2026

Events in Kent are updated for this year; this will be checked monthly for new dates.

Over the next year, I will continue to review the website, add anchors and buttons, allowing viewers to skip past the history to the next section.

8/1

Hostelries - I am creating a new layout, updating the information, doing further research, and hopefully making it a more interesting read. Completed Ashford and Canterbury

17/1

Hostelries - Completed Dartford and Dover with new layout and information. 

14/4

Hostelries - Completed Folkestone & Hythe with new layout and information.

Events in Kent updated

19/4

All Bibliography up to date

1/5 

Hostelries - Completed Gravesend with new layout and more historical information. 

24/6

Hostelries - Completed Maidstone with new layout and more historical information

Stately homes, Castles etc - Completed Maidstone historical updates

3/7

Events in Kent page updated

11/10

Canterbury Hostelries - New no. 11. Maidens Head - Wincheap

14/10

Rather than remove closed pubs, I will be adding them at the bottom of each page, I will remove them if they dont reopen again as a pub. , A closed pub is an ideal time for investigations

Ashford District Hostelries: : Currently Closed - The Star Inn Ashford The George Inn (The Barrow House) Egerton 

Canterbury District Hostelries:: Currently Closed - The Tylers Kiln 

Tonbridge & Malling District Hostelries:: New Add - No 8 The Friars Aylesford Currently Closed - The Hungry Guest

Tunbridge Wells District Hostelries:: Currently Closed  - The Tunbridge Wells Hotel, The Hawkenbury

15/10

Swale District Hostelries: Currently Closed  The Old House At Home Sheerness The George Inn Teynham
16/10

Medway District Hostelries: New Add Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel - Rochester

Folkstone/Hythe District: Hostelries: Currently closed Grand Burstin Hotel - Folkstone 

18/10

Maidstone District Hostelries: Currently Closed: Bower Inn - Maidstone  Harrow Inn - Lenham

Gravesend District Hostelries: Currently Closed:  Ye Olde Leather Bottel - Northfleet

Dover District: Hostelries New Add Crabble Corn Mill

Events in Kent - new dates added for 2026 & 2027 

20/10

Entertainment Centres checked Currently Closed: Theatre Royal - Margate

22/10

Canterbury District Hostelries: New Add: The Pound - Canterbury

Canterbury Forts & Defences: New Add: Reculver Towers 

26/10

Ashford District Stately Homes, Castles & Towers: New add: Olantigh Towers - Wye 

7/11

Dartford District Stately Homes, Castles & Towers: New Add Acacia Hall Dartford

8/11

Dover District Forts & Castles New Add Richborough Fort

Medway District Forts & Defences: New Adds: Fort Pitt, St Marys Barracks & Great Lines Heritage Park - Chatham