Bishopsdale Oast Bed Breakfast Accommodation in Kent, UK. Bishopsdale Oast, Biddenden, Kent TN27 8DR, UK. 18th Century Oast House Bed and Breakfast Accommodation - BB drysdale@bishopsdaleoast.co.uk. English Tourism Council Four Stars Kent based Bed and Breakfast accommodation. TOP 20 FINALIST: AA 2000 LANDLADY OF THE YEAR Our Bed and Breakfast accommodation in Kent is featured in Gael Guide des Week-Ends 2005, Time Out, and 2004 Michelin Guide for Great Britain Ireland. A warm welcome awaits you at this recently refurbished Kentish Oast House. Situation: Bishopsdale Oast was built in the 1700s, and is a double kiln oast house, and is now highly recommended bed and breakfast accommodation. It is peacefully situated in Kent, the Garden of England, with outstanding views. It is an ideal location for touring Kent, UK, with its many castles, houses and gardens (click the Location button). There are also wild life centres, museums, steam trains to Bodiam Castle, picturesque villages and fine countryside. Visit the historic towns of Tenterden, Rye on the coast, Battle and Tunbridge Wells. Meals: Apart from Bed and Breakfast accommodation, evening meals and special diets are catered for, by prior arrangement. Vegetables are grown in our own organic garden. Jane, your hostess, is an accomplished professional cook. Guests can enjoy breakfast or dinner in the dining room, or on sunny days al fresco on the terrace, and then relax in the sitting room in front of a log fire, stroll round the gardens, play a game of croquet, or simply watch the ducks. Bedrooms: We have five large bedrooms (one a family room), with super comfortable king size beds. The rooms have colour TV, radio alarm clock, coffee and tea making facilities. Our en-suite bathrooms are luxurious, and all the bedrooms have stunning views overlooking deer park. Click the Accommodation button for more details. We can accommodate children. We have wonderful gardens, including areas of wild flowers and grasses. Bed and Breakfast Accommodation - BB. Stickland Web Studio

Thank you, Iain and Jane. This is one of the loveliest places I've stayed in, and provided me with every comfort for a greatly needed restorative interlude. Sue Polites, Melbourne, Australia. Hi, Jane Iain, Just to say how much Mary and I enjoyed our brief stay with you both, we much appreciated your welcome and hospitality, especially the delicious dinner that you provided for us on Saturday evening.On that theme Mary would be grateful if you could let her have a copy of the recipe for the delicious Lemon Bombe sometime. With kind regards, Lou Mary Smith. Dear Jane and Iain, On behalf of all who stayed with you over the weekend, thank you very much for a wonderful stay with excellent accomodation and food, set in such a lovely location. We wish you all the very best for the future and hope to see you again one day. We all arrived home safely at varying times. Paula is feeling much better and went to work at lunchtime today. Once again a big thank you. Best regards Richard Mitchell Company Accountant J S Hay Limited Norwich. Thursday evening 6th July 2006 Muggy Suffolk Good evening Jane and Iain, Greetings from muggy Suffolk and from Glenna, Brita and I. You have new fans, and the Number 1 fan is Swedish. Brita lapsed from English into her native Swedish on many occasions today, and that was her way of trying to express her pure delight with everything associated with our visit to Bishopsdale Oast. I have no doubt that we will be returning to enjoy your home and your company, and of course the food. Thank you from all of us. We thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to relax in deepest Kent. Sincere best wishes Glenna, Brita and John. Dear Iain Jane, Just a note to thank you both again for giving our family such a fabulous three days. We are all agreed that you have a very beautiful home and we felt priviledged to be allowed to relax and enjoy ourselves in it and in your beautiful garden. We wish you both well for the rest of the season and hope to see you sometime in the future. With our best wishes, Ian Mandy 31.07.06

MENUS (Sample Menus). Porridge Ruby Grapefruit Yoghurt Croissant Brioche. A variety of Teas Coffee Hot Chocolate. EGGS: Fried, scrambled, poached or boiled Bacon Pork Sausages Vegetarian Sausages Tomatoes Mushrooms Fried Bread Black Pudding Baked Beans. STARTERS: Spicy hot crab Melon Prawns with a fresh mint dressing Cheese Souffles. Avocado Pear with a warm piquant sauce and crispy bacon. MAIN COURSES: Roasted Kent Lamb with Honey Ginger Breast of Chicken with Cider Creme Fraiche Boeuf Bourginonne Pork with Celery, Apple Cider Locally caught fish. Sugar salt Duck Breast with a rhubarb sauce. Fresh vegetables from our garden. ~ Various puddings, with home made ice cream ~. Selection of interesting cheeses. Tea or Coffee Not licensed - Bring your own wines etc. All diets catered for

TERMS CONTACT DETAILS. TARIFF: Prices are per room per night, including breakfast, and are inclusive of VAT. DINNER (if required). Bring your own wine if required. Click. Iain and Jane Drysdale. YOU CAN USE OUR CONTACT FORM (BELOW), or if you prefer, phone or e-mail: CONTACT / ENQUIRY FORM. Telephone (Evening): Dates required - Arrival: Number of Children (under 16): to send us your enquiry

LOCATION PLACES TO VISIT. London or Channel Ports 1 hour by car. Channel Tunnel 45 minutes. Coast 25 minutes. From A20 or M20 at Ashford, Kent, follow the A28 through Tenterden. Then take the Cranbrook road. After two and a half miles turn left on a sharp right hand bend. Follow the signs to Bishopsdale Oast. Hever, Scotney, Bodiam, Leeds, Dover. Pashley Manor, Sissinghurst, Great Dixter, Chartwell, Knole, Ightham Mote, Batemans. Kent and East Sussex Railway, Tenterden (full size), Romney Hythe Dymchurch (small, but takes passengers). Battle (1066), Goudhurst, Rye on the coast, Smarden, Tunbridge Wells, Winchelsea.

18th Century Oast House - Bed and Breakfast

THE HISTORY OF BISHOPSDALE OAST. Bishopsdale Oast was a working oast until the 1950's. It was then empty for thirty years, and became a ruin, as can be seen from the picture. In 1984 it was converted to a house, whilst still retaining many of the features of the original building. OAST HOUSES - DESCRIPTION AND USE. Oast Houses were used for drying hops, which are the most important ingredient of beer after barley. The oast houses were used for the drying process, which involved spreading the hops on horse hair blankets over the drying room floors. The drying process took approximately eight hours, and was monitored very carefully by the Dryer, who had to ensure that the water content of the dried hop was very small. The value of the dried hop for brewing purposes would drop if the hops were not dried correctly. Once the hops were dried and cooled, they had to be packed into six foot high 'pockets'. Each hop pocket had to be packed tightly, and prior to the introduction of the hop press this job was carried out by the Bagster. When the pockets were filled they were sewn up, leaving two 'ears' for easier handling. The pockets were weighed, stencilled showing the year, origin, grower and sack number to avoid fraud amongst hop growers.

 Luggage storage
 Clothes dry cleaning
 Credit cards accepted
 Dinner may be served in the room
 Hairdryer
 Heating
 Ironing facilities
 Laundry services/washing machine
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Clock/radio
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 TV sets in rooms
 Patio, summer terrace
 Cheques accepted
 Common room with a TV set