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Three days in Kent — Day 1

  • On August 5, 2019
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Day 1 – Canterbury Tales

Kent is the county in the far south east of England. Running from the far south east to London, it borders on the English Channel and the Thames River. To the south it forms the north side of the straights of Dover, with Calais, France, on the south side. Occupied since the Paleolithic era, Kent today is a major area of England, replete with lovely historical sites, towns and cities.…

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Hegdale Barn

Kent, a county in southeast England, is well worth visiting. Kent is one of the “home counties” that immediately surround London.  Kent has the mildest climate in the United Kingdom, and for many years was a major farming area, particularly for hops. It used to be that London families would travel out to Kent by train to participate in the harvest of hops. To this day, you can see the hops curing barns, called oasts,…

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