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June 29, 2018
Kentish Lady Boat Trip to Allington Castle
Experience the scenic River Medway this summer on-board the Kentish Lady and combine this with a visit and guided tour of Allington Castle's beautiful gardens, courtyards and also its impressive Great Hall. Allington Castle is possibly Kent's best kept secret,… -
June 27, 2018
Biddenden Vineyards Awarded Family Business of the Year at KEiBA 2018
Biddenden Vineyards, Kent’s original commercial vineyard, has been awarded ‘Family Business of the Year’ at this year’s Kent Excellence in Business Awards (KEiBA). The vineyard is owned & managed independently by the second & third generation of the Barnes family… -
June 26, 2018
Canterbury Launches Medieval Education Day across City
Top Canterbury organisations are coming together to present a very special education day for local schools. The Canterbury Tales, Westgate Towers, St Augustine’s Abbey, Beaney House of Art and Knowledge, Canterbury Christchurch University and Whitefriars Shopping Centre are working in… -
June 25, 2018
Unique Singer Sargent painting acquired for historical home Ightham Mote
A Game of Bowls, by American painter John Singer Sargent, has been acquired for the National Trust’s Ightham Mote in Kent following a successful campaign to raise funds to purchase it for the nation. The large-scale painting is a rare… -
June 25, 2018
Latest Addition Takes Giraffe Herd Numbers Into Double Figures at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve.
With less than 2500 mature Rothschild giraffes left in the wild, Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve are once more celebrating a giraffe birth; this time a female calf on Friday 15th June at the popular visitor attraction. This is mother… -
May 21, 2018
Beautiful Baby Western Lowland Gorilla Born at Howletts
Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury, is celebrating the birth of a beautiful western lowland gorilla. The latest arrival takes the total number of births at the popular breeding sanctuary to a record 139, firmly cementing the park’s reputation as… -
May 15, 2018
New Red Squirrel babies give boost to national rewilding project
Visitors to Wildwood are in luck this week with sightings of our baby red squirrels. These new babies, born 3 weeks ago and now venturing out of their nest boxes are Wildwood's first brood this year. After maturing at the… -
April 26, 2018
Moroccan Courtyard, Reopens at Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve
The Moroccan Courtyard, which hosted high society parties has reopened at Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve after a lavish restoration to its roaring twenties glory. Unique in the UK, the courtyard was designed by Sir Philip Sassoon, the baronet and…