Kent Beaches
Botany Bay Beach, BroadstairsBotany Bay is the most northerly of the 7 Broadstairs bays in Kent. This is an old fashioned sandy beach almost 200m long with chalk cliffs and stacks, rock pools and gentle swimming conditions. This part of the Kent coast boasts the longest stretch
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Viking Bay Beach, BroadstairsViking Bay beach is Broadstairs main bay. Sandy beach with clifftop promenade, harbour pier, sea water tidal swimming pool and boardwalk.The beach has a slope on the northern end by the harbour whilst on the southern end you have steps or a seasonal
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Joss Bay Beach, BroadstairsJoss Bay is the Home of Kent Surfing....
Joss Bay beach in Kent is a 200m sandy beach sheltered by white chalk cliffs with rocks at either end. The bay was named after an 18th century smuggler called Joss Snelling and is one of the seven bays in Bro
Read more ...Louisa Bay Beach, BroadstairsLouisa Bay is one of the seven sandy bays of Broadstairs in Kent. A sandy bay with rock pools and promenade.The beach is approximately 150m long but disappears at high tide.
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Herne Bay Beach, CanterburyHerne Bay is a popular seaside town with a long promenade. The central part of the seafront has seafront gardens and a central bandstand housing a visitor centre. The beach is shingle with wooden groynes giving way to sandy mudflats at low tide and i
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Deal Beach, DealDeal beach also known as Deal Castle beach after the Tudor castle. The beach is a large shingle beach with wooden groynes.
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Kingsdown Beach, DealKingsdown Beach is shingle under large white cliffs.
Kingsdown beach is located at the northern end of the White cliffs of Dover and are part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest that stretches to Folkestone. The beach and nearby downs are a h
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St Margarets Bay Beach, DoverSt Margarets Bay beach is a mix of sand, pebbles and shingles under white chalk cliffs.
The beach at St Margaret's at Cliffe is famous for being the closest point to France, and is often where Channel swimmers begin their 21 mile swim.
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Dungeness Beach, DungenessSparsely populated and Europe's largest vegetated shingle split with steep pebbly banks.
Anglers and bird watchers are more common than families. The RSPB maintains a reserve with hides.
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Hythe Beach, HytheHythe beach, is a large pebble beach backed by a concrete promenade. The main beach stretches from Twiss Road, along West Parade until you reach Fisherman's Beach. Fisherman's beach has no access as it is a working beach.The beach has steps and some
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Walpole Bay Beach, MargateApproximately 400 meters long sandy beach with promenade and tidal swimming pool.
Walpole Bay includes Palm Bay, Hodges Gap and Foreness Point.
Popular for watersports.
Read more ...Grenham Bay Beach, MargateGrenham Bay beach is different to those surrounding it in that it does not really have sand but consists of many rock pools below the Kent cliffs. This is an excellent beach for those with children wanting to explore the rock pools rather than relaxi
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Dymchurch Beach, New RomneyDymchurch beach is a large sand/shingle beach within reach of local amenities. A good family beach with plenty of room. The beach is backed by a big concrete sea defense and promenade that has steps down to the beach and disabled ramps in places.
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Greatstone Beach, New RomneyGreatstone Beach - The sandy beach at Greatstone is quite flat and stretches from north to south for over two miles backed by sand dunes. At low tide you can have upto half a mile walk to the sea.
Greatstone beach provides safe sea bathing in the ha
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Pegwell Bay Beach, RamsgatePegwell Bay is a stretch of unprotected sea cliffs with great geological interest and a sandy bay.
The bay is part of Kent's largest National Nature Reserve. Viking Ship 'Hugin' stands on the cliff top overlooking the bay.
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Allhallows Beach, RochesterAllhallows Beach lies on the northern edge of the Hoo Peninsula in Kent over-looking the River Thames estuary. Sandwiched between the rivers Medway and Thames, the location offers opportunities for boating, walkers and nature lovers.
