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Maidstone Attractions
Listed below are attractions in Maidstone:
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The statue in Maidstone’s Brenchley Gardens of a Gurkha soldier was unveiled as a lasting tribute to members of the town’s 36 Engineer Regiment. The regiments commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Simon Hulme unveiled the memorial that was crafted by sculptor...
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AMF Bowling in the town of Maidstone in Kent can be found on King Street near to the town’s main shopping centre and bus station. AMF Bowling is a great day out for all the family with a large number...
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Really good fun and quite reasonably priced! We regularly bowl at the AMF and find it a great family day out. We go during the day, so the games are reasonable and there is usually a special offer for food and bowling as a cheap package. The games take us about an hour to play, so two games and a hot dog gives us a good afternoon’s entertainment. As well as the bowling, there are a number of electronic games and a restaurant and bar. The facility is quite... 
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All Saints Church has been described as the grandest perpendicular church in England. It was built of Kentish Ragstone in 1395 on the site of a much earlier Saxon church. Highlights include a medieval choir with 20 misericords, the 1619...
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The small village of Hollingbourne nestles under the tranquil beauty of the Kentish North Downs and within sight of the famous Pilgrims Way. Pilgrims in ancient times used to stop at churches along the route, one of which undoubtedly was...
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Allington Baptist Church is located on the London Road into Maidstone and is situated directly opposite a private BUPA hospital. Allington Baptist Church was founded in 1994 and has grown considerably since then. Allington Baptist Church operates out of a...
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The River Medway at Allington just outside of Maidstone is controlled by a series of locks and makes for an excellent walk along the towpath. Also to be found at Allington are a collection of very attractive and historic former...
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Kent County Council owns and operates one of the largest public library services in the United Kingdom; part of this network is the library at Allington. Allington library has a large selection of books to borrow as well as some...
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One of Maidstone's oldest buildings, the Archbishop’s Palace was built in the late 14th Century by the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Courtenay. He and other Archbishops used it as their private residence. It's now the Kent Register Office, and open...
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Astor Sports Centre on the Oakwood Park college campus site originally was named Westborough Sports Centre. The sports centre is attached to Astor of Hever school but is available for public use during out of school hours such as evenings,...
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In 1975 two Aylesford locals decided that the village required a rugby club for the locals to support and over the next few years developed just such a team and called it the Aylesford Bulls FRC. It would take until...
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Aylesford Netball Club has been in existence since 1978 and shares a site with Aylesford Bulls Rugby Club. The club is operated by the Malling and Maidstone Netball League and boasts five purpose built outdoor netball courts, which also benefit...
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Aylesford Priory is situated in the village of Aylesford, just outside of Maidstone. The priory dates from the 13th century and is still in use today. A community of Carmelite friars live at the priory and provide a warm welcome...
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Bank Street has more historic buildings than any other street in Maidstone. Some are medieval, others Victorian, but nearly all are listed for architectural excellence or historical interest. Notable ones include No 73, with its Queen Anne shop front, and...
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The Beacon Church in the Maidstone district of Shepway is a true local community church. The modern building was erected in the late 1970’s and has played an important part in bringing the local community, one of the poorest in...
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Bearsted Golf Club started life in 1895 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Kent. There are over 200 acres of mature parkland set out as an 18 hole par 3 golf course. The course is of a...
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Bearsted is a beautiful community on the outskirts of Maidstone in Kent and at its heart is the famous Bearsted Green. In 1648 during the English Civil War a minor battle was fought on the ground but battles with bat...
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Kent County Council owns and operates one of the largest networks of local libraries in the United Kingdom. One of the smaller libraries is the one found overlooking Bearsted Green just outside of Maidstone. The library is housed in the...
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Bearsted Methodist Church can be found a short distance from the village railway station on the busy Ware Street. In addition to being a place of worship for the methodist community the church also supports many local community groups in...
