Kent Castle Tour!

We decided to go on a day trip and visit 3 different castles in Kent - Leeds, Dover, and Canterbury. The guide described all 3 as having different personalities, Leeds was the girly one, Dover was the Manly one and Canterbury was the cathedral. 

First on the list was Leeds Castle!

The setting was absolutely beautiful!

The castle was originally built in 1119 and most of today is from the 19th Century

We heard about the maze and decided we wanted to 

wander first before heading into the castle

In the middle there was a fun grotto that you walked out of

Jeff had some fun experimenting with the camera

I tend to really struggle with good shots when the weather is not so great

Playing with the focal points

Beautiful!!

The next stop was over to the Manly Castle - Dover Castle!

Can you see the famous Dover Cliffs in the background?!? 

We made a stop on the way to the castle at the cliffs... 

but the weather made it really tough to see them

Dover Castle is often described as the 'Key to England' 

because it is located at the shortest distance to continental Europe. 

The weather had taken another turn for the worst, with lots of wind and 

semi heavy rain, we spend most of the time in the main tower. 

It certain made the tower have more of a commanding presence!

 I think we make the perfect King and Queen :) 

The castle had a ton of things to do here, from secret tunnels used in wars, hospital tunnels and museums. It is also one of the largest castle in England.

(The grounds and surrounding views of the Leeds Castle were my favorite, 

but the history and actual castle at Dover I liked better.)

The last stop on the tour was Canterbury!
By the 3rd stop we were ready to just relax and get out of the weather.....
so we popped around to a local pub and had a bite to eat and a pint before heading back to London! It was a great way to end the day :)