The Cart Stable, Dargate, Faversham (2025)

08/04/2025

If you’ve enjoyed a meal at our amazing local gastro pub The Dove Dargate, please vote for them to retain the award for a second year running! 🙏🏼

03/03/2025

Our ‘Cart Stablers’ have been enjoying lovely walks and woodland exploring right from our doorstep, but there’s one piece of local history we doubt any of them have stumbled across in the woods and that’s ‘Holly Hill Tower’. This is a late 19th century belvedere (or ‘folly’) built by the Dawes family to watch their ships ⛵️ approaching London down the estuary.

It’s now a little bedraggled but it still stands in Blean Wood behind us, very well hidden off the beaten track by the trees and shrubs.

We challenge you to ‘Find the Folly’ and take a picture 📸 to prove you were there. We’ll point you in the general direction but then you’re on your own… it’s hard but maybe a little easier in March before the trees shoot their leaves 🌳🌳

Book your stay and have some springtime outdoor exploring fun …and wellies still required!

www.thecartstable.com

26/02/2025

We would like to congratulate the amazing for receiving the recognition for all his hard work and creativity in the kitchen by winning “Chef of the Year” at the Kent & Medway Food and Drink Awards 2025…. woohooo!! 🍾🎉👨🏼‍🍳🏆 🥳

It’s no surprise as we’ve been enjoying the delicious food for the last 6yrs, but who would’ve thought that in the space of 10months our little local gastro pub The Dove Dargate would be boasting Kent’s best chef on top of their Muddy Stilettos - Kent award for Kent’s “Best Destination Pub” 🙌🏼

So now there’s even more reason to treat yourself and your loved one to a springtime getaway in our tranquil woodland setting… our top rated Airbnb + an award winning ‘best destination’ gastro pub + Kent’s official best chef!! 👨🏼‍🍳

Book your stay, and book 🫶🏻

www.thecartstable.com
www.dovedargate.co.uk

11/02/2025

UPDATE: Valentines weekend is now booked! 🙌🏼 💞💘❤️
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Calling all you romantics out there 💕💘…yes YOU! 🫵🏼

This could be your lucky day as we still have Valentines weekend available for you to surprise and treat your loved one to a well deserved, relaxing and tranquil break in our beautiful woodland setting.

Be spontaneous and show them how much they mean to you, and prioritise your time over the daily grind to focus on each other 🥰 with some long woodland walks, and food and drink by the open fire 🪵🔥 at one of our highly rated local pubs 🍽️🥩🍷

Look at the weather too, the forecast is crisp and bright which is perfect for getting outside ☀️

For any bookings over this weekend we’ll even throw in a bottle of complementary bubbles 🍾🥂 so you can kick off the weekend as you mean it to go on ❤️

It’s just a few clicks to book, link in our bio 👍🏼

Know somebody who is looking to treat their loved one? …hit the share button or tag them
in the comments!

www.thecartstable.com

01/01/2025

Happy New Year to all our Cart Stabler’s, and wishing you all health, happiness and prosperity in 2025! 🍾🎉🥂🥳

We would like to thank you all for supporting us in 2024 by booking your relaxing countryside getaway with us, it really is much appreciated particularly when economically and financially there has still been a lot of uncertainty through the year🙏🏼 It was 2024 that saw us surpass over 200 Airbnb reviews thanks to you! 🤩

We’re really looking forward to seeing both new and familiar faces visit us in 2025, it is meeting people like you, hearing your stories, and seeing you have a relaxing time that keeps us going ❤️

Start planning your break now and feel free to drop us a message if you want to know what’s going on in the area, the best time to book, and where to eat and drink, we’re more than happy to help 😃

www.thecartstable.com

14/12/2024

It’s really beginning to feel like Christmas here at The Cart Stable, and we have this week and next weekend available to get a few days away before the big day to help you get into the festive spirit 🎅🏻🎄🎁

Get some last minute Christmas shopping in at one of our nearby towns, or maybe a long woodland walk away from the hustle and bustle, and of course we have our wonderful local pubs for food and drink and feel snug by the log burner with a glass of mulled wine (or two! 🤪) 🍷🍷

Book your Christmas cheer here ⬇️ …Ho Ho Ho 🎅🏻

www.thecartstable.com

09/11/2024

If you’re a wine and port connoisseur🍷🍷 have we found the place for you, and a perfect excuse for a Cart Stable getaway!

