insideKENT Magazine Issue 22 - January 2014 | Page 91

Shepherd Neame Brewery

Ashford Designer Outlet

Dover Castle

Canterbury Tales

pilgrimage. Uncover Thomas Becket’s murder plot and marvel at
the stunning architecture and beautiful stained glass inside this
worldwide icon.

breathtaking castle rooms and soak up the historic atmosphere.
Not so very far away at Penshurst Place, Henry courted Anne
Boleyn, whose childhood home was at nearby Hever Castle.

Nearby, the indoor Canterbury Tales reconstruction of 14thcentury England follows Geoffrey Chaucer’s famous tales of the
pilgrims’ journey from London to St Thomas Becket's shrine in
Canterbury. Be ready for rumbustious tales of chivalry, romance
and horror.

Alternatively, you can delve underground into the Secret Wartime
Tunnels at Dover Castle and see how Operation Dynamo secured
the amazing rescue of Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk
in 1940. Buried in the White Cliffs of Dover, gaze out across the
English Channel and stop to imagine just what life may have been
like during the World War II. You might even get a glimpse of France
on the horizon!

Further north in Kent, based on the River Medway, Rochester is
home to the second oldest cathedral in the UK, with over 1,400
years of powerful history in its surroundings. Head inside to uncover
the many secrets, including a rather special door to the 14thcentury Chapter Library.

After all of your exploring and adventures around Kent this January,
finish your day off by cosying up in a country pub. Shepherd
Neame is Britain's oldest brewer and you'll find many of their
characterful pubs scattered throughout the county, serving up
delicious local food and top of the range ales and lagers. You can
even go behind the scenes at the main brewery in Faversham and
discover the processes behind the making of the perfect tipple!

Or why not experience castle life? With more castles and stately
homes than any other county in the UK, there are plenty of
adventures and stories in Kent's royal palaces and lodgings to be
had. Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, was a favoured re