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Bearsted and Thurnham Tennis Club can be found on the village’s Holy Cross Church. The club boasts five floodlit all-weather surface courts to play on for both single and doubles matches. Bearsted and Thurnham Tennis Club has over 500 members...
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Bearsted residents gathered together to save a precious 16 acre strip of land from being developed into houses and established the Bearsted Woodland Trust. Today the 16 acres are cared for by volunteers with funding from the National Lottery, ITV...
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Halfway between Maidstone and Rochester by road and perched on top of the chalky North Downs can be found Bluebell Hill Picnic Site. Located near to the busy A229 dual carriageway, the site is quiet and offers almost unrivalled views...
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St Mary's and All Saints Church in the small village of Boxley, just North of Maidstone, has a rich heritage dating from 1100AD. The church at Boxley claims to have been sited on an old Roman road that linked Boxley...
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These town centre gardens offer relaxing and picnicking opportunities in the heart of the town. Just minutes from the main shopping centre, they have mature trees, lawns, ornamental flowerbeds and a Victorian bandstand. Sunday afternoon concerts are put on during...
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Broadway Bridge was designed in 1874 by the London engineer, Sir Joseph Bazalgette. Today, it’s strewn with a permanent interactive artwork, called Light Elements, which consists of multi-coloured lights that change colour on demand - instructions are near the bridge....
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In 2009 the Catholic Church of St Peter in Bearsted, near Maidstone, celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of the first turf being turned in its construction. The church is a modern purpose designed building located within an equally modern housing...
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At the heart of Maidstone Cemetery in Kent is the Cemetary Chapel. The cemetery was started in the-mid 1800’s and comprises of over two hundred acres of burial land. The chapel was erected in 1858 as a place of quiet...
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Located within the magnificent edifice of Kent County Council’s main offices at Sessions House in Maidstone is the Centre for Kentish Studies. The centre holds many rare and valuable documents from the history of the county of Kent and other...
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The quiet village of Teston played a crucial role in the abolition of slavery in Great Britain. Reverend James Ramsay was vicar of the parish church of St Peter and St Paul in Teston and joined with William Wilberforce at...
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Clare Park is a small oasis of green roughly a mile outside of the busy town centre of Maidstone in Kent. The park was donated to the people of Maidstone in 1923 by Sir Edward Sharpe who had a toffee...
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Clare Park Bowls Club can be located roughly a mile from Maidstone Town Centre on the Tonbridge Road. The club was established soon after Clare Park was donated to the people of the Borough of Maidstone over a century ago....
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Nestling in the folds of the beautiful and peaceful North Downs just outside of Maidstone in Kent can be found Cobham Manor Riding Centre. Cobham Manor Riding Centre offers experienced and learner riders the chance to explore the countryside on...
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Cobtree Manor Golf Course is a modern public pay and play course that is extremely popular with novice and professional players alike. A well equipped clubhouse and free car parking are available for all to use and the 18 hole...
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Maidstone County Hall is one Kent's great pre-war buildings. Built between 1910 and 1913, it's made from the best building material of all - Portland Stone, with the lower walls made of granite. Look out for Roman flagstones near the...
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Maidstone's slick new shopping centre is built on the site of an old Kentish brewery. Fifty shops are now here, ranging from H&M to Hotel Chocolat, with plenty of other top high street names in between, plus restaurants and cafés....
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Grace Community Church is a small church building located in the Maidstone borough of Mangravet. Run by Christians from the Evangelical Alliance, Grace Community Church work to further the aims and teachings of the bible. Whilst the church is small...
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Holy Cross Church in the parish of Bearsted has been at the centre of village life since Norman times when the invaders started construction of a church on the site. Even before that there is evidence that the Anglo Saxon’s...
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During the 1960s a large area of land called Parkwood, to the south of Maidstone was made available for new affordable housing and at its heart was to be a new community church, the Holy Family Catholic Church. The design...
