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Destinations - The Weald & Ashford Take a trip to Calais using the Channel Tunnel – Ashford is a market town with many attractive medieval houses. It used to be a quiet area near the... |
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Destinations - The Weald & Ashford Home to the beautiful Sissinghurst Castle Gardens – The small town of Cranbrook is in the Weald of Kent and its medieval church goes by the unofficial... |
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Sevenoaks National Parks, Gardens - Sevenoaks & Gravesend Interesting hillside garden with year-round features – Influenced by William Robinson, this delightful plantsman's garden was laid out in the late... |
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Destinations - The Weald & Ashford Located on the northern fringes of the Weald – Tenterden is an attractive town on the northern fringes of the Weald and also has one of the... |
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Maidstone National Parks, Gardens - Maidstone & Medway towns Half-timbered yeoman's house – Dating from the late 15th century, the house features a great hall and crownpost and is surrounded... |
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Sprivers Garden (National Trust) Horsmonden National Parks, Gardens - Tunbridge Wells & Tonbridge Small formal garden – The 18th-century style garden has walled and hedged compartments, herbaceous borders, a rose garden... |
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Gravesend National Parks, Gardens - Sevenoaks & Gravesend Modest red-brick Charles II house – The former home of Sir Herbert Baker, the architect, famous for his work in India (where he worked... |
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Wadhurst National Parks, Gardens - The Weald & Ashford Quintessential English Garden – This quintessential English Garden is situated in South East England, surrounding a private Grade I... |
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Westerham National Parks, Gardens - Sevenoaks & Gravesend Childhood home of General James Wolfe – This Grade I-listed gabled house in the beautiful village of Westerham has features of significant... |
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Destinations - Canterbury Home to the oldest Parish Church in England – Canterbury sits on the River Stour and has been settled since the Iron Age. Now famous as the... |
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Destinations - Dover White cliffs are the most famous image of England – Immortalised by Dame Vera Lyn warbling about blue birds hovering over white cliffs, Dover is the... |
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Destinations - Maidstone & Medway towns The first Royal dockyard was founded in Chatham – A few minutes out of the town centre of Maidstone is Cobtree, where you will find the Museum of... |
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Destinations - Whitstable & Margate Loudest & brashest of north Kent resorts – Margate is the loudest and brashest of the north Kent resorts and was developed as seaside... |
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Destinations - Romney Marshes & Folkestone Famous for its railway line that covers 13.5 miles – Folkestone is a few miles north east of Hythe and the old town by the harbour is a relatively... |
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Sissinghurst National Parks, Gardens - The Weald & Ashford One of the world's most celebrated gardens – Sissinghurst Castle Gardens near Cranbrook in Kent are the world famous work of writer Vita... |
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Destinations - Romney Marshes & Folkestone Unique low-lying plain between SE Kent & Sussex – The Romney Marshes are on spur of land that juts into the channel between SE Kent and East Sussex.... |
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Old Soar Manor (National Trust) Borough Green National Parks, Gardens - Sevenoaks & Gravesend Remains of a late 13th-century knight's dwelling. – This is all that is left of a manor house of 1290 which stood until the 18th century. The solar... |
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Destinations - Whitstable & Margate Dickens spent many summers writing here – Broadstairs has a Victorian air about it, which is assiduously preserved to capitalise on the... |
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Destinations - Tunbridge Wells & Tonbridge A favourite destination among Royalty – Tunbridge Wells sprang up out of nothing when Lord North discovered the spa in 1606. Most of the... |
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Westerham National Parks, Gardens - Sevenoaks & Gravesend Stunning 10 acre Garden - many unususal plants – Charts Edge Gardens are located on the outskirts of Westerham, Kent and boasts 10 acres of... |
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Destinations - Whitstable & Margate An area of great historical significance – Ramsgate is a busy continental ferry port and hovercraft terminal that still retains an air of... |
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Destinations - Tunbridge Wells & Tonbridge 13th Century motte & bailey dominates the town – Tonbridge, not to be confused with Tunbridge, is an historic castle and market town on the River... |
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Dover National Parks, Gardens - Dover Magnificent coastal line – About half a million years ago, at the end of the last ice age when Britain became an Island the... |
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Destinations - Whitstable & Margate Medieval town with over 475 listed buildings – Faversham is an attractive, medieval town where ancient buildings huddle round the market place,... |
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Destinations - Canterbury The countries first ever diocese happened here – The Romans built Durovernum Cantiacorum here and it flourished as a trading centre, being on the... |
2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Scottish poet Robert Burns' birth. Burns was a poet and a lyricist and is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland.
The Burns Supper was started a few years after his death by a group of his friends; they held the supper to honour and remember Burns. The tradition caught on and the ritual of Burns Supper is now held all around the world.
His life and work will be celebrated throughout the year at many Burns-related events.
