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Here and There with Claire
Your Professional and Friendly Tourist Guide in Kent and South East England


Biddenden’s Act of Easter Charity
Biddenden is a quaint and picturesque village in the Weald of Kent, near Tenterden. Amongst its most famous former residents are Eliza...
Claire Cardy
Apr 192 min read
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Stunning stained glass by Chagall: hidden gem in a quiet Kent church
The most unlikely and magical sight awaits you in the parish church of All Saints, Tudeley – a tiny hamlet around 3 miles from Tonbridge...
Claire Cardy
Mar 282 min read
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Charles Dickens’ Bleak House & Broadstairs connections
On this day, 12 March, in 1852, the writer Charles Dickens published the first part of his novel “ Bleak House”. Dickens wrote many of...
Claire Cardy
Mar 123 min read
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Pioneering Women with Canterbury connections
As we mark International Women’s Day today (8 March), it is an appropriate time to think of some of the pioneering women with Canterbury...
Claire Cardy
Mar 84 min read
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Faversham Literary Festival - and more to explore!
This weekend (21 February) sees the start of the eighth Faversham Literary Festival, held over ten days every February. Since the...
Claire Cardy
Feb 202 min read
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D Day Deception at Dover
Preparations are underway to mark the 80th anniversary next month of one of the most important events of World War Two, the Allied...
Claire Cardy
May 14, 20243 min read
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Blossom time in Kent - beautiful but brief
Blossom time Beautiful delicate blossom on fruit trees is visible across Kent in Springtime, due to the county’s status as the UK’s top...
Claire Cardy
Apr 7, 20243 min read
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