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Chartwell House is was the family home of Sir Winston Churchill. Bought by Sir Winston for its magnificent views over the Weald of Kent to Sussex, Chartwell was his home and the place from which he drew inspiration from 1924 until the end of his ...
Childhood home of General James Wolfe. This Grade I-listed gabled house in the beautiful village of Westerham has features of significant architectural and historical interest. It has 16th-century origins and was extended and changed in the 18...
Fascinating and distinctive Victorian lighthouse. A striking landmark on the White Cliffs of Dover, this historic building was the site of Faraday's work in pioneering the use of electricity in lighthouses, and was the first to display an electricall...
It was at Down House that Charles Darwin worked on his scientific theories, and wrote On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. The book which both scandalised and revolutionised the Victorian world when it was published in 1859. ...
The remains of two megalithic 'dolmen' burial chambers. Impressive Kit's Coty has three uprights and a massive capstone: Little Kit's Coty, alias the Countless Stones, is now a jumble of sarsens....
This great abbey, marking the rebirth of Christianity in southern England, was founded in AD 597 by St Augustine. Originally created as a burial place for the Anglo-Saxon kings of Kent, it is part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site, along with the...
Godinton House offers excellent guided tours of this ancient house, Jacobean with medieval hall, many stunning rooms, beautifully furnished. 500 years of fascinating history. The House A small statue of a horse set in a neat box hedge garden...
North Foreland Lighthouse History A light was first exhibited at North Foreland in 1499, but the first real lighthouse was built by Sir John Meldrum in 1636. The lighthouse consisted of a two storey octagonal tower made of timber, lath and ...
The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge is an Art Museum and Library situated in the heart of the historic city of Canterbury. Following a careful repair and restoration project the Beaney House of Art & Knowledge re-opened its doors to the public on ...
The Higham Park estate can be traced back to 1320 when it was ceded to the 'De Hegham' family by Edward II. Since those early days it has been home to many important and colourful characters, including in the 1920's Count Louis Vorrow Zborowski who c...
The Roman Painted House, the finest Roman House on show in Britain, was discovered by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 25 years of excavation across ancient Dover by the Unit have uncovered 50 major structures. The Painted House was the best preserve...
The focus of Belmont is the elegant 18th century house (designed by Samuel Wyatt) commanding stunning views over the surrounding Estate and the rolling Kentish North Downs. Steeped in history, this unique house contains mementos of the family's histo...
Minster Abbey Gatehouse Museum houses a wide range of exhibits including Fossils, Roman coins, radios, wartime relics, Victoria costumes, local paintings, and photographs, all set within the distinctive 1,000 year old Gatehousee building. Outstand...
Eastgate House is a grade one listed building of exceptional interest. It was built in the late 1590s by Sir Peter Buck, Clerk of the Cheque at Chatham Dockyard and is an excellent example of an Elizabethan town house. Subsequently five generatio...
The Restoration House Restoration House as we see it today is the amalgamation of two medieval buildings which were combined in the late 16th or early 17th century to create a mansion house just outside the south east corner of the city wall ...
Six Poor Travellers House is a Tudor charity house founded by the Elizabethan MP Richard Watts to provide board and lodgings for six poor travellers and continued to do so right up to the Second World War. The house and charity are immortalised i...
The Old Lighthouse is an Historic Grade 11 building, listed in 1992 by Shepway District Council, recently celebrating its centenary. Opened with great ceremony by His Royal Majesty the Prince of Wales in 1904 after a 3 year build, it survived two wor...
David Salomon's House at Salomons was once the home of three remarkable generations of the Salomons family. It is now part of Canterbury Christ Church University. The Museum celebrates the lives of: Sir David Salomons, the first Jewish L...
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