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Dane John Gardens - Canterbury
The City Walls and an avenue of lime trees provide a sense of enclosure and escape from the busy road and bustling shopping centre just a few yards away. There are excellent views over the city and towards the countryside from the top of the mound. There's a safe play area for children, a newly built bandstand as a venue for traditional...
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Westgate Gardens
There are 11 acres of historic public gardens to explore dating back to the Middle Ages, in which you can find medieval ruins, a Norman archway and the 200 year old Oriental Plane, plus Burma Star Association and Itay Star Association war memorials. It also winds alongside the River Stour so there are pleasing waterside walks too, where one...
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Druidstone Park - Canterbury
Whether you are interested in meeting our many friendly animals, having fun in the adventure play areas, finding peace and tranquility in the enchanted woodland, or just relaxing in the idyllic surroundings of the park garden, you won't be disappointed. Set in a landscape valuable, not only for its natural beauty, but moreover its abundance of...
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The George Inn - Chartham
The george inn in chartham rests in 5 acres of grounds and is complete with a childrens play area with zipline and climbing towers slide and swings a petting zoo is being incorporated into the gardens in the early summer of 2013 there is full use of the gardens marquee and bouncy castle bookings for childrens partys indoors will be taken from jan...
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Memorial Park
Memorial Park's new play equipment in 2015 allows children and young people to enjoy more than ever a range of activities such as balancing, climbing, rocking, overhead activity, swinging, jumping, crawling, rotating, imaginative play and social play. So long as you've got dry weather you can't beat a simple trip to the playground, especially...
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Faversham Activity Centre
Faversham Activity Centre is a multipurpose, child friendly, clean facility which has both a gymnastics arena as well as a super fun soft indoor play area. Here the children can use their imaginations as they zoom down slides, roll over and under bridges and scramble across nets. We even have a special area for under 2s with a slide,...
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Monkton Nature Reserve
This East Kent reserve is set in 16 beautiful acres of reclaimed chalk quarry, a wonderful example of nature's recovery in industrious man's absence. It features many naturally important habitats, fascinating geology and an unusual quantity of rare orchids. There are 2 trails for families to explore, one within the chalk quarry and another...
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Peene Quarry Picnic Site
Part of the Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest, the main feature of Peene Quarry is the large area of chalk grassland on the steep-sided slopes. In Summer the grassland is covered with rare flowers and herbs, including cowslip, vetches, thyme, rock rose and a range of orchids. These plants...
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Beech Court Gardens - Ashford
Loads of animals to see and an on site cafe! Children’s Garden Trail Gardens are not just for the retired. We have a trail specifically for the younger generation! Admission Adults OAPs Groups (15 or more) Children (5-16 years) ...
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Fowlmead Country Park - Deal
Fowlmead Country Park is a 200-acre (80 hectare) park regenerated from the shale spoil tip of the former Betteshanger Colliery. The colliery was the last of the four Kent coal mines to close in 1989 and the land languished unused until 2000 when the regional development agency, SEEDA (South East England Development Agency), acquired the freehold...
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West Bay Beach
West Bay Beach also known as St Mildred'soffers a sandy and pebbly through to rocky beach, good for rock pooling and exploring! There's plenty of little creatures to find in the pools so it's well worth the effort of toting a bucket and net along with you. Plus there's safe paddling and with summer lifeguards in high season you can go a little...
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Brockhill Country Park - Hythe
Brockhill Country Park was previously part of a large estate dating back to Norman times. You can still see the old manor house adjacent to the park. The rest of the park is dominated by a large grassy valley, bisected by the Brockhill Stream as it makes its way to the Royal Military Canal at Hythe and excellent views to the English...
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Dover Harbour Beach
A shingle beach sheltered within the harbour walls. Easily accesible and with seaside facilities such as cafes and parking.
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The Wartime Tunnels at Dover Castle
The Wartime Tunnels at Dover Castle Providing privacy from prying eyes and protection from enemy fire, the tunnels under Dover Castle have served a strategic military role from Napoleonic times. Using artifacts, interactive elements, moving real life stories, striking images and original wartime film footage this new exhibition traces the...
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Fan Bay Deep Shelter
These historic tunnels were constructed in 1940 as military accommodation for the gun battery above ground but once their use had happily become unnecessary they were abandoned to darkness for nearly 50 years and excitingly are now open again for the first time! Brave over 12s can journey back into the past on an atmospheric guided tour of the...
