Dartford, DA3 8PE
Phone: 0871 376 9008 / +44 845 305 8308
Fax: 0871 376 9108 / +44 845 305 8347
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Map and Directions
Road
From M25 junction 3, take A20 to Swanley (not M20). Follow brown road signs for Brands Hatch Racing Circuit. Thistle Brands Hatch is on left of the Racing Circuit main entrance. There are 180 car parking spaces available at no charge.
Rail
From Victoria Station, take the mainline service to Swanley (on the Ramsgate and Dover Line). The journey should take 30 minutes. From Swanley Station take a taxi to Thistle Brands Hatch (approximately 10 minutes). Alternatively, Ashford Rail Station, with Eurostar connection is 45 minutes away.
Air
From Gatwick Airport (35 miles) take the Gatwick Express to Victoria Station and then follow the rail directions. Alternatively, take the M23 North to the M25, towards the Dartford Bridge. Exit the M25 at junction 3 and follow signs for Brands Hatch on the A20. Alternatively, Heathrow Airport is 64 miles away.
Today's Weather
in Dartford °C or °F11 Mar Thu
Brisk and chilly with clouds and sun
High Temperature:6
Low Temperature:2
12 Mar Fri
Chilly with sun and some clouds
High Temperature:6
Low Temperature:2
13 Mar Sat
Periods of sun, showers around; chilly
High Temperature:7
Low Temperature:3
14 Mar Sun
Chilly with intervals of clouds and sun
High Temperature:6
Low Temperature:5
What's on?
Watch fluffy yellow chicks hatch and sweet spring lambs scamper about at Hop Farm this Easter. Add daily Easter egg hunts and arts and crafts activities to the mix and you have a fun-packed outing for the whole family.
Editors bring new synthesised and industrial sounds to Folkestone's Leas Cliff Hall. The British quartet's dark, tight rock sound, first heard in The Back Room (2005), has changed for their third album, In the Light and on this Evening.
The Thanet branch of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) holds its annual beer festival at the Winter Gardens in Margate. Beer lovers can enjoy a huge selection of real ales, ciders and perries, as well as food and live music.
Leeds Castle provides families with plenty of Easter fun over the long weekend. Parents and children can attempt the famous Easter trail around the beautiful 500-acre grounds of the historic castle, before enjoying Easter bonnet making in the craft marquee.
Arts and crafts activities make up Chiddingstone Castle's fun-packed family Easter programme, reflecting the Egyptian, Japanese and Buddhist art collected by previous owner Denys Eyre Bower. Nature trails across the daffodil-strewn grounds also allow children to pet spring lambs.
