Summer holiday time is here! The sun is out (maybe a little too out!) and the schools are closed. So now it’s time to find six whole weeks of activities to amuse the whole family. Luckily Kent and Sussex offer plenty of fun-filled family activities, and who doesn’t like a wander through our idyllic countryside – …
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Oast houses are a part of Kent’s history and remain one of the most recognisable features of the county. Our desire to preserve Kentish heritage is at the heart of everything we do at Dude & Arnette. We have been using many of the same tried and (very well) tested building methods since we started …
Following on from our recent star turn on Channel 4’s Great British Home Restoration, we are now bringing you another TV appearance on the upcoming BBC One series, Escape To The Country. A series that helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country, Episode 49 sees presenter Steve Brown facing a …
Fitting conventional furnishings into a circular room – like a converted oast house roundel – can feel a bit like trying to jam a square peg into a round hole. It seems like furniture makers rarely think outside the square box and almost everything is designed to fit against straight walls and 90-degree corners. But while …
Hops have been grown in Sussex for around 500 years, meaning that oast houses have been a key feature of the Sussex landscape for half a millennia! Our nation’s love of beer all started at Sussex’s Winchelsea harbour around the 1400s as the first recorded imports of hopped beer began arriving on British soil. This …
Hopefully, you caught our recent TV appearance on Channel 4’s new tv series: Great British Home Restoration with Charlie Luxton, but in case you didn’t, you can still see us in action on Channel 4’s catch-up service More4. And for those who share our love for history and heritage, we’ve put together a case study …
If you are fascinated by British heritage and love a good ‘before and after’ transformation you’re in for a treat. Last week Channel 4 launched a brand new series with Charlie Luxton called Great British Home Restoration, a tv programme following couples and families that transform historic buildings into their ultimate dream homes… and guess who’s …
With international travel still up in the air (or well and truly grounded), there has never been a better time for a staycation. And perhaps the one benefit of lockdown has been discovering the unique gems that are right on our doorstep. You don’t have to travel far to experience some truly unique holidays and …
Oast cowls are the distinctive chimneys you can see crowning traditional (and modern) oast houses. Back in the day, they provided a source of ventilation (as part of the brewing process while hops dried) and protected the kiln from the temperamental British weather. As fourth-generation oast cowl specialists, we hand-made and repair oast cowls to …
Fancy a pint? That’s a question you probably haven’t heard for some time, but come the 12th of April pubs across England will be opening up their beer gardens and offering their customers much-needed drink. And after the year we have just had, most of us could do with one! Unsurprisingly, the county famous for …