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Horish Wood at Detling, near Maidstone in Kent, is a remarkable ancient wood that can trace its history back to the 14th Century when it was known as Horwehassh or Horweshe and was used for the making of charcoal and...
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Horse riding enthusiasts in Maidstone have one of the areas best facilities in Horseshoes Riding School, which is located towards the north of the town and was established in the 1970’s. The centre offers teaching for both novice and experienced...
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The small village of Hucking is located just outside of Maidstone in Kent and one of the village’s best attractions is Hucking Estate Woodland. The woods, which were started as recently as 1997 by The Woodland Trust, total 232 hectares...
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Built on the former site of a World War II fighter RAF airbase, today the site at the top of Detling Hill just outside of Maidstone on the A249 is the Kent County Showground. With over 200 acres the site...
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Kent Fire Brigade Museum is dedicated to the long history of fire fighting in this large and diverse county. The very earliest days of fire fighting are hard to imagine now that there are such technologically advanced machines used...
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With the closure of two libraries and the transfer of the Kent County Archives to a new home, Maidstone’s new main library was opened in the summer of 2012. The opportunity was also taken to expand Kent County Library Services...
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One hour round trips boarding at Archbishop’s Palace, Maidstone or the Museum of Kent Life and Malta Inn at Allington Lock, with full commentary and licensed bar. Teston River Cruises - a 3 hour afternoon or evening trip through Farleigh...
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LA Fitness is a modern fitness centre located in a wonderful setting beside the River Medway in Maidstone. LA Fitness Centre, also known as Dragons, was designed to resemble an Alpine ski lodge but instead there is a wealth of...
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Every golfer will tell you practice makes perfect and Langley Park Driving Range just outside of Maidstone aims to improve your golf game. The range was established in 1990 and is one of the most popular in Kent. In addition...
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To the North of Maidstone and a mile outside of the village of Detling is the Larches Picnic Site. This area is designated as an area of outstanding nature beauty and also as a site of Scientific Interest and was...
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Larkfield Leisure Centre has since it was first built in the 1970s been extended and improved many times. Today the centre boasts an impressive swimming pool and numerous sports halls for badminton, circuit training and various other sporting activities. Larkfield...
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Shrouded in mist, mystery and legend, Leeds Castle rises from its own lake amidst one of England’s most picturesque counties; the survivor of 1,000 years emerges into the 21st Century pre-eminent among the great buildings of the British Isles. It...
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The Life Church, in Maidstone, is located on Brewer Street, a short distance from the town’s main railway station. The church operates a policy of everyone is welcome to attend and learn more about their faith. The building in...
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This site is surrounded by beautiful Kent countryside on the edge of Maidstone and offers a great location for walkers, ramblers and those interested in history. English Heritage is responsible for the upkeep of the area, and these two...
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Maidstone's biggest and best entertainment and leisure centre has an eight-screen cinema, bars, a nightclub, restaurants and a gym. The ten-acre riverside complex also has a David Lloyd Leisure Club, bowling alleys and a crèche, and it hosts regular events...
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The memorial to Louis Edward Nolan was unveiled in 2013. Nolan was a Captain in the 15th King’s Hussars Regiment having previously served with the Austrian Imperial Army from 1832. His expertise with horse riding and sword fighting marked the...
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Kent County Council owns and operates one of the largest public library services in the United Kingdom; part of this network is the library at Madginford near Maidstone. Madginford library has a large selection of books to borrow as well...
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Maidstone Baptish Church can be found a short distance from Maidstone Town Centre. In addition to being a place of worship for the methodist community the church also supports many local community groups in their activities including the local boys...
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Britain's first collection of horse-drawn carriages is now considered to be the finest in Europe. Highlights include governess carts, gigs and royal and estate carriages. Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake, 12-time Mayor of Maidstone, opened the museum in 1946 anticipating that many...
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Maidstone Evangelical Church is located in on Boxley Road in the town. The church has a congregation of around sixty worshipers ranging from youngsters to the elderly. The church is a modern building constructed in the 1970s and provides a...
