Need something to do in these 3 months of your summer break? Read our Summer Break Guide to discover 10 different events taking place near you.<\/p>\n
The Westgate Parks are four unique green spaces (on St Peter’s St) open for everyone to walk around the riverside landscape full of wildlife and history. Stop along the way to relax in the numerous open picnic spaces along the river banks, or even take a short punting trip along the river with a group of friends.<\/p>\n
Prices: <\/strong>Free or<\/em> for a group short punting trip- \u00a310 (minimum of 4 people)<\/p>\n Hours:<\/strong> Monday-Sunday (7:00am\u20136:00pm)<\/p>\n Learn more about Canterbury\u2019s history, explored through interactive displays in an amazing medieval building. Also, use the Free Digiguide Tour to see and listen to the stories of famous Canterbury characters, key artefacts and aspects of the building’s history. (Available in English, French, German and Japanese).<\/p>\n Prices:<\/strong> \u00a36 per person<\/p>\n Hours: <\/strong>Wednesday – Sunday (11:00am-5:00pm)<\/p>\n Visit The King\u2019s Mile where you can discover many of Canterbury\u2019s unique independent stores filled with all kinds of places to shop, eat and explore.<\/p>\n Prices: <\/strong>Free<\/p>\n Hours: <\/strong>Varies<\/p>\n Visit the local Marlowe Theatre to experience a wide variety of shows ranging from a live comedy show to well-known musicals such as Mamma Mia and Hairspray- or even the all-singing, all dancing romantic comedy\u2026Legally Blonde.<\/p>\n Prices: <\/strong>Price start from \u00a39 per person<\/p>\n Hours: <\/strong>Varies<\/p>\n Despite the unpredictable British summertime weather, go out and explore the town while staying active.<\/p>\n Prices:<\/strong> Free (if you use your own bike) or<\/em> \u00a322 (if you book online at Kent Cycle Hire to rent a bike)<\/p>\n Hours: <\/strong>Go cycling whenever you like, varies on your booking<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Visit the weekly local markets such the Gillingham Market, Rochester Farmer\u2019s Market or Strood Market to interact with the locals and look at the fun and quirky stalls set up there.<\/p>\n Prices: <\/strong>Free<\/p>\n Hours: <\/strong>Gillingham<\/a>\u00a0Market – every Monday and Saturday 9.30am-4.30pm<\/p>\n Rochester\u2019s Farmer\u2019s Market- from 9:00am-1:00pm on the third Sunday of the month<\/p>\n Strood Market – every Tuesday and Saturday 9.30am-3:00pm<\/p>\n Have an action-packed day out at the Rochester Castle exploring the grounds. Educational audio tours are available.<\/p>\n Prices: <\/strong>\u00a34 per person<\/p>\n Hours:<\/strong> Monday-Sunday (10.00am-6:00pm)<\/p>\n It is one of Medway\u2019s most beautiful country parks open to the public and a fun way to stay active this summer as it is an ideal location for a walk, run or cycle.<\/p>\n Prices: <\/strong>Free<\/p>\n Hours: <\/strong>All Day<\/p>\n At the Historic Dockyard Chatham<\/a>, step aboard the\u00a0Three Historic Warships\u00a0and Submarines to explore the world\u2019s most complete dockyard from the age of sail.<\/p>\n Prices: <\/strong>\u00a319.50 per person<\/p>\n Hours: <\/strong>Monday-Friday (10:00am-6:00pm)<\/p>\n Why not spend a weekend joining a Kent Community Action project. They have a variety of projects for you to make a positive impact on the local community whilst studying at Kent.<\/p>\n Prices: <\/strong>Free<\/p>\n Hours: <\/strong>Varies<\/p>\n We hope our blog has helped you with some ideas of what to do over your summer break. To find more events taking place this summer at the University, check out our events calendar<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2. Visit Canterbury Heritage Museum<\/h2>\n
3. Check out Canterbury’s unique independent stores and caf\u00e9s<\/h2>\n
4. Watch a musical at the theatre<\/h2>\n
5. Go for a bike ride<\/h2>\n
Medway:<\/h1>\n
1. Visit your local markets<\/h2>\n
2. Have a day out at a castle<\/h2>\n
3. Explore Riverside Country Park<\/h2>\n
4.\u00a0Step back in time at the Historic Dockyard Chatham<\/h2>\n
5.Volunteering<\/h2>\n