Solley Farm House is perfectly situated for keen golfers. Five superb courses are to be fond a few miles distant, including the prestigious Royal St George's and the Princes - both top links courses and just a mile away by footpath. Good walks and cycle routes and bird observatories on the salt marshes at Pegwell Bay and at Sandwich.

History & Heritage

• Sandwich (1 mile) is arguably one of the best preserved medieval towns in the UK. Within the old town walls the many period houses, with their characteristic "Kent peg" roofs, are laid out in a street plan which has changed little since the creation of the Doomsday book in 1086.
• Centuries-old Richborough, Deal, Walmer and Dover Castles are all within a 30 minute drive
• The fabulous City of Canterbury (14 miles) has a whole host of history and heritage to discover including two castles, six museums, St Augustine's Abbey and the Cathedral
• Whitstable (20 miles) has a rich maritime history and is famous for its oysters

Leisure

Royal St. George's Golf Club - 1 miles
Host to the Open Championship many times in the past, and again in 2011. A course where many of the famous names have played.

Prince's Gold Club - 3 miles
"Prince's, with its 27 holes of championship Links has hosted the Open Championship and is currently an Open Qualifying Course. Prince's offers all that is best in modern links golf".

Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club - 4 miles
Host of the 1909 and 1920 Open Championship.

Walmer and Kingsdown Golf Club - 6 miles
Challenging 18 hole course set atop the White Cliffs of Dover.

St. Augustine's Golf Club - 6 miles
A century old club with some tight challenging holes.

Howletts Wild Animal Park - 12 miles
90 acres of beautiful ancient parkland. Visitors come to see the tiger enclosures, gorillas, clouded leopards, monkeys, tapirs, giant anteaters and more!

Rare Species Conservation Center - 1 mile
Created in 2006, the RSCC is home to many rare and endangered species.

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory - 1 mile
Has been recording all aspects of the wildlife in nearby Sandwich Bay for over 50 years.

Goodnestone Park Gardens - 5 miles
Created by generations of the FitzWalter family who have lived here since they built the house. The gardens have been brought to their present level of acclaimed quality during the last forty years and are now open to the public.

Travel

• Sandwich Rail station ( 1 mile)
• Dover Ferry Port (15 miles)
• Ramsgate Ferry Port (7 miles)
• Eurotunnel, Folkestone (20 miles)