Kent Gardens Trust reveals new discoveries about landscape gardener Humphry Repton’s influence in Kent in his bicentenary year

Originally an elegant Georgian leisure resort, it remains one of our county’s best-regarded towns

Welcome to the second in our series of walking trails written and researched by Discovering Britain. Let’s explore Sandwich

Oozing history and as charming as ever, we take a walk down the medieval streets of Sandwich

If you are planning a staycation this summer, then why not discover the real Kent – unspoilt countryside, coastline and hidden beauty spots?

An historian who wrote a book devoted to dendrology in Britain and Ireland has revisited some of the magnificent specimens to retell their stories

Our parks, public gardens and green spaces are a much-loved part of life in our communities, but with many neglected and underfunded, a movement to mobilise local volunteers has come to the rescue. We meet the groups proving that all an unloved park needs is a few good ‘Friends’

In our fast-moving modern world, it’s good to remember that some aspects of traditional country life have changed very little over the past centuries. We meet the new woodsmen who are making their livings from coppicing Kent’s ancient woodland and keeping traditional crafts alive and kicking. Pictures by: Manu Palomeque