{"product_id":"9781784778279","title":"Kent (Slow Travel)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Richmond, Simon, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/05\/2022,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Slow Travel Series), \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Bradt Travel Guides,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Bradt Travel Guides,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Kent, Travel \u0026amp; holiday guides\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781784778279\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eFolkestone resident and globe-trotting travel writer Simon Richmond turns the spotlight on his home county in this brand-new title, part of Bradt's award-winning series of Slow travel guides to UK regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalkers, cyclists, families, food and art lovers, and wildlife enthusiasts are all catered for, with coverage of a wide range of attractions, as well as all the practical information you could need to plan and enjoy time spent in this delightful corner of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe diversity of Kent is striking, from Canterbury Cathedral, part of a UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site, to Dungeness, Kent's southernmost point, an extraordinary location and home to artist and film-maker Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe village of Pluckley was once named England's most haunted by the Guinness World Records, while St Leonard's Church in Hythe has the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient human skulls and bones in Britain. This in-depth guide covers all the most popular places as well as many of the lesser-known ones, dividing the county into five easy-to-follow chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Dover and spend time at its iconic White Cliffs, saunter through Vita Sackville-West's gorgeous gardens at the National Trust's Sissinghurst estate, visit the grave of Pocahontas in Gravesend, and contemplate the delightful and thought-provoking public art of the revitalised seaside town of Folkestone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory has been made in Kent, at Hever Castle, where Anne Boleyn spent her childhood and which was later restored by William Waldorf Astor, and at Chartwell, the family home and garden of Sir Winston Churchill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKent's food and drink offering is increasingly celebrated, with a growing reputation for high quality restaurants and boutique wineries, not to mention the world's oldest brewer and largest collection of fruit trees at Faversham. From flora and fauna to castles, watersports, beaches and wildlife, discover Kent with Bradt's unique Slow travel guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44057383043309,"sku":"9781784778279","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781784778279.jpg?v=1681393440","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781784778279","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}