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Trips to Leeds Castle from London
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Travel / Tours / England / Leeds Castle
Visit Leeds Castle (in Kent, England)
     
Sections:
Introduction
  Visitor route
  Castle
  Aviary
  Maze, grotto and lakeside
  Special events
  Further information
  Links



INTRODUCTION

The pictures on this page were taken during a day-trip from London to Leeds Castle (in Kent, south-east England) organised by Anderson Tours. Earlier that day the tour went to Rochester (see: Travel/Tours/England/Rochester). To find out how to book a future tour, see: Travel/Tours/Company/AndersonTours.

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VISITOR ROUTE TO THE CASTLE


Eye-to-eye contact

Black and white swans


Peacock

Mother duck with her ducklings

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CASTLE



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AVIARY


Scarlet ibis (in the background)

Crowned crane


Parrot

Toucan

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MAZE, GROTTO & LAKESIDE


A father helps his son by lifting him out of the maze!

Gorse and lake (view from Lady Baillie garden)

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SPECIAL EVENTS


Falconry display:owl in flight

Falcon catches food in mid-flight

(c) Leeds Castle Foundation
Balloon weekend (in September)

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FURTHER INFORMATION

* Booking a tour
Day-trip to Rochester & Leeds Castle: Travel/Tours/Company/AndersonTours

* Visitor information
Leeds Castle: http://www.leeds-castle.com

* Transportation
- The nearest train station is Bearsted: services from London Victoria take about 1 hour. For train times and to book a ticket, see: Shop/Company/TheTrainline. There is a coach service from Bearsted train station to Leeds Castle.
- It takes about 1 hour 30 minutes to travel by coach from Victoria Coach Station in London to Leeds Castle. For timetables and to buy a ticket online, see: Shop/Company/NationalExpress (enter "Leeds Castle" as your destination)

* Weather forecast for Maidstone/Leeds Castle
See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2664

* More photos
See: http://www.leeds-castle.com/content/visiting_the_castle/interactive_tours/interactive_tours.html

Lonely Planet verdict: Leeds Castle
"Just east of Maidstone, Leeds Castle is one of the most famous and most visited castles in the world ... Some rooms are closed to the public quite regularly. If you want to be sure you can see all the rooms and get your money's worth, ring ahead"
(extracts from "Lonely Planet Great Britain - 2003 edition", used with permission)
Lonely Planet Great Britain
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Date: May 2007
Lonely Planet England
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Date: March 2007
Other Lonely Planet publications

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LINKS


Anderson Tours: Travel/Tours/Company/AndersonTours
Rochester: Travel/Tours/England/Rochester
Windsor: Travel/Tours/England/Windsor
Warwick: Travel/Tours/England/Warwick
British history: Britain/History

Home page: Home

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