The Plough Inn

The Plough Inn is a special place with a special past and a special present. This Grade II-listed medieval Wealden Hall house is lovingly preserved in all of its authentic glory, home to a restaurant and bar, and set in a tranquil garden with low-key luxury style accommodation tucked away in a newly-built Kent barn. Set high up on Kent Downs in an area of outstanding natural beauty, this is a little island of peacefulness where wonderful English things have been preserved and are waiting to be rediscovered. A separate accommodation wing - newly built in Kentish barn style - guarantees peace and quiet. Six unique mezzanine suites enjoy individual entrances giving guests direct access to a private garden and the downs. There’s high standards of comfort, cleanliness and attention to detail and simple but genuine pleasures: comfortable rooms with a choice of pillows, Tassimo coffee machines, high pressure walk-in showers, double-ended baths - and cooked breakfasts delivered to your door. Rooms can be set up for couples or families and dogs are welcome. Enjoy personal service that goes the extra mile to make guests happy. Set in a rare medieval Wealden Hall, this independent inn is owned and run by a chef-patron and professional hotelier who together offer a quintessential English retreat - welcoming, comfortable, peaceful with exceptional food, drinks and service. The Plough has authentic interiors - polished wood, cosy nooks, beams and open fires - and is surrounded by unspoiled English countryside that you can explore from the front door of your suite. Step out onto chalk grassland down paths that meander around the traditional village or take a trip to local vineyards, coastal towns and historic attractions. Exceptional and award-winning food created and cooked on-site by a classically trained Chef-patron with an adventurous streak. There’s homemade bread and brioche, traditional pub fare and a surprising repertoire of special dishes that celebrate seasonal Kentish country and coastal produce with lots of menu choice - including picnics. A traditional bar with low beams and log fires is well-stocked with fine wines from Kent and beyond, local ales and ciders, four hand-pumps with rotating selection of local brews - and a collection of 26 gins and 14 rums courtesy of an ongoing battle of the spirits between the patrons.