Things to do in Sittingbourne

Places in and around Sittingbourne

Image: Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway

Heritage railwaysSittingbourne · under 1 km

Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway

The Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway runs the original steam engines and carriages on part of a narrow gauge line built in 1905 to serve the local paper mills. Trains cross the Milton Regis viaduct to Kemsley Down, where there is time to look around before the return trip. It is a short, characterful outing for young train fans, with themed event weekends through the season.

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Image: Milton Creek Country Park

OutdoorsSittingbourne · 2 km

Milton Creek Country Park

Milton Creek Country Park is Sittingbourne's largest green space, 128 acres of meadow, scrub and wetland on a former landfill site beside a tidal creek. Wander the path network, let children use the natural play area and look out for nightingales and rare bees. It suits a free family stroll of an hour or two.

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OutdoorsSittingbourne · 2 km

The Meads Community Woodland and The Henge

The Meads Community Woodland is a planted native woodland and meadow on the edge of Sittingbourne, with circular walks and plenty of birds, butterflies and dragonflies. Its standout feature is a replica of a Neolithic wood henge, built by volunteers in 2017 with individually carved posts set out like the original found nearby. It is a pleasant spot for a short walk with children or the dog.

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Image: BattleKart Sittingbourne

AdventureBorden, near Sittingbourne · 3 km

BattleKart Sittingbourne

Electric go-karting crossed with a video game. Drivers race on a hall floor lit up by ceiling projectors, collecting bonuses, firing virtual rockets and playing modes such as snake, football and pool, with no headset needed.

£10 to £25Directions

Image: Elmley Nature Reserve

OutdoorsIsle of Sheppey · 5 km

Elmley National Nature Reserve

Elmley is a 3,300 acre family-run farm and National Nature Reserve on the Isle of Sheppey, one of the most important UK sites for breeding wading birds. Drive the self-safari track, walk the marked trails to the hides and look for hares, birds of prey and water voles. Allow half a day, and bring a picnic as there is no cafe.

Under £10Directions

Image: Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway

Heritage railwaysSittingbourne · 6 km

Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway

The Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway is a volunteer-run narrow gauge line in the countryside near Sittingbourne, where a 15-minute ride takes you into the woods and out across the fields. On event days steam and diesel locos run and the engine shed and museum of restored engines open up, and the tea room serves breakfasts, lunches and cakes. It suits train-loving families and makes a good half day out.

£10 to £25Directions

Image: Doddington Place Gardens

GardensDoddington, near Sittingbourne · 7 km

Doddington Place Gardens

Doddington Place Gardens covers ten acres of landscaped gardens in the grounds of a Victorian mansion near Faversham and Sittingbourne, recognised by English Heritage as historically important. The gardens have opened for the National Garden Scheme for more than 50 years and suit a gentle afternoon finished off at the tea room.

£10 to £25Directions

Image: Huckleberry Woods

Animals and wildlifeFaversham · 8 km

Huckleberry Woods

Huckleberry Woods is a small, rustic farm near Faversham where micro pigs, miniature donkeys, teddy bear sheep, pygmy goats and alpacas roam freely around an old orchard. Book a relaxed 2-hour visit, add an experience such as a micro pig or donkey walk, then enjoy tea and cake at the mini cafe while children use the little play area. It suits families and animal lovers who want a quiet, uncrowded day out.

£10 to £25Directions

Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0

MuseumsQueenborough · 9 km

Queenborough Guildhall Museum

Queenborough Guildhall Museum is a small volunteer-run museum on the Isle of Sheppey covering the town's naval links and local history. Browse hundreds of photographs of naval vessels and old Queenborough, then let children ring a ship's bell, hunt for the cat-o'-nine-tails and try the old prison cell. It suits families and makes a quick Saturday stop.

Under £10Directions

Photo: Doyle of London, CC BY-SA 4.0

History and heritageFaversham · 9 km

Faversham Stone Chapel (Our Lady of Elverton)

In a field beside the A2 west of Ospringe stand the low ruins of the Anglo-Saxon and medieval chapel of Stone-next-Faversham. Its walls take in part of a 4th-century Roman mausoleum, which English Heritage says makes it unique among Christian buildings in England. Finds from the Roman cemetery nearby are on show at Maison Dieu, under a mile away.

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Photo: Dr Astrid Stilma, CC BY-SA 4.0

OutdoorsFaversham · 10 km

Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park

The remains of an 18th-century gunpowder works on the edge of Faversham, now a nature reserve where old mill buildings sit among woodland and the leats that once powered them. Coloured trails lead past the ruins to the sound of birdsong and running water.

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Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0

History and heritageFaversham · 10 km

Maison Dieu

Maison Dieu began in the 13th century as part of a royal hospital and pilgrims' rest house on Watling Street, the road to Canterbury. The flint and timber-framed building is now a small volunteer-run museum of Roman and Saxon finds from around Ospringe. The 2026 season ends at the end of October.

Under £10Directions

Image: Belmont House and Gardens

History and heritageThrowley, near Faversham · 10 km

Belmont House and Gardens

Belmont is an elegant 18th-century house by Samuel Wyatt in the countryside south of Faversham, home to five generations of the Harris family. Guided tours reveal an armoury, paintings by Cazabon and a remarkable clock collection, while the award-winning gardens include a walled garden, pinetum and kitchen garden. It is a seasonal visit, closed through the winter.

Check the website for 2027 prices.Directions

Image: Kent Wildlife Trust

OutdoorsOare · 11 km

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve

Oare Marshes is a Kent Wildlife Trust reserve of grazing marsh, reedbed and saltmarsh on the Swale, internationally important for wading and wetland birds. Walk the circular footpaths and settle into the viewing hides to watch the birds come and go. It suits birdwatchers and walkers and takes an hour or more.

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Image: Brogdale Collections

GardensFaversham · 11 km

Brogdale Collections

Brogdale Collections near Faversham is home to the National Fruit Collection, which it describes as the world's largest fruit collection. Walk the heritage orchards on your own or join a guided tour, then pick up apples and pears from the Tiddly Pomme shop or stop at the Courtyard Cafe. On many Sundays the Faversham Miniature Railway runs too.

£10 to £25Directions

Photo: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0

OutdoorsGillingham · 11 km

Riverside Country Park

Riverside Country Park is a 100-hectare Green Flag park on the Medway estuary at Rainham, with mudflats, saltmarsh, ponds and reedbeds. Walk or cycle the trails, watch the estuary birds and let children loose in the playground before a stop at the café. It works well for families and takes a couple of hours.

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Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0

Indoor and rainy dayFaversham · 11 km

Faversham Pools

Faversham's charity-run community pool, with indoor swimming all year and a heated outdoor lido with family fun pools in summer. It opened after a public fundraising campaign more than 60 years ago and still relies on visitor income.

Under £10Directions

Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0

WalksFaversham · 11 km

The Faversham Mystery Treasure Trail

This self-guided detective trail sends you around historic Faversham town centre and along the creek, cracking around 18 clues to solve a murder mystery at a local brewery. Along the way you pick up the town's brewing, gunpowder and brick-making history. The 2.2 mile loop takes about 2 hours and suits families with children aged 6 and up, as well as groups of adults.

£10 to £25Directions

Coming up near Sittingbourne

Image: Regis Manor School

5 Nov

Fireworks and bonfiresSittingbourne · 1 km

Regis Manor Fireworks Display

An annual community fireworks display set to music, held on 5 November 2026 at Regis Manor School in Sittingbourne. The evening includes a bonfire, a fair ground with rides, and food and drink stalls including a BBQ and hog roast. It suits families and local residents, and booking is required through the event page.

See website for pricesDirections

Image: Woodcoombe Sports & Social Club

27 Nov

Family days outMurston · 1 km

Sittingbourne Xmas Country Event

A Christmas country music night at Woodcoombe Sports and Social Club in Murston, near Sittingbourne, on 27 November 2026. The evening features live country music, line dancing and a festive hoedown atmosphere, and suits families, couples and groups of friends. Booking is required through the event's Eventbrite page.

See website for pricesDirections

Image: Milton Creek Country Park

19 Jul to 20 Dec

OutdoorsSittingbourne · 2 km

Nature recording Walk

A monthly nature recording walk at Milton Creek Country Park in Sittingbourne, where participants take part in bumblebee and wildlife surveys. No specialist knowledge is needed, and other participants are happy to share what they know. Suitable for anyone interested in local wildlife, with booking recommended.

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Image: Milton Creek Country Park

27 Oct

HalloweenSittingbourne · 2 km

Halloween themed arts and crafts

A Halloween themed family arts and crafts session takes place on 27 October 2026 at Milton Creek Country Park in Sittingbourne. Booking is required, and times are listed on the event page. It suits families looking for a seasonal activity for children during half term.

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Image: Space at Milton Creek Country Park

10 Nov

ShoppingSittingbourne · 2 km

Kent Police Surgery

A monthly neighbourhood police surgery held by Neighbourhood Beat officer PC 13369 Jez Chittim at the Space community hub in Milton Creek Country Park, Sittingbourne. Residents can raise local concerns and hear what is being done about them. The event is free and open to everyone, with no booking needed.

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Image: Milton Creek Country Park

22 Nov

WorkshopsSittingbourne · 2 km

Rustic Reindeer Workshop

A rustic reindeer craft workshop for families at Milton Creek Country Park in Sittingbourne on 22 November 2026. Participants make a reindeer using natural materials gathered from the park. Booking is required, and times, prices and age guidance are on the event page.

See website for pricesDirections

Image: Iwade@TheBarn

11 Dec

WorkshopsIwade · 4 km

Creative Coven Presents: Yule Wreath Making Workshop

A Yule wreath making workshop on 11 December 2026 at Iwade@TheBarn in Iwade, near Sittingbourne. Participants create their own natural wreath to mark the Winter Solstice and the Yuletide season. Booking is required, and the event suits adults and anyone looking for a seasonal craft activity.

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Image: Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway

28 Oct to 1 Nov

Family days outSittingbourne · 6 km

Halloween diesel trains

Halloween-themed diesel train rides run at the Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway over the October half-term week, from Wednesday 28 October to Sunday 1 November. Trains run from 11am to 1:45pm on most days. No advance tickets are sold, so visitors should turn up on the day, and the event suits families.

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Image: Doddington Place Gardens

27 Nov

WorkshopsDoddington · 7 km

Bug Snug Workshop

A hands-on workshop at Doddington Place Gardens on 27 November 2026, from 10am to 12.30pm. Head Gardener Lucy Adams shows how to cut down summer borders and turn them into bug snugs, and each participant takes home three hazel sticks to make their own. Booking is required by email.

From £45Directions

Rainy day ideas near Sittingbourne

Image: BattleKart Sittingbourne

AdventureBorden, near Sittingbourne · 3 km

BattleKart Sittingbourne

Electric go-karting crossed with a video game. Drivers race on a hall floor lit up by ceiling projectors, collecting bonuses, firing virtual rockets and playing modes such as snake, football and pool, with no headset needed.

£10 to £25Directions

Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0

MuseumsQueenborough · 9 km

Queenborough Guildhall Museum

Queenborough Guildhall Museum is a small volunteer-run museum on the Isle of Sheppey covering the town's naval links and local history. Browse hundreds of photographs of naval vessels and old Queenborough, then let children ring a ship's bell, hunt for the cat-o'-nine-tails and try the old prison cell. It suits families and makes a quick Saturday stop.

Under £10Directions

Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0

History and heritageFaversham · 10 km

Maison Dieu

Maison Dieu began in the 13th century as part of a royal hospital and pilgrims' rest house on Watling Street, the road to Canterbury. The flint and timber-framed building is now a small volunteer-run museum of Roman and Saxon finds from around Ospringe. The 2026 season ends at the end of October.

