info: scallop.org.uk 

Garden 

Sat 17 Feb 9.30am – 2.30pm 

Godinton House & Gardens, 

Godinton Lane, Ashford, Kent 

TN23 3BP 

All About Roses 

In this practical workshop, 

head gardener, Viv Hunt and 

horticulture lecturer/ freelance 

gardener Fiona Abrahams will 

guide you through choosing, 

planting, maintaining and 

pruning roses. Booking is 

essential and refreshments and a 

light lunch are included. 

Entry: £55 

Info: godintonhouse.co.uk 

Mon 19 Feb 10am - 4.30pm 

Great Dixter House and 

Gardens, Northiam, Rye, East 

Sussex TN31 6PH 

Getting the Garden 

Ready 

Take a look behind the scenes 

at the complex planning needed 

to prepare Great Dixter for the 

spring and summer and learn 

how to replicate the techniques 

of head gardener Fergus Garrett 

in your own gardening projects. 

Entry: £110 

Info: Perry Rodriguez 01797 

252878 / greatdixter.co.uk 

Music 

Weds 7 Feb 1-2pm 

Clagett Auditorium, Cathedral 

Lodge, Canterbury Cathedral, 

11 The Precincts, Canterbury 

CT1 2EH 

Lunchtime Concert 

A snapshot of the best current 

and developing undergraduate 

talent of Canterbury Christ 

Church University’s musicians. 

Entry: £10 including sandwich 

lunch and hot beverage 

Info: 01227 865292 / canterburycathedral.org 

Weds 7 Feb 

Chromos, 77 Stour St, 

Canterbury, Kent CT1 2NR 

JAzz Date Night 

New Canterbury Jazz club, the 

Sax Cafe presents Sax in the 

City, a date night featuring the 

smooth sax of Jo Fooks, who 

will be performing American 

songbook classics. The candlelit 

Chromos cocktail bar will also 

have fresh stone-baked pizzas, 

salads and cocktails. Disabled 

access available. 

Entry: Buy one ticket Get One 

Free, Pre booking online £10, On 

the door £15 

Info: 07493 268690 / 

thesaxcafe.com / 

tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/ 

thesaxcafe 

Sat 10 Feb 7pm 

St Ronan’s School, Water Lane, 

Hawkhurst, Kent TN18 5DJ 

Military Band Concert 

A performance by the Kohima 

Band of The Princess of Wales’ 

Royal Regiment and Corps 

of Drums in aid of ABF, The 

Soldiers’ Charity. 

Entry: Adults £16, Children 

under 16 £8 

Info: Chris Parkinson: 01580 

388402 / cfgparkinson@tiscali. 

co.uk / Beech Tree Cottage, The 

Street, Benenden, Kent TN17 

4DB 

Sun 24 Feb 8.30pm - Late 

Hythe Imperial, Princes 

Parade, Hythe, Kent CT21 6AE 

Accoustic Evening 

with Nina Clark 


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Mon 19 Feb, 7.30pm 

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Proudly presents a workshop with: 

22nd February 2018 

Create your own original lampshade inspired by Cressida’s prints 

& the art of Bloomsbury. Course costs £125, running from 

10.30 am - 4.30 pm. Materials & Lunch / refreshments included. 

© Roger Foley 

© Manuela Zine 

© Richard Bloom 

Brighten up your spring with the 

International Garden Photographer of 

the Year exhibition. 

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 

17 February - 13 April 2018 

TN17 2AB / 01580 710700 

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What’s On In February 

Nina Clark plays the iconic 

Champagne bar with a set 

spanning a hundred years of 

classics including jazz and blues, 

modern day and lyrical originals. 

Entry: Free 

Info: hytheimperial.co.uk 

Shopping 

Thurs 8 Feb 7pm - 10pm 

Silcocks Farm, Grange Road, St 

Michaels, Tenterden TN30 6TL 

Brocante 

The Three French Hens invite you 

to a Brocante. 

Entry: £5 including French fizz and 

canapés 

Info: 07983 360885 / 

info@thethreefrenchhens.co.uk 

Theatre 

Thurs 8 Feb 

Theatre Royal Margate, 

Addington Street, Margate, Kent 

CT9 1PW 

The Strange Case of Dr 

Jekyll & Mr Hyde 

This thrilling adaption of 

Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark 

psychological fantasy, will immerse 

audiences in the foggy streets 

of 19th century London, where 

murder, romance and betrayal lurk 

around every chilling twist and 

turn. 

