Kent

Kent, the county in south-eastern England is known as The Garden of England due to the large number of gardens and spectacular landscape, however, the county is also home many world-class museums which truly offer something for everyone regardless of age or interest.

In Kent, you can visit over 50 accredited museums and a number of non-accredited ones many of which are worth visiting as well. If you like history, you will enjoy history and archaeological museums such as the Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Dover Castle, Dover Museum, Royal Engineers Museum, Sheerness Heritage Centre Tenterden & District Museum and many others that will take you back through time and enable you to learn more about Kent's as well as national history.

Visit the Powell - Cotton Museum home to an outstanding natural history collection. It is surrounded by a spectacular 15 acre gardens with exotic trees, lovely flowers, wildlife pond and other interesting features. The gardens are also home to peacocks and doves, and are regularly visited by local butterflies, moths and insects. And the Powell-Cotton Museum is only one of many Kent museums and attractions surrounded by lovely gardens or picturesque landscape.

Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery is a must-see for art lovers it has one of the most outstanding collections in south-east Kent including objects of national importance. Its collection consists of priceless ancient Egyptian and Anglo-Saxon artefacts, Japanese decorative arts and drafts of national importance, outstanding collection of fine wall and decorative arts and classic furniture, over 400,000 natural history specimens, and much more.

Make the most of your visit to the Huguenot Museum (pictured above) and spend the whole day in Historic Rochester where you will find a wealth of historic sites, cafes and restaurants, Rochester is a wonderful place to relax and unwind.