Iffin Farmhouse | An award winning 18th century farmhouse with views of Canterbury Cathedral

A four star venue offering a five star service, Iffin Farmhouse is a delightful place to stay, to meet for business or pleasure or to escape for a creative break.

Located less than ten minutes drive from the centre of the cathedral city of Canterbury yet surrounded by beautiful Kentish countryside, Iffin Farmhouse is situated on historic Iffin Lane, that dates back to Roman times.

Iffin Farmhouse provides the perfect base to explore the ‘Garden of England’, to resolve important business decisions, enjoy a social occasion or to participate in a variety of creative pursuits.

Here you’ll experience all the benefits of a hotel you’d find in the centre of Canterbury
and with easy parking and inviting gardens you’ll be able to relax as soon as you turn into the drive.

Whilst you are staying with us, if you happen to be celebrating a birthday, special occasion or just wish to indulge don’t forget to let us know and we can arrange beautiful flowers, local chocolates and a Kentish Sparkling wine to await you on arrival!

‘We came for a week-end and wanted to stay for a week’ Jane and Simon Fitzgerald, London.

Why Wye!

Only 15mins from Iffin Farmhouse, by car, through the village of Petham (famous for its beautiful surrounding landscapes and “chocolate box” style cottages), past the poor house in Waltham and on along narrow country lanes to the top of the North Downs.

Absolutely stunning views stretching for miles to the most western edge of the county and on into East Sussex and to the South spectacular views of Romney Marsh.

In days long ago dense forest covered the low ground in Kent so travellers to France made their way along the North Downs. They dropped down to Wye to the ford on the River Stour. And so a hamlet grew up first near the river providing rest and comfort for travellers.

The more agile of walkers today can follow the same paths, also stopping off for some liquid refreshments at a variety of establishments before ascending a steep climb back up to the top of the Downs passing by The Crown before continuing eastwards to take in, again, the spectacular views.

The Crown was cut into the chalk hillside to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII by college students, on the Wye college estate on 12th June 1902. Restored between 1991 and 1995, recently re-whitened (April 1997) for Wye College’s 550th Anniversary The Crown can be seen from miles around

Great Expectations

2012 is the bicentinary of the birth of Charles Dickens. He was an English Novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. His own story is one of rags to riches which provided the vivid characters and exhaustive depiction of contemporary life so evident in his books. Watch the animated story of his life here (http://www NULL.bbc NULL.co NULL.uk/drama/bleakhouse/animation NULL.shtml)

Charles Dickens had many associations with Kent, as did his characters, including his death on 7 June 1870 at Gad’s Hill Place, Higham, Kent. (http://www NULL.bbc NULL.co NULL.uk/drama/bleakhouse/animation NULL.shtml)

The photograph to the left is of St Thomas a Beckett Fairfield Church on the Romney Marsh in Kent which was used in the recent BBC televised adaptation of Great Expectations. Reputedly, as the film crew were setting up machines to reproduce the infamous marsh fog nature had the last laugh and rolled in on cue!