Challenger

Tenterden

Escape everyday life for a stay at one of four beautifully designed cabins, surrounded by hop fields and wild flower meadows in the grounds of McCann's Brewery. With the Hop House and Kitchen moments away, you'll have all the space you need in the privacy of your cabin, yet without any hassle to self cater, with delicious meals and pizzas cooked for you, washed down with an on-site crafted beer or local glass of wine, or if seclusion is more your aim for your stay why not let us arrange a breakfast box or some local goodies to be delivered to your doorstep.

Come evening, after a soak in your very own hot tub; with the hop fields and countryside as your backdrop, retreat to the comfort of the bedroom for a restful night of sleep. After breakfast, if exploring on foot is on the agenda, miles of picturesque walking routes await, or even a tour of the hops fields and brewery, with a tasting to follow, should the history of this working hop farm pique your interest as it did ours.

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Facilities

Coffee Machine

Country

24 Miles To The Beach

6.3 Miles To The Nearest Train Station

3.9 Miles To The Pub

2.3 Miles To The Shops

EV Charger

Ground Floor Bedroom

Hot Tub

Hot Tub Towels

Linen & Towels

Microwave

Pet Friendly

Romantic Breaks

Smoke Detectors

Wi-Fi

About Challenger

Challenger: sleeps 2 plus 1 on a sofa bed

Open plan living area
Kitchen with fridge, coffee machine, microwave, toaster & kettle
Living area with double sofa bed (sleeps 2), dining table and chairs seating 4, smart TV, and french doors leading to decked terrace
Door less walkway to the Master bedroom (sleeps 2) in Double bed with ensuite shower room with WC and washbasin

Outside
Decked terrace with private hot tub, wooden chairs with views over wild flower meadow & hop fields

Services
Wi-Fi
Electric heaters

Brewery and Hop Tours available on-site at an additional cost.

The cabin is located on a working hop farm and brewery, deliveries and machinery such as tractors may be heard.
Please note: this property does not have a cooking hob or oven. On-site restaurant is open for breakfasts available in the taproom from 8.30am Friday-Sunday. Booking advised. Lunch and dinner is also available in the tap room (not included in price) available from Wednesday-Sunday.

Things You Need to Know

Towels and Linen provided

Wi-Fi

Electric heating

1 dog allowed. Please note, additional pet charges are £35 per pet per week (or part of) will be charged. A dog basket and dog towel is provided. Please ensure your dog does not sleep on the beds.

Communal parking area with EV chargers (pay per use)

Adults and children over 12 allowed (no children under 12 for safety reasons)

Early check in, and late checkouts may be available on request, subject to availability. Fees will apply. Please contact Bloom Stays for more details.

The cabin is located on a working hop farm and brewery, deliveries and machinery such as tractors may be heard.

The showers within the cabin can have low pressure at times.

Please note: this property does not have a cooking hob or oven. On-site restaurant is open for breakfasts available in the taproom from 8.30am Friday-Sunday. Booking advised. Lunch and dinner is also available in the tap room (not included in price) available from Wednesday-Sunday. Please ensure you book ahead of your stay to avoid disappointment.
House Rules

We hope you have a wonderful stay in Challenger.
We would respectfully ask that the following house rules are adhered to, to avoid any damages to our beautiful holiday home. Should any damages arise please note charges may be taken from your security deposit.
Please ensure you check out on time to allow our housekeepers to enter the property and prepare it for the next guests.
Smoking is not permitted in the property at any time.
Please note for insurance purposes the number of guests must not exceed the total occupancy of the house.
For fire safety reasons please do not use any candles in the property.
Please note quiet hours are between 11pm and 9am. Please be respectful to our neighbours.
The cabin is located on a working hop farm

In the Area

Should you feel the need to leave this brilliant brewery, kitchen, or accommodation… here are some other places we think live up to the mark when it comes to eating, drinking, and shopping locally.