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Battery Point Beach, SandgateBattery Point beach is part of a long stretch of shingle beach. The beach marks the end Hythe and the start of Sandgate.Like this whole stretch the beach has a wide pebble top with a steep sloe down to the water or low tide areas.Motorized craft can
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Sandwich Bay Beach, SandwichSandwich Bay beach is a long stretch of beach that consists of pebble at the top and then very large sand flats, backed by some sand dunes. As you move from south to north you get more sand and less pebbles, although the northern end is oft
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Whitstable Beach, WhitstableWhitstable Beach is a pebble beach divided by wooden groynes and backed by colourful beach huts.A great selection of seafood restaurants, renowned oysters, and a good range of cafes make Whitstable a delight for foodies.
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KINGS ARMS HOTEL WESTERHAM, KENT HISTORICAL HOTEL INN/CHALETYEAR BUILT 1830ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION THE KINGS ARMS HOTEL WESTERHAM NEAR SEVENOAKS IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE KENT TOWN OF WESTERHAM ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM BIGGIN HILL, SEVENOAK
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Kipps Hostel Canterbury, CanterburyWelcome to Kipps Hostel, a friendly backpackers hostel in Canterbury
NOTE : NO CHECK- IN BEFORE 2 PM.
Now Voted the No. 1 Hostel in England at the annual 'Hoscar Awards' 2008, 2009 and 2010
Please note we are a backpackers hostel and not a hote
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University of Kent, CanterburyThe University offers over 4,250 bedrooms (over 2000 en-suite rooms including 90 doubles), all of which achieve either a 3 or 4 star quality assessment rating by Visit England.
Bed and breakfast single or double room accommodation (standard or en-s
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University of Kent Park Wood Village, CanterburyThe University offers over 4,250 bedrooms (over 2000 en-suite rooms including 90 doubles), all of which achieve either a 3 or 4 star quality assessment rating by Visit England.
Self-catering accommodation at Parkwood Village offers maximum flexibili
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Hostel Alma & Cafe Express, DoverRecently Refurbished HOSTEL ALMA trade as B & B pattern and offers no -smoking Budget accommodation for students, contractors, business travellers, families, parties, etc. 365 days a year.
All our rooms have En-Suite facilities & are equipp
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Kent Things To Do
Kits Coty and Little Kits Coty House, AylesfordKit's Coty House or Kit's Coty is the name of the remains of a Neolithic chambered long barrow on Blue Bell Hill near Aylesford. Although badly damaged by farming the tomb still survives and consists of three sarsen orthostats supporting a horizontal
Read more ... Bayham Abbey, Bayham AbbeyBayham Abbey, ruins of an abbey of Premonstratensian 'white canons', on the Kent-Sussex border. They include much of the 13th to 15th-century church, the chapter house, and a picturesque 14th-century gatehouse.
Read more ... Biddenden Vineyard, BiddendenBiddenden Vineyard is Kent’s oldest commercial vineyard, having been established in 1969 to produce wines and ciders. The vineyards are set in 22 acres on a gentle south facing slope in a shallow sheltered valley. Ten varieties of grapes ar
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Quex House and Gardens, BirchingtonSix rooms of the Regency Mansion, the family home of the Powell-Cottons, are open to the public. The house includes gardens, woodland and the Powell-Cotton Museum.
The museum includes the life's work of Major P.H.G Powell-Cotton (1866-1940), display
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North Foreland Lighthouse, BroadstairsA light was first exhibited at North Foreland in 1499, but the first real lighthouse was built by Sir John Meldrum in 1636. The lighthouse consisted of a two storey octagonal tower made of timber, lath and plaster with an iron coal burning grate on t
Read more ...Revolution Skate Park, BroadstairsRevolution Skatepark first opened early in 1998 due to the high demand from Skateboarders, Inliners and BMXers from all over Kent. It has been designed to suit all levels of ability and ages. Challenging, without compromising safety.
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Bleak House, BroadstairsBleak House, formerly known as Fort House, is a large house on the cliff overlooking Viking Bay in Broadstairs. It is thought to have been built around 1816. The house was the site of the North Cliff Battery and was used as a coastal station for obse
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Dickens House Museum, BroadstairsDickens House Museum was once the home of Miss Mary Pearson Strong on whom Dickens based the character of Miss Betsey Trotwood in the novel "David Copperfield". The house is a museum to commemorate the Dickens' association with the town.
