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Hegdale Barn

Kent, a county in southeast England, is well worth visiting. Kent is one of the “home counties” that immediately surround London.  Kent has the mildest climate in the United Kingdom, and for many years was a major farming area, particularly for hops. It used to be that London families would travel out to Kent by train to participate in the harvest of hops. To this day, you can see the hops curing barns, called oasts,

Up? Down? Updown Cottage on an Up-Down Street

Our first foray into cottages was a few years ago when another couple travelled with us to England. We decided that it would be better for us to have a two bedroom cottage than to have to pay for two hotel rooms. So with that in mind, Marsha went on a search.

She found Updown Cottage and we knew by the information provided that it was going to be special.  Updown Cottage is situated on …