Kent: See
In Dover, Dover Castle has 2,000 years of history contained within its walls, including a Roman lighthouse, a Saxon church and a Norman keep. The White Cliffs of Dover are spectacular chalk cliffs over which was fought the Battle of Britain.
There are three other castles that are well-worth visiting: Hever Castle south of Sevenoaks is where Henry VIII spent his honeymoons; Leeds Castle near Maidstone was built in 1119 and held by six medieval queens; and Scotney Castle near Tunbridge Wells is a very small castle with well-managed gardens.
Sissinghurst Castle Gardens near Cranbrook were designed by Vita Sackville-West around the ruin of an Elizabethan manor house.
There are cathedrals at Canterbury and Rochester. The windows of All Saints Church at Tudeley were decorated by Polish-French artist Marc Chagall.
The county has many stately homes to visit. Knole House in Sevenoaks is one of England's largest country houses with surrounding 1000-acre deer park. Near Royal Tunbridge Wells, Bedgebury National Pinetum has outdoor activities, and Finchcocks hosts a music museum and Georgian manor house. Chartwell near Westerham was home of Sir Winston Churchill from 1922 until his death in 1965. Penshurst Place near Tonbridge is a stately home and garden.
Chiddingstone, a village in the borough of Sevenoaks, is described as being the most perfect surviving example of a Tudor village in the United Kingdom.
The Historic Dockyard in Chatham.
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway is a historical light railway with steam and diesel locomotives. The line runs from Hythe to the nature reserve at Dungeness.
Kent & East Sussex Railway operates between Tenterden and Bodiam, passing through some very attractive countryside in the process. There is also a museum at Tenterden station. Bodium Castle is a short walk from the station there.
East Kent Railway was built to serve the Kent Coalfield which was closed in the 1980s. The site also has two miniature railways, a model railway and woodland walk. A cafe is available at Shepherdswell.