Walks & Beaches

Between Margate and Broadstairs, you’ll find Kingsgate Bay. This quiet, sandy beach framed is by monumental white chalk cliffs and sea arch and watched over by a handsome 18th-century castle. All in all, it makes for a walk you won’t soon forget.

The bay i... (click the button below to read more)

The Friars is the home to a small community of Carmelite Friars, who first came here in 1242. The Carmelites left at the dissolution of the monasteries in 1538. However, they were able to return in 1949. Today, The Friars is one of Kent’s hidden treasures and... (click the button below to read more)

Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS)

We’re your local air ambulance charity. We hope you never need us, but every year thousands of people do. And if you do, we’ll be there to fight for your life. 

Our helicopters are flying emergency rooms. ... (click the button below to read more)

Over the years Chilston Park Hotel has been home to eminent politicians, writers, lords and viscounts and today it is renowned as one of the best hotels in Kent.

A classic British country house hotel in Kent with style and charm to spare. Perhaps the most ... (click the button below to read more)

Betteshanger Country Park offers a wide range of activites for adults and children alike. Some activities run every day such as our cycling and walking trails whereas others need to be booked in advance. We can also offer a wide range of events from birthday ... (click the button below to read more)

Ham Street Woods is part of the larger Orlestone Forest, a fragmented area of woodland that is the remnant of a continuous oak forest that once covered the Weald.

As well as being one of the first National Nature Reserves to be designated in 1952, Ham Stre... (click the button below to read more)

A free event for everyone, run by local volunteers with financial support from local businesses.

The River Festival started more than 40 years ago and people of all ages in Maidstone have great affection for what was the county town’s biggest annual event.... (click the button below to read more)

When: Sat 27 07 2024 at 12:00 pm

Until: Sat 27 07 2024 at 11:45 pm

Oldbury Hill and Styants Wood is a fantastic forest walk found within the Kent Downs, another area of outstanding natural beauty. The adventurous can explore the 166 acres of woodland, but if you want to keep to the beaten track, there are circular trails too... (click the button below to read more)

Visit Maidstone this summer and enjoy the fabulous new free art trail ‘Shaun the Sheep in the Heart of Kent’ brought to you by Heart of Kent Hospice.

The 109 large and small ewe-nique artworks will be displayed across Maidstone in key locations until 30 A... (click the button below to read more)

When: Sat 29 06 2024 at 9:00 am

Until: Fri 30 08 2024 at 5:00 pm

Discover Balfour Winery and explore Hush Heath Estate, which comprises of 400-acres of Kent countryside, teeming with wildlife. Visit our state-of-the-art winery, open all year round for tours and tastings. Relax on the terrace with sweeping views of the Esta... (click the button below to read more)

The deserted landscape of Dungeness carries an eerie beauty, the likes of which you will struggle to find elsewhere in the UK. That’s because the landscape here, although a shingle beach, is classified as a desert.

Punctuated by two lighthouses, the beach ... (click the button below to read more)

This longer walk nestled in the North Downs is a real tour of the English countryside. Along this circuit walk, you can enjoy views of the open country, orchards and working farms as well as quaint villages that look like they’ve been plucked straight from a ... (click the button below to read more)

Huckleberry Woods is a small, rustic farm devoted to micro and miniature animals.

- Visit our gorgeous micro-pigs, miniature donkeys, Teddy Bear sheep and alpacas

- Mingle with animals free ranging around their orchard home
- You can even arrange to ta... (click the button below to read more)

Let’s shine bright together!

Join for another year of Heli Hike at night, walking around the beautiful Mote Park. Grab your friends, fancy dress, glow accessories, torches and face paint, and have an unforgettable time raising money to help keep saving li... (click the button below to read more)

When: Sat 26 10 2024 at 5:00 pm

Until: Sat 26 10 2024 at 11:00 pm