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St Augustines Abbey, CanterburySt Augustine's Abbey situated outside the city walls was founded shortly after AD 597 by St Augustine. Originally created as a burial place for the Anglo-Saxon kings of Kent, it is part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site, along with the cathedral
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Canterbury Cathedral, CanterburyCanterbury Cathedral is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site.
In 597AD when St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great as a missionary, established his seat (or 'Cathedra') in Ca
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Royal Museum and Art Gallery, CanterburyThe Royal Museum and Art Gallery, known locally as the Beaney Institute or The Beaney, is the central museum, library and art gallery of the city of Canterbury. Designed by architect and City surveyor A.H. Campbell in 1897 and opened on 11 September
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Weavers House, CanterburyThe Weavers is one of the most famous and most photographed of Canterbury's buildings. It was built - so all the books say - in 1500, and was intended to house the Flemish and Hugenot weavers who had fled France to flee religious persecution.
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Canterbury West Gate, CanterburyThe Westgate is a medieval gatehouse in Canterbury. A 60ft high western gate of the city wall is the largest surviving city gate in England. Built of Kentish ragstone around 1379, it is the last survivor of Canterbury's seven medieval gates, still we
Read more ...Sissinghurst Castle Garden, CranbrookSissinghurst Castle Gardens designed by poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson set in the grounds of an Elizabethan mansion. The gardens consist of many enclosed areas and lakeside and woodland walks open all year in un
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Deal pier, DealThe third Deal Pier, construction on it began in 1954 and it was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh on 19 November 1957. The previous pier was destroyed in January 1940 when it was struck by a ship.
Cafe at end of Pier.
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Deal Castle, DealDeal Castle, one of the earliest and most elaborate of a chain of Tudor artillery coastal forts, which also includes Calshot, Camber, Walmer and Pendennis Castles. Built between 1539 and 1544, shaped like a tudor rose, the rounded bastions were desig
Read more ...Dover lifeboat station, DoverDover's lifeboat has had several different locations over the years. The first lifeboat station was under the clock tower at the Prince of Wales Pier.
Now sits beside a new station at Crosswall Quay in Dover's Western Docks.
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The White Cliffs of Dover, DoverThe White Cliffs of Dover, one of England's most famous natural landmarks a magnificent coastal site of Special Scientific Interest overlooking the English Channel. Spectacular coastal walks and cross Channel views, visitor Centre, including caf&
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South Foreland Lighthouse, DoverDistinctive Victorian lighthouse on the White Cliffs of Dover. Site of Marconi's wireless experiments and Faraday's first electrically-powered light. Climb the 73 steps for spectacular cross Channel views.
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Dover Castle and Wartime Tunnels, DoverKnown as 'The key to England', the great fortress of Dover Castle has played a crucial role in the defence of the island for over nine centuries. Commanding the shortest sea crossing between England and the continent.
Venture below ground with a tou
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Dover Harbour, DoverDover, situated on the south-east tip of England and in close proximity to the Continent, has always been of importance to cross-Channel traffic and the history and origins of the Port can be traced back to Roman times. The deep cleft in the hills fo
Read more ...Dover Museum, DoverDover Museum collections include:
Archaeology gallery — Dover and the Dover District Council area (including Deal and Walmer, which do not yet have their own town museum, only the Deal Maritime Museum) from prehistoric times to 1066, inc
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Drop Redoubt, DoverThe Drop Redoubt is one of the two linked forts on Dovers Western Heights. Linked to Citadel, by a series of dry moats. The artillery at the Redoubt faced mostly inland as it was constructed to defend against an invading force attempting to capture D
Read more ...Grand Shaft, DoverThe shaft with a gallery connecting the bottom of the shaft to Snargate Street. Used as a quick communication mechanism between the hill top forts and the beach below.
Read more ... Shakespeare Cliff, DoverShakespeare Cliff marks the closest point of Great Britain to continental Europe. On a clear day, the cliffs are easily visible from the French coast.
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Crabble Corn Mill, DoverCrabble Corn Mill is a working watermill that sits on the River Dour in the village of River . The mill was built in 1812, although it is thought earlier mills existed on the same site. You can go on a tour and see the original millstones that still
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Dungeness Lighthouse, DungenessDungeness lies at the southernmost point of Kent and is an enormous flat of sand and shingle which has been a hazard to shipping for hundreds of years. Dungeness Lighthouse marks the end of the peninsula and is also an important way mark and referenc
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Hever Castle, EdenbridgeHever Castle began as a country house, built in the 13th century. From 1462 to 1539 it was the seat of the Boleyn, originally 'Bullen', family. Anne Boleyn, the second queen consort of King Henry VIII of England, spent her early youth there, after he
Read more ...Eynsford Castle, EynsfordEynsford Castle, substantial stone walls of a very early Norman 'enclosure castle' - c.1085-7. This rare survival stands in an attractive village setting, not far from Lullingstone Roman Villa.
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Maison Dieu, FavershamMaison Dieu, 13th-century wayside hospital commissioned by Henry III in 1234. Flint and timber-framed building now displays Roman artifacts from nearby sites.
Limited opening times.
Read more ...Shepherd Neame Brewery, FavershamBeer has been produced in Faversham, Kent for over 850 years at the Sherpherd Neame Brewery. The brewery has a visitor center with shop and tours showing the public the traditional methods of brewing.As this is a working brewery tour numbers are limi
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Royal Military Canal, Folkestone to HastingsThe canal was built between 1804 and 1809 as a strategic defense against invasion during the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815) with France. This marker is at the easterly end of the Canal near Folkestone and it stretches some 45km (28 miles) to Cliff End n
Read more ...Finchcocks Musical Museum, GoudhurstThe museum has on of the very few keyboard collections with some seventy pianos, which embrace most of the types produced in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Also a selection of Harpsichords & Clavichords and Organs.
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Read more ... Milton Chantry, GravesendMilton Chantry, within Gravesham's Heritage Quarter retaining its 14th-century timber roof, this was in turn part of a hospital, a chantry chapel, a public house, and a Georgian barracks, before its basement became a World War II gas decontamination
Read more ... Herne Bay pier, Herne BayThe modern pier opened in 1976 replacing the former Victorian pier that was damaged. The end of that pier can still be seen 1km out to sea. The Pier Pavilion houses a sports complex.
The victorian pier was the third pier to be built at Herne Bay, op
Read more ... Reculver Towers and Roman Fort, Herne BayReculver Towers are all that remains os a Saxon church made within the remains of a Roman fort. Dramatic twin towers, known as the "Two Sisters" were added in the 12th century. The church now stands within a large campsite.
Read more ... Hythe pier, HytheHythe Pier stretches 700 yards (640 m) from the centre of Hythe to the deep water channel of Southampton Water. It is approximately 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, and carries a pedestrian walkway and cycleway on its northern side, and the track of the Hythe P
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Ightham Mote, Ivy HatchIghtham Mote originally dates to around 1320, and successive owners have made relatively few changes to the main structure. In fact the last major work was the completion of the quadrangle with a new chapel in the 16th century.
This medieval manor h
Read more ...Sizergh Castle and Garden, KendalMedieval house, extended in Elizabethan times, surrounded by rich gardens and estate in Cumbria's limestone country. Garden includes ponds, lake and a superb rock garden. Plenty of walks from the castle to dramatic viewpoints over Morecambe Bay to th
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Stoneacre, MaidstoneStoneacre is a 15th-century half-timbered yeoman's house and harmonious garden, orchard and meadows.
Occupied as private residence and administered on the National Trust's behalf by tenants.
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Leeds Castle, MaidstoneLeeds Castle was built in 1119 to replace the earlier Saxon manor of Esledes, the castle became a royal palace in 1278 for King Edward I of England and his queen, Eleanor of Castile. Major improvements were made during his time, including the barbica
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St Augustines Cross, RamsgateSt Augustines Cross is a 19th Century Cross of Saxon design. The Cross is thought to mark what is traditionally thought to have been the site of St Augustine's landing on the shores of England in AD 597.
