Picnic blanket? Check. Champagne? Check. Sun cream... hopefully. This Saturday’s Leeds Castle Concert near Maidstone is one ...

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Kent’s biggest classical concert returns this summer with orchestras, tribute bands and West End stars. The Leeds Castle Concert will once again take place in the historic grounds, just outside of ...

One of Kent’s most-visited attractions is being showcased in a festive documentary. Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, is the focus of a new Channel 5 show that gives unprecedented access to the ...

In an ideal world, I’d spend weekdays living my best city life, followed by weekends escaping to my personal country pile. Unfortunately, that’s a pipe dream, but luckily second best – staying at ...

The Goodyear Blimp has returned to Kent this afternoon. The world-renowned airship has been spotted over the Maidstone area, ...

Staying in the Knights’ Retreat means you get access to the castle grounds before they open to the public STROLLING the empty grounds of the “UK’s most beautiful castle”, I imagine myself as former ...