KENT LOCATION: On the South East coast. With borders of London, Sussex, Surrey and Essex. KNOWN AS: 'The Garden of Eden' because of the abundance of orchards and hop gardens. LARGEST TOWN: Maidstone FAMOUS FOR: Oast houses LEISURE: Attractive County to visit. Whitstable is famous for its oysters, has some good restaurants. HOLIDAYS:Has a good coastline. Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate CULTURE: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Visit Canterbury Cathedral. MOST USEFUL! Folkestone & Dover are the access to Europe with the Channel Tunnel and Ferries. SIZE: 10th largest county. Approx 1450 square miles.

MAIN TOWNS		HISTORIC/INTEREST		DAYS OUT
CANTERBURY, DOVER, MAIDSTONE (County town)		Many a tale of smugglers along the coast. Anne Boleyn spent her childhood at Hever Castle		Canterbury Cathedral Hever Castle Historic Dockyard Chatham

COUNTY COUNCILS
Kent County council web site (web site is currently not working - Dec 2009!)
UNIVERSITIES
University of Kent established 1965
TRANSPORT
(Lydd) London Ashford Airport Kent International Airport Rochester Airport South Eastern Trains
MAIN COMPANIES
Aqualisa Shower products Armour Group plc Consumer electronics Bovis Homes Brakes Foods Hornby
LEISURE/HOTELS/HOLIDAYS
Art Holidays Spain - exclusive painting holiday with all your art materials provided - web site
SHOPPING & RETAILERS
CULTURE - Chaucer's Canterbury Tales was inspired here. Turner painted here.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES