insideKENT Magazine Issue 83 - February 2019 | Page 20

EVENTS
10 FEB
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS 14 FEB
VALENTINE’S OVERNIGHT STAY
The Walnuts Shopping Centre, Orpington
www.thewalnutsshoppingcentre.com
Time: from 2pm | Price: Free Hever Castle, Hever
www.hevercastle.co.uk
Time: from 12pm | Price: from £200 per person
The Walnuts Shopping Centre is again inviting the
whole community to join them in celebrating the
Chinese New Year – The Year of the Pig! There
will be a Chinese theme to all the free crafts for the
children to enjoy as well as entertainment and displays
to keep them (and you) amused. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a special stay at the
historic castle where Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
fell in love. Guests can enjoy the castle and stunning
125-acre gardens, then the afternoon is yours to
relax and enjoy the cosy facilities offered by the Astor
Wing before a sumptuous dinner.
13 FEB
CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP 16 FEB
DREAMLAND CHILDREN’S
BOOK FESTIVAL
Neptune, Canterbury
www.neptune.com
Time: 5.30pm | Price: £49
Join Jane from Simply Chocolate for an evening of
chocolate craft in Neptune’s spacious Suffolk kitchen.
Jane will demonstrate the art of tempering chocolate
and will share her secrets on how to create and blend
different flavour combinations. In this practical
workshop, participants will be able to make and
beautifully wrap their own hand-crafted chocolates
to take home.
14 FEB
VALENTINE’S DINNER
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, Canterbury
www.canterburycathedrallodge.org
Time: Various | Price: £37.95 per person
You and your loved one can celebrate in one of the
most romantic locations in Canterbury. On Thursday
14th February, Canterbury Cathedral Lodge invites
you to enjoy a superb four course à la carte
Valentine’s dinner with coffee in their delightful
restaurant, which overlooks a pretty courtyard
terrace.
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Dreamland, Margate
www.dreamland.co.uk
Time: from 10am | Price: from £6
Dreamland hosts its first ever Children's Book Festival
this February half term. The action-packed lineup
includes a very special appearance from The
Gruffalo, plus screenings of film adaptations of Julia
Donaldson and Axel Scheffler classics by Magic
Light Pictures, including Room On The Broom, Stick
Man, The Highway Rat, The Gruffalo and their highly
anticipated latest release, Zog!
16-24 FEB
HALF TERM FUN AND FROLICS
AT KENT LIFE
Kent Life, Sandling
www.kentlife.org.uk
Time: from 10am | Price: £6.95
(children 3-15 £5.95)
Come along to Kent Life in February half term and
enjoy all the fun of the farm with daily entertainment
and memorable animal encounters. Every day the
Big Top will be playing host to a fabulous Animal
Show which is included with admission. Everyone
can meet the delightful farm animals and join in the
feeding sessions.
18-22 FEB
DISCOVER WITH DARWIN
Down House, Downe
www.english-heritage.org.uk/downhouse
Time: 11am, 12noon, 1.30pm & 2.30pm | Price:
£12 (children 5-15 £7.20, members free)
16 FEB
GEORGE EGG: DIY CHEF
Quarterhouse, Folkestone
www.quarterhouse.co.uk
Time: 8pm | Price: £12
Direct from sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe,
award-winning comedian George Egg (the Anarchist
Cook) returns with his latest show demonstrating
live cooking and laugh-out-loud comedy. During an
inventive evening of stand-up, live cooking and
comedy lecture, George prepares breakfast, lunch
and dinner using power tools, gardening equipment
and office supplies. And you get to taste the food at
the end!
Join the man himself – Charles Darwin – and explore
evolution at its birthplace as you delve daringly into
the mysteries of science. Each workshop will take
approximately 40 minutes and will involve storytelling
and hands-on activities of a Darwinian theme.