A resource guide to Kent, England. It features guides to the best
accommodation, attractions, festivals, restaurants, food & drink suppliers, history and property.

21-29 June: English Wine Week
A celebration of English wines. Kent vineyards taking part include the Wine Garden of England (Balfour, Biddenden, Chapel Down, Domaine Evremond, Simpsons, Squerryes Westwell & Yotes Court). 
For others see our guide to Kent Wine Producers for more information.

11 May & 15 June: Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Secret Garden Open Days
Ms Burnett lived at Great Maytham Hall from 1898 to 1907 the she found the 1721 walled garden overgrown and neglected. Between 1909-1912 the Arts and Crafts horticulturist Gertrude Jekyll & the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, amended the 17 acres of grounds and the original 18th-century property. In 1955 Anthony du Gard Pasley prevented its demolition. The house was split into multiple occupancy in in recent years. It includes a cutting garden, a bluebell wood, as well as the C18 walled garden made famous by Ms Burnett. Book here. Direction: Maytham Road off A28. Nearby: Hole Park Gardens (1927).

Feb: Popular Fishmongers relocate to Hythe from St Mary's Bay 
The popular fishmongers have moved into the old Barclays Bank premises and given it a striking new frontage. Retail & catering services. Owners: Cieron & Richard.
Boathouse Fisheries, 11-13 High Street, CT21 5AD map

Sept 2024: New winery opens on the North Downs
Domaine Evremond’s brand new estate building, two-thirds underground, has an exterior design that ‘seamlessly integrates’ into the North Downs. It is now home to a state-of-the-art, gravity-fed winery and a naturally cool chalk cellar with capacity to hold up to 1.5 million bottles. Visits are by appointment (info). 
Domaine Evremond, Chalk Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DT map

6 May: Channel Tunnel celebrates 30th birthday
The 31-mile structure, connected Folkestone in Kent, with Calais, northern France,.
It's estimated about 480 million passengers have used the service since it opened.