3 Kenitsh Day Trips

If you’re staying in London and want to do daytrips out to the nearby counties, Kent is full of cities you’ll want to visit. I’ve chosen cities that can be easily done in a day or afternoon, that are not necessarily cities you would expect on a daytrip list, but places that I’ve been and loved none the less. I’ve also avoided places like Dover because a day trip just wouldn’t do it justice. These are my top 3 choices!

#1. Rochester

Hands down, Rochester is the best city in Kent. I’m biased, of course, I lived nearby, but still. It has an amazing secondhand bookstore, the cathedral is exquisite as is the castle, the pubs are excellent, and the cafes are quaint, cute, and plentiful. All of it’s on High Street too or just slightly off of it, so that’s a nice bonus, but there’s a lot more to see in Medway, so if you finish in Rochester you can always hop a bus and go up to either Chatham or Gillingham. You’ll be there in fifteen minutes.

#2. Margate

They’ve got a super cute market, several book shops, the Shell Grotto, and a lovely stretch of beach and boardwalk to have a stroll down. The town in general just feels very relaxed to me, so if you’re not big on bustling cities then Margate is probably preferable to Dover or Brighton. You can also see WW2 defensive towers remaining from the pier!

#3. Tonbridge

Once a bustling market town, Tonbridge preserved it’s medieval charm in the old buildings and castle ruins. It’s super cute, great for a stroll, and you can probably spend a solid afternoon there if you know which places you want to visit. If memory serves me there are still market days held there. There’s a bakery there which I would happily spend all day in called The Bakehouse at 124. It’s a real Tudor building which means the upstairs needs a bit of bending to navigate, but that’s part of the charm. The staff there are so friendly and the food is delicious, it’s a little piece of heaven on earth.

I’ll be sure to add to make more posts about day trips from London into other counties. There are several immediately accessible, and you won’t want to miss out on what they have to offer.

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