A restored Grade I-listed gothic revival folly in Kent is set to be turned into 'luxury holiday accommodation' under plans announced by the Vivat Trust.

The trust has taken over ownership of Hadlow Tower from Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council and will now commence work on the repair and restoration of the property. Mansell Construction Services has been appointed to deliver the scheme, which will feature a ground floor exhibition space explaining the history of the building.

Work is expected to cost around £4m and has received £2m from the Heritage Lottery Fund. English Heritage and the Monument Trust are among other contributors to the project. Built by local landowner Walter Barton May during the 1830s, the folly formed part of the former Hadlow Castle and was named as one of the world's most endangered sites in 1998.