The Local Area
Wildwood Zoo
Wildwood Zoo, where you can come nose-to-nose with British Wildlife past and present. There are over 200 native animals set in 40 acres of beautiful ancient woodland.
See Bears, Wolves, Arctic Foxes, Bison, Deer, Owls, Foxes, Red Squirrels, Wild Boar, Lynx, Wild Horses, Badgers, Beavers and much more as you make your way around the park.
Let your children go wild in our amazing adventure playground with Kent's biggest drop slide, tube slide, wild fort, tree-top towers and more!
www.wildwoodtrust.org
Herne Bay Pier
The first pier opened in 1832. It was 3633 feet long and had cost £50,000. Designed officially by Thomas Telford, much of the work is credited to local carpenter Thomas Rhodes. A baggage line was added, and a sail-powered car made its maiden run on June 13th 1833.
London steamers ceased in 1862, and damage caused by toredo worm and winter storms led to closure. The pier was sold for scrap in 1871. A new 320 foot wood and iron pier opened on August 27th 1873 to the design of Messrs. Wilkinson and Smith. It had cost £2,000. A theatre was added in 1884.
www.piers.org.uk/pier/herne-bay/
Reculver Towers & Roman Fort
The imposing twin towers of the medieval church at Reculver dominate the skyline of Herne Bay, acting as a navigation marker for ships at sea. This was the site of one of the earliest Roman forts built against Saxon raids on the 'Saxon Shore'. It later became the site of an Anglo-Saxon monastery before becoming the parish church for Reculver. The tall towers were built in a remodelling of the church in the 12th century.
Much of the site has been lost to coastal erosion, but alongside the twin towers are the ruined remains of the early Roman fort.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/reculver-towers-and-roman-fort/
