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March 11, 2020
Hand-reared Gorilla now thriving at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent
After being rejected by her mother at birth, baby gorilla Yaounde is now thriving at Howletts Wildlife Park in Kent. Yaounde was born on 19th June 2019, weighing just 1.04kg at birth and was abandoned by her mother. Howletts Wild… -
March 11, 2020
Dog Fur-endly
Ride the rails with your pup at the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. Dogs are welcome, free of charge, on all our trains allowing you to explore the Romney Marsh and surrounding areas. New in-fur-mation for 2020: Hythe Coffee Shop… -
January 13, 2020
Chief Executive of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust to Retire
After 19 years of exceptional service to Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, the Chief Executive, Bill Ferris OBE DL, will retire from this role later this year. Trained as an accountant, Bill gained a 1st Class Honours Degree in Managerial and… -
December 18, 2019
Maidstone Attraction Scoops Silver Tourism Award For Its Popular Experience Christmas Event
Maidstone family attraction Kent Life Heritage Farm Park is celebrating after winning the Silver trophy at the Beautiful South Awards for Excellence 2019-20 for its popular Experience Christmas event in the Tourism Event / Festival of the Year category. The… -
December 18, 2019
Hever Castle winner in three categories at top industry awards
Staff at Hever Castle are celebrating after getting a hattrick at the Beautiful South awards. The historic attraction scooped a gold award in the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year category with Leeds Castle and Marwell Wildlife receiving silver and… -
December 18, 2019
Leeds Castle wins Silver in Beautiful South Awards
Leeds Castle is delighted to have been awarded Silver at the Tourism South East ‘Beautiful South’ Award, in the prestigious category of ‘Large Visitor Attraction of the Year’. The award comes as the perfect finale to the Castle’s landmark 900th… -
December 6, 2019
Hever Castle winner in Family Traveller Excellence Awards
Hever Castle & Gardens was among the top 50 travel experiences and attractions to take away an accolade at the Family Traveller Excellence Awards. The childhood home of Anne Boleyn beat off competition from Santa’s Lapland, Shangri-La, Singapore, Dubai Parks… -
December 5, 2019
Elephant Birth Is Early Christmas Present For Howletts Wild Animal Park Team
Keepers and staff arrived for work at Howletts Wild Animal Park on Monday morning to discover a big surprise: a brand-new African elephant calf born to Uzuri, an 11-year-old first time mother and Coco, the Howletts herd’s resident bull, in…