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Maidstone High Street was for many years the commercial heart of the town. It was the town's market place for over 500 years, and it has accumulated centuries of changing styles. Among them, medieval buildings hidden behind later façades and...
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Legend has it that Sir Francis Drake finished his game of bowls before beating the Spanish Armada, so if you fancy a go at this ancient game then the Maidstone Indoor Bowls Centre could be a good place to start....
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The River Medway in Maidstone is a quiet and peaceful river ideal for waterborne activities such as rowing with Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club. Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club owns and operates a facility near the centre of Maidstone where members can...
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Maidstone Kung Fu Centre offers classes and instruction in the ancient oriental self defence and Olympic sport of Kung Fu. The centre provides structured support from professionally trained and accredited teachers to all age ranges from children to adults and...
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Maidstone Leisure Centre in Mote Park is one of the best regional sports centres in Kent. The centre has a huge swimming complex with facilities for both competitive swimming and fun with whirlpools and fun slides. The centre also has...
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Maidstone Library Gallery is attached to the main library in the very heart of the community. It houses an extensive collection of artworks on a cycle of exhibitions throughout the year. Many of the exhibitions are related to...
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Maidstone Museum is one as one of the best in the South East of England. Its home is impressive too. Chillington Manor is an Elizabethan manor house built 1562. Its rooms and halls are now filled with the museum's collections...
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Snooker and billiards enthusiasts are well catered for in Maidstone with three clubs, one of which is the Maidstone Snooker Club. Maidstone Snooker Club is conveniently located at the bottom of Buckland Hill and opposite Maidstone West train station. Maidstone...
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Maidstone Squash Club is a modern, friendly and vibrant sports club located close to the centre of Kent’s County Town. The club has been in existence for over sixty years and has over one hundred currently active members, but would...
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Maidstone Town Hall was completed in 1753, and built originally as a Magistrates Court. Today, it houses an excellent visitor centre as well as Maidstone Borough Council. Guided tours can be pre-arranged in person at the visitor centre or by...
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After more than twenty years without a home ground Maidstone United Football Club moved into their modern purpose built Gallagher Stadium in the summer of 2012. Located close to the River Medway in the heart of Maidstone and is conveniently...
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Majors Lake is a large fishing lake in Bearsted, on the outskirts of Maidstone in Kent. Originally created in 1894 as a duck shoot, the lake was, until 1996, left to silt up but following its purchase by its current...
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Mereworth Woods are a large area of woodland and scrub just between Maidstone and West Malling. During the Second World War the area was one of many in the South East taken over by the British Army for training purposes...
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Tonbridge Road Methodist Church in Maidstone is located upon one of the town’s busiest roads but still attracts a large congregation to Sunday services held in the church. The church was constructed in the 1850’s. Tonbridge Road Methodist Church also...
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This unusual theatre was opened on May 12 2001. It's now the venue for outdoor events from summer jazz concerts to Christmas firework displays. It's built of brick and Kentish ragstone, with a central stage encircled by rows of terraced...
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This is the first cranked stress ribbon bridge in the world, and only the second ribbon bridge in the UK. The award-winning steel structure has a self-supported walkway designed to harmonize with its rural site, where the river is flanked...
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The Millennium River Park is actually a 10km parkway along the River Medway. Beginning in Teston Country Park and ending in Cobtree, it takes in three acclaimed pedestrian bridges, 1,500 new trees, an amphitheatre in a wood and a wildflower...
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Fishing is the United Kingdom’s most popular participation sport and just outside of Maidstone on the main Staplehurst Road can be found Monk Lakes Fishery. These artificially created lakes are stocked with prize fish for anglers to catch and put...
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Mote Park is the jewel in the crown of Maidstone Borough Council. The 450 acres of parkland were originally established to provide a hunting ground for deer in the 16th century. In the 18th century the park was used as...
