insideKENT Magazine Issue 79 - October 2018 | Page 8

WELCOME
Hooray for October!
A gloriously crisp and cosy
month characterised by
chunky-knit jumpers, darker
nights spent cuddled up on the
sofa eating dinner on your lap,
and, a particular favourite of
mine, that wonderful seasonal
switch of palate, that sees you
opt for a bold glass of red over
a cold glass of white. If you’re
partial to the odd glass of red,
but aren’t quite recipe-ready
for autumn’s bounty of
warming, satisfying
ingredients, head to p116 for
five pages of inspiration.
HOPING TO UP THE ANTE
THIS YEAR ON 2017’S HAUNTING
HALLOWEEN LOOK...
food; seasonal pantomimes take centre stage in our
annual arts and entertainment special from p33; and, if
you’re feeling active, turn to p103 for a roundup of Kent’s
very best wildlife walks – you’ll be surprised at the
amount and variety of nature on our doorstep.
One event that never goes overlooked here at
insideKENT is Halloween – we love it! Busting the myth
that Halloween is simply about eating sweets (although
it is a bit, right?), from p91 onwards you’ll find our top
Halloween attractions and events, ranging from family-
friendly days out to adult-only witch hunts in the dead
of night…are you brave enough to take on a scarefest
and survive it?
Please find and follow us on Twitter – insideKENT – to
let us know what you think of the mag. I’m off to carve
a pumpkin…
October may well herald the drawing in of nights, but
there’s so much to do across Kent that celebrates this
shift and the comforting crunch of colourful leaves
underfoot that it brings. Start from p21 and get stuck
into eight packed pages of events celebrating the
county’s rich cultural mix of theatre, music, film and
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MY FAVOURITE THINGS THIS MONTH…
MINDTHEGAP EYES AND CIRCLES WALLPAPER
£133 for 3 rolls, http://mindtheg.com/en/products/wallpaper/
eyes-and-circles-sky.html
Based in Transylvania, MINDTHEGAP is an eclectic brand that designs and
manufactures premium home accessories – always thinking outside the box, their
products are all about expressing artistic freedom and are rich in detail with high
quality finishing. Browse their website and you’ll find all sorts of different styles and
unique designs with a strong artistic identity that play with old photography, antique
illustrations, vintage drawings and contemporary patterns – we love this mesmerising
‘eyes and circles’ wallpaper, which comes in blue or green.
DAY WALKS ON
THE HIGH WEALD , £14.95,
www.v-publishing.co.uk
Day Walks on the High
Weald features 20 circular
routes between 6.5 and 13.9
miles in length, spread across
this Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty in the South
East of England. Local author,
Deirdre Huston has compiled
her favourite walks in the
region, which showcase the
High Weald’s rich history and
varied landscape. Together
with stunning photography,
each route features Ordnance
Survey 1:25,000 maps, easy-
to-follow directions, details of
distance and navigation
information, and refreshment
stops and local information.
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MALFY GIN ,
from £24.95,
www.malfygin.com
Distilled by the
Vergnano family in
Italy – the birthplace
of gin – a sip of
Malfy captures the
perfect gin moment:
sitting on a sunny
terrace overlooking a spectacular view. Available in four distinct
and delicious flavours: original, lemon, grapefruit and blood
orange, each incarnation of this wonderfully crisp and juniper-
led gin delivers an extreme depth of flavour; add vermouth,
tonic or a sparkling mixer to bring the core gin botanicals back
to the flavour profile, or sip neat for nostalgic notes of relaxing,
sunny days.