Within St John the Baptist church at Wateringbury is held an ancient artefact called the Dumb Borsholder. The Borsholder is a three-foot long staff with a wicked hook at one end. The Borsholder was an emblem of office for the...

St Mary the Virgin church in the hamlet of Nettlestead has history that dates back to the time of the Norman invasion of 1066 which links St Mary the Virgin church with William the Conqueror’s half brother, Odo. In later...

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...

In the 1990’s the former airfield at West Malling just outside of Maidstone in Kent was redeveloped into a mixed housing and enterprise estate, but part of the land was set aside for redevelopment into a golf Course. Kings Hill...

St Dunstan’s Church in the small village of West Peckham, outside of Maidstone, is an ancient and beautiful medieval church. The church is thought to have been built on the site of a Saxon church with construction starting in the...

Until replaced by a new church in 1840, St Michael’s Church was the parish church for the Kent village of East Peckham. St Michael’s Church is, however, around three miles outside the village and perched on a hilly escarpment. First...

The village of Yalding near to Maidstone in Kent was mentioned in the Doomsday book and it is thought the village church was started soon thereafter. Today the church of St Peter and St Paul provides for the spiritual needs...

St Thomas More Church in the town of West Malling in Kent is a modern purpose built church with a light airy feel. The church was built in the 1960’s to what was then considered quite a radical and futuristic...

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...

The former Royal Air Force base at West Malling has been redeveloped into a housing estate but to mark its illustrious history on 9 June 2002 a memorial was erected to honour all those men and women who served at...

The historic Kentish village of Yalding in the heart of mid Kent has many attractions and for those wishing to locate these the information available at the Yalding Library and Information Centre may prove to be invaluable. The library at...

Yalding Organic Gardens provide a history of gardening in Britain. Starting from a woodland walk, the visitor proceeds through a 13th Century apothecary’s garden to a medieval knot garden. After this, the visitor can view a 19th Century cottage garden...