Pictures of Kent

About the county of Kent

In the South-East corner of England lies the County of Kent an amazingly beautiful area steeped in fascinating history, inviting cities, interesting towns, pretty villages and picturesque countryside. Kent boasts over 50 museums including, 'Sevenoaks Museum', which first opened in 1920 and 'Ramsgate Museum', located in a 1904 neo-Georgian Adam-style building designed by S D Adshead. There are also several stately homes, Castles, beautiful parks and gardens to explore. Notable attractions include, 'Canterbury Cathedral' situated in the city of Canterbury, the worlds largest collection of oast houses
at The Hop Farm Country Park and the medieval 'Leeds Castle' built on two small islands in a lake set in 500 acres of parkland and gardens.

Recommended Towns & Villages to visit in Kent

Chiddingstone (46 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent

Fascinating village, owned by the National Trust which is crammed with beautiful properties from the 16th and 17th-century probably built with iron-industry money...

Paddlesworth (7 Pictures)

in the county of Kent

"Highest Church, Lowest Steeple, Poorest Parish, Fewest People" - these are the words carved around the village sign Paddlesworth is a small village in the county of Kent, 3.....

Snowdown (5 Pictures)

in the county of Kent

Snowdown was famous for its colliery, it was one of only four collieries in Kent. It opened between 1907 and 1912, with a new town being built at Aylesham to provide home for workers who came largely from the north-east of England and from Wales...

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Recommended Attractions to visit in Kent

Chilham Castle (8 Pictures)

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Reculver Towers & Roman Fort (12 Pictures)

Standing sheer on a dramatic headland the twin towered west front of the 12th-century Church of St. Mary at Reculver is the.....

Stoneacre (7 Pictures)

15th-century half-timbered yeoman's house and harmonious garden...

Tonbridge Castle (16 Pictures)

A fire in 1088 destroyed the first castle at Tonbridge, and the evocative remains we see today are of a later castle which was.....

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