Travels to County Kent

I think of all the places in England , I love County Kent the most . My ancestors hail from Shorne , a small village in the NW corner of Kent in the Gravesham District . I am a direct descendant of John Page born there in 1310 and named for him . London may be my second home but Kent is where my heart resides . Getting to Kent from London is easy and most places are an hour to two by rail . If you have never traveled the UK by rail you must plan to do so ! The events of Kent are numerous and always the summer is kicked off by a music festival in May in Maidstone . Madonna was this year's headliner attended by over 60,000 ! But it's the fall season so let's go . 25 October to 2 November is the famous Kent Coastal week in Margate and the same dates mark the fun " Old Boney Legs " Folklore Festival at the historic Dockyard , Chatham . Of course , 31 October is the Halloween Fest and 1 Nov . is the Firework display at Quex Park , Birchington . Like I said if you are in London go to Kent by train . You can go for the day as I have several times by going Mon-Fri leaving off peak (after 9:30 AM) . Try Group Save allowing 4 travel for 2 and 4 kids for 1 ps(pound sterling ) . Or do the Weekend Saver traveling out of London off peak , leave Fri return Sun . This one is great . Enjoy the Kent Rover Pass . Three days consecutive for 24 ps each adult . Go to www.railpass.com/uk for tickets or just get them in London . Travel times are easy so enjoy the countryside and towns . Examples of destinations are : Canterbury is 1 hr 30 with group save it is 11 ps . Chatham Marine and Dickens World are 50 min and 7 ps each adult . Dickens world is fantastic . Take the Great Expectations Dark Boat Ride , kids love it ! Dover Castle is 1 hr. 30 and 13 ps and Leeds Castle is 55 min and 8 ps . Margate and Ramsgate are 1 hr . 45 and 12 ps . An all time favorite is Lympne Wild Animal Park 1 hr and 10 ps . If you want to stay overnight in Kent the accomodations include cottages , B & Bs , fine hotels , and self catering housing . So , don't be tied down in London . See the sights there first but then break out and let yourself go ! Also check out these other websites : www.atob.org.uk/bike_rail.html , that's an underscore after "bike"for touring Kent by bike and rail . www.visitkent.co.uk/bytrain/southeastern.asp for an overview of Kent by rail . For these and all other adventures go to my website at mpage.paradisenetwork.com/welcome/ and click on Book Travel . Keep those traveling shoes on !