Kids Days Out In Kent

By Author: Bonny Kominek
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There are 2 Go Ape centres in Kent, one in Bedgebury Forest and one at Leeds Castle. Both allow kids to swing like Tarzan, cross rope bridges, explore forests from up in the treetops. Children need to be 10 years or older to take part.

The Chislehurst Caves are a great place for a day out with the kids, but the new Labyrinthe activity centre makes it even more fun for them. Set in a medieval fantasy world, this is a role playing activities game that takes place every Saturday.

The sprawling twenty eight acres of the Kent Life centre in Sandling offers beautiful views and country walks, playgrounds for children of all ages, as well as a restaurant and picnic facilities, and an animal cuddle corner where children can see baby chicks and ducklings, lambs and more.

Groombridge Place Gardens and Enchanted Forest is located close to Tunbridge Wells, and you will find beautiful gardens to explore, birds of prey, canal boat rides and plenty of playgrounds for the children as well as calendar full of events and activities designed for children.

Delve into the past and learn all about Charles Dickens and his ...
... novels at the fabulous Dickens World at Chatham Maritime. Set in the 19th century world of the Dickens novels, children will learn all about what life was like in his lifetime and experience some fun characters and games too.

Chiddingstone Castle near Edenbridge is a fascinating building on its own, with its own Egyptian and Japanese rooms and Victorian kitchen, but the Castle provides a fantastic array of activities designed to keep children entertained. These include dressing up in period costumes, craft making and hieroglyphics workshops.

Children aged ten to sixteen can become film directors for the day at the fabulous Folkestone Film Factory. Groups of up to ten will be guided through the scriptwriting, filming and editing process, producing their own short movie over the course of the day.

Kids will love Farming World at Faversham, where there are over 100 breeds of farm animal as well as a hawking centre where children can watch birds of prey flying displays. The centre has fantastic disabled access facilities and makes for a great educational school trip too. Our guide to the best days out for kids in Kent was written by Bonny Kominek, an experienced tour guide. They recommend checking the Octopus Travel website for details of Kent hotels, accommodation and travel deals for your Kent trip.