Sport & Leisure

Escape into Kent's marvellous outdoors! There are so many activities to blow away the cobwebs, like cheering the horse-racing at Folkestone, fly-fishing for top quality trout or sailing with expert instructors at Bewl Water. Have a go at skiing and snowboarding on the dry slopes at Folkestone and Chatham or go rock climbing at Leyswood.

For countryside thrill seekers, swing through the trees at Go Ape, a high-wire forest attraction set in the tree tops of Bedgebury Forest and Leeds Castle.

Watch Superbike and Touring Car Championships at Brands Hatch, or perhaps enjoy your own driving experience of a lifetime. Alternatively, if you fancy yourself as the next Lewis Hamilton, try go-karting at Buckmore Park, the track where the Formula 1 champion started his career.

Bird watchers will love Dungeness Nature Reserve which occupies nearly 1,000 hectares of the Dungeness peninsula, the largest shingle formation of its kind in Europe. Here you can spot species ranging from Bitterns to Slavonian grebes.

For cricket lovers, an exciting 2009 is in store at Kent County Cricket Club with over 50 days of cricket set to be played across the County. The St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, The Nevill Ground at Tunbridge Wells and The County Ground at Beckenham will all host matches, from one-day games in the Twenty20 Cup, the Friends Provident Trophy and the NatWest Pro40 League to four day matches in the LV County Championship.