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Walmer Castle and Gardens
Walmer Castle and Gardens offers a chance to step back in history, but also for kids to explore a castle with battlements with wonderful sea views! plus much of it has been recently given a sympathetic restoration to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, including a new multi media guide and a more authentic refinishing of...
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Lower Leas Coastal Park
There is a great range of terrains and landscaping to explore at Lower Leas Coastal Park, with it being separated into The Wild Zone, The Fun Zone and The Formal Zone. Let us tell you all about them and then you can decide to do it all, like you wouldn't have anyway! The Wild Zone is as implied, a less rigorously landscaped section allowed to...
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Sunny Sands Beach
Sunny Sands Beach 'One of the prettiest watering places on the south coast. The situation is delightful, the air is delicious, and the breezy hills and downs, carpeted with wild thyme and decorated with millions of wild flowers are, on the faith of a pedestrian, perfect.' And don't take it from us, that was by Dickens! Sunny Sands Beach is a...
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Dover Sea Safari
Dover Sea Safari - offer you a unique family experience with a coastal tour like no other. Dover Sea Safari is located on the foreshore of one of the worlds busiest passenger ferry ports, the Port of Dover Step aboard our purpose built comfortable RIB speed boat, the Dover Explorer, for an exciting fun filled Sea Safari. ...
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Margate Caves
Walk through a thousand years of history! Marvel at the Smugglers Refuge, thSomewhere near the end of the 18th century, a man named Francis Forster built a large house which he named Northumberland House after the county of his birth. Around 1798 his gardener, when digging behind the house, made the discovery of the Caves. A private entrance was...
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Margate Main Sands
Margate Main Sands, the original seaside destination, home to Turner Contemporary has a popular wide sandy bay. This timeless beach with tidal pool, children's rides and amusement arcades caters for families who want traditional seaside fun and entertainment. Even if the tide is in there is still plenty of beach to make sand castles and there...
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The Shell Grotto
Discover over 70 feet of atmospheric underground passageways and a cool rectangular chamber, first unearthed to the landowner's surprise in 1875, with some 4.6 million shells mosaiced in mysterious patterns and pictures on the walls. Still nobody knows who made it or why! A wonderful trip for all ages, and one the kids will be pondering for a...
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Sea Searcher boat trips
Traditional boat and experienced skipper for sightseeing, seal spotting, wildlife watching, and sea angling trips. providing boat services for sightseeing, seal spotting and wildlife watching, sea angling and boat fishing, as well as boat chartering for film and television, safety boat, and work boat services. Details of trips on our website.
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Seal and Coastal Mystery trip
Seal and Coastal Mystery Tour www.galleoncruises.com Cruise Overview This is a really fun short boat trip to search out our local seal colonies and wildlife. On this trip dependent on season you will also see large flocks of ducks, Geese, Herron, Egret, Gulls, Birds of prey, Redstarts, Wading birds and lots of other species of wildlife. The Mona...
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Ramsgate Tunnels
A trip through the Ramsgate Tunnels is a dark little treat: an atmospheric tour underground where you'll wear hard hard and carry torches! Fun stuff for kids of any age who can handle the dark. Kids 3 to 7 can be admitted but this is at the discretion of the guide who is experienced enough to know generally who will and won't enjoy it. The...
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Ramsgate Main Sands
The beautiful Ramsgate Main Sands is a wide and long sandy beach ideal for classic family days out for paddling, sunbathing, sand castling and strolls. It is deemed a safe swimming destination and has reassuring seasonal lifeguard cover. Dog bans are in place May through September keeping the beach pleasant and clean. You are welcome to walk...
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Botany Bay
A common name, this particular Botany Bay is at the foot of chalk cliffs halfway round the Isle of Thanet headland. There's a wealth of seashells and chalky rock pools from crabs and starfish to piddocks and cuttlefish, so make sure you take a net, bucket and spade. Local facilities include toilets, lost child centre, first aid post, a cafe and...
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Joss Bay
Joss Bay offers a sandy beach with chalk cliffs (be wary of restricted access here) with safe shallow swimming and lifeguard cover July through September. It's very popular with surfers and has a well established surf school and hire facility beachside. Good immediate vicinity amenities with accessible toilets, shops, cafes and the like....
