Shorne Wood Country Park just off the A2 near Rochester is a beautiful oasis of calming ancient woodland. The country park is managed in an eco friendly manner and visitors can learn how to be ecologically sound in a large...

One of Cobham’s hidden gems is Ashenbank Wood, which is owned and operated by The Woodland Trust. The 30-hectare wood is undisturbed ancient woodland that is part of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The woods are ideal...

Residents of and visitors to the North Kent town of Gravesend have one of the best leisure centres in the region in Cascades. The leisure centre is located towards the outskirts of the town and benefits from a large free...

Despite being a school, visitors can wonder round 150 acres of landscaped gardens and marvel at period features by noted architects. Although a house has been here since the middle ages, the present building was commissioned by the 10th...

Gravesend Golf Centre is conveniently located near to the Cascades Leisure Centre on the outskirts of Gravesend town centre. The centre has a growing reputation based on the nine hole course laid out to overlook the distant River Thames and...

To one side of Gravesend’s Cascades Leisure Centre can be found Gravesend Miniature Railway. The miniature railway is owned and operated by the Gravesend Model Marine and Engineering Society that was founded in 1953. Throughout the summer months on Sundays...

Visitors to this red brick Charles II house will find it a fine example of a typical Kentish Yeoman family home. The furniture and other items on display all date from the era when the property belonged to Sir...

This large and varied site covers an area of Kent countryside conveniently located between Rochester and Gravesend that is literally littered with historical sites, natural delights and places of special interest for all the family. Kent County Council, who own...

Southern Valley Golf Course is located on high ground that overlooks Gravesend and the River Thames. The site was formerly Gravesend Airport that played a major role in the Battle of Britain. Today the golf course covers 138 acres of...

St Aiden’s Church is a modern parish church serving a largely urban community in Gravesend in Kent. The church was constructed in the late 1960’s as part of a programme of house building after the Second World War. Gravesend had...

Visitors are immediately struck by the enormity of this parish church. Built during the 13th and 14th Century by the de Cobham family, it is renowned for its collection of rare medieval brasses, said to be the finest in...