Tag: Kent
HistoryIn September 1922, the same week Clementine gave birth to their daughter Mary, Winston Churchill bought Chartwell for £5,000 without telling her. He built most of its kitchen garden wall with his own hands, and after the war friends bought it for the National Trust so the couple could stay on at £350 a yearChurchill made his first offer for Chartwell on the day his daughter Mary was born, without telling Clementine. He later built most of its garden wall himself and rented it back for £350 a year.
HistoryRevealed: The 447 Roman coins a digger broke out of the A2 near Gravesend in 1964, hidden around AD 388 and saved by local historians on their knees, as 114 of them sell in Mayfair for £23,240 against a top estimate of £15,000A digger hit a pot of Roman silver beside the A2 in 1964. Sixty-two years on, 114 of the 447 Springhead coins made a hammer £23,240 at Noonans, Mayfair.
TravelAsk at this Winchester almshouse and you still get free bread and beer, tourists includedThe Wayfarer's Dole has been handed out at the Hospital of St Cross for centuries, and the ale these days is a London Pride donated by Fuller's.
TravelTeeing off across the UK: Exploring the best golf clubsThe United Kingdom is a golf lover's paradise, home to some of the most iconic and challenging golf courses in the world.
TravelQuant villages to Roman remains – this is the twin coasts of ThanetDeserted beaches and bustling seaside resorts, spectacular cliff-top walks and an amusement park inspired by Coney Island - this is Kent's Isle of Thanet.
TravelMargate, Kent – revived dreams of DreamlandMaking merry once more at the classic amusement park, Dreamland! Margate’s lost soul was reborn.
TravelThe River Medway: The river of Kent or Kentish river?There are many rivers in the world that serve as borders. Surprisingly the Medway, in the middle of Kent, is one of them. Man of Kent or Kentish Man — which are you?
HistoryEasy driving days in the Garden of EnglandKent has been the entry point of visitors and invaders from the Continent for many millenniums.
TravelVisiting historical fortresses and castles of KentThe pastoral garden county of Kent houses an extraordinary collection of historic fortresses, from Canterbury Cathedral to Battle Abbey and Dover Castle there's something for every Anglophile.
HistorySpending a day in the city of CanterburyOn this Day Thomas Becket was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162.