The Leicester Arms Country Inn

Outstanding last minute experience: Getaway just before Christmas to recalibrate! Atmosphere, food (beautifully prepared and passion on a plate), team (so accommodating), drinks (winter Aperol Spritz) and room quality (luxurious). Star team member: Max - what a star: Intuitive hospitality at its best!

Very hot room, overlooking the roof overpriced (i spent 2 weeks in a hotel in Malaysia with a view to die for for the price of 2 nights here) and when we arrived, even though the room was ready, they wanted to charge us an extra £10 to access the room "early" even though they had got it ready of their own volition. What a joke.

Our family group stayed here for a wedding, taking all the rooms for 2 nights & having dinner on 1 of them. It was superb: - the staff’s attitudes were terrific (at a time when good staff can be so hard to find) and nothing was too much trouble; - the rooms are beautifully & elegantly furnished (we were in Golding, which was large, comfortable and at the back of the building. An extractor fan operated 24/7 not far outside, so ask for a room elsewhere if that might bother you but it wasn’t a problem for us); - the bar and dining area are similarly decorated in a comfortable country Inn style; - the food was excellent, good ingredients, skilfully cooked and well presented; - the wine list, beers (including the outstanding Harvey’s Best) and gin selection was extensive; - the little village is lovely, as is the countryside around Penshurst. All in all, from cleaners to owners, everyone was friendly, polite and helpful and clearly cared about the Leicester Arms. A wonderful weekend.

It was perfect- the huge suite was ideal as a getting ready room for our large bridal party- easily accommodated two hair stylists and the breakfast delivered to the room was superb. We were looked after so well and the staff were extremely attentive. The recent makeover has been done well and the rooms were comfortably luxurious. The post midnight moonlit procession back from Penshurst Place to the Leicester Arms was unforgettable- a lovely opportunity to chat about the day as we wandered back.

We had a wonderful evening meal with my elderly mum and her friends at the Leicester Arms. All the staff (and particularly the manager from the Netherlands!) couldn't have been more helpful and the food was just delicious. We will definitely be back very soon.

Poor stay also the two men running it one of them was on ramsays kitchen nightmares Lawrence who was running la parra restaurant in Spain which was a joke and can see he hasn’t learnt much from it as the experience at the pub wasn’t anything to write home about average food at above average prices