with Kent
Kent & South East London
Bromley Bexley Dartford Gravesham Sevenoaks Tonbridge and Malling Tunbridge Wells Maidstone Medway Ashford Shepway Swale Thanet Canterbury Dover
Kent is one of the Home Counties that surrounds London and the closest point of the UK to France
QUICK FACTS ABOUT KENT
Distance from London
Kent is a large County. It can take up to 2 hours to get into London fromthe Coast or as little as 20 minutes.
Accommodation
Airports
London is easy to access and you can also access Europe fromtrain and ferry links, or fromour very own Dover using a ferry link!
Short-termhousing Available for international Teachers with host Teachers. There is a strong rental market. Rent is from£400 a month to share a roomin most parts of Kent. Cost of living
The Kent teamwill help overseas teachers find the right place to start their UK adventure
46 miles to London City Airport. 68 miles to London Gatwick Airport. 80 miles to London Stansted Airport. 91 miles to London Heathrow Airport. *from University of Kent
Types of Schools
Nursery/ Foundation
Primary, Secondary & SEN schools. State/ Government Academies Faith Schools Independent Schools
Special Needs Schools
Fun Fact! Kent is the biggest Grammar School area in the country
Kent is known as the garden of England. You an choose to live towns, coast and country.
W e b s i t e s t o E x p l o r e
Transport Links:
linkswww.nationalrail.co.uk http://www.southeasternrailway.co. uk/ https://tfl.govuk/ https://www.kent.gov.uk/roadsand-travel/travelling-aroundkent/bus-travel/plan-your-busjourney https://wwwdirectferriescomau/p o ferries pride of kenthtm https://wwweurostarcom/rw-en
Accommodation
Links:
https://www.airbnbcom/ Gumtree:wwwgumtreecom/ SpareRoom: http://wwwspareroomcouk/flatsh are/ FlatmateRooms: http://wwwflatmateroomscouk/ HostelBookers: http://wwwhostelbookers.com/hos tels/
Useful Websites:
www.visitkent.co.uk www.kent.gumtree.com www.spareroom.com www.nationalrail.co.uk www.visitmedway.org
Hever Castle & Gardens
P l a c e s t o V i s i t i n K e n t
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Cathedral
Experience700yearsofhistoryatthe romanticdouble-moated13thcentury castleoncethechildhoodhomeof AnneBoleyn,secondwifeofHenryVIII andMotherofElizabethI. http://www.hevercastle.co.uk/
TheCathedral’shistorygoesbackto597AD whenStAugustine,sentbyPopeGregory theGreatasamissionary,establishedhis seat(or‘Cathedra)inCanterbury.In1170
ArchbshopThomasBecketwasmurdered intheCathedralandeversince,the Cathedralhasattractedthousandsof pilgrms,astoldfamouslyinGeoffrey Chaucer’sCanterburyTales
http//wwwcanterbury-cathedralorg/
Zoos: https://www.aspinallfoundation.org/p ort-lympne/ https://www.rspb.org.uk/reservesand-events/reserves-a-z/bleanwoods/ https://explorekent.org/activities/rec ulver-country-park/ https://www.aspinallfoundation.org/h owletts/ https://winghamwildlifepark.co.uk/ https://wildwoodtrust.org/
LeedsCastle&Dover
Castle
LeedsCastleissetin500acresofbeautiful parklandand ourneythrough900yearsof captvatnghistory Overthecenturesthecastle haswthheldsieges hostedthemedievalRoyal CourtsofEurope beenaprisonforwtches Kngs andprisonersofwar http://wwwleeds-castlecom/home
DoverCastle sspectacularlystuatedabovethe WhiteCliffsofDoverthsmagnifcentcastlehas guardedourshoresfrominvasonfor20centuries
http://wwwenglshheritageorguk/daysout/propertes/dover-castle/
Beaches: https://www.timeout.com/whitstable /things-to-do/a-perfect-day-inwhitstable https://www.visitthanet.co.uk/seeand-do/broadstairs/ https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/thewhite-cliffs-of-dover https://www.visitthanet.co.uk/seeand-do/margate/
Entertainment: https://www.dreamland.co.uk/ https://bluewater.co.uk/
Canterbury
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