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Top of the Hops: four exceptional homes in Kent

England’s oldest present-day county, Kent is known for its castles, royal rebellions, cathedrals and, these days, a burgeoning grape-growing scene to rival that across the Channel. It is also the home to – as this collection contends – a generous array of architectural styles: vernacular, Victorian, timber-framed or otherwise. With its almost 350 miles of coastline, undulating landscape and characterful villages, towns and cities, the ‘Garden of England’ has something for almost everyone …

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words: Sophie Sims

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