Drawing Workshop at University Centre Folkestone

7 great ways to spend summer in Kent

Yesterday, 16:11

Leeds Castle's grounds and garden opened back up at the end of June

Your foreign holiday may be on hold, but there is a plethora of inspirational ways to enjoy days out right here in our home county | Words: Emma Ward - Photos: Manu Palomeque

6 of the best dog-friendly pub walks in Kent

Yesterday, 12:35

These Kent walks are all dog friendly and end in a pub (bottom right photo: bods, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0; other two Getty Images)

We’ve gathered six of the best dog-friendly pubs in Kent to enjoy a bite to eat after a scenic stroll

Tonbridge: Fascinating facts about the town

Monday, July 27, 2020 Words: Caroline Read. Pictures: Manu Palomeque

The history of Tonbridge Castle goes back some 900 years (photo: Manu Palomeque)

From its literary links to its cricketing history, this riverside town has plenty of surprises to discover

What to do, see and eat in Whitstable

Monday, July 27, 2020 Words: Caroline Read. Photos: Manu Palomeque

There is still very much a working harbour in Whitstable (photo: Manu Palomeque)

There may not be the usual crowds this summer, but we can still look ahead to our return to one of Kent’s favourite seaside destinations - Whitstable

10 pretty picnic spots in Kent

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Samuel Mathewson

Trosley Country Park is perfect for a picnic (photo: Kristian Dye, Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)

Picnic baskets at the ready because we have gathered 10 of the best places to enjoy a picnic in stunning rural Kent

Stargazing in Kent: Observatories, dark skies and stargazing groups

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Words: Caroline Read. Photos: Manu Palomeque & others

Dungeness is one of the best places to go stargazing in Kent (photo: Dominic Hodge, Getty Images)

As the world slows down, we turn our eyes to the skies in search of the best places to watch some celestial wonders this summer

Town guide to Margate

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Margate Main Sands, where social distancing is being carefully observed (photo: Manu Palomeque)

Margate is Thanet’s trendiest seaside town so we selected some things to do, see and eat when visiting

12 amazing secret places to discover in Kent

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Words: Caroline Read. Photos: Manu Palomeque

The 18th-century mausoleum at Cobham Wood was intended to be the last resting place of the Darnley family, but the unconsecrated mausoleum designed by Wyatt became a 'folly' in Humphry Repton's designed landscape (photo: National Trust Images/John Miller)

Here are 12 places that may have flown under your radar before but are well worth seeking out

9 lost country houses in Kent

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Compiled by: Sarah Sturt. Pictures courtesy of: Amberley Publishing

Lost Country Houses of Kent is a new book by Martin Easdown

Kent is blessed with fine and indeed famous country houses, but over the decades has lost as many of its grander houses as it retains. A new book by Martin Easdown reveals 120 examples that have simply disappeared