Canterbury mumsnetters - advice and recommendations please!

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We are taking my friend on a significant birthday trip in November and I'm looking for the following:

1. A nice hotel with a pool
2. A nice place to have brunch
3. Wet weather afternoon activities in case our original plan (outdoors!) gets rained off.

It doesn't have to be Canterbury - we'll have cars, so anywhere within half an hour or so is fine. We're after nice rather than location!

All recommendations gratefully received!

Hopeful bump!

Bumping again for the post bedtime crew.

Eastwell Manor is lovely for a spa day and it has a nice restaurant. Also not far from Canterbury.

Thank you! We're not really spa-y people, but my friend would love to have a proper swim - is that doable there?

Broome Park has a pool. It would fit the bill for occasion hotel depending on your budget.

Wet weather wise there's the theatre or museums? What sort are you interested in?

Cave Hotel in Boughton has a pool.

Avoid the travellodge there at all costs. I stayed last year while looking at the uni and it was a dump.

Have a poke around on booking.com and see what nice hotels pop up.

Try the Pig at bridge for food - excellent

The cave at Boughton has a lovely small pool and excellent food but no other spa treatments as such. Quite a modern feel.

other food options - The Sportsman at Seasalter do an excellent tasting menu , more rustic

if you are looking for silver service then Reads in Faversham is lovely too.

wet weather options :
Canterbury Cathedral
Dover Castle
curzon cinema or Marlowe theatre for a show
if you are thinking more of an activity, I’ll have a think. My head is full of things for children to do rather than grown ups !

Sorry I missed you wanted a brunch. Hands down the best brunch in Canterbury is The Refectory Kitchen , you can’t book but it’s well worth the wait if you have to queue

Yes it's a lovely pool! If it's not too imminent you could go and have a look. The grounds are fantastic to wander round as well. www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjlo97w5LX6AhWYQkEAHRr6BpgQFnoECBIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.champneys.com%2Fhotels%2Feastwell-manor%2Fhealth-spa%2F&usg=AOvVaw3EWypOoVX43P952QmFjEPt

Thank you all so much for such wonderful suggestions! I have lots of reading to do today 😀

Piggybacking on this as I was in Canterbury last week (Kent coast) and would like to know what to do when I return.

I know the Marlowe theatre etc but apart from that and a few others nothing.