We spent a wonderful evening at portowinebar in Whitstable, a small but perfectly formed wine bar which boasts an extensive wine list, specialising in Portuguese 🇵🇹 wines and ports.

The menu consists of a variety of delicious Portuguese ‘pestico’ snacks including olives🫒 toasties🥪 prawns 🍤 skewers🍡 cheeses🧀 breads🥖 pâté and cured meats🥓.

The highlight of the night was our flights of port, and of course we tried each flight - white, tawny, ruby and vintage ports 🍷🤪

The owners and staff provided attentive service and were highly knowledgeable about the wines and ports.

This place is a perfect addition to Whitstable’s scene of bijou and stylish independent business’ and we highly recommend a visit to round off your day visiting our local harbour town, but don’t forget to book!

We have availability through the remainder of November and December to relax and recharge before the mad rush of the festive season, so book now for an early Christmas 🎄🎅🏻 present to yourselves.

www.thecartstable.com

02/11/2024

If you fancy a refreshing walk along the beach one of the best places to head to is Dumpton Gap. This is just 25minutes drive from us and from there you can walk north towards Broadstairs, or as we did the other day we headed south to the old ferry ⛴️ town of Ramsgate.

Ramsgate has one of the largest marina’s on the south coast, and overlooking it are plenty of shops, bars and restaurants to enjoy. While here you can also explore Ramsgate’s tunnel system that was used to shelter 60,000 people during WWII.

You need to time your walk right with the tide times as at high tide the beach route is completely cut off closer to Dumpton Gap… but there are quite a few hours once high tide starts to subside before you need to worry about getting your feet wet! 😆

We still have availability to the end of the year, so book your stay and enjoy some bracing walks along the Kent coast.

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28/10/2024

As we approach November and the last couple of months of the year, we imagine quite a few of you are wondering how to juggle just a few days of annual holiday remaining to get that desired Cart Stable getaway in with your loved one 💞

Well we have something that will help you! 🤗 With immediate effect we’ve reduced our minimum stay from 3-nights to 2-nights through autumn and winter until 31st March 2025. 🙌🏼 🥳

So now you can finish work (early 🤣) on a Friday and enjoy a weekend stay without taking time off work. Or how about a midweek escape to take just a couple of days away from the grind of work to recharge the batteries?

Sounds ideal? Booking is just a few simple clicks away!

www.thecartstable.com

27/10/2024

Whitstable is a favourite place to visit for many of our guests for its seaside charm, Whitstable oysters, the harbour, and its boutique shops. There are also some great places to eat and drink, and yesterday we paid a long overdue visit to The Twelve Taps, a really cool beer, gin and cocktail bar with a friendly and inclusive vibe.

They have a great selection of craft beer with 12 lines on tap to choose from. Can’t decide? Then go for a beer flight of 3 x 1/3 pints of your choice 🍺🍺🍺

For the gin lovers🍸🍸they have a wide selection to chose from, and they also make their own ‘Whitstable Gin’ which there are 3 versions to choose from including a ‘Pizza Gin’!! 🍕🍸 You can also buy a bottle to take a taste of Whitstable back home.

We have plenty of availability through the remainder of 2024, so book your countryside escape and spend a lazy afternoon savouring the beer and gin delights of The Twelve Taps! 🍺🍸🍹🤪

www.thecartstable.com

13/10/2024

No matter how often we walk in Blean Woods behind us, there’s always something different to see thanks to Mother Nature. Check out this amazing display of fungi sprouting out from the woodland floor 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Have we got mush-room for an autumn escape? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣Yes, we’ve got weekday and weekend availability through October and November.

Why wait?… book your autumn escape here ⬇️

www.thecartstable.com

30/09/2024

There’s one place that never fails to deliver an amazing view 🤩 regardless of the weather, and that’s the viewing point at Victory Wood, which is on our doorstep.

Part of The Woodland Trust it was planted between 2005 and 2008 to mark the 200th anniversary of Britain’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.

