Enjoying more hours of sunshine than anywhere else in the UK, the borough attracts visitors from far and wide and has a thriving tourist industry. The area boasts: Beautiful countryside including' Darling Buds of May' scenery Hop gardens Oast houses Apple orchards Picture postcard villages Historic buildings

The town of Ashford lies on the River Great Stour, M20 motorway, South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways, in the borough of Ashford, in Kent, England. Its agricultural market is one of the most important in the county. Ashford is a relatively common English placename: it goes back to Old English æscet, indicating a ford near a clump of ash-trees.