Places to visit

Every child loves to play make believe and there is no better place for supporting and awakening their imagination than Little Street. Our play centre has a variety of themed rooms, scaled down to be the perfect size for little people, and carefully designed ... (click the button below to read more)

Visit Kent’s largest military museum to discover the story of the Royal Engineers and how they have helped the British Army live, move and fight for over 300 years.

With highlights including 25 Victoria Crosses, Wellington’s map of Waterloo, Chard’s weapon... (click the button below to read more)

This Grade I listed 16th and 17th Century town house is one of the most impressive and distinctive buildings in Rochester’s historic High Street. It also has many fascinating stories to tell…

Once the family home of Sir Peter Buck, a senior officer at the ... (click the button below to read more)

These are very well maintained woods. The pathways are wide and kept clear for easy walking. Follow the main pathways to complete a circular route, or meander round the smaller paths. This is a beautiful walk, especially in spring when the woods are full of rhododendron .

Canterbury’s Museum, Art Gallery, Library and Visitor Information Centre situated in the heart of the historic city centre.
Whether you are a frequent Library user, a teacher on a Schools Workshop, an inquisitive explorer studying our treasures from the Anci... (click the button below to read more)

Old Soar Manor is a small but complete portion of a stone manor house built in about 1290. Lying in a remote part of the Kent countryside, on the edge of the North Downs, this rare survival of 13th century domestic architecture gives an illuminating insight i... (click the button below to read more)

The Roman Painted House, the finest Roman House on show in Britain, was discovered by Kent Archaelogical Rescue Unit. Forty years of excavation across ancient Dover by the Unit have uncovered 50 major structures. The Painted House was the best preserved and i... (click the button below to read more)

Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion d... (click the button below to read more)

uilt in 1929, the Old Brook Pumping Station in Solomons Road, Chatham has been open as a museum since the early 80's. Originally called the Brook Low Level Pumping Station, the Preserved Station now serves a dual role as an interesting public utility and to h... (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)