List of tourist attractions in Kent
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A list of tourist attractions in the English county of Kent
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Castle |
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Country Park |
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English Heritage |
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Forestry Commission |
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Heritage railway |
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National Trust |
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Theatre |
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Historical buildings [edit]
- Canterbury Cathedral
- Chartwell, (home of Winston Churchill)
- Chiddingstone Castle
- Deal Castle
- Dover Castle
- Dungeness Power Station
- The Grange, Ramsgate
- Hever Castle
- Ightham Mote 14th century house
- Knole House, Sevenoaks
- Leeds Castle
- Penshurst Place
- Reculver Roman Fort & Reculver Tower
- Richborough Castle & Roman Fort, near Sandwich
- Rochester Castle
- Rochester Cathedral
- St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
- Scotney Castle
- Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Sissinghurst
- Smallhythe Place, Tenterden
- Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge
- Upnor Castle
- Walmer Castle & Gardens
Open spaces [edit]
- Ashford Green Corridor
- Bedgebury National Pinetum
- Bewl Water
- Bough Beech Reservoir, Ide Hill
- Brockhill Country Park
- Hoo Peninsula
- Isle of Grain
- North Downs Way a long distance footpath
- Isle of Sheppey
- Stour Valley Walk
- Isle of Thanet
- The Wantsum Channel
Museums [edit]
- Ashford Borough Museum
- Chatham Historic Dockyard
- Dolphin Yard Sailing Barge Museum Sittingbourne
- Kent Battle of Britain Museum
- Kent International Airport (formerly known as London Manston Airport) with two aviation museums
- Ramsgate Maritime Museum
- Royal Engineers Museum of Military Engineering, Gillingham
- Willesborough Windmill
- Wye Rural Museum
- Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery, Maidstone
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Ancient monuments [edit]
- Coldrum Stones near Trottiscliffe
- Julliberrie's Grave near Chilham
- Kit's Coty House near Aylesford
- Lower Mill, Woodchurch
- Medway megaliths (various locations in the Medway valley)
Railways [edit]
- Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway
- East Kent Railway
- Kent & East Sussex Railway
- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
- Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway
- Spa Valley Railway
Wildlife Parks, Zoos & Farm Attractions [edit]
- Howletts Wild Animal Park near Canterbury
- Port Lympne Zoo
- Rare Breeds Centre near Woodchurch
- Rare Species Conservation Centre
- Wingham Wildlife Park
Others [edit]
- Bluewater Shopping Centre
- Chatham Dockyard
- Cinque Ports
- Ebbsfleet United F.C.
- Emmetts Garden, Ide Hill
- Faversham
- Gillingham Football Club
- Margate Football Club, Hartsdown Park, Margate
- Romney Marsh
- St. Lawrence Cricket Ground, Canterbury
- Shell Grotto, Margate
- Squerryes Court & Garden, Westerham
- Turner Contemporary to open in Margate