Under £10Directions

Image: Belmont House and Gardens

History and heritageThrowley, near Faversham · 10 km

Belmont House and Gardens

Belmont is an elegant 18th-century house by Samuel Wyatt in the countryside south of Faversham, home to five generations of the Harris family. Guided tours reveal an armoury, paintings by Cazabon and a remarkable clock collection, while the award-winning gardens include a walled garden, pinetum and kitchen garden. It is a seasonal visit, closed through the winter.

Check the website for 2027 prices.Directions

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0

Indoor and rainy dayFaversham · 11 km

Faversham Pools

Faversham's charity-run community pool, with indoor swimming all year and a heated outdoor lido with family fun pools in summer. It opened after a public fundraising campaign more than 60 years ago and still relies on visitor income.

Under £10Directions

Image: Shepherd Neame

Food and drinkFaversham · 11 km

Shepherd Neame Brewery Tours and Visitor Centre

Shepherd Neame's guided tour takes you round its historic Faversham brewery to see how its Kentish ales are made. The 80-minute visit includes the Old Brewery Store, with vintage delivery vehicles, a recreated cooper's workshop and old pub signs, and ends with a tutored tasting in the Visitor Centre bar. Evening tours with supper and beer and food matching nights are also offered.

£25 to £50Directions

Free things to do near Sittingbourne

Image: Milton Creek Country Park

OutdoorsSittingbourne · 2 km

Milton Creek Country Park

Milton Creek Country Park is Sittingbourne's largest green space, 128 acres of meadow, scrub and wetland on a former landfill site beside a tidal creek. Wander the path network, let children use the natural play area and look out for nightingales and rare bees. It suits a free family stroll of an hour or two.

FreeDirections

Image: Explore Kent

OutdoorsSittingbourne · 2 km

The Meads Community Woodland and The Henge

The Meads Community Woodland is a planted native woodland and meadow on the edge of Sittingbourne, with circular walks and plenty of birds, butterflies and dragonflies. Its standout feature is a replica of a Neolithic wood henge, built by volunteers in 2017 with individually carved posts set out like the original found nearby. It is a pleasant spot for a short walk with children or the dog.

FreeDirections

Photo: Doyle of London, CC BY-SA 4.0

History and heritageFaversham · 9 km

Faversham Stone Chapel (Our Lady of Elverton)

In a field beside the A2 west of Ospringe stand the low ruins of the Anglo-Saxon and medieval chapel of Stone-next-Faversham. Its walls take in part of a 4th-century Roman mausoleum, which English Heritage says makes it unique among Christian buildings in England. Finds from the Roman cemetery nearby are on show at Maison Dieu, under a mile away.

FreeDirections

Photo: Dr Astrid Stilma, CC BY-SA 4.0

OutdoorsFaversham · 10 km

Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park

The remains of an 18th-century gunpowder works on the edge of Faversham, now a nature reserve where old mill buildings sit among woodland and the leats that once powered them. Coloured trails lead past the ruins to the sound of birdsong and running water.

FreeDirections

Image: Kent Wildlife Trust

OutdoorsOare · 11 km

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve

Oare Marshes is a Kent Wildlife Trust reserve of grazing marsh, reedbed and saltmarsh on the Swale, internationally important for wading and wetland birds. Walk the circular footpaths and settle into the viewing hides to watch the birds come and go. It suits birdwatchers and walkers and takes an hour or more.

FreeDirections

Photo: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0

OutdoorsGillingham · 11 km

Riverside Country Park

Riverside Country Park is a 100-hectare Green Flag park on the Medway estuary at Rainham, with mudflats, saltmarsh, ponds and reedbeds. Walk or cycle the trails, watch the estuary birds and let children loose in the playground before a stop at the café. It works well for families and takes a couple of hours.

FreeDirections

Every place near Sittingbourne

The rest of the 24 places we list within 12 km, closest first.

• Shepherd Neame Brewery Tours and Visitor Centre (11 km)
• White Horse Wood Country Park (11 km)
• Kent Police Museum (11 km)
• Standard Quay (11 km)
• Barton's Point Coastal Park (12 km)
• Darland Banks (12 km)

Plan by season

• What's on in Kent this weekend
• Half-term and Halloween in Kent
• Christmas in Kent
• All our Kent guides

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