Heathrow Airport 1 hr 7
RSPB Rainham Marshes (23 min) Bird-rich former marshland firing range with accessible boardwalks and a modern visitor centre. Eltham Palace (26 min) 1930s Art Deco house with a Medieval great hall and ornamental gardens with picnic and play areas. Rochester Castle (17 min) Landmark 11th century Norman castle with large keep giving views over the River Medway, plus tours. Diggerland Kent (14 min) Playful amusement park featuring life-sized diggers, excavators & more for kids & adults to operate. Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation (20 min) Eagles, falcons, owls and an Andean condor, plus flying demonstrations and information. Tilbury Fort (29 min) Riverside fort built to protect London, with bastions, moats and a magazine house, plus a gift shop. Lullingstone Roman Villa (22 min) Roman villa, archaeological excavation, ruins, history, and garden Kent Life (21 min) Farming history, tractors and play areas, plus activities and a cafe within 28 acres of countryside. Shorne Woods Country Park (10 min) Visitor centre, cafe and marked paths in 288 acres of woodlands, lakes, wetlands and meadows. The Historic Dockyard Chatham (18 min) Historic Royal Navy warships and shipbuilding heritage in an 18th-century dockyard museum. Rochester Cathedral (17 min) Norman building with a Romanesque facade, a 14th-century library door and daily CofE services. Lullingstone Castle & The World Garden (26 min) Heritage meets cutting edge horticulture with plants of botanical importance from around the world. Chislehurst Caves (26 min) Maze-line network of man-made tunnels used over centuries, including during WWII, with guided tours. Red House (18 min) National Trust-run house and gardens of the founder of the arts and crafts architectural movement. National Trust - Ightham Mote (33 min) Unique mansion that has been remodelled over 700 years with a Jacobean staircase and Tudor facade. |