Kent

England's oldest county, Kent boasts a compelling collection of museums heritage attractions and rich heritage. From the spectacular Canterbury Cathedral to charming medieval streets walked by Churchill and Charles Dickens, your group will discover a new, unique story everywhere you go. When it comes to lessons in the Age of Sail, The Historic Dockyard Chatham has it covered! Discover the place where mighty ships were built, traverse centuries as you test your sea legs on everything from a Cold War submarine and the Victorian HMS Gannet to a Second World War Destroyer and the incredible archaeological discoveries of the Namur and the Invincible.

Tie up the day with a visit to the Victorian Ropery and watch those Master Ropemakers use centuries old techniques and you'll have stepped through the dockyard's intriguing history. Telling the story of the Kent Police throughout the years, take a trip to Faversham at the Kent Police Museum. With material and archives from its long history, you're in for an unforgettable day out as you unpack the tales and discover the lives of people who have worked on it force. Along Kent's east coast, you can spend the day exploring some of the magnificent history that makes this corner of the county so special.

You can see the Sandwich Magna Carta from 1300 AD at the Sandwich Guildhall Museum situated in the heart of the town, which tells the rich and varied story of Sandwich through the ages, from its early beginnings to the present day located in the 16th Century Guildhall the museum houses treasures including the 1300 A.D Sandwich Magna Carta and Charter of the Forest as well as artefacts dating back to the Mesolithic period. At the Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery, you can see what is thought to be the world's oldest going sea-boat, breaking records at 3,500 years old! At The Battle of Britain Memorial in Capel-le-Ferne, you have the chance to bring Kent's strong aviation past to life at their interactive onsite Scramble Experience exhibition.

A moving film that depicts what life was really like for The Few during in the summer of 1940, and with hands-on things to do, including the chance to shoot down enemy aircraft from a mock-up Hurricane, fledgling historians will have a front-row seat as they discover how the Battle changed the course of history. Hidden within Quex Park you will find The Powell-Cotton Museum. Founded in 1896 by a former resident of Quex, Percy Powell-Cotton, this natural history museum showcases a huge personal collection of taxidermy and artefacts from his travels in Asia and Africa. Many of the animal specimens are displayed in dioramas with painted backdrops, which are considered to be one of the most impressive in Europe. Delve into Kent's creative side as you head over to the Maidstone Museum, where you can try your hand at life drawing, needle felting, or sit back and watch a movie at one of their screenings.