Disabled visitors to Lullingstone Country Park now have the benefit of the use of a new “Changing Places” toilet facility. It was officially opened by KCC Chair Lesley Game, who said: ““It is a big priority for us to make our country parks as accessible as we can for all our visitors to get into…
KCC’s award-winning country parks will be increasing their emphasis on educational opportunities in the future under plans proposed in the service’s new five-year strategy. A total of 11 aims are outlined in the strategy, which will be open to public consultation from 4 October to 12 December. . The strategy’s overall vision is “to…
Four of Kent County Council’s Country Parks have been awarded Gold in the South & South East In Bloom awards. Brockhill, Lullingstone, Shorne Woods, and Trosley Country Parks were all awarded the Gold Award, with Brockhill also being named the South & South East Country Park of the Year for the fifth year in a…
KCC’s Country Parks team is celebrating after receiving eight Green Flag Awards for Shorne Woods, Teston Bridge, Manor Park, Lullingstone, Trosley, Pegwell Bay, Grover Ferry and Brockhill. The award is the international quality mark, awarded by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, for parks and green spaces Over the past to years, parks have played…
Kent County Council is investing in new and improved play areas across most of its country parks. Kent Country Parks have received £1.1million of Public Health Covid-19 recovery funding to invest in its play provision. The money will be used to improve existing play areas as well as install new play equipment. At Shorne Woods…
KCC’s Country Parks team is celebrating the news that eight of its parks – one more than previously – have been recognised with the prestigious Green Flag Award. Parks and green spaces across the country will today be raising their Green Flag Award with pride in a year when millions of people have seen the…
Brockhill Country Park is offering a sustainable alternative to a bouquet of flowers this Valentine’s Day, asking the public to swap their normal bouquet of flowers for a patch of wildflower meadow. It means you can not only show your love for someone special in your life, but also show how much you love the…
Summer holidays are already underway and there’s no better place for children to spend their time off than right here in Kent. Kent County Council, along with its partner agencies, is offering a wealth of activities across the county so whether your child loves sport or reading, is a fan of Disney and Star Wars,…
More parks and green spaces than ever will be flying the Green Flag Award this year – more than 1,600 across the UK. Kent Country Parks are some of the very best in the UK – and that’s official. The Kent Country Parks at: Shorne Woods in Gravesend Manor Park in West Malling Lullingstone in…