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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,