Weekend Breaks in Kent

Cheap Weekend Short Breaks in Kent

For short weekend breaks in Kent on a budget there is a great choice of cheap accommodation in Kent, which is perfect for cheap budget weekend breaks. The cheapest accommodation for weekend breaks in Kent is camping on Kent camp sites. If you pick a summer weekend when the weather is fine, you can have a fun weekend away for less than £10 per person. Other cheap weekend break options include taking your own touring caravan to Kent caravan sites. If you don’t own a caravan, static caravans can be hired on Kent caravan parks for cheap weekends away. Some Kent caravans have a minimum stay of 1 week, but it is possible to hire a static caravan for 2 nights over the weekend.

If you prefer a little more luxury on your cheap weekend break in Kent, or at least a comfortable double bed, then cheap hotels and cheap B&B guest houses are perfect. There are lots of cheap hotels and guest houses in Kent, particularly around Folkestone, Dover and the Isle of Sheppey. To find the cheapest hotels and guest houses in Kent, look a little out of town, not right on the seafront. Early booking deals or last minute deals can also reduce hotel rates and make your holiday accommodation even more affordable. Don’t just concentrate on hotels, bed and breakfasts and guest houses either, cheap rooms for weekend breaks can also be found in Kent inns and Kent pubs with accommodation or in Kent Youth Hostels and university accommodation available outside of term-time.

Romantic Weekend Breaks & Pamper Breaks Kent

Kent's huge choice of elegant historic romantic hotels includes a wide choice of country house hotels, Listed historic townhouse hotels, medieval historic small hotels, vintage Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian Hotels and rural country house hotels. Many retain extensive historic features and architecture including open fireplaces, explosed beams and traditional decor giving historic hotels in Kent a luxurious edge. Furnishings at the luxury end of Kent historic hotels are usually to the period of the hotel with fine antiques. All these Kent accommodation options are perfect for romantic weekend breaks.

Kent is particularly good for luxury spa leisure hotels particularly around the Kent Weald and historic spa town Tunbridge Wells. You'll also find an excellent choice of large luxury leisure hotels with on-site or nearby golf courses and an extensive choice of leisure and beauty facilities, romantic restaurants, beautiful gardens and fine views of the Kent countryside or coast. Double rooms with four poster beds are often available, and you can also book hotel rooms with private Jacuzzis in the rooms, which is a lovely romantic idea for special romantic weekend short breaks in Kent or pamper weekend breaks.

Kent Festival and Theatre Short Breaks

Kent is a lively culturally rich region in the UK containing a huge choice of outstanding theatres, museums and art galleries. Kent is also famous for its huge number of festivals including the Canterbury International Festival, the Kent Beer Festival, Kent County Show, the Whitstable Oyster Festival, Broadstairs Folk Week, Regattas and Margate Jazz Festival as well as a choice of Charles Dickens Festivals.

Take a weekend break in Kent to coincide with one of the region's many famous festivals or events. The advice is always to book early and for cheaper Kent accommodation during festival periods look in the periphery of the region for example around Canterbury during the Canterbury Festival or in Chatham or Gillingham during Rochester's Dickens Festival.

Weekend Theatre and Museums breaks in Canterbury are recommended all year round. The acclaimed Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury offers an outstanding programme of drama. Other Kent hotspots for theatre weekend breaks include Whitstable, Tunbridge Wells, Margate and Maidstone.