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December 5, 2016
Meet the Ancestors’ Julian Richards Praises Maidstone Museum at VIP Fundraising Event
An evening of insight and celebration was hosted at Maidstone Museum recently as part of a fundraising event for the redevelopment of its Ancient Civilisations gallery – a project dominated by a host of revelations surrounding the mummified objects… -
December 2, 2016
Leeds Castle Hosts Royal Visit from Patron, HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy
On Tuesday 22nd November 2016 Leeds Castle in Kent welcomed Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy, Patron of the Leeds Castle Foundation Trust. During the Royal visit the Princess met with designated members of Castle staff and… -
November 30, 2016
Visitor Centre Wins Top Tourism Award
Shepherd Neame’s Visitor Centre has been rewarded for its eco-friendly efforts with the Gold Award in the Sustainable Tourism category of this year’s Beautiful South Awards. Organised by Tourism South East, the honours recognise excellence and significant contribution to the… -
November 29, 2016
Leeds Castle wins the Venue & Business Tourism Silver Award at the Beautiful South Awards For Excellence 2016 – 2017
It was amazing to see over three hundred people from the tourism industry in one vast room at the Hilton Southampton, all waiting expectantly to hear the results of this year’s tourism awards. Ken Robinson, the Chairman of Tourism South… -
November 28, 2016
Chiddingstone Castle wins Silver at the Beautiful South Tourism Awards
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… -
November 9, 2016
Revelations abound with scanning of Maidstone Museum’s mummy
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,… -
November 9, 2016
Betteshanger visitor centre reaches new milestone
Betteshanger Sustainable Parks, located near Deal, in East Kent, has reached a new milestone with the 'topping out' of its new Visitor Centre. The £40m project, incorporating a state of the art green energy visitor centre, was conceived by the… -
October 25, 2016
Incredibly Rare Baby Monkey Needs A Name
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…