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Discover the rich and vibrant history of the people who lived and worked in the garden of England. We rear many varieties of farmyard animals including rescued goats and bottle fed lambs. Explore our many buildings, which have been saved...
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Penenden Heath is a place steeped in history. Today Penenden Heath is a large area of open space laid out variously to natural woodlands and football piches. Other facilities at Penenden Heath include a large number of tennis courts, a...
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Located within the quiet surroundings of Maidstone’s Brenchley Gardens is the Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) war memorial. As the county town of Kent, Maidstone has a long association with the British Army and is still home to the...
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From 1915 to 1945 the Royal Air Force operated an airfield at Detling just outside of Maidstone in Kent. To honour the men and women who served at the base a memorial was erected in the nearby village. The memorial...
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The River Medway flows for 112km, the longest river in Kent. Now recognized as Maidstone's best asset, it is the venue for the town’s biggest annual event. The Maidstone River Festival draws hundreds of boats and thousands of spectators to...
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Kent County Council manages and operates Kent library service and the central library for the whole of the county is located at Springfield in Maidstone. The central library at Springfield is an interestingly designed Octagonal building and set out on...
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St Faith’s Church is a magnificent building in the centre of Maidstone. Construction started in 1872 a short distance away from what would become Maidstone Museum and Bentliff Art Gallery. A chapel had already been on the site chosen to...
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The Roman Catholic parish church of St Francis in the centre of Maidstone was founded in 1859. The church can be found very close to the town’s main railway station at Maidstone East. From there it is a very short...
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The parish church of St John the Baptist in the quiet village of Harrietsham sits some distance away from the old village but nearer to the most recent development. The church sits near to the old Pilgrims Way at the...
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St John’s Church in Grove Green, near Maidstone in Kent, is a modern, warm and airy church in the heart of a new housing estate. The church is co located on the site of St John’s Church and uses this...
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St Luke’s Church towards the outskirts of the town of Maidstone in Kent has a long history dating back to the 12th Century. The church has been added to over the centuries: particularly by the Victorians. Today the church is...
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St Margaret of Antioch, Barming is a fascinating parish church with a tall spire and was started by the Norman invaders soon after the invasion of 1066. The church is located in the centre of a field above the River...
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St Margaret’s Church in the small village of Hucking near Maidstone is a charming little church. Finding the church will require a map but is worth the effort. Originally the church was built in the 12th Century and has changed...
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The history of St Martin’s Church in Detling has always been linked with the turbulent history of England. The church at one time belonged to Sir Thomas Wyatt, who led a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth 1st and was executed. His...
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The Maidstone Borough of Shepway was first established in the late 1920’s and as part of this development a church was built which became the first St Martin’s Church. In the years that followed a second and third church were...
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St Mary’s Church in the small village of Thurnham, near Maidstone in Kent. The church rests just under the line of the North Downs and close to the Pilgrims Way long distance footpath. The building dates from Norman times, but...
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St Mary’s Church at Barham looks like a church in a Charles Dickens novel. It is some distance from the village of Barham and close to the bank of the River Medway. The church was built from local flint in...
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Travellers to and from Maidstone will most likely use the Tonbridge Road and just on the outskirts of the County Town they will find the magnificent St Micheals Church. The church dates from the late 12th Century and has a...
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The parish church of St Nicholas Church once stood alone in fields away from the village of Otham near Maidstone, but recent house building has brought it back into the community of the parish of Downswood. The pretty parish church...
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St Nicholas Church, just outside of Maidstone in Kent, is located in the parish of Allington is a modern and striking building built in the 1960’s. The church provides for the spiritual needs of the local community and also provides...
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In 1963 the old St Paul’s Church in Maidstone in Kent was ravaged by a devastating fire and had to be demolished. The people of the town rallied together to rebuild the church and today St Paul’s Church on Boxley...
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The beautiful village of Aylesford was established by early Saxons as the River Medway could be crossed there. Soon after the establishment of the village, a church was constructed on the high ground overlooking the village. Today’s 12th Century St...
