Places to visit

Cobtree Manor Park has over 50 acres of parkland displaying a diverse and maturing collection of trees and shrubs.

Standing on the site of the old Maidstone Zoo, the park features a themed play area, along with a sculpture trail, plenty of space for picnic... (click the button below to read more)

Mote Park is a 440-acre multi-use public park in Maidstone, Kent. Previously a country estate it was converted to landscaped park land at the end of the 18th century before becoming a municipal park. It includes the former stately home Mote House together with a miniature railway and a boating lake.

Woodland Walk public open spaces consists of 44 acres and there eight entrances for walkers.

The main areas of interest are:

that the Pen stream runs through the middle of this public open space so water safety should be considered when visiting this pu... (click the button below to read more)

Situated just outside the city walls, St. Augustine’s Abbey was originally created as a burial place for the Anglo-Saxon kings of Kent, and is part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site, along with the cathedral and St Martin's Church. Explore the tranquil ru... (click the button below to read more)

We are a registered charity and the only museum of its kind in Kent. The Dover Transport Museum is home to many forms of vintage transport and also features vintage shop fronts displaying the kind of items that were familiar to our young visitor’s grandparent... (click the button below to read more)

Whatman Park, which has a Green Flag award of excellence, is about half a mile from Maidstone town centre and is at the heart of the Millennium River Park that runs along the River Medway.
You can use either of the two footbridges on the path that runs along... (click the button below to read more)

Basted Mill public open space covers an area of about 17 acres.
The main areas of interest are the:

- old mill pond with viewing area so water safety should be considered when visiting this public open space
- lower and upper meadows
- woodland walks
-... (click the button below to read more)

Woods Meadow public open space consists of 8 acres and can be accessed on foot from the public rights of way.

The main areas of interest are that there is:

An open area of grass land
A small stream with wooded banks on either side. This does mean that ... (click the button below to read more)

The Rochester Guildhall was built in 1687 and is one of the finest 17th Century civic buildings in Kent.

Its staircase and main hall have magnificent plaster ceilings, given in 1695 by Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovell, who was the Member of Parliament for the... (click the button below to read more)

The worlds largest Battle of Britain collection of memorabilia, Artefacts from over 700 crashed aircraft on display