You can drive there but if you’re feeling energetic then you don’t need to, we did a 4.5km circular walk up the bridlepath into Blean Wood where we followed a trail that took us to the Dargate Road hill entrance into Victory Wood.

It’s great any time of day, but our favourite thing to do is to watch the sun setting over the North Kent coast… maybe take a picnic or a couple of drinks 🥪🍹

Walking boots or wellies are recommended until next summer!

www.thecartstable.com

22/09/2024

We have great walks with Blean Woods right on our doorstep, but just a short drive away there are more amazing walks to choose from along the Kent Downs National Landscape and the North Downs Way National Trail.

Earlier this week we drove 30mins to Wye and did a 7km/4.3m circular walk through Wye Downs. This walk took us just over 2hrs to complete and was mostly off-road public footpaths through the Wye Nature Reserve and the Devils Kneading Trough, across farmland, through the pretty village of Wye, and then the hike back up to the spectacular views at the Wye Crown 👑🤩

It goes without saying that we then had a well deserved pub lunch after🍺, and the New Flying Horse in Wye was the perfect location for this with its fab lunch menu and warm friendly welcome!

Book your autumnal escape and find out for yourselves what Visit Kent has to offer.

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19/09/2024

We were so busy over the summer we forgot to shout out that we reached a significant milestone… yes we’ve now reached (and passed!) over 200 reviews on Airbnb !! 🍾🥳🎉 🙌🏼

Not only that, together with our 4.99 rating it means we are doing the right thing and are one of the highest rated Airbnb’s in the UK! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In the last 6yrs that’s been a lot of guests loving their Cart Stable experience… celebrating, proposing, revisiting old haunts, or simply escaping and recharging… it’s a place for everyone ❤️

Be part of our story, book your countryside escape with your loved one, and leave a review to tell others.

www.thecartstable.com

14/09/2024

We had a drive to Folkestone yesterday for the first time in a while and enjoyed a mooch around the historic Folkestone Harbour and Folkestone Harbour Arm. The harbour area has been brilliantly regenerated over the last 10yrs and is now a place to visit to combine with walks along the seafront, take in magnificent views of the White Cliffs and across the channel to France 🇫🇷, enjoy a wide choice of food 🍔 🧀 and drink 🍹🍷 , live music 🎸 , outdoor cinema 🎬, arts events 🎭 and other entertainment.

It’s only a 35 minute drive from us so pencil this in as a day out destination during your next Cart Stable stay.

When is that?… it’s waiting for you right here👇🏼

www.thecartstable.com

11/09/2024

As everyone’s getting excited over a rainbow today, we thought we might as well join in 🌈 🌈 …so here are a few pics to share of it over our backdrop of Blean Woods.

We can’t guarantee a rainbow when you visit, but we can guarantee an idyllic woodland setting, cosy accommodation, total relaxation, and a warm friendly welcome, whatever the weather!

Bookings now being taken for October and beyond.

www.thecartstable.com

09/09/2024

After a busy summer ☀️ with new and familiar guests visiting from far and wide 🫶🏻, today seems to have marked the start of autumn with the wet and cooler temperatures returning.

Autumn is our favourite season here at The Cart Stable as our woodland backdrop gradually transforms into beautiful shades of gold and bronze 🍁🍂🍄‍🟫

It’s also the best time to get the wellies on 🥾, enjoy long woodland walks together 🌲🌳🦉, unwind from the stresses of the daily grind 💖, and have a well deserved refuelling stop at one of our welcoming country pubs 🍺🍷.

We are fully booked in September but fear not… we have lots of availability 🗓️ for October and November 🙌🏼 …just when you’re going to need it 😃. Don’t forget we require a minimum 3-night booking on Airbnb, but if you can only do 2-nights then message us for our 2-night rate and we’ll try to accommodate 🥰.

Your autumnal stay is just a few clicks away👇🏼

www.thecartstable.com

18/08/2024

Our chicks love the bench swing on a sunny day… and they hen-joy human company so come and join them for a chat and a cluck while soaking up our glorious woodland setting… we have pl-hen-ty of availability for a September escape.

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