Maidstone is a Town in the county of Kent.
Maidstone is Kent’s county town and is also the largest town in Kent. The town is made up of four electoral wards, Maidstone West, Maidstone East, South and Maidstone North.
The town is situated at the headwaters of the River Medway approximately 17 miles from London and 45 miles south east of London Gatwick Airport.
The name of the town comes from a contraction of ‘Medweastme’, as it was called by the Saxons. The rivers Medway and Len, today run through the town itself. However, in AD 811 King Aethelwulf ordered a fortification to be built on the site of Maidstone as a defence against Viking attacks.
There are great places to visit near Maidstone including some great towns, historic buildings, beaches, parks, museums, castles, shopping centres, cities, ruins, country parks, lakes, coastal parks and airports.
Faversham, Broadstairs, St Peter's, Ramsgate, Chatham, Margate, and Dover are some of Maidstone best towns to visit near Maidstone.
Nuckell's Alsmshouses, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Palace Cinema, Clock Tower Broadstairs, The Look Out House, Bleak House, and Home for Smack Boys are great places to visit near Maidstone if you like historic buildings.
The area around Maidstone features a number of interesting beaches including Viking Bay, and Dumpton Gap.
Places near Maidstone feature a number of interesting parks including Victoria Gardens.
There are a number of museums near to Maidstone including Ramsgate Maritime Museum.
There are a number of castles near Maidstone including Dover Castle, Rochester Castle, Leeds Castle, and Tonbridge Castle.
Maidstone has some unmissable shopping centres nearby like Royal Victoria Place, and Bluewater Shopping Centre.
Places near Maidstone feature a number of interesting cities including Canterbury.
The area around Maidstone's best ruins can be found at Tonbridge Castle.
Maidstone has some unmissable country parks nearby like Haysden Country Park, and Barton's Point Coastal Park.
Barden Lake is a great place to visit close to Maidstone if you like lakes.
Places near Maidstone feature a number of interesting coastal parks including Barton's Point Coastal Park.
Places near Maidstone feature a number of interesting airports including Lydd Airport.
Maidstone History
There are some historic monuments around Maidstone:
Areas of Maidstone
Like most towns and cities Maidstone is comprised of a number of areas, once separate villages or small towns and parishes now part of Maidstone.
Many of the areas of Maidstone have their own character and places of interest.
