GuideFamily Days Out, Parks & Walks
Riverside Country Park and green spaces around Rainham
Riverside Country Park on the Medway Estuary, plus Berengrave nature reserve and Cozenton Park: what each offers and what to check before you go.
Things to Do in Kent
Castles to explore, beaches to stroll and museums for rainy afternoons. Find your next day out in Kent, whether you've got an hour to spare or the whole weekend.
Guides
GuideFamily Days Out, Parks & Walks
Northfleet’s country park, Camer Park and Trosley
Northfleet Urban Country Park, plus Camer Park at Meopham and Trosley Country Park at Vigo on the Downs: what each has and what to check.
GuideCastles & History, Parks & Walks
Riverside and heritage walks around Greenhithe and Swanscombe
Riverside and heritage walks around Greenhithe and Swanscombe: Ingress Abbey grounds, the Heritage Park, the Peninsula Trail and Beacon Wood.
GuideFamily Days Out, Parks & Walks
Gillingham’s parks, waterfront and family days out
Gillingham's town parks, the Strand waterfront, Darland Banks and the Medway Queen, plus Capstone Farm and the snowsports centre nearby.
GuideCastles & History, Parks & Walks
Eynsford, Lullingstone and the Darent valley near Swanley
Eynsford and the Darent valley near Swanley: Lullingstone Roman Villa, Eynsford Castle, Lullingstone Country Park, Eagle Heights and Farningham Woods.
GuideCastles & History, Museums & Galleries
A day around Rochester Castle, Cathedral and the High Street
A day in Rochester's historic centre: the castle, cathedral, Guildhall Museum and Eastgate House, plus two parks, with the days each is open.
GuideCastles & History, Parks & Walks
A riverside and heritage day in Gravesend
A walking plan for Gravesend's riverfront and history: St George's and Pocahontas, the Town Pier, Fort Gardens, plus the woods near Cobham and Shorne.
GuideFamily Days Out, Parks & Walks
Parks, woods and walks around Dartford
Dartford's parks and walks by what you want to do: Central Park, the Darent Valley Path, Darenth, the Heath and Joyden's Wood, plus the museum for rain.
GuideCastles & History, Parks & Walks
Chatham Historic Dockyard, Fort Amherst and the Great Lines
Chatham's naval heritage in one plan: the Historic Dockyard, Fort Amherst and the Great Lines, with winter opening notes and a riverside gallery stop.
Places to visit
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Type
Audience
Castles & History
Eynsford Castle
Free-to-enter ruin of an early Norman enclosure castle in the centre of Eynsford, run by English Heritage. Dogs on leads welcome.
Castles & History, Museums & Galleries
Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre
Faversham Society museum on Preston Street tracing the town from pre-Roman settlement through its industrial and farming history. Free entry.
Museums & Galleries, Parks & Walks
Folkestone Artworks
Free open-air collection of permanent artworks by 46 artists around Folkestone's seafront and old town, from the Triennial.
Beaches & Coast, Food & Drink
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Historic stone jetty open for promenading, with food and drink traders, a lighthouse bar and a programme of films, markets and music.
Museums & Galleries
Folkestone Museum
Free museum in Folkestone's Town Hall covering the town's history, with a lift between floors and a cinema space.
Castles & History, Parks & Walks
Fort Amherst
Britain's largest Napoleonic fortress, with free-to-roam grounds above Chatham and paid guided tours of its tunnels.
Parks & Walks
Gillingham Park
Green Flag town park in Gillingham with a play area, a sculpture trail, a circular walk and a winter garden.
Castles & History, Parks & Walks
Great Lines Heritage Park
About 70 hectares of open grassland between Chatham and Gillingham, home to the Chatham Naval Memorial and looking out over Fort Amherst.
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
Grosvenor and Hilbert Park
Free Victorian park in Tunbridge Wells designed by Robert Marnock, with a lake, nature reserve woodland, play area, cafe and sports facilities.
Castles & History, Museums & Galleries
Guildhall Museum
Medway Council museum in Rochester's 17th century Guildhall, covering local history, the River Medway and the prison hulks.
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
Haysden Country Park
Council-run country park and local nature reserve west of Tonbridge, with two lakes, River Medway paths, a play area with sculptures and a cafe.
Beaches & Coast, Family Days Out
Herne Bay Pier
Seafront pier with a village of craft and gift huts, food court, helter skelter and fairground horses, run by a local charity trust.
Languages & Learning
Margate Civic Society
A society for anyone interested in Margate's history, heritage and future, with monthly evening talks from guest speakers. Visitors are welcome to come along for a small fee before deciding to join.
Games & Hobbies
Cobtree Men’s Shed
A community workshop where people get together to make things, share skills and work on shed projects, or just enjoy a cuppa and a chat. Despite the name, both men and women are welcome.
Games & Hobbies
Ashford Astronomical Society
A sociable astronomy group that meets monthly for a talk followed by telescope observing when the skies are clear. Everyone is welcome, and members are encouraged to bring their own telescopes along.
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