Walkers, cyclists, families, food and art lovers, and wildlife
enthusiasts are all catered for, with coverage of a wide range of
attractions, as well as all the practical information you could need to
plan and enjoy time spent in this delightful corner of England.
The diversity of Kent is striking, from Canterbury Cathedral, part of a
UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site, to Dungeness, Kent’s southernmost
point, an extraordinary location and home to artist and film-maker Derek
Jarman’s Prospect Cottage.
The village of Pluckley was once named
England’s most haunted by the Guinness World Records, while St Leonard’s
Church in Hythe has the largest and best-preserved collection of
ancient human skulls and bones in Britain.
This in-depth guide covers all the most popular places as well as many
of the lesser-known ones, dividing the county into five easy-to-follow
chapters.
Explore Dover and spend time at its iconic White Cliffs,
saunter through Vita Sackville-West’s gorgeous gardens at the National
Trust’s Sissinghurst estate, visit the grave of Pocahontas in Gravesend,
and contemplate the delightful and thought-provoking public art of the
revitalised seaside town of Folkestone.
History has been made in Kent,
at Hever Castle, where Anne Boleyn spent her childhood and which was
later restored by William Waldorf Astor, and at Chartwell, the family
home and garden of Sir Winston Churchill.
Kent’s food and drink offering is increasingly celebrated, with a
growing reputation for high quality restaurants and boutique wineries,
not to mention the world’s oldest brewer and largest collection of fruit
trees at Faversham.
From flora and fauna to castles, watersports, beaches and wildlife, discover Kent with Bradt’s unique Slow travel guide.
GOING SLOW IN KENT
Kent landscapes, Gardens, Kent wildlife, Kent architecture, Sacred Kent,
A taste of Kent, Creative Kent, Active Kent, How this book is arranged,
Getting there & around
1 Canterbury & surrounds
Getting there & around, Canterbury, North & east of Canterbury, South & west of Canterbury
2 North Kent: Gravesend to Faversham
Getting there & around, Gravesend, Cobham & surrounds, Ranscombe
Farm Reserve, Hoo Peninsula, Medway towns, Isle of Sheppey, Faversham,
Around Faversham
3 Thanet, Sandwich & Deal
Getting there & around, Margate & surrounds, Broadstairs,
Ramsgate & surrounds, Sandwich, Richborough Roman Fort &
Amphitheatre, Goodnestone & surrounds, Deal & surrounds
4 Southeast Coastal Kent: Dover to Dungeness
Getting there & around, Dover & surrounds, Folkestone, Sandgate,
Elham & surrounds, Hythe & surrounds, Romney Marsh
5 Kent Weald & Downs
Getting there & around, Darent Valley, Westerham & surrounds,
Sevenoaks & surrounds, Edenbridge & surrounds, Tonbridge &
surrounds, Royal Tunbridge Wells & surrounds, Further into the High
Weald, Sissinghurst & surrounds, Tenterden & surrounds,
Maidstone & surrounds, Ashford & surrounds
Accommodation
