DAYSOUT
DAYS OUT
WHO’D A THOUGHT?
DAYS OUT IN KENT… START MAKING A LIST OF THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO SEE AND YOU’LL
START TO RUN OUT OF PAPER VERY QUICKLY –
WE HAVE SUCH A LOT OF FASCINATING, EXCITING AND BEAUTIFUL ATTRACTIONS THAT YOU
CAN HEAD OUT EVERY WEEKEND AND SEE SOMETHING NEW EACH TIME.
WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF UNIQUE ATTRACTIONS, HOWEVER. PLACES THAT YOU MIGHT
NOT HAVE THOUGHT WOULD BE IN KENT, PLACES THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
SURPRISE AND CREATE INTRIGUE...PLACES LIKE THE ONES ON OUR FABULOUS LIST OF SOME
OF KENT’S MOST UNUSUAL DAYS OUT.
PORT LYMPNE
Port Lympne // www.aspinallfoundation.org/port-lympne The Ossuary at St Leonard’s Church // www.slhk.org/theossuary
Going on safari is something y ou w ould nor mally associa te with the
African plains, not the Garden of England, but at Port Lympne you can enjoy
a safari without the hefty price tag or ha ving to sit on a plane f or hours and
hours. It’s ideal! St Leonard’s Church can be f ound in Hythe. At fir st glance it seems to be a
perfectly normal parish church: very pretty, a nice place for contemplation and
perhaps a good choice for a wedding too. But underneath – literally – this lovely
village church there is something else, something… unusual…
Port Lympne is home to 760 different animals and 90 different species, including
the only giraffe in Kent. As well as this, there is the spectacular dinosaur forest
– the UK’s largest outdoor dinosaur exhibition – plus places to ea t, drink and
shop. You can even stay overnight and experience what it’s like to ‘glamp’, or
enjoy the gorgeous hotel. It is a collection of 1,022 human skulls. They are kept in four arched bays and
are thought to be the lar gest and best preserved collection of human skulls in
Britain. And let’s not forget the huge pile of other bones (and some more skulls)
that measures 7.5m in length by 1.8-metres wide by 1.8-metres tall. It is unusual
and ethereal and sure to be a highlight on a day out if you enjoy history and the
somewhat macabre.
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