Heathrow Airport 1 hr 19
Hadleigh Castle (1 hr)
Ruined 1200s castle, refortified by Edward III in the Hundred Years War, affording marsh views. Southend Pier and Railway (1 hr 10)
Seasonal museum on the pier with 19th- & early-20th-century train cars, slot machines & costumes. The Historic Dockyard Chatham (15 min)
Historic Royal Navy warships and shipbuilding heritage in an 18th-century dockyard museum. Kent Life (22 min)
Farming history, tractors and play areas, plus activities and a cafe within 28 acres of countryside. Adventure Island (1 hr 10)
Free-admission fun park with more than 40 rides and attractions from rollercoasters to ghost trains. Diggerland Kent (16 min)
Playful amusement park featuring life-sized diggers, excavators & more for kids & adults to operate. Rochester Castle (15 min)
Landmark 11th century Norman castle with large keep giving views over the River Medway, plus tours. Upnor Castle (14 min)
Fort with tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village with coin rubbing and canon firing. Rochester Cathedral (15 min)
Norman building with a Romanesque facade, a 14th-century library door and daily CofE services. Thames Estuary (1 hr 55)
1 of the country's largest, this landmark estuary features shipping routes & various lighthouses. Dickens World (16 min)
State-of-the-art animatronics, a 4D cinema and Victorian recreations expand on the work of Dickens. Shorne Woods Country Park (15 min)
Visitor centre, cafe and marked paths in 288 acres of woodlands, lakes, wetlands and meadows. Guildhall Museum (14 min)
This 1687 building houses a museum of local history & a number of rooms preserved in original style. Tilbury Fort (42 min)
Riverside fort built to protect London, with bastions, moats and a magazine house, plus a gift shop. Royal Engineers Museum (16 min)
Interactive exhibitions and objects including photos, medals, a Harrier jump jet and a V2 rocket. | 