Info: theatreroyalmargate.com 

Weds 14 - Fri 16 Feb 7.30pm & 

Sat 17 Feb 2.30pm & 7.30pm 

Sinden Theatre, Homewood 

School, Ashford Road, 

Tenterden, Kent TN30 6LT 

TODS Present ‘Sister 

Act’ 

A lively, uplifting and popular 

musical comedy. 

Info: Tickets at Advantec, 6 The 

Fairings, Tenterden / tods.me.uk 

Weds 21 – Sat 24 Feb 

St Mary in the Castle, 7 Pelham 

Crescent, Hastings, East Sussex, 

TN34 3AF 

Hamlet 

Local professional theatre 

company performs Shakespeare’s 

great tragic drama. 

Info: stmaryinthecastle.co.uk 

Valentine’s Day 

Weds 14 – Thurs 15 Feb 

Hever Castle, Hever Road, 

Hever, Edenbridge, Kent 

TN8 7NG 

Dine & Stay 

Spend Valentine’s at the historic 

castle that saw the love story of 

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, 

with 125 acres of stunning 

grounds to explore, five star 

bedrooms, private drinks, and 

a harpist to play through a four 

course meal in the Tudor suite 

dining room. 

Entry: From £200 per person 

Info: hevercastle.co.uk 

Weds 14 Feb 

British Airways i360, Lower 

Kings Road, Brighton, Sussex 

BN1 2LN 

Valentine’s Day Flights 

Love is in the air. This Valentine’s 

enjoy a special flight for you 

and your loved ones with a glass 

of rosé per person and a box 

of chocolates per couple. Or 

for something more fun and 

alternative try the Drag Queen 

flight - an extended flight with a 

hilarious Drag act and a glass of 

Nyetimber sparkling wine. 

Info: britishairwaysi360.com 

Weds 14 Feb 

Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent 

ME17 1PL 

Valentine’s Dinner in 

the Castle 2018 

A romantic evening at the loveliest 

castle in the world. Enjoy an 

intimate dinner with a harpist, 

private tour of the castle after 

closing and options of rooms to 

stay overnight at the castle. 

Info: leeds-castle.com 

Sat 17 Feb 

Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, 

Canterbury, Kent CT1 2EH 

Valentine’s Dinner 

Enjoy a superb 4-course 

Valentine’s dinner with coffee and 

sparkling wine in the charming 

lodge’s restaurant, situated in the 

romantic grounds of Canterbury 

Cathedral and overlooking a pretty 

courtyard terrace. 

Entry: £34.95, Valentine’s 

Overnight Package £199 Double 

Occupancy 

Info: canterburycathedrallodge.org 

Sun 18 Feb 

St Mary in the Castle, 7 

Pelham Crescent, Hastings, 

East Sussex, TN34 3AF 

Valentine’s Opera 

Breakfast 

The Hastings Philharmonic 

presents a morning with arias 

by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, 

Massenet, Wagner and Bizet. 

Info: musicglue.com/ 

stmaryinthecastle 


Thurs 1 – Sat 3 Feb 

County Square Shopping 

Centre, Elwick Road, Ashford 

TN23 1YB 

WEDDING FAYRE 

It can be so difficult to choose 

the venue, photographers, 

cake, flowers and of course that 

special outfit for the big day. 

Get the all important advice you 

need this month at the Wedding 

Fayre at the County Square 

Shopping Centre in Ashford 

and speak to experts who will be 

there to help. 

Info: jean.moss@theme-events. 

co.uk 

Sun 4 Feb 

The Historic Dockyard 

Chatham, Church Lane, 

Chatham, Kent ME4 4TE 

Wedding Fair 

The Historic Dockyard hosts 

one of 2018’s first wedding 

fairs in association with Kentish 

Wedding. See the unique venue 

spaces available at the historic 

site, meet local suppliers and 

coordinators and collect copies 

of the latest wedding magazines 

as well as a goody bag and entry 

into a draw to win a luxury spa 

day with your partner. 

Entry: Free 

Info: thedockyard.co.uk 

Sun 18 Feb 11am - 3pm 

Hall Place & Gardens, 

Dartford, Bexley DA5 1PQ 

Wedding Showcase 

Day 

Explore the atmospheric and 

historic spaces within this 

stunning house and modern 

Riverside Café. 

