Chef Alan Irwin learned his trade with Michelin-starred John Burton-Race and - more recently - at Chapter One in Bromley. He brings a touch of class to proceedings

Ringlestone Inn - Harrietsham

An isolated inn set high above the North Downs beside a stretch of the Pilgrims' Way

The Souffle - Bearsted

Overlooking Bearsted Green and only a few minutes from the M20

In and Around the County Town of Kent

The Garden of England comes to life in spring. Look out for the Leeds Castle Spring Flower Festival, British Superbikes at Brands Hatch and the Kent Game Fair at Detling.

The Dering Arms - Pluckley

The Dering Arms was built in the 1840's originally as a Hunting Lodge

Kits Coty Brasserie - Bluebell Hill

Fantastic views over the Medway valley are one of the prime attractions at this lively modern brasserie perched on the edge of Bluebell Hill. Choose to eat inside in the stylish dining room or al-fresco on the terrace

Greggs Restaurant - Sevenoaks

This chic modern restaurant occupies a seventeenth-century Grade II building

The Swan - West Malling

No trip to this part of Kent should pass without a visit to The Swan