“ Strolling through Tunbridge Wells ’ High Street and Pantiles , wrapped up warm , admiring the shops glittering in Christmas lights and decorations while being serenaded by carol singers on a crisp Christmas Eve with a hot chocolate in hand .” - DR CHRISTINE OR , DR CHRISTINE MEDICAL AESTHETICS , TUNBRIDGE WELLS , @ dr . christine _ aesthetics |
“ Early morning coastal walk with a flat white in Hythe , scallop and bacon roll at The Lazy Shack , then home for some music , a roast and red wine .” - LEE EDNEY , HEAD CHEF AT THE GARDEN ROOM , PORT LYMPNE , @ chef _ leeedney |
“ For us there ’ s nothing better than wine shopping ! This Christmas we ’ ll head to John Dory in Sandgate to choose a couple of special bottles followed by a pit-stop at Perry Court Farm cheese counter for some Kentish Brie and sourdough crackers . The majority of our Christmas Day revolves around eating , drinking and a bit of charades , but Boxing Day is for blowing out the cobwebs at the White Cliffs of Dover and walking to South Foreland Lighthouse – flask in hand !” - KRISTIE LOMAS , OWNER OF BOYS HALL , ASHFORD , @ boys . hall |
“ I suppose one might find the same sort of fare throughout the country , but farm shops in Kent are particularly appealing at Christmastime , all decked out with holly and sporting Christmas trees for sale . These days , buying carrots always makes me think of Safe Haven for Donkeys , a charity of which I ' m a patron , and of my little Jan - a donkey that the charity named after me and that I have since adopted . I ' ve been a volunteer at Canterbury Cathedral for 12 years and love the massive crib erected in the grounds with the life-sized donkey always attending the Christ child . The donkey is important in the Bible - carrying Jesus on his back at Easter and watching over him at Christmas ”. - JAN LEEMING , TELEVISION PRESENTER , NEWSREADER AND AMBASSADOR FOR SAFE HAVEN FOR DONKEYS , @ safehaven4donkeys |