Belmont House

We visited Belmont House, near Faversham last Sunday and thought it was really interesting and worth going back to, especially if we can get a sunny day. The most recent (18th century) building was designed by a lighthouse builder and from one side, the house looks like two lighthouses with a wall in between. They have over 300 clocks, quite a few are 17th century and must be worth a fortune. They have a special tour once a month by some expert from Greenwich who goes through the clocks in fine detail. We'd like to do that tour but they finish at the end of the month for the season so probably next year. They also have gardens to walk round which you can visit independently of the house, and although it was an umbrella job when we got to see them (the house tour took two hours) they were also very interesting and only slightly marred by the permanent marquee for the weddings they do. Nice tea and scones in the tea shop in the stables too.