The parish church of All Saints in the village of Chillenden, just outside of Canterbury in Kent, can trace its history back to the Norman invasion in 1066. Indeed modern day visitors to the church may be surprised to find...

Chilldenden Windmill is one of the finest examples of a Kentish post mills in existence. The windmill, however, was badly damaged in a storm in 2003 owing in part to its exposed position on the North Downs, but has been...

The village of Aylesham, just outside of Canterbury in Kent, was founded to provide a workforce for the nearby Kentish coal mines. During their time off the men wanted sports and soon founded the Aylesham and Snowdon Welfare Bowls Club...

The small town of Alyesham, near Canterbury in Kent, grew up around the coal mining industry in Kent and many of the earliest buildings in the community reflect this including Aylesham Baptist Church. The foundation stone for the building was...

The Aylesham and Snowdon Welfare Bowls Club was founded to provide recreational activities for the workers who used to work in Kent’s coalmines. With the closure of the coal mines in the 1980’s the community of Aylesham, near Canterbury, saw...

The Church of the Holy Innocents in the small Kent village of Adisham has a commanding view of the community from atop a small hill. The church itself dates back to the 11th Century and in layout forms a perfect...

The small Kent village of Goodnestone, near Canterbury, is famous for being home to Goodnestone Park Gardens, but located within the extensive grounds of the Gardens is Goodnestone Cricket Club. The club has been in existence for over a century...

The Goodnestone Park Gardens in the small Kent village of Goodnestone are world famous and claim a connection with the famed Victorian writer Jane Austin. The gardens were established soon after Brook Bridges bought the manor house around which they...

The village of Goodnestone, near Canterbury in Kent, is a beautiful country village and is centred on the gardens established by Sir Brook Bridges. Indeed a memorial to Sir Bridges can be found in the parish Church. Holy Cross...

St Finibarr’s Catholic Church in Aylesham is located to one side of the large tree lined village green. The church is quite unassuming, being housed in a post war pre-fabricated arched structure. The officers and congregation of St Finibarr’s...

The tiny Kent hamlet of Womenswold, near Canterbury, has the large and impressive St Margaret's church that can chart its history back to Norman times. In layout the church follows fairly traditional lines comprising of a nave, chapel and a...

St Mary the Virgin Church in the small Kentish village of Nonington has stood near the bottom of a small valley for over seven hundred years. Originally the church was in 1282 made a parish under Archbishop Peckham’s College at...