Farm Shops & Producers
Austen’s of Rochester
Rochester High Street shop selling produce from Kent farms, with a veg box delivery service across the Medway Towns.
Dry ski slope, sno-tubing and a long toboggan run near Capstone Farm Country Park, with lessons for all abilities.
An artificial ski centre beside Capstone Farm Country Park with a 200m main slope, a 30m nursery slope, sno-tubing and what the centre calls the longest toboggan run of its type in the UK. It runs ski and snowboard lessons and open practice, and has an Alpine Lodge cafe and bar. Tobogganing and tubing are for ages 4 and over, and prebooking is strongly recommended. Free parking; dogs are allowed on site on a lead.
Farm Shops & Producers
Rochester High Street shop selling produce from Kent farms, with a veg box delivery service across the Medway Towns.
Cafés
Cafe in Britton Farm Mall, Gillingham, serving breakfasts, omelettes, roasts, sandwiches and grills, with collection and delivery.
GuideFamily Days Out
Family days out across North Kent and Medway, split into outdoor days in parks and woods and rainy days at museums.
GuideFamily Days Out, Parks & Walks
Gillingham's town parks, the Strand waterfront, Darland Banks and the Medway Queen, plus Capstone Farm and the snowsports centre nearby.
Parks & Walks
Kent Wildlife Trust chalk grassland reserve in Gillingham with sweeping views and orchids in summer. Open at all times; free.
Parks & Walks
Green Flag town park in Gillingham with a play area, a sculpture trail, a circular walk and a winter garden.
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
Riverside leisure park in Gillingham with play parks, crazy golf, a miniature railway and the 1896 saltwater lido, which opens in summer.
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