List of tourist attractions in Kent
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A list of tourist attractions in the English county of Kent.
Key | |
Abbey/Priory/Cathedral | |
Accessible open space | |
Amusement/Theme Park | |
Castle | |
Country Park | |
English Heritage | |
Forestry Commission | |
Heritage railway | |
Historic House | |
Places of Worship | |
Museum (free/not free) | |
National Trust | |
Theatre | |
Zoo |
Castles, houses and historical buildings
[edit]- Canterbury Cathedral
- Chartwell (principal adult home of Winston Churchill)
- Chiddingstone Castle
- Deal Castle
- Dover Castle
- The Grange, Ramsgate
- Hever Castle
- Ightham Mote 14th century house
- Knole House
- Leeds Castle
- Penshurst Place
- Fort Amherst, Chatham
- Reculver (Roman fort & Reculver Towers)
- Richborough Castle & Roman Fort
- Rochester Castle
- Rochester Cathedral
- St Augustine's Abbey
- Scotney Castle
- Sissinghurst Castle Garden
- Smallhythe Place
- Squerryes Court
- Tonbridge Castle
- Upnor Castle
- Walmer Castle
Country parks, gardens and accessible open spaces
[edit]- Ashford Green Corridor
- Bedgebury National Pinetum
- Bewl Water
- Bough Beech Reservoir
- Brockhill Country Park
- Capstone Farm Country Park
- Emmetts Garden
- Hoo Peninsula
- Milton Creek Country Park
- North Downs Way a long distance footpath
- Pines Garden
- Stour Valley Walk
- Isle of Thanet
- The Hop Farm Country Park
- The Wantsum Channel
- White Cliffs of Dover
Museums
[edit]- Ashford Borough Museum
- Chatham Historic Dockyard
- Dolphin Yard Sailing Barge Museum
- Dover Museum
- Kent Battle of Britain Museum
- Kent International Airport (formerly known as London Manston Airport) with two aviation museums
- Kent Museum of Freemasonry
- Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
- Ramsgate Maritime Museum
- Royal Engineers Museum
- Willesborough Windmill
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
- Wildwood Trust (previously Wildwood Discovery Park)
- Port Lympne Zoo
- Rare Species Conservation Centre
- Wingham Wildlife Park (previously Wingham Bird Park)