Kent Tourist Information
Kent Tourist and Visitor Information with links to heritage, nature and tourist attractions, many with brief details of disabled access.
Kent is situated at the Eastern end of the coast of Southern of England, a mix of urban and rural communities, within commuting distance of London it has a coastline starching along the English Channel into the Thames Estuary. Its seaside resorts have long been popular with holidaymakers. The county also claims the title of ‘The Garden of England’. Kent can also claim to have a border with France, in the middle of the Channel Tunnel.
Official Tourist Website
www.visitashfordandtenterden.co.uk
Tourisn Videos
Welcome to Canterbury Cathedral from Visit Kent
Make your own family story in Kent from Visit Kent
Make Your Own Adventure Story in Kent from Visit Kent
Welcome to White Cliffs Country – Dover, Deal and Sandwich from Dover DC
Escape to the Isle of Thanet from from Thanet DC
Discover Medway from Medway Council
National Parks
South Downs National Park www.southdowns.gov.uk
AONB's
High Weald AONB www.highweald.org
Kent Downs AONB www.kentdowns.org.uk
Wildlife Trust & Nature
Kent Wildlife Trust www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk
Literary connections
Jane Austen (Sense and Sensibility)
Geoffrey Chaucer (Canterbury Tales)
Daniel Defoe (Robinson Crusoe)
Charles Dickens (Great Expectations)
Ian Fleming (James Bond & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Christopher Marlowe (poet and playwright)
