• Each year Preston Court plays host to several events including the largest Steam Rally and Country Fair in Kent, held at the end of June.

    NEW FOR 2010: Preston Court Film & Photographic location.

     

    The house and grounds at Preston Court provide a huge variety of potential locations for photographic shoots.

     

 

Here are just a few of the locations we can offer....

 

  1. Georgian country house

Period house with original Georgian features

House by water/ornamental lakes

Countryside (350 acres of private land of mixed topography, including farmland, arable, lowland nature reserve with

ditches, dykes and a river, woodland, meadows, paddocks & garden with ornamental lakes)

Parkland

Woodland with bluebells (May)

Historic heritage buildings

Magical St. Mildred's church.  (which dates back to the 7th century)

Medieval gardens with ornamental lakes and a medieval island

Nature reserve with river

Oast house (rare Gothic style with 3 kilns)

Granary building built on staddle stones

Magnificent 17th century oak barn

Steam traction engines, trains and 1920's (Art Nouveau) & 1930's (Art Deco) mechanical organs.

Fairground rides with Victorian carousel

Steam Museum and the collection

Maritime Museum with Royal Harbour

Very rare Ocean going steam tug 'Cervia'

1930's original steam yatch.  'Sundowner'

Stud farm with performance horses, brood mares and foals.

Working farm with sheep & cattle

Rare birds such as osprey, kingfishers, geese, swans and peacocks!