The Museum is entirely self‐supporting and stands or falls by the number of visitors it attracts. It is run by eight enthusiasts and volunteers.The museum is the oldest established and largest collection of Battle of Britain artefacts on show in the country.The Kent battle of Britain museum is…
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11.5 miles
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The Roman Museum is underground at the level of the Roman town. It's an exciting mix of excavated real objects: authentic reconstructions; and preserved remains of a Roman town house with its famous mosaics. Reconstructions include a Roman market place, with a shoe maker, fabric seller and fruit…
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0.8 miles
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Centre of the nation's explosives industry for 400 years, the 18th century Chart Gunpowder Mills are the oldest of their kind in the world, powder from which was used at the battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo. Chart Mills were part of the Home Works, Faversham's first gunpowder factory…
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8.5 miles
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Dover Museum is a local history and archaeology museum situated in the town centre of Dover, Britain's historic port town. It is home to the Dover Bronze Age Boat, the world's oldest known seagoing boat and a fascinating archaeological discovery. It is a modern museum which…
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14.7 miles
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The existing, much‐praised Museum has been extended and recreated as a 21st century interactive museum, whose revitalised theme is the city itself and its often turbulent story.Hands‐on activities have been specially designed to appeal to family groups ‐you can look at gold thread and medieval poo under the…
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0.8 miles
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After the Cathedral, the West Gate is Canterbury's next eye‐catching landmark. It has stood for six centuries on guard over the road to and from London. Hundreds of thousands of medieval pilgrims,on their way to visit Saint Thomas Becket's shrine, passed through this gateway into the city.West Gate…
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0.8 miles
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Crabble Corn Mill won the award for the quality of its tours and milling demonstrations ‐ it shows a past way of life using technology in tune with the environment. One of the best complete working watermills in Europe, it uses the power of flowing water to…
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13 miles
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The Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre comprises three adjoining grade II listed buildings in Preston Street right in the centre of Faversham. The Heritage Centre or the Fleur, as it is affectionately known, is owned and voluntarily run by the Faversham Society and offers many facilties: The…
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8.1 miles
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Welcome to the most unique visitor attraction in the UK The Powell‐Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens is home to the Powell‐Cotton family and their fascinating treasures. Major Powell‐Cotton and his family collected a wealth of mammal specimens and cultural artefacts from Africa from 1885 to 1939, leaving…
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12.6 miles
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