Heathrow Airport 1 hr 13
Tilbury Fort (21 min)
Riverside fort built to protect London, with bastions, moats and a magazine house, plus a gift shop. Guildhall Museum (18 min)
This 1687 building houses a museum of local history & a number of rooms preserved in original style. Kent Life (24 min)
Farming history, tractors and play areas, plus activities and a cafe within 28 acres of countryside. Dickens World (19 min)
State-of-the-art animatronics, a 4D cinema and Victorian recreations expand on the work of Dickens. Rochester Cathedral (19 min)
Norman building with a Romanesque facade, a 14th-century library door and daily CofE services. RSPB Rainham Marshes (28 min)
Bird-rich former marshland firing range with accessible boardwalks and a modern visitor centre. Thorndon Country Park (37 min)
Trails through a landscape of ancient oak trees, marshes & meadows, with birdlife & grazing cattle. Lullingstone Castle & The World Garden (31 min)
Heritage meets cutting edge horticulture with plants of botanical importance from around the world. Jeskyns Community Woodland (10 min) Shorne Woods Country Park (13 min)
Visitor centre, cafe and marked paths in 288 acres of woodlands, lakes, wetlands and meadows. Red House (24 min)
National Trust-run house and gardens of the founder of the arts and crafts architectural movement. The Historic Dockyard Chatham (18 min)
Historic Royal Navy warships and shipbuilding heritage in an 18th-century dockyard museum. Lullingstone Roman Villa (28 min)
Roman villa, archaeological excavation, ruins, history, and garden Diggerland Kent (17 min)
Playful amusement park featuring life-sized diggers, excavators & more for kids & adults to operate. Rochester Castle (18 min)
Landmark 11th century Norman castle with large keep giving views over the River Medway, plus tours. | 