Bloomsburys — breakfast, lunch, or high tea (Check opening hours)

Biddenden Vineyards and Farm Shop

Tenterden — independent high street shops

Hartley Farm Shop (Cranbrook) Fresh bakery, butchery, and fishmongers next door. Café serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week.

For more recommendations on things to do and see check out our travel guides on The Weald Villages, Rye & Camber, Royal Tunbridge Wells and Ashford.

What about the extra bits to complete your break away?

Extras and Experiences

Illustration of champagne flutes and bubbles for a celebration

Reviews

Dog friendly 4.5/5

We stayed with our dog for two nights. Mccanns is perfectly located, Tenterden within easy reach. We use the tap room the one night, nice beer & pizza. Challenger is located beside the other other three units right next to the car park overlooking a small field. The unit has good facilities, covering most needs for a comfortable break. Some nice touches, complementary items including milk. Has a massive shower/wet room & seperate bedroom with open access to the lounge/kitchen area. I would say that the bedroom was narrow & could have been designed larger to take some of the shower space. Plenty of additions, blankets, extra pillows etc. The hot tub was excellent, unfortunately the use was limited due to the weather. I would say that to ensure hot tub use during rain etc the addition of a covered pergola would be a welcomed & would be easy to install onto the large deck area. Overall we had a nice stay & would return maybe in the summer months.

Paul Edwards | 10 December 2025

Absolutely brilliant 5/5

Fantastic stay for our first wedding anniversary was absolutely gorgeous, clean and perfectly kept. Highly recommend and will definitely be returning

Ryan McWilliams | 17 October 2025

Overpriced but enjoyable 3/5

We stayed in the Challenger cabin, which was finished to a good standardby holiday cabin standards, not the ritz. The location is remote, which is a polite way of saying, hope you like looking at trees. Luckily, theres a restaurant and bar on-site. The staff were warm and welcoming. Its expensive for what you get. I wouldnt rush back. But for a bit of enforced relaxation and the chance to finally remember what silence sounds like, it does the job.

Oliver Wright | 01 September 2025

Issues with bathroom - blocked pipes- so couldnt use/ had to use adjacent property for toilet/showe 4.3/5

Could not fault location and property but plumbing in bathroom let it down- could not be resolved -therefore not usable

Pauline Sharpe | 29 August 2025

Beautiful stay 5/5

What a beautiful stay , peaceful , everything you could need for a well needed escape . Staff excellent , surroundings wonderful , bar / restaurant fantastic . Cant wait to go back .

Andrea Rich | 25 July 2025

Lovely stay at Mccanns brewery 3.7/5

We had a lovely stay, it was great to have the brewery next door and have the lovely quiet views and the hot tub. Booking and check in was easy. Only things that could be improved: - bed was very hard, so wasn't a great nights sleep - lighting was either very harsh or too dim, so would be nice to have some lamps to make it feel cozy at night Thanks

Guest | 09 June 2025

5/5

Beautiful setting and amazing cabin! Great attention to detail throughout, we will be coming again!

Anonymous | 30 May 2025

5/5

We mainly used the cabin as a base for visiting Port Lympne and English Heritage sites for our 9 year anniversary, but it is such an amazing find! Peaceful, warm, and the hot tub was a very relaxing way to end both nights.

Anonymous | 12 May 2025

Pre wedding get together 5/5

We had both the Challenger & the Goldings for a girls weekend it was fabulous we were in the hot tub and had a great cocktail evening. Great scenery and very relaxing.

wendy griffin | 05 May 2025

Perfect to relax and unwind 5/5

A perfect setting and accommodation for two. The Tap room onsite is a friendly restaurant with a very friendly atmosphere and staff. A short but yummy menu for breakfast and dinner. Privacy around the hut tub and decking area was good and there are plenty of walks around if you want to.

Helen Bowman | 28 October 2024

Perfection, peace and tranquility 5/5

What a little gem of a place - beautiful setting and so peaceful, great staff, amazing food and when you think it cant get any better you step inside your cabin and wow, the attention to detail and the high standard of finish, on top of the cleanliness. Cant wait to return Thank you all

Peter Glister | 02 September 2024