Retirement Properties Spotlight in Ashford

Ashford has long been the market and business centre of the surrounding area and today is a busy commercial centre and growing in importance due to its location off the M20 and its international railway station. Originally sited at the confluence of the two Stour Rivers it has retained many of its ancient buildings and now has a modern shopping centre.

There are many places of interest nearby including The Kent and Sussex Steam Railway at Tenterden, The Kent Battle of Britain Museum near Hawkinge, and Leeds Castle, famous for its beautiful setting in a lake. Godinton House, two miles northwest of Ashford, is an imposing mansion standing in its park with bay windows and shaped gables.