EDITOR’S Choice
JULY July 1 & 2
Steam and Beer Weekend Sittingbourne & Kemsley Steam Railway A wide selection of real ales and ciders from across the UK will be available at this family-friendly event, with live music on Saturday and family fun on Sunday. All passengers must buy a ticket and board the steam train from Sittingbourne Viaduct station, and the journey to Kemsley Down, and the beer tent, takes around 15 minutes. The full timetable can be downloaded from
www.sklr.net
species from around the world, including tarantulas, scorpions, giant millipedes and many more. Find out about classification, adaptation, habitats, camouflage, predators and prey. Touch an Emperor scorpion, have a red knee tarantula on your shoulder and hold other amazing bugs. Spaces for each session are limited and pre-booking is recommended. For times and prices visit: www.english-
heritage.org.uk/downhouse
Hand-picked events and great days out around the county...
July 1 – 14 Yalding Riverside Pop-up Gallery, Yalding High Street Equine artist Cheryl Johnson returns to this popular village gallery, following her highly-successful 2016 season. This year’s theme is “The Horse in Work”. Open Monday, Thursday and Saturday from 2-5pm, or by appointment.
During your tour you will
July 7,8,9, Kent County Show, Kent Showground, Detling You can meet dinosaurs as well as the usual collection of sheep, cattle, dogs, horses and other assorted wildlife at the annual county show — plus a fabulous array of the best of everything Kent — and beyond — has to offer. Pre-book tickets and
save at
www.kentshow.co.uk July 1 & 2
The Big Bug Experience Down House, Kent Get hands-on, close-up live animal encounters with insect
July 8 & 9 Tour Charles Dickens’ Home, Gad’s Hill Place Higham Enjoy a tour of the house with a Dickens Fellowship guide and learn about Dickens’ life in his “little Kentish freehold”.
have the opportunity to visit the ground floor of the house, stroll in the gardens and enjoy a delicious cream
tea in the conservatory. Tours are at: 1pm, 2.15pm and 3.30pm. Tickets are £9.50 and include a cream tea. Children 7-12 years £5 and under 6 years are free. Booking essential via
www.visitgravesend.co.uk
July 6 – 16 JAM on the Marsh Romney Marsh Eleven concerts, five exhibitions, six children’s events, seven theatrical
events, three poetry recitals and two church tours feature during this festival of arts events, including a world premiere by BBC Singers for broadcast on
BBC singers © Mark Allan; Vicar’s Picnic © Derek-D-Souza; Big Bug Experience © Down House
July 14 & 15 The Vicar’s Picnic The Lees, Yalding Kent’s biggest little music festival on the banks of the Medway in Yalding. Overnight camping for die- hard festival fans and affordable fun for all the family. Headliners this year include The Fratellis and Bruce Foxton’s From the Jam. FNUK dance tent, arts tent, children’s play area. Weekend tickets available from
www.vicarspicnic.co.uk
Radio 3. Toe-tapping jazz with the David Rees-Williams trio, an open-air performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, art and photography exhibitions, the launch of a children’s community choir and a one- day mini festival for children packed with fun, music, art, theatre.... and bugs. For full details and to book, visit
www.jamconcert.org
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