Kent Coast Holiday Park (formerly Allhallows)

Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Kent, guarding an important river crossing on the London road. Its great Norman keep of Kentish ragstone was built about 1127 by William of Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury. It has three floors above a basement and still stands 113 feet high. A tall forebuilding with its own defences protects the entrance.

The Historic Dockyard Chatham is a maritime museum on 80 acres of the former Royal Navy dockyard in Kent, which claims to be the world's most complete dockyard of the age of sail. The site has over 100 buildings and structures, from the Georgian and Victorian periods through to the present day.

Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit at West Kingsdown in Kent. It began as a grassy hollow used by cyclists and motorcyclists in the 1920s and 1930s, and became a tarmac car and motorbike circuit in 1950. It later hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986.

Tip: Check the event calendar on the Brands Hatch website before you go, as the track activity changes day to day and each event has its own Book Now link.

Red House in Bexleyheath, south-east London, is the only house designed, built and lived in by William Morris, a pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement. Morris and the architect Philip Webb designed it, and it was completed in 1860. It became a haven for Pre-Raphaelite artists, including Edward Burne-Jones.

Tip: Visits to the house are by pre-booked guided tour only, so book your ticket ahead. The nearest parking is Danson Park, about a mile away.

Howletts is a wild animal park in the parish of Bekesbourne, near Canterbury, set in about 90 acres of ancient parkland. It opened to the public in 1975 and is run by a charity, the Aspinall Foundation, so your ticket goes towards its conservation work.

Tip: Book online in advance: it gives you access to the park's wet weather policy. Check the talk and feeding boards by the gatehouse when you arrive.

The Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham is the UK's largest military engineering museum, telling the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers over two centuries. It is housed in the Ravelin Building at Brompton Barracks.

Tip: The museum is buggy-friendly apart from the World War One trench, but there is no buggy parking.

Fort Amherst is a historic fortress in Chatham, Kent, built to defend Chatham Dockyard and the River Medway from possible invasion. English Heritage has described it as the most complete Napoleonic fortification in Britain, and the site is a scheduled ancient monument.

Upnor Castle is an Elizabethan artillery fort on the west bank of the River Medway, opposite Chatham Dockyard. Elizabeth I ordered it in 1559 to protect the dockyard and the Royal Navy ships anchored in the river, and building ran until 1567. It has a two-storey main building, a curtain wall with towers, and a triangular gun platform jutting out into the water.