insideKENT Magazine Issue 50 - May 2016 | Page 122

TOWNSPOTLIGHT
Sevenoaks cont.
Sevenoaks High Street

Knole ©NTPL Rupert Truman

Annual Events
Sevenoaks – as its history suggests – is and
always has been a town that its residents adore
and care for. That’s why there are a number
of excellent annual events put on for everyone
to enjoy.
The Sevenoaks Summer Festival // June-July
This two-week festival celebrates the many
different performing and visual arts around the
town, and includes celebrity events and concerts.
It always begins on the nearest Saturday to 21st
June (Midsummer’s Day) and includes singing,
dancing, acting, and acrobatics to name just a
few of the exciting treats on offer.

Sevenoaks High Street

Sevenoaks Literary Celebration // Sep-Oct
Kent has always attracted the literary crowd, and
Sevenoaks and the surrounding areas have been
home to many famous authors including W. H.
Davies, Edward Thomas, and of course Vita
Sackville-West. The Sevenoaks Literary
Celebration is an amalgam of talks and events,
and luminaries such as Penelope Lively, Jeffrey
Archer, Jenny Uglow, and Hilary Mantel have all
attended in the past.

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Sevenoaks Fireworks // Nov
Presented by the Sevenoaks Round Table, the
Sevenoaks fireworks display is one of the best
in the whole of the South East. With a torchlight
procession through the high street to begin, and
then choreographed fireworks, as well as stalls
and plenty of food, this is a great night.

Top Spot
Knole Park is a 1,000-acre area of parkland that
incorporates the magnificent Knole House. There
are open spaces and woods too, and has been
designated a site of special scientific interest.
Deer roam freely here, along with many other
creatures. Come for a stroll, a jog, to play with
the children, or a leisurely romantic picnic.

Did You Know?
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