History - Heritage

Ightham Mote originally dates to around 1320, and successive owners have made relatively few changes to the main structure. In Read more…

Milton Chantry, within Gravesham’s Heritage Quarter retaining its 14th-century timber roof, this was in turn part of a hospital, a Read more…

Smallhythe Place was Ellen Terry’s early 16th-century house, thatched barn theatre and cottage gardens. Collection of theatrical costumes and personal Read more…

Bayham Abbey, ruins of an abbey of Premonstratensian ‘white canons’, on the Kent-Sussex border. They include much of the 13th Read more…

Dymchurch Martello Tower, one of 103 cannon towers, built in 1800’s at vulnerable points around the south east coasts to Read more…

Temple Manor was built in the 13th century by the Knights Templar, a military and religious order founded during the Read more…

Richborough Fort was founded in AD 43 soon after the Romans landed in England to protect a major port of Read more…

Quex House is a family home and has six rooms of the Regency Mansion open to the public. The house Read more…

Crabble Corn Mill is a working watermill that sits on the River Dour in the village of River . The Read more…

Herne smock mill was built in 1789 and has a number of milling displays and models. Herne Mill has a three-storey Read more…

Drapers smock mill was built in 1845 and the windmill has been restored to working order and includes gift shop Read more…