Kent Life
Kent Life is a farm park located at Sandling near Maidstone, next to Allington Locks on the east bank of the River Medway. It once operated as an open-air museum, before rebranding as a heritage farm park. It was renamed as "Kent Life" in 2009.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: museum in Kent, UK
- Also known as: “Museum of Kent Life”
- Address: Lock Lane, Maidstone, ME14 3AU
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boxley Abbey and Allington Quarry Waste Management Facility.
Boxley Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boxley Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Sandling, near Maidstone in Kent, England. It sits at the foot of the North Downs and falls within the parish of Boxley. Boxley Abbey is situated 1 mile east of Kent Life.
Allington Quarry Waste Management Facility
Power station
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Allington Quarry Waste Management Facility is an integrated waste management centre in Allington, Kent. It is the site of the Allington Energy from Waste Incinerator. Allington Quarry Waste Management Facility is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Kent Life.
St. Nicholas‘ Church
Church
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Nicholas‘ Church is situated 1 mile south of Kent Life.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forstal and Allington.
Allington
Suburb
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY 2.5.
Allington is an almost entirely modern village situated alongside the sides of the A20 road north-west of Maidstone in Kent, England. It is part of the built-up area of Maidstone.
Ringlestone
Suburb
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ringlestone is a suburb and housing estate in the town of Maidstone, Kent, England. It is on the eastern side of the River Medway, near Allington, 1.2 miles north of Maidstone town centre.
Kent Life
- Categories: local museum, open-air museum, and tourism
- Location: Boxley, Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.29701° or 51° 17′ 49″ northLongitude
0.50593° or 0° 30′ 21″ eastOpen location code
9F327GW4+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 125670948OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6391821
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