Guildhall Museum
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"An architectural gem with an impressive range of things to see and do."
Overview
Housed in two adjacent listed buildings (1687 and 1909), the collections at Rochester's Guildhall Museum cover the human history of the Medway Towns with a strong focus on the role the River Medway has played in shaping the human and environmental development of the area. Key attractions are the ornate 17th-century Guildhall Chamber; the walk through Medway Prison Hulks experience; the Dickens Room, AV theatre and the 'Rochester Riverside Eye' camera interactive.
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About the area
Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.
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