Entry: Free 

Info: hallplace.org.uk 

Sun 25 Feb 

The Ferry House Inn, Harty 

Ferry Road, Harty, Kent 

ME12 4BQ 

Wedding Fair & Open 

Day 

A great opportunity to see what 

could be the venue of your 

dreams, talk to reccommended 

local suppliers and ask any 

questions you may have 

Info: theferryhouseinn.co.uk 

Workshops 

Thurs 15 Feb 11.45am -3pm 

Huguenot Museum, 95 High 

Street, Rochester ME1 1LX 

Family Weaving with 

Ann Bowdler 

Enjoy this fun interactive 

workshop with Ann Bowdler 

to explore a range of weaving 

techniques. 

Entry: £1/ child 

Info: 01634 789347 / 

huguenotmuseum.org 

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Jane Howard’s 

Fables from the Farm 

Britain’s trees are suffering from underplanting, over felling - and too many deer 

The best telly I saw over Christmas, 

by a country mile, was Dame Judy 

Dench’s documentary My Passion 

for Trees. “My life now is just trees,” she 

said, “trees and champagne.” How perfect 

is that? She has a secret wood at her home 

in Surrey where she has been planting trees 

for the past 30 years, and every time a 

friend dies she adds another tree for them. 

“It’s something living that goes on.” 

What a wonderful sentiment and the 

whole programme inspired me to think 

more carefully about the woodland at 

Coopers Farm. 

2017 was not a good year 

for trees in the UK. Less than 

700 hectares were planted – 

fewer than at any time since 

the Second World War. And 

this, hand in hand with a 

desire to cut down more 

and more of our senior trees 

especially in towns where 

they don’t ‘fit’ with 21st 

century urban living. 

Part of the problem is that we no longer 

understand trees in a way we once did. 

Thomas Hardy could identify trees in 

the dark by the sound the wind made 

blowing through their branches, but in a 

recent survey of 2,000 people – readers of 

BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, no less 

– only one in 50 were able to identify five 

varieties of tree by looking at their foliage. 

How sad is that? 

Closer to home, the situation at 

Coopers Farm is far from happy. We 

have recently joined up with about 20 

“Thomas Hardy 

could indentify 

trees by the sound 

the wind made 

through their 

branches ” 

other local landowners to form a collective 

‘cluster’. The idea being that flora and 

fauna don’t respect farm boundaries so any 

conservation issues are likely to be far more 

successful if implemented across swathes of 

land, rather than farm by farm. 

One of the most pressing issues, of 

concern to everyone in the cluster, is the 

damage being done by deer and a recent 

talk by the Deer Initiative Partnership 

– set up to promote the sustainable 

management of wild deer – was a real 

wake-up call. 

Six species of deer exist in the UK: red, 

roe and fallow deer are 

native species, with sika, 

muntjac, and Chinese 

water deer all introduced 

within the past 150 years. 

It is widely accepted that 

deer are more abundant 

and widespread now than 

at any time in the past 

1,000 years, indeed there 

may be as many as two million of them 

in the UK and, without natural predators, 

the population just keeps on growing. 

What is brutally apparent is that this 

number of deer is putting intolerable 

pressure on our woodland, leading to 

the loss of biodiversity and the decline of 

certain species of fauna and flora. 

I was quite shocked by the data, so 

I set about surveying our woods to see 

how bad the damage was. To do this you 

have to walk furtively about them with 

a clipboard, recording indicators such as 

deer seen (easy: none), pellet tallies (saw 

lots, but were they rabbit or deer?) and 

then a whole raft of clues such as couches, 

scrapes, wallows, wracks and slots! 

Once you’ve mastered this vocabulary, 

you can record bark damage, branches 

snapped, brambles nibbled and the 

numbers of young sapling trees. And 

here is the scary bit. In our 10 hectares of 

woodland I couldn’t find a single young 

oak sapling. Drastic action required. 

As a result Father Christmas delivered 

25 oak saplings, with stakes and deer 

guards, and I now intend to spend the 

next couple of months planting them 

round the farm. 

And inspired by Dame Judy’s idea of 

using them to remember dearly departed, 

Mum and Dad are in a hedge together; 

Auntie Mary, always a tad tricky, is on 

a bank on her own; and some dear 

university friends, all taken far too 

prematurely are gathered together in a 

clearing having a fine old time. 

Time will tell if it works, but in the 

meantime I will be keeping a very close 

watch on them all and making it my 

mission in 2018 to eat far more venison. 

Follow Jane Howard – and the farm 

– on Instagram @coopersfarm 


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