Tilbury to Gravesend ferry service closing at the end of March

You have just a couple of weeks to be able to take a trip on the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry before it closes due to funding problems.

Step back in time: Hever Castle unveils Boleyn apartment, a Tudor time capsule opening in March 2024

Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn will unveil the Boleyn Apartment on the first floor of the castle on 25th March 2024 providing an immersive experience of Tudor history.

It’s time to start booking your Heritage Open Day tours

For a couple of weeks in September, thousands of buildings across the UK, mostly outside London, are open to the public.

A plan to extend the Elizabeth line — into Essex and Kent

Less than a year after it opened, another attempt is being proposed to extend the Elizabeth line, this time via a 30-mile loop through parts of Essex and Kent.

Knole House – a day trip to an Archbishop’s Palace

Barely an hour from central London is one of the UK's most important palaces, which is curiously not that well known.

A day trip to – Hever Castle

Not far from modern London is a castle that 500 years ago was to be the scene of a political crisis that shook Europe, and still affects us to this day.

A day trip to – Ramsgate for Tunnels, Trains and Toys

Ramsgate is a seaside town on the far edge of Kent that boasts a lovely seafront to wander along, an amazing tunnel network to visit, a Pugin chapel, and just outside town, Hornby railways.

Tickets Alert: Visit to Chevening House gardens

Next month is the annual open day of the gardens of a large government mansion not far from Sevenoaks that’s used by the Foreign Secretary as a grace and favour residence.

A Day Trip to – Hythe and Dungeness

A seaside town that has a very long light railway to play on, a world famous ossuary in a church crypt to visit, and a few other things as well that easily fills a day out.

Local councils opt for cheaper Crossrail extension into Kent

A proposal to extend the Elizabeth line into Kent has been submitted to the government following a number of years of consultation work.

HS2 tunnel segments to be built in Kent

The concrete tunnel lining segments that will form the HS2 tunnel between Euston and Ruislip are to come from a factory next to the River Medway in Kent.

Consultation on extending the Elizabeth line into Kent

Another consultation has opened to look at plans to extend the Elizabeth line beyond Abbey Wood into Kent.

Tickets Alert: Visit Chevening House gardens

Next month is the annual open day of the gardens of a large government mansion not far from Sevenoaks that's mainly used as a home by the Foreign Secretary.

Consultation opens on extending the Elizabeth line into Kent

A consultation has opened on proposals for improving public transport services connecting Ebbsfleet, Dartford, Slade Green, Erith and Belvedere with Abbey Wood.

Crossrail extension may be dependent on theme park developer

A suggested extension of the Elizabeth line deep into Kent could hinge on the opening of a large leisure park at Swanscome.

Lower Thames Crossing gets funding in the budget

A large road tunnel under the Thames to the east of London has been given funding in the 2020 budget.

Climb down Dover’s “Grand Shaft”

Built just over 200 years ago, Dover boasts a 140 feet deep shaft lined with a unique triple staircase, built for the military, and occasionally open to the public.

Crossrail extension to Ebbsfleet gets extra funding

Further funding has been provided by the government to investigate options for extending the future Elizabeth line out towards Ebbsfleet in Kent.

A long walk to Kent’s private Tudor mansion

Sitting in the middle of the Kent countryside sits a huge Tudor mansion, and for just a few hours, and on a few days, it's open to the public to go inside.

Day trips from London – Rochester Castle & Cathedral

A mere 35 minutes from central London can be found a large, if ruined castle, and next to it a vibrant, if modest sized Cathedral. This is Rochester, and a very historic town.

Pay a visit to the Museum of Teapots

A small village in the middle of the Kent countryside sports a few pubs, a windswept train station, a canal -- and a most unusual museum.

Visiting a huge tunnel network under Rochester

Rochester is famous for many things - but most visibly for the modest-sized castle in its town centre. Less visible, but of considerable fame to the subterranean community is the huge network of tunnels that runs almost from the castle to the edge of town.

Visiting an Underground Cold War Bunker

Dotted around the country are 25 sub-surface bunkers that were designed to monitor the fallout from a possible nuclear attack and today I wandered down to Maidstone to visit the bunker that “controlled” the South-East of England, including a bit…