News

The Kent and East Sussex Railway is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the Government thanks to the £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic and…

Dramatic photographs of one of the South East's favourite steam railways feature in a book to be launched on Saturday 10th October 2020 at Tenterden Town station. The full-page monochrome pictures in 'Steel-Oil-Steam' were shot using a giant camera made…

Coming to Kent this autumn, Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve near Hythe is delighted to announce the opening of its new restaurant and bar: The Garden Room, nestled within Sir Philip Sassoon’s original stable yard. For the first time a restaurant…

Kent wildlife park and conservation charity, Wildwood Trust, is celebrating a trio of award wins at the prestigious British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) awards this September.  The British wildlife conservation charity, which has its flagship park…

The results of the WineGB Awards 2020 have been announced and we are over the moon to have been awarded a Silver for our Biddenden Pinot Reserve 2015 and Bronze for our still to be released Biddenden Ortega 2018. Showcasing…

Wildwood Trust prepares new home for two abandoned bear cubs to arrive this summer Wildlife conservation charity, Wildwood Trust, is busy creating a brand new home for two orphaned brown bear cubs to arrive from Belgium on Tuesday 18th August.…

Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve are saddened to announce the death of Kingut, our beloved Malayan tapir who was the Guinness World Record holder for ‘oldest tapir in captivity’. Kingut was born in Jakarta in January 1978, and arrived at Port…

Faversham charity, Brogdale Collections, has announced a series of open days to allow visitors unprecedented access to its heritage orchards. The first Heritage Orchard Days will be taking place over the August Bank Holiday Weekend and will include the opportunity…