FAMILY FAVOURITES
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W
ith the longest coastline
in the country dotted
with classic seaside
resorts, there is no need to look
further than Kent. Thanet, which
includes Ramsgate, Broadstairs and
Margate, offers classic family fun
beside the seaside. Whether you
want to chill on the sandy beaches
or get involved in high-energy
watersports, you'll find your place
here. For indoor entertainment,
visit the mysterious Shell Grotto,
70ft of winding underground
passages leading to an oblong
chamber, its walls decorated with
strange symbols mosaiced in
millions of shells. There's also Quex
House and the Powell-Cotton
Museum, set in a 250 acre country
park, which offers a whole range of entertainment from the Victorian
wildlife and anthropological museum to the beautiful grounds, with indoor
and outdoor play areas, a maize maze, a farmers' market and a restaurant.
Wherever you are in Kent's stunning countryside, you'll find something to
do with the family.
Diggerland in Strood will fulfill many a child's dream of playing with big
machines, and The Hop Farm Family Park in Tonbridge has all the activities
a child could want from funfair rides and an animal farm to an extreme
zone and magic factory. Children can even learn some history through the
Hop Story Museum and the life-size recreation of a bygone village. Kent
Life, the county's premier heritage farm attraction, offers great family fun,
with an outdoor adventure play area, a fun-filled indoor 'Play Barn',
hands-on Cuddle Corner and the chance to step back 150 years and learn
about country life with its collection of historic rural buildings. Farming
World in Faversham is a fantastic, working farm park attraction and makes
an excellent value family day out.
PICTURED:
Above: Rochester
Castle
Right: Lost art of
rope making at the
Historic Dockyard
Chatham
CANTERBURY TALES
Tel: 01227 479227
www.canterburytales.org.uk
Step into medieval
Canterbury and accompany
Geoffrey Chaucer and his
colourful pilgrims on their
magical journey from
London to Canterbury.
KENT AND EAST
SUSSEX RAILWAY
Tel: 01580 765155
www.kesr.org.uk
The world's first rural light
railway opened 1900; this
picturesque railway runs for
10.5 miles between
Tenterden and Bodiam.
KENT LIFE
Tel: 01622 763936
www.kentlife.org.uk
Kent Life offers 28 acres of
fun with farm animals,
historic village buildings,
gardens, outdoor and indoor
play areas, piglet and ferret
racing and much more!
THE HOP FARM
FAMILY PARK
Tel: 01622 872068
www.thehopfarm.co.uk
The Hop Farm Family Park is
one of Kent's largest tourist
attractions. It features tons
of exciting things to do for
people of all ages � whatever
the weather � including
Britain's only Magic Factory.

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