Places to visit

Located on Mill Street in the centre of Maidstone, the Carriage Museum offers an insight into the fascinating history of transport and is home to a unique collection of horse-drawn vehicles and transport curiosities. More than 60 vehicles are on display, rang... (click the button below to read more)

Climbing is our passion. Our bouldering gym is made by local Kent climbers and run by climbers, and we provide an exhilarating indoor rock climbing experience which can be enjoyed by children from five years old with no upper age limit for big kids! Whether y... (click the button below to read more)

Manston started its Aviation days as a Royal Naval Station in 1916, with a base at Westgate Bay for seaplanes. The early airfield was on the area now occupied by the passenger terminal.

By 1917 Manston airfield had grown to include four underground hangars... (click the button below to read more)

Temple Manor was built in the 13th century by the Knights Templar, a military and religious order founded during the Crusades. Located to the west of the River Medway, the hall was designed to provide lodging for dignitaries travelling between Dover and Londo... (click the button below to read more)

The Salomons Museum celebrates the lives of three generations of the Salomons family: David Salomons, a campaigner for Jewish civil rights; David Lionel Salomons, a noted scientific innovater in the later 19th century; and David Reginald Salomons, who was kil... (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.

With its eco-friendly visitor centre and restaurant, fishing lakes, trim trail and picnic and play areas – not to mention 292 acres of beautiful woodlands, wetlands and meadows to explore – Shorne Woods Country Park has everything you need to spend a day enjoying the best of Kent's countryside.

he Lashenden Air Warfare Museum is one of the longest established aviation museums in the country, having been formed in 1970.

The museum collection was started by members of the Maidstone branch of Royal Air Forces Association in the late 1960’s. The muse... (click the button below to read more)

The formal gardens.
A pavilion.
Two tennis courts which are open all year round. Information about the cost and how to pay can be found on our Sport Pitches and Courts pages.
Sk8s 'n' Bruises skate-park.
An all weather floodlit hockey/five-a-side football... (click the button below to read more)

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)