{"id":96,"date":"2024-07-09T12:24:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/?p=96"},"modified":"2024-08-27T12:31:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T11:31:08","slug":"do-you-have-family-or-friends-visiting-you-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/2024\/07\/09\/do-you-have-family-or-friends-visiting-you-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have family or friends visiting you this summer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why not suggest they stay at the University of Kent! Set in over 300 acres of beautiful parkland overlooking the city. Our fantastic location and expansive facilities coupled with an array of accommodation options makes staying on the university campus the perfect place to stay.<\/p>\n<p>We have a range of en-suite, bed and breakfast and self-catered accommodation to book now for the summer vacation from Thursday 27 June to Wednesday 11 September, starting from \u00a355 per night.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe accommodation, facilities and breakfast exceeded our expectations. Highly recommended!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We love to share our beautiful campus with guests and welcome hundreds of holiday makers and business travellers every year during the Easter and summer vacation months.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a solo traveller or part of a visiting group we have a range of rooms available to suit your needs, with everything from B&amp;B, self-catered, single, double and accessible rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Our accommodation is perfect for travellers or visiting friends and family exploring the local area on a budget.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webtools.kent.ac.uk\/site-editor\/draft\/www.kent.ac.uk\/conferences-and-events\/holidays\/bed-and-breakfast\">Book now<\/a> using code <strong>LOYALTYBB<\/strong> to receive a \u00a35 per room, per night discount.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/files\/2024\/07\/summer-membership-2024-blog-07-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Kent Sport summer membership sale<\/h3>\n<p>Kent Sport&#8217;s ever-popular summer membership offer is here! If you&#8217;re looking to get active this summer but don&#8217;t want to commit to an annual membership, then Kent Sport&#8217;s one-month summer offer is perfect for you! With a huge range of sport and fitness options, you&#8217;re bound to find something you love, and all for just \u00a321 per month!<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the summer membership and how to sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/summer-membership-sale\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-107\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/files\/2024\/07\/52352461089_614232f8bc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>bOing! International Family Festival 2024<\/h3>\n<p>Kent\u2019s international family arts festival is back on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August 2024. This year we are celebrating 10 years of bOing!<\/p>\n<p>The event is free to enter so you can relax and enjoy a brilliant festival day with lots of free outdoor performances and activities.<\/p>\n<p>bOing is a family festival, meaning its not just for children \u2013 we programme fantastic artists from across the UK and beyond who make work for all ages.<\/p>\n<p>We will also have a number of ticketed indoor performances\u00a0that you can buy tickets for.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boingfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets are now on sale<\/a>!\u00a0So, pack up your picnic, your family and your friends and join us for Kent\u2019s biggest family arts festival.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-105\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/files\/2024\/07\/Hut8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Eating on campus<\/h3>\n<p>Our Canterbury campus is packed with a wide selection of catering facilities, offering foods from classic British to international cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find caf\u00e9s, restaurants and dining halls spread across the campus so you can have plenty to choose from during your visit.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about our catering outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/catering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-104\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/files\/2024\/07\/Kent-Sport-gym-facilities.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Keeping active<\/h3>\n<p>Our campus is connected to several beautiful cycle routes for you to enjoy. Whether that\u2019s following the Crab and Winkle Way and lapping around Clowes Woods or riding to Westgate Gardens following the Great Stour to Chartham there\u2019s plenty of routes to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>Find out about our sports facilities and local cycle routes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why not suggest they stay at the University of Kent! Set in over 300 acres of beautiful parkland overlooking the city. Our fantastic location and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/2024\/07\/09\/do-you-have-family-or-friends-visiting-you-this-summer\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82915,"featured_media":125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[291094,112,291699],"tags":[143731,5349,291428,74],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82915"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/conferencesandevents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}