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.

Purple Flag Award

Canterbury receives Purple Flag (http://www NULL.purpleflag NULL.org NULL.uk/uploads/DOCS/20-Canterbury_Case_Study_V2 NULL.pdf) accreditation!

The Purple Flag scheme recognises excellence in the management of town and city centres at night and aims to raise standards and improve the quality of our towns and cities at night.

As an accredited city centre, we can take pride in the fact the place in which we live, work and play is a safe and welcoming environment. Canterbury is one of only 25 town and city centres to have achieved this accreditation creating a real point of difference between our city and other destinations.

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!