Blog (Food) - Visit Maidstone

When you think of the best places to eat in Kent, Maidstone probably doesn’t come to the forefront. That’s fine, but I am here to tell you why you are missing out. While there are plenty of big commercial restaurants that get their share of the limelight, there are also some lesser-known spots that deserve a mention.

Some days you just need a change of scenery and to get out of home and do some things near you. Maidstone is a great place to head towards, with things for families or meeting up with a group of friends, to catch up and spend some quality time together. This year you can enjoy the Christmas Trail, until 6^th January and that is free and a fun search.

Some great ideas on how to use up those Christmas leftovers and keep the promise to yourself to be more sustainable.  Ideas for turkey, stuffing, gravy, vegetables, cheese, cranberry sauce, Christmas pudding, dips and bread.

Here are three cheap and easy recipes you can make whilst using up Christmas dinner leftovers and whatever you can find in the cupboards!

Some ideas in rural Kent to get a change of scenery and escape the crowds. Autumn is not only beautiful here, it is full of harvest, fruit, wine, ciders, beers, great walks, workshops of different types with only small numbers of people and in many places none at all. There was such a lot to do in the area it surprised me.

Kent, with its rich and fertile soil, is one of the best places in the world to find fresh fruits and vegetables, also renowned for its orchards ripe with award-winning apple, pear and cherry varieties (it's not called the Garden of England for nothing!) 

It’s the perfect winter day, icy cold with clear blue skies and cool sunshine. Wrapped up in coats, scarves and woolly hats, we brave the biting frost for a magical visit to Leeds Castle.

More than 8 million pumpkins (equivalent to 18,000 tonnes of pumpkin flesh) will be binned in the UK this Halloween. Here are 6 ways in which you can reuse your old pumpkins when the Trick or Treaters have all gone. 

From high tea in luxurious state rooms, traditional afternoon tea in cosy cafés, to a unique cheese twist to a well-loved classic, you’ll be sure to find the perfect afternoon tea experience in Maidstone.

Find out about the wonderful, apple juices, wines and fantastic ciders in Kent.