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Enjoy a wonderful day at Hall Place Gardens, featuring an owl experience and a visit to the tropical Butterfly Gardens. You'll also have free time to explore the beautiful grounds before enjoying a delicious two-course lunch at the historic Danson Stables.
View Dates & BookButterflies & Owls at Hall Place with Lunch
Our day begins at Hall Place Gardens, where we will first enjoy the fascinating Jambs Owl Experience.
This experience introduces visitors to a variety of owl species, including barn owls, eagle owls, and many others. Skilled handlers will explain how these magnificent birds survive in the wild, what they eat, and their unique nocturnal behaviours.
Next, we will visit the Butterfly Gardens, located adjacent to the owl experience. Housed within the beautifully restored Main Glasshouse at Hall Place & Gardens, the Butterfly House offers a truly immersive tropical environment.
The tropical flight area has been carefully designed and monitored to provide the ideal conditions for hundreds of colourful butterflies. The warm temperatures and high humidity not only support the butterflies but also sustain the tropical plants and flowers they depend on for feeding, breeding, and laying eggs. Visitors can observe these remarkable insects up close and gain a fascinating insight into their life cycle and natural habitat.
Following the butterfly experience, you will have free time to explore Hall Place Gardens at your leisure. (Please note: admission to Hall Place House is not included.)
Set within a 65-hectare estate, the award-winning gardens showcase outstanding horticulture and wildlife throughout the year. Keep an eye out for squirrels, wagtails, geese, exotic ring-necked parakeets, and even the resident kingfisher. There is also a café on site should you wish to purchase refreshments.
After our visit at Hall Place, we will travel to Danson Stables for a delicious two-course lunch for 14:00
Originally built in the 1700s as a stable block, this Grade II listed building is surrounded by beautiful parkland and provides the perfect setting to enjoy classic pub fare in a traditional and relaxing atmosphere.
Lunch Menu - Please choose your meal options and notify us of
choices when booking or email over to bookings@farleighcoaches.com please
inform us of any allergies or dietary requirements.
Mains
Hunters Chicken - your choice of chicken breast or coated chicken schnitzel topped with streaky Bacon, cheese & BBQ sauce, served with chunky chips, onion rings, peas and a dressed salad.
Hand battered Fish & Chips - served with tartare sauce and your choice of green peas, mushy peas or creamy minted peas.
Scampi & Chips - served with tartare sauce and your choice of green peas, mushy peas or creamy minted peas.
Sausage & Mash - award winning sausage flavour, served with buttery chive mashed potato, braised red cabbage, beef gravy & caramelised red onion chutney.
Lasagne - Beef & pork lasagne with cheesy garlic ciabatta and a dressed side salad.
Hand battered Halloumi & Chips - served with tartare sauce and your choice of green peas, mushy peas or creamy minted peas.
Chicken & Bacon Salad - Dressed mixed leaves, tomato, red onion, cucumber, radish topped with slow-roasted tomatoes, Chicken, smoked bacon & avocado with a mayo dip.
Mushroom, caramelised onion & Truffle Ravioli - With a smoky chilli & tomato sauce laced with olives, spinach, roasted red onion & pepper.
Desserts
Chocolate Brownie - With salted caramel sauce, Belgian chocolate sauce and Biscoff ice cream.
Signature Sticky Toffee Sponge - With salted caramel sauce and a jug of custard, double cream or vanilla flavour ice cream.
Crumble of the Day - Todays flavour of classic crumble with a jug of custard.
PICK UP ROUTE:A1
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| All Saints Church | All Saints Church Bus Stop, Stoke Road, Allhallows |
| Bridgewood Manor Hotel | Bridgewood Manor Hotel (Bus Stop Outside) Parking Available in Hotel Car Park - Chargeable |
| Brompton Farm Road | Brompton Farm Rd, Opp Harlech Close junc bus stop Bus stop by Tesco garage on Brompton Farm Road |
| Chatham Pembroke Court | Chatham Pembroke Court Flats Gala Bingo Go Outdoors heading toward Luton Arches |
| Chattenden Bus Stop | Main Road - by Jet Garage |
| Christmas Lane Bus Stop | Christmas Lane Bus Stop, High Halstow Outside Cricket Club |
| Gillingham Watling Street | Gillingham Barnsole Road Junction Watling Street |
| Grain Chapel Road Shops | Grain Chapel Road Shops Bus Stop |
| Hoo Co-op | Hoo Co-op Bus Stop Main Road |
| Hoo Marina | Hoo Marina Bus Stop |
| Hoo, Fourwents Road | Hoo, Fourwents Road Bus Stop, Bells Lane On Side of Bowls Club, Opposite Car Park |
| Maidstone, County Hall | Maidstone, County Hall / Maidstone East Station On Side of County Hall |
| Maidstone, Lower Stone St | Maidstone, Lower Stone Street Bus Stop Outside Cycles UK and Tops Pizza |
| Nags Head, Lower Stoke | The Nags Head Bus Stop, Lower Stoke |
| Rainham Manor Farm | Manor Farm Beefeater Pub, on Maidstone Road |
| Rainham Mark, Caldew Av | Rainham Mark, Caldew Avenue Bus Stop |
| Rochester Train Station | Rochester Train Station - Bus Stop Outside On Corporation Street |
| Strood Passmores | Strood Passmores Bus Stop |
| Wainscott Co-op | Wainscott Co-op Hollywood Lane |
| Wainscott Hollywood Ln | Wainscott, Hollywood Lane, Cooling Road Bus Stop Bus stop before 2 mini roundabouts |
| Wigmore Woodside Bus Stop | Wigmore Woodside Bus Stop near shell garage and vets |
THURSFORD 2026
DAYS Sum 2026 - Spring 2027
HOLIDAYS 2027