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Viking Bay
Viking Bay is a curved, sandy bay ideal for family trips, with tidal pool, deckchair hire, a range of summertime children's rides and a cool surf school beachside offering ski and belly boards! Lovely to have the choice of tucking away at one end for a peaceful and traditional beach day with swimming and sand castling, or a great spot for a bit of...
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Sheerness Beach
A substantial sea defence wall, which forms the promenade, is a distinctive characteristic of this gently sloping sand and shingle beach at the mouth of the Thames and Medway estuaries. Gardens and a leisure complex separate the town centre from the beach
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Bartons Point Coastal Park
The stunning Bartons Point Coastal Park is located on the edge of Sheerness with large grass areas for walking and recreation. The lake features crab, eel, flounder and bass plus you can pick up simple crabbing equipment (and your fishing permit) from the boat house cafe. You can also do year round sailing, windsurfing, kayaking or paddle...
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GO APE Leeds Castle - Kent
If you like the idea of an amazing high wire forest tree top course then Go Ape could be just your thing. We have Tarzan swings, rope bridges, ladders, tunnels and zip lines suspended up to 40 feet high in the tree tops. Go Ape is an award-winning confidence course with branches throughout the UK. The Go Ape course will appeal to a...
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Lathe Barn Children’s Farm - Romney Marsh
Surrounded by open fields and home to a flock of Romney Ewes you can enjoy being amongst the company of Ginger the Shetland Pony and all their friends. You'll find plenty of rabbits and geese, lambs and goats, chicken, owls and guinea pigs to name but a few. Bring a picnic, enjoy the play area and allow time for a go on the mini golf and...
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Tankerton Beach
Tankerton Beach Gentle grassy slopes perfect for summer picnics roll down past the multi coloured beach huts to meet the pebble beach. The water is good for swimming and there is lifeguard cover May to September. At low tide you can walk out along a natural causeway called The Street but be very certain to beat the tide back in again, it can...
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DYMCHURCH MARTELLO TOWER
Between 1805 and 1812, faced with the threat of invasion by Napoleon, the British government built a chain of ‘Martello towers ’ – small defensive forts – around the south and east coasts of England. Dymchurch Martello Tower on the Kent coast is one of these ingeniously designed artillery...
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The Barnyard - Sittingbourne
Farm shops with a restaurant, and enjoy tranquil woodland trails, and an exciting summer maze set within 150 acres of Kent countryside. Take a revitalising walk around The BarnYard’s expansive 150 acre site. Explore the Kent countryside whilst enjoying the view of the entire landscape and surrounding scenery, walk through our...
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Dungeness Beach
Dungeness Beach Definitely for exploring and hiking rather than lounging or swimming, this is the second largest shingle formation in the world! A visually dramatic beach with great views, but entering the water is not advised. The Romney Marshes border and has several RSPB hides and lots of local wildlife including stoats, marsh frogs, weasels...
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Bluebell Hill Picnic Site
Bluebell Hill Picnic Site, tucked inside the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, forms part of the 10km stretch of chalk escarpment between Wouldham and Detling that has been classified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It boasts a range of terrain including woodland, scrub and chalk grassland so there’s a terrific...
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Kent Life - Maidstone
Kent Life is a 28 acre , premier heritage farm attraction that encompasses a wonderful farmyard with a family of friendly animals ranging from donkeys, horses and ferrets to piglets, goats and lambs, many of whom are reared on site. At Cuddle Corner, our brand new petting area, you can even get up close to the farm animals. In addition, our...
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Clare Park
Clare Park is Maidstone’s first Green Flag awarded green space and with good reason: there are well landscaped swathes and mature scenic woodland with hard footpaths to help families explore them, plus handy public toilets and benches scattered about. Although fairly small, it holds numerous facilities, including tennis courts and a...
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Southend - Chalkwell Beach
A sandy town beach with plenty of entertainments. Beach Type Sand Facilities Toilets Disabled access First aid Deckchair hire and many shops Cafes and amusements Activities Bathing Local amusements and all the other activities associated with a seaside resort town Nature and Wildlife Explore the miles of beach and the longest...
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Official Call the Midwife Locations Tour
Take the official guided Call the Midwife tour at the Historic Chatham Dockyard What's included Professional Guide Full Entry to Chatham Dockyard Experience the official Call the Midwife Tour, brought to you by the makers of the show, and see the real filming locations Hear behind-the-scenes stories...
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Here you will find a comprehensive list of outdoor pursuits and anything related to the great outdoors in and near to the city of Canterbury, catering for you, your child, and your family.
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