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

Greenhithe (16 Pictures)

in the county of Kent

Greenhithe is an area of Kent found sandwiched between the River Thames and Watling...

Hythe (43 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent

This delightful seaside resort is one of the five original Cinque Ports, it can trace its noble history all the way back to AD732 when it was granted a charter by the Saxon King Ethelred...

Newington (5 Pictures)

in the county of Kent

Newington is a village in the borough of Swale, Kent. It has its own railway station situated on the Chatham main line between Sittingbourne and Rainham. Its parish church of.....

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Recommended Attractions to visit in Kent

Canterbury Cathedral (170 Pictures)

This magnificent cathedral has been a place of pilgrimage for hundreds of years. It was the scene of Thomas a' Becket's murder.....

Coldrum Long Barrow (9 Pictures)

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Ightham Mote (96 Pictures)

This 14th century moated manor house, set in a hollow and partly surrounded by woods, serves as a powerful reminder of the past. .....

Riverside Country Park (18 Pictures)

Riverside Country Park is a large coastal public park, situated alongside the River Medway estuary between Gillingham and Rainham..

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