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The cathedral dominates the city and was the scene of the murder of St. Thomas Becket in 1170. The stained glass in the sanctuary is considered to be the finest in England.

The Dean & Chapter of Canterbury
The Precincts
Canterbury CT1 2EH
www.canterbury-cathedral.org

Chartwell

Family home of Sir Winston Churchill

Chartwell
Mapleton Road
Westerham
Kent
TN16 1PS
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

The castle was rebuilt in the later part of the 12th century including the monumental keep which stands at the heart of a concentric ring of defenses.

Dover Castle
Dover
Kent
www.english-heritage.org.uk

Groombridge Place

The Enchanted Forest, the Formal Gardens, the Conan Doyle collection and a maze are some of the Groombridge attractions.

Groombridge
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 9QG
www.groombridge.co.uk

Moated castle dating from 1270. Childhood home of Anne Boleyn.

Hever Castle & Gardens
Hever
Nr Edenbridge
Kent TN8 7NG
www.hevercastle.co.uk

Ightham Mote

Ightham Mote is a rare surviving example of a moated medieval manor house dating from the early part of the 14th-century.

Ightham Mote
Mote Road
Ivy Hatch
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 0NT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Travel by steam train between Tenterden and Bodiam castle.

Kent & East Sussex Railway Company Limited
Tenterden Town Station
Tenterden
Kent
TN30 6HE
www.kesr.org.uk

Knole

Henry VIII liked it so much that he forced Thomas Cranmer, his Archbishop of Canterbury, to hand it to him in 1538.

Knole
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 0RP
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Norman castle with later additions built on an island. Once occupied by Henry VIII.

Leeds Castle
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 1PL
www.leeds-castle.com

North Downs Way

141 miles of walking between Folkstone and Farnham with spectacular views over the Weald of Kent and Sussex.

Kent and Sussex
www.nationaltrail.co.uk

"Set in the rural Weald of Kent surrounded by picturesque countryside and ancient parkland, Penshurst Place and Gardens has changed little over the centuries".

Penshurst Place & Gardens
Penshurst
Kent
TN11 8DG
www.penshurstplace.com

Rochester Cathedral

A Norman cathedral consecrated in 1150. Gothic battlements were added later. The last addition was the Lady Chapel completed in 1492.

Rochester
Kent
ME1 1SX
www.rochestercathedral.org

Almost 14 miles of track between Hythe and Dungeness by 1/3 size steam and diesel locomotives.

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
New Romney Station
New Romney
Kent TN28 8P
www.rhdr.org.uk

Scotney Castle Garden

One of England's most romantic gardens, set in a beautiful wooded estate

Scotney Castle Garden & Estate
Lamberhurst
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 8JN
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Created by poet Vita Sackville-West Sissinghurst Castle Garden is one of the world's most famous 20th century gardens.

Sissinghurst,
nr Cranbrook,
Kent
TN17 2AB
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

South Downs Way

Some 100 miles of downland walking between Eastbourne and Winchester. At the foot of the Downs you will find numerous villages with old pubs and Saxon or Norman churches.

East Sussex, West Sussex and Hampshire
www.nationaltrail.co.uk

Steam railway running between Tunbridge Wells West, High Rocks and Groombridge.

Spa Valley Railway,
West Station
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 5QY
www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk