DISCOVER KENT: Attractions & Culture

Discover CANTERBURY Canterbury is a city located in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. In Latin the city was called Durovernum Cantiacorum; it lay at the junction of three roads from their ports of Regulbium (Reculver), Dubris (Dover) and Lemanis (Lympne); and it stood on what has become known as Watling Street ...

Discover DOVER Dover is a major port on the south-east coast of England. Situated in the county of Kent, it faces France across the English Channel. Dover is famous for its white cliffs, which are made of chalk. The cliffs gave Britain its nickname of Albion, meaning white. The town's name derives from its Latinized form of Dubris ...

Discover FOLKESTONE Folkestone is a resort town on the south coast of Kent, England, traditionally known as The Garden Coast. Situated at the foot of the North Downs, the town has stunning views of the surrounding countryside as well as the coast of France. The Channel Tunnel connects Folkestone to mainland Europe...

Discover MAIDSTONE Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, 32 miles southeast of London. The River Medway runs through centre of the town. Traditionally Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, known as the Garden of England. There is evidence of a settlement in the area dating back to the Stone Age ...

Canterbury Cathedral Kent - Canterbury Cathedral is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It is the Cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of All England and leader of the Church of England. Critical to the history of the Cathedral's buildings was the murder of Thomas Becket ...

Dover Castle Kent - Dover Castle is situated in Kent and has been described as the Key to England due to its defensive significance throughout history. Originally fortified by native Britons before the Romans invaded in AD43, It was built near the site of an 80-foot high Roman lighthouse (or Pharos), which still survives ...

Rochester Castle Kent - Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway, in Kent. There has been a castle on his site since Roman Times though it is the Keep of 1127 and the Norman castle for which Rochester is deservedly famous. With the invention of gunpowder other types of defense became more appropriate ...

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