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Kent Leasing

Did You Know?

Kent is best known as the 'Garden of England', a phrase first coined by Henry VIII.  It's most famous for its oast-houses, having tall conical or pyramidal roofs. These are the old kilns used for drying hops, once grown throughout Kent.

Leeds Castle in Kent is affectionately known as the 'Ladies' Castle' because so many Queens of England have resided within its walls.

Kent is a county in south-east. In the city of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral has a 1,400-year history, and features a Romanesque crypt and medieval stained glass. The underground Canterbury Roman Museum has excavated mosaics.

Comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, opened the famous Kent tourist attraction: The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, back in 1947. Despite the heavy rain, the stars were welcomed by large crowds who were charmed by their slapstick-style comedy.

Kent is truly the Garden of England, with stunning countryside, beautiful beaches and attractions such as Canterbury Cathedral, Leeds Castle, Dream Land Kent and Port Lypne Animal Reserve.

Of all the celebrities and historical figures to have lived in and visited the county, the biggest fan has to be Julius Caesar, who declared that ‘of all the British tribes, by far the most civilised are they who dwell in Kent’.

John Buchan wrote the book "The 39 Steps" while bedridden in Kent. Suffering from stomach ulcers, he wrote his famed novel to distract himself from the excruciating pain he was suffering.

 The world’s oldest horse fossil was found at Studd Hill, Herne Bay, Kent in 1838 and has recently been dated as 54 million years old, giving Herne Bay the special privilege of being considered the official birthplace of the horse.

Located on the east side of Kent, some say this place combines Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs. Home to the famous Margate Caves, Dreamland amusement park and the only Royal harbour in the country. 

Kent is the proud supplier of Wimbledon’s famed strawberries. Each juicy red berry must be between 25mm-45mm in diameter, be fully red all over and without the slightest hint of a defect.