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Wheelchair-Accessible Things to Do in Kent
Planning accessible days out in Kent? Start here: these attractions indicate wheelchair access, and where owners have added detail you'll find accessibility notes on each attraction's page.
Museums & Galleries
8.6 mi from Kent
Woodchurch Museum
Woodchurch Village Life Museum sits in the Kent countryside near Woodchurch, housed in an eighteenth-century oak-framed barn and seventeenth-century cart shed. Inside you'll find a...
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15 mi from Kent
Royal Engineers Museum
The Royal Engineers Museum is the UK's largest military engineering museum, home to a nationally and internationally significant collection built up over two centuries. You'll find...
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17.2 mi from Kent
Kent Museum of Freemasonry
The Kent Museum of Freemasonry, is a museum in St Peters Place, Canterbury, Kent with a rare collection of masonic exhibits of national and international importance. — Wikipedia
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17.3 mi from Kent
The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge
The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge is a museum, art gallery, library and visitor information centre in the heart of historic Canterbury. Inside, you can explore varied galleries,...
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17.3 mi from Kent
Rye Castle Museum
Rye Castle Museum is run across two sites in the medieval town of Rye: the Ypres Tower, a 13th-century Scheduled Monument with its Medieval Garden and Women's Tower, and the East S...
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17.4 mi from Kent
Rye Castle Museum at Ypres Tower
Rye Castle Museum is based around the Ypres Tower, a Scheduled Monument built in the 13th century, which together with the Medieval Garden and Women's Tower forms Rye Castle. A sec...
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17.4 mi from Kent
Canterbury Roman Museum
Canterbury Roman Museum is an underground museum built around the remains of an original Roman Town House and a Scheduled Ancient Monument, including one of the UK's only remaining...
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18.9 mi from Kent
Hythe Town Museum
Hythe Town Museum is a local history museum based within the Town Council house, accessed via the local library, close to the Royal Military canal. Its collection is set out in cas...
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19.4 mi from Kent
The Amelia Scott
The Amelia Scott is a museum, gallery and cultural hub in the heart of Tunbridge Wells, combining libraries, a museum, exhibition galleries, council services and tourist informatio...
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21.6 mi from Kent
Cold War Bunker
The Cold War Bunker sits within Woodlands Park in Gravesham and was built in 1954, originally known as Civil Defence Region 6. It offers a glimpse into Cold War-era civil defence h...
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21.7 mi from Kent
Battle Museum of Local History
Battle Museum of Local History brings together the story of Battle, East Sussex, from prehistoric times through to the modern day, with collections that began life as a 1951 Festiv...
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23 mi from Kent
The Wing
The Wing is the visitor centre at the Battle of Britain Memorial in Capel-le-Ferne, near Folkestone, shaped like a Spitfire wing and home to the immersive Scramble Experience and t...
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23.3 mi from Kent
Southchurch Hall
Southchurch Hall is a Grade I listed medieval moated manor house in Southend-on-Sea, with parts dating back to the 14th century. Inside, you can see the Great Hall presented in its...
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24.5 mi from Kent
The True CRIME Museum
The True CRIME Museum in Hastings offers a chilling look into the world of serial killers, forensics, gangsters, prisoners and poisoners. You'll see genuine artefacts such as a let...
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25.8 mi from Kent
Dover Transport Museum
Dover Transport Museum, in Whitfield near Dover, is a volunteer-run charitable trust and the only museum of its kind in Kent. Inside its two large exhibition halls you'll find recr...
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26.7 mi from Kent
Dartford Borough Museum and Library
Dartford Central Library and Museum is a library in the town centre of Dartford, Kent, England. — Wikipedia
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27 mi from Kent
Bexhill Museum
Bexhill Museum is a volunteer-run town museum housed in a building that mixes modern and Edwardian styles across four galleries. Inside you'll find dinosaur footprints, local fossi...
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27.5 mi from Kent
Secret Wartime Tunnels
The Secret Wartime Tunnels sit within Dover Castle, where you can delve into the White Cliffs and explore the Underground Hospital, a recreated Second World War dressing station co...
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28.1 mi from Kent
Richborough Castle Museum
Richborough Castle is a Roman Saxon Shore fort better known as Richborough Roman Fort. It is situated in Richborough near Sandwich, Kent. Substantial remains of the massive fort wa... — Wikipedia
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Theme Parks
15.8 mi from Kent
Diggerland Kent
Diggerland Kent is located in Medway Valley Leisure Park, where guests of all ages can ride, drive and operate real diggers in a safe and family friendly setting. Alongside the dig...
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Zoos & Wildlife
20.1 mi from Kent
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Howletts Wild Animal Park is a wildlife sanctuary set in ancient parkland near Canterbury, home to over 390 animals including Kent's only giant anteaters and the UK's largest herd...
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Where to stay near Kent
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Worth knowing before you go
Accessibility varies in the detail — surfaces, accessible toilets, parking distance. Attraction pages show accessibility notes where provided; phoning ahead for specifics is always worthwhile, and attraction owners can claim their listing to keep this information accurate.
See the full things to do in Kent guide for every attraction in the area. Save your favourites to a free trip planner to build the week day by day.
Frequently asked questions
How reliable is the accessibility information?
Access facilities are based on each attraction's own data, and verified owners can keep their notes up to date. For specific needs — accessible toilets, surface types, hoists — we recommend confirming with the attraction directly before your visit.
What else is there to do in Kent?
Beyond this list, popular days out nearby include The Big Cat Sanctuary, Lashenden Air Warfare Museum and Dog collar museum — see the full things-to-do guide for everything within reach.
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