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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kent

9 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kent, England

Updated January 19, 2022

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Pocahontas statue.

Kent, England

The Resting Place of Pocahontas

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.
The piece bears some resemblance to designs of eastern European origin.

Kent, England

The Lady in the Woods

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

Kent, England

Coldrum Long Barrow

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.
Saltwood Castle.

Kent, England

Saltwood Castle

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

Kent, England

Dog Collar Museum

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.
Aefre with the brooch and knife she was burried with.

Kent, England

Aefre

These 1,500-year-old remains were found in a mysterious Anglo-Saxon mass grave.
The Quintain on Offham Green.

Offham, England

Offham Quintain

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.
Congolese Kuyu sculptures.

Birchington-on-Sea, England

Powell-Cotton Ethnographic Collection

A vast archive of cultural artifacts collected from numerous expeditions across Africa and Asia.
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Stories About Kent

When a church becomes a laboratory.

Has the Case of the Missing Princess-Saint Been Solved?

Scientific evidence suggests that her bones had been hidden behind a church wall for a millennium.
by Matthew Taub
March 11, 2020
The ditch overlooks Pegwell Bay, a shallow inlet that may have been used as a landing site by Roman ships.

Found: The Site Where Julius Caesar May Have Landed in Britain

Is this Rome's first beachhead in the Isles?
by Vittoria Traverso
November 29, 2017

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