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Ramsgate Maritime Museum, RamsgateRamsgate Maritime Museum is within the Clock House on the quayside at Ramsgate Harbour.The Museum focuses strongly on Ramsgate with galleries telling the maritime history of the area with permanent displays on the development of the Harbour, Navigati
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Rochester Castle, Rochester The Norman Rochester Castle is strategically placed by the River Medway. Building started in 1087 and now you only have the remains of the 113ft (34m) keep and curtain walls.
The castle has gardens and moat which host a range of events.
Read more ...Rochester Cathedral, RochesterRochester Cathedral is England's second oldest Cathedral, begun in 1080. Due to its age and extensions over the years it is a mix of architectural styles including Norman and Gothic.
Read more ... Groombridge Place Gardens, Royal Tunbridge WellsGroombridge Place Gardens is split into areas including the Knot Garden, The Secret Garden, White Rose Garden, Herbaceous Border, Oriental Garden, Drunken Garden and the Draughtsman's Lawn.
You also have the Enchanted Forest set on the hillside over
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Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre, SandwichRichborough Fort founded in AD 43 after the Romans landed in England. A major port of Roman Britain and was one of the start-points for Watling Street that ran on to Canterbury and London. Earth fortifications were first dug on the site in the 1st ce
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Knole, SevenoaksKnole is owned by the National Trust and the house has 13 show rooms that remain much as they were in the 18th century. The birthplace and childhood home of Vita Sackville-West, who went on to create the gardens at Sissinghurst, Knole was also the se
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Barnsole Vineyard, Staple, CanterburyA small 1.2 hectares (3 acres) family run vineyard in Kent that was planted in 1993 after 16 years of research and now produces up to 10,000 bottles a year. Visitors are welcome and can have mini tours and wine tasting. Full guided tours are availabl
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Penshurst Place, TonbridgePenshurst Place is one of the most complete examples of fourteenth century domestic architecture in England surviving in its original location. The gardens are divided "rooms" all with a diferent focus. You also have an adventure playground
Read more ...Pantiles, Tunbridge WellsThe Pantiles is a Georgian colonnade in the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Formerly known as The Walks and the (Royal) Parade, it leads from the well that gave the town its name. The area was created following the discovery of a chalybeate spring in
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Upnor Castle, UpnorUpnor Castle, Elizabethan artillery fort was built in 1559 on the River Medway to protect warships moored at Chatham dockyards.
Upnor Castle has an audio tour where you can learn about life in the castle.
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Walmer lifeboat station, WalmerWalmer lifeboat station was established by the RNLI in 1856 and operates two inshore boats.Walmer lifeboat was one of 19 lifeboats that took part in the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk.Station open at the weekends and shop
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Walmer Castle and Gardens, WalmerWalmer Castle, gardens and museum. Originally built during the reign of Henry VIII as part of a chain of coastal artillery defences, Walmer Castle has evolved over time into an elegant residence.
Walmer Castle became the official residence of the Lo
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St Leonards Tower, West MallingSt Leonard's Tower was built between 1077 and 1108 by Bishop Gundulf. It probably served as a fortified house, although it is also said to be the tower of the church of St Leonard. Constructed of ragstone, the three storey tower survived the church a
Read more ...Squerryes Court, WesterhamSquerryes Court is a late 17th century manor house that stands just outside the town of Westerham in Kent. The house, which has been held by the same family for over 280 years, is surrounded by extensive gardens and parkland.
The site has been inhab
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Chartwell, WesterhamChartwell House had been built upon at least as early as the 16th century, when the estate had been called 'Well Street'. Henry VIII is reputed to have stayed in the house during his courtship of Anne Boleyn at nearby Hever Castle. The original farmh
Read more ...Whitstable Museum and Gallery, WhitstableWhitstable is famous for its oysters. Whitstable Museum and Gallery is a heritage centre in Whitstable, and is notable for its displays showing the history of the local oyster trade started by the Romans and of historical diving equipment.
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