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Set into the folds of a hill just outside the village of Boughton Monchelsea near Maidstone in Kent is St Peter’s Church. St Peter’s Church is an ancient Norman church which was started in the 13th Century. From its lofty...
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Many visitors to Maidstone see a tall spire from the centre of the town and are told this belongs to St Philip’s Church. The church itself is of 19th Century construction having been built in the 1860s. The church was...
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One of the most unusual pieces of street art in Maidstone is The Stag which can be found near to the River Medway as part of the Maidstone Millennium River Park. The Stag represented a rearing Stag and was created...
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St Mary Magdalene Church at Stockbury is a very unusual church sharing in appearance many aspects of a fortified mansion house. Built of flint in the 13th Century the church can be found at the summit of a steep incline...
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This beautiful 15th Century half-timbered yeoman’s house is surrounded by harmonious gardens and represents one of the most interesting historical dwellings in the region. The property is owned and managed by the National Trust and has a great hall...
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Offering panoramic views acroos the Weald and over the Kent countryside, this small 12th Century Norman keep is one of the hidden gems of the county. The site is overseen by English Heritage who have labelled it with signs...
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Along the banks of the River Medway just outside of the town of Maidstone is Teston Bridge Country Park. The Park is a large area of countryside that has been set aside for recreational use as well as being a...
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William Hazlitt, the essayist, was born in Maidstone in 1778. This theatre is named after him and its diverse programme of events includes comedy, dance, drama, films, ballet and family shows. The Hazlitt also puts on popular outdoor events throughout...
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Thurnham Castle is a 12th Century structure and sits high over the village of Thurnham just north of Maidstone. Abandoned in the 14th century the castle fell into disrepair and most of the flints used in its construction were taken...
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Kent Wildlife Trust is based at Tyland Barn. The Trust is a charity that supports nature conservation across Kent’s many varied environments from marshland to high chalk downs and even in farmer’s fields. Tyland Barn Visitor Centre and Nature Park...
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The Union Street Methodist Church can be found a short walking distance from Maidstone’s mainline railway station and the town centre. In addition to being a place of worship for the methodist community the church also supports many local community...
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The United Reform Church in Maidstone is located on the town’s main shopping and is only a short distance from Maidstone East main line railway station. The church also prides itself on its events and music and assists charities in...
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Vinters Valley Park is a nature reserve that forms a barrier between two large housing estates on the outskirts of Maidstone. Within its 90 acres there are a wide variety of habitats for animals and plants. There are also many...
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Maidstone is the county town of Kent and as befits this status the town has a large and historic cemetery. Within Maidstone Cemetery there are a number of interesting graves including that of Jospeh Kellaway who won a Victoria Cross...
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This comprehensive collection is located at the heart of the county that the regiment was established to serve. There are medals, uniforms, weapons and photographs amongst the general display, and some of the most interesting pieces are related to...
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Kent Wildlife Trust owns and operates a number of vitally important wildlife reserves throughout the county, one of which is Westfield Wood Nature Reserve, located just outside the County Town of Maidstone. Comprising of five and a half hectares of...
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Whatman Park was opened to mark the millennium and forms part of a much larger connection of parks across Maidstone beside the River Medway. Whatman Park is the largest of these and was designed to offer recreational space for all...
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White Horse Wood is one of the newest country parks in Kent, owned by Kent County Council, the park is located on a site of open grassland with exceptional views across the Weald of Kent. Over 20,000 native trees have...
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I am a Maidstone man born and raised and I have seen it grow and prosper over the years. Since the 1980s the town has moved away from industry and has developed into a shopping Mecca with two large complex The Mall and Fremlin Walk at either end of the historic Week Street. Hundreds of shops selling virtually everything you could possibly conceive of. There are, of course, also dozens of excellent restaurants, bars, cafe's and attractions including Brenchley Gardens, Mote Park, Leeds Castle and Hazlitt Theatre.
- Patrick Boniface
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