Town: Days Out
Unique Days Out
Gallery 17, Beckenham
Rosemary Shrager Cookery School, Tunbridge
Wells
Realise your artistic talents by learning to paint,
make ceramics in the studio or join a picture framing
workshop at this uplifting art centre, featuring local and
international art and ceramics designed and made on
the premises.
www.galleryseventeen.co.uk
A must for any budding chef, offering over 40 courses,
designed to suit every level of cook. Where cooks can
learn with imagination, passion and enjoyment.
www.rosemaryshrager.com
Flip Out, Ashford
Curious Brewery, Ashford
Bounce off the walls, flip in the air, face a hardcore ninja
warrior-style challenge, enjoy a game of trampoline
slam dunk, or dive into one of three giant foam pits at
this all-action, fun-for-all-the-family trampoline park.
www.flipout.co.uk
Opening its doors in 2019, Chapel Down’s multi-million
pound brewery offers a behind the scenes look at where
flavour and passion collide to in the brewery process of
their renowned, award-winning beers and ciders.
www.curiousbrewery.com
Gravity, Bluewater & Maidstone
Fentons Ice Rink, Tunbridge Wells
Enjoy open bounce sessions, leap between the
interconnected trampolines, challenge others in the
dodgeball court and slam dunk zone, and enjoy the
thrill of the big air bag at the most advanced trampoline
park in the world.
www.gravity-uk.com
Wonderful curling ice rink – try your hand at this
exciting sport which is both fun and challenging,
great for parties, family fun or office outings.
www.fentonsrink.co.uk
Clip and Climb, Tonbridge
Chatham Snowsports Centre, Chatham
Where climbing meets theme park, 33 wall challenges,
infamous vertical drop slide and stairway to heaven
combine to provide guaranteed entertainment for the
whole family.
www.clipnclimbtonbridge.co.uk
Enjoy family-friendly ski or snowboard lessons at the
longest artificial slope in the South East, or ride the
longest toboggan run in the UK, or slide and whizz
down the 80m Viper track in a snow tube!
www.jnlchatham.co.uk
Copper Rivet Distillery, Chatham
Exciting and dynamic distillery that offers behind the
scenes tours and tastings of the award-winning small
batch gin, whisky and vodka production line from the
makers that are the only distillery in Kent to undertake
the process from grain to glass.
www.copperrivetdistillery.com Diggerland, Rochester
Anno Distillery, Tonbridge Mote Park, Maidstone
Kent Cookery School, Ashford Shepherd Neame Brewery, Faversham
Theme park where children (and adults!) can ride,
drive and operate real diggers, dumpers and other
full-size construction machinery as well as enjoy rides
and indoor and outdoor play areas.
www.diggerland.com
Informative and fun tours and tasting sessions for those
new to gin and avid fans alike. Be guided through the
history of the Marden distillery, explore the botanicals
and end with a tutored tasting of the awardwinning
Anno Kent Dry Gin.
www.annodistillers.co.uk
Award-winning 440-acre multi-use park in the heart
of the town. The former country estate, converted to
landscaped parkland at the end of the 18th century
offers festivals, outdoor play, a skate park, watersports
and café.
www.moteparkfellowship.org.uk/mote-park
Relaxed and informal yet professional and well
equipped cookery school offering classes for
individuals, couples, families and groups in an array
of mouth watering foods from fresh pasta to French
pastries using fresh and local produce.
www.kentcookeryschool.co.uk
Take an award-winning 80-minute tour of Britain’s
oldest brewer, ending with a tutored tasting session,
and the chance to take some bottles home from the
gift shop.
www.shepherdneame.co.uk/visitor-centre/
brewery-tours
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