Maidstone Tourist Information is located within the entrance to Maidstone Museum on St Faith’s Street. Opening times vary during the year.
- High Season (from 26th July - 28th August 2021) , Monday to Saturday 10am - 4pm
- Low Season (from 1st September -18th December 2021 Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm.
Contact the team via email on tourism@maidstone.gov.uk or by phone 01622 602169.
How Tourist Information Can Help?
Before travelling, contact the team. They have visited a lot of attractions and have a wealth of knowledge and can provide you with suggestions of places to visit and accommodation in the area. They are always happy to help with your queries, with best places to stay, travel connections, and days out with the kids. You may be looking for somewhere to stay where your dog will be welcome, or has an outdoor play space for children, or you may have special needs unique to you.
Once you arrive, go for some inspiration. The staff can help with suggestions of places to visit with all the family or within walking distance of the town centre, activities to keep you busy for a day to just an hour. The team can help with bus timetables, local activities, brochures, and much more …
Leaflets
Tourist Information holds a comprehensive range of leaflets containing information on attractions and activities in Maidstone and across Kent, with inspirational ideas of places to visit and free maps of the local area. Whilst you are looking the experienced staff are on-hand to help answer your questions. We do have a range of brochures from our brochure order service, which we can post out to you, so that you can make plans before you arrive.
Maps
There are detailed maps of Maidstone and the surrounding area, so that you can see what is close by.
Walking Tour of Historic Maidstone
This historical walking tour of the town is also available as a leaflet and enables you to explore Maidstone's interesting history from it's battles, to gin production, to its industrial history and famous people. You can also follow it online here.
Bus Timetables
Local bus time tables for the area and if they do not have them in stock they can look them up and print them for you. There are stock bus timetables from Arriva, Stagecoach and Nu Venture.
What is happening in and around Maidstone?
Find out what events are coming up in the town and the Borough.
What is there to visit in Kent?
Kent has hundreds of places to visit from castles to karting, stately homes to zoos and lots more besides. There are plenty of leaflets and the staff can help you find plenty to do on your visit
Accommodation
Help to find local accommodation and make some suggestions for you.