Village Diary
This page is to keep you up to date with events around Marden parish (in black) and a little beyond (in blue). If you know of an event that is not listed, please email the diary editor
Places to visit outside Marden are grouped together at the foot of this page.
1. Regular Events
Church Services on Sundays – See 'Current Services' for more details.
Every Tuesday 2.30 Sporting Memories, Marden Cricket & Hockey Club
Every Wednesday in term time 9.30–11am 'Little Fishes' playgroup, Vestry Hall
Every Wednesday 10.00–2.00 Winter Warmers, Marden Village Club
Every Friday 10am Village Café in the Vestry Hall
Every Saturday 2.00 pm Marden Walking Group walks from the Library (approx 2–3 miles)
2. Diary Dates
Wednesday 27 March 7.30 Marden Society, Vestry Hall
Thursday 28 March 2.30 Come & Sing, Vestry Hall
Tuesday 2 April 7.30 Annual Parish Council Meeting, Memorial Hall
Thursday 4 April 7.45 WI Meeting, Vestry Hall
Saturday 6 April 6.00 'Pastime with Good Company' concert, Church
Tuesday 9 April 7.30 Horticultural Society, Vestry Hall
Sunday 14 April
11.30 Church Annual Meeting, Parish Church
6.30 Taizé Service, Parish Church
Monday 15 April 12.30 Community Lunch, Vestry Hall
Saturday 20 April
10.00–1.00 Tennis Open Day, Cricket & Hockey Club
2.00-5.30 Cranbrook Choral sing day, St. Dunstan's Cranbrook
Sunday 21 April
3.30 Messy Church, Vestry Hall
5.00 Concert for Marden Charities, Parish Church
Wednesday 24 April 7.30 Marden Society, Vestry Hall
Saturday 27 April 7.30 Cranbrook Choral Concert, St. Dunstan's, Cranbrook
Thursday 2 May Local Councils Election Day, Memorial Hall
Saturday 11 May
8.30 Men's Breakfast, memorial Hall
9.00–11.00 Plant Sale, Vestry Hall
Tuesday 14 May 7.30 Horticultural Society, Vestry Hall
Monday 20 May 12.30 Community Lunch, Vestry Hall
Wednesday 22 May 7.30 Marden Society, Vestry Hall
Saturday 25 May 1.00–3.30 Motor Show, Southons Field
Sunday 26 May Open Day, Bowls Club
Sunday 2 June
9.30 Russet Runners 10k Run, Cricket & Hockey Club
3.30 Messy Church, Vestry Hall
Thursday 6 June 9.15 Lighting of D-Day Beacon, Southons Field
Sunday 9 June 8.00 onwards, Weald Rotary North Downs Charity Walk, Harrietsham Village Hall
Friday 21 June Rude Mechanical Theater Company, Southons Field
Sunday 30 June 1.00–5.00 Marden Garden Safari
Sunday 14 July 3.30 Messy Church, Vestry Hall
Saturday 13 July 8.30 Men's Breakfast, Memorial Hall
Saturday 7 September Bulb Sale
Saturday 14 September 8.30 Men's Breakfast, Memorial Hall
Saturday 5 October Scarecrow Safari
Saturday 9 November 8.30 Men's Breakfast, Memorial Hall
Sunday 22 December Tractor Run
3. Places to visit with children
Adventure Kidz, Aylesford
Allhallows beach
Allington Lock next to Kent Life. It's a lovely wander by the river, has a big Beefeater style pub and you can jump on a little boat to take a trip to Maidstone and back.
FREE
Badgers Hill Farm
Beaney Institute Museum, Canterbury FREE
Bedgebury Pinetum
Bewl Water
Bluewater nature trail
Bodiam Castle NT
Botany Bay
FREE
Broaditch Farm
Buttercups goat sanctuary
Buzy bees, New Ash
Canterbury Cathedral web site
Capstone Park
Chatham Dockyard
Cheeky Dino, Maidstone
Chatam Ski Centre, there's the toboggan run and sometimes the inflatable donuts on the mini slope. It's right next to Capstone Park
Cliffe Pools is amazing
Cobtree Park - next to Kentlife (big play park £1.50 parking).
Curleys Farm
Cyclopark
Danson Park - has play park & water play
Dartford Central park is free! Mini splash play area.
FREE
Diggerland
Dover Castle
EH
Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells FREE
Drusillas, near Alfriston
Eagle Heights
Eltham Palace grounds FREE
Eynesford stream
FREE
Folkestone Lower Leas coastal Park and the fountains at Folkestone harbour make a good free day out
FREE
Folkestone Museum
Friars Aylesford
FREE
Gillingham Strand
FREE
Godstone Farm
Guildhall Museum in Rochester
Grain seaside is always good
FREE
Gravesend has the fort gardens. Chantry House Museum is FREE and the bunker tunnels are £1! There's the prom and the park. A little cafe. A pretty, short walk around. It's lovely there. It's also part of the wheels of time trail around Kent.
Greenwich Ecology Park is free and often has special events in the holidays FREE
Groombridge Hall place - lovely, FREE to enter and beautiful grounds. Lots of trees and shade plus a little stream running through it
Hemsley Conservation Centre
Hempsted Forest FREE
Herne Bay - good for crabbing
FREE
Huguenot Museum - Quite small but might be interesting, particularly to older children, and is part of the Wheels of Time
Hobbledown Farm
Hop Farm
Howletts Wildlife Animal Park
Hythe has a flat promenade perfect for bikes and scooters.
FREE
Jeskyns Park
Kearsney Abbey is a fab day
Kent Life
Kingsdown beach
FREE
Leeds castle
Little Fant Farm,
Little Street, Maidstone
Loose village stream
FREE
Lower Leas costal Folkestone
FREE
Lullingston Country Park
Maidstone Family Nature Trail, Allington to Teston FREE
Maidstone Leisure Centre - has soft play and Ice Hills. It's also right next to Mote Park in Maidstone so great for a morning of activity then a picnic and a wander in the fresh air
Maidstone Museum web site.
Manor Park
Marsh Farm
Marsh Maze and fun yard
Milton Creek country park
Minis Bay
FREE
Monkeybizz, Medway
Mote Park
Owletts
Oxleas Woods is lovely
Penenden Heath play area and woods
FREE
Rare Breeds Centre
, Woodchurch
Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre - Younger children may be bored, but older ones who can listen to the audio commentary and read the panels might find it interesting. Really good for any kids learning about Romans.
Riverside Park
Rochester Castle
EH
Rochester Cathedral web site
Ruxley Manor - check out events
Shorne Woods Country Park
Southwater country park. Has a mini beach, dinosaurs, kids park etc and it’s FREE
Swanley Park
Teapot Island, Yalding
Temple Manor (weekends only)
Teston Park
FREE
Tilgate Park (fantastic)
Trosley Park - lots of shade
(Trottiscliffe) FREE
Tyland Barn - Kent wildlife trust
Union Windmill, Cranbrook
Upnor castle
Walmer paddling pool
Wildwood, between Canterbury & Herne
Wingham
Wildlife Park
Woodland Trust, Bearsted
Yalding River Path FREE
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
The Vestry Hall in the centre of Marden Village is normally available for hire.
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