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.

For adrenaline junkies, try your hand at off road and 4x4 experiences with The Wright Event. Set in a 200 acre site of woodland, orchards and some of the best off-road courses in the South East, this is the perfect venue for the adrenaline seeker, stag and hen party or corporate event.

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, Kent is home to arguably one of the most picturesque county grounds in the country. Kent County Cricket Club play their home matches at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, as well as matches at The Nevill Ground at Tunbridge Wells and The County Ground at Beckenham. With more than 50 days of one-day, Twenty20 Cup, and county championship matches, Kent is the home of cricket.