Entertainment
Kent Life
The choice of leaders
It’s a small, scenic Kentish market town on the border with Surrey, famous for not one but two great leaders. We take a look around Westerham
5 min |
November 2020
Kent Life
The eco-warriors
Awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2019 in recognition of its research in global nature conservation, the role of Kent-based DICE has never been more relevant
7 min |
November 2020
Kent Life
Kent's most CURIOUS MONUMENTS
Our county can boast some of the most celebrated and downright unusual protected mouments in the country
6 min |
November 2020
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Ghosts of a river's life
Kent Life discovers an an other-worldliness about the marshes, creeks, and saltings of the lower reaches of the river Medway
5 min |
November 2020
Kent Life
The return of the son
The Unknown Warrior’s journey from the World War One battlefields via Dover to his resting place in Westminster Abbey is 100 years old this month
5 min |
November 2020
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We will remember
In a year when we got an inkling of what living through a war means, we remember the 75th anniversary of the end of the Great War
6 min |
November 2020
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Age-old advice
Just become a grandparent for the first time? Perhaps you need a little guidance, so here are some top tips about how to embrace your new family role
3 min |
November 2020
Kent Life
10 GOOD REASONS TO VISIT Medway Towns
A vast Dockyard, a Napoleonic fort and a JCB diggers theme park - let’s visit Chatham and Medway
4 min |
November 2020
Kent Life
KENT'S CREEPIEST- GHOST STORIES
Here are 10 tales to make you shiver as we celebrate All Hallows’ Eve
7 min |
October 2020
Kent Life
Joking apart
From his home in Broadstairs, Royston Robertson comes up with satirical, topical and sometimes just plain silly cartoons
5 min |
October 2020
Kent Life
Good neighbours
One is a medieval market town, its neighbour a modern garden village built on a key RAF airfield. Let’s find out about West Malling and Kings Hill
5 min |
October 2020
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Travels by book
As we celebrate National Poetry Day on 1 October, Kent Life looks at how the joy of reading helped lift us into other worlds during lockdown
5 min |
October 2020
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Living with loss
If you’re experiencing bereavement, don’t forget to be kind to yourself
3 min |
October 2020
Kent Life
Victoria in Ramsgate
On holiday in Ramsgate 185 years ago, Princess Victoria contracted typhus and ‘went missing’ for three weeks. Had she died, the future of the royal family could have been quite different
5 min |
October 2020
Kent Life
Heard it on the grapevine
It’s several miles from the coast but was once a powerful maritime town. Now considered the heart of the English wine industry, we take a tour of Tenterden
5 min |
October 2020
Kent Life
Fantasy land
Balmoral Cottage in Benenden showcases how topiary can create a fantasy landscape in talented hands
4 min |
October 2020
Kent Life
10 GOOD REASONS TO VISIT Bromley & Chislehurst
These two neighbours offer everything from history and culture to visitor attractions and green spaces
4 min |
October 2020
Kent Life
10 Good Reasons To Visit Faversham
The creekside setting of this historic market town makes for a perfect escape to the country
4 min |
September 2020
Kent Life
Sent Down Under
They were petty Kent criminals, sentenced to transportation to New South Wales, who became ‘Australian royalty’ as part of the ‘First Fleet’
8 min |
September 2020
Kent Life
Hidden Nature
Heritage Open Days is back – with an emphasis this year on discovering previously overlooked green spaces
2 min |
September 2020
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Kent's top 10 castles
We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to castles – from crumbling ruins to chocolatebox stunners, Kent has the lot
7 min |
September 2020
Kent Life
Ode to Autumn
In this strangest of years, the changing of the seasons is a reassuring constant. Let’s embrace the start of autumn
2 min |
September 2020
Kent Life
Heart of oak
The original trees that gave this popular town its name are long gone, but it still has a heart of oak. Take a closer look at superb Sevenoaks
5 min |
September 2020
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Messing about on the river
The easing of lockdown saw a huge growth in paddlesports, with people eager to get some exercise and explore the countryside, safely
6 min |
September 2020
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Mists of time
Immerse yourself in the atmospheric gardens at Nettlestead Place, where the past and present meet in a plantsman’s garden
6 min |
September 2020
Kent Life
Flying Offier X
80 years after the Battle of Britain, Richard Bates recalls the role his father H.E. Bates played in telling the stories of the famous ‘Few’
8 min |
September 2020
Kent Life
Dance of life
Karen Summers’s art reflects her passion for movement and dance
4 min |
September 2020
Kent Life
Covid-19 Heroes Celebrated
Retired teacher Naomi Lumutenga from Maidstone and her daughter, the illustrator Taaya Marjorie Griffith, have collaborated to produce Our Covid-19 Heroes, charting the role played by individuals across a number of sectors during the pandemic.
2 min |
August 2020
Kent Life
Tthe Big Picture
Kent Life’s chief photographer has shared one of his favourite Kent scenes every month during lock down.
1 min |
August 2020
Kent Life
Stepping out
It’s summer and the world is starting to open back up again after the restrictions brought about by Covid-19
3 min |