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Chiddingstone Castle in the tiny village of Chiddingstone in Kent has been awarded a coveted Silver in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category at The Beautiful South Awards 2016.   Held at the Hilton at the Ageas Bowl in…

One of the most exciting projects in recent years at Maidstone Museum – the scanning and facial reconstruction of its very own 2,700-year-old mummy – is well underway thanks to the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The project,…

Primate keepers at Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury, are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered white naped mangabey, the first of its kind to be born at the park.   Matt Ford, Head Primate Keeper said: ‘We are…

The Shepherd Neame Visitor Centre has been named as a finalist in this year’s Beautiful South Awards in recognition of its eco-friendly efforts. Organised by Tourism South East, the awards reward excellence and significant contribution to the tourism industry across the region. Shepherd Neame’s Visitor…

  Maidstone’s ever-popular Mote Park has once more been selected among the UK’s most popular parks and open spaces, being named in the ten most-loved spaces at the Green Flag People’s Choice Awards. More than 30,000 votes were cast over…

The stunning gardens of historic Hever Castle in Kent received a Gold Award and were voted ‘Garden of the Year 2016’ by South & South East in Bloom. The double accolade was announced last week, with the gardens beating stiff…

Biddenden Vineyards was awarded a 2-star Great Taste award for its Red Love® apple juice at Great Taste 2016, the world’s most coveted blind-tasted food awards. Britain’s first naturally red apple juice, Red Love®, was described by judges as “a…

Kent’s tallest tree, the “Old Man of Kent”, has been an iconic part of the Forestry Commission’s conifer collection at Bedgebury National Pinetum, near Goudhurst, Kent, and sadly it has now reached the end of its natural life and was…