Gravesend Pier, also known as the Town Pier, is where you can boatd River Thames excursions. The SS…read moreWaverley, a paddle steamer, runs trips to London Bridge and to Southend and beyond. There is a restaurant at the start of the pier and convenient parking in West Strèet. Gravesend High Street is a short distance away. It is a good day out on a cruise up the Thames Estuary on the SS Waverley. It has bar and restaurant on board. One of the trips goes past the WW2 forts which were later used for pirate radio.

A great family day out…read more The Leisure centre offers several swimming pools; a family pool ( with wave machine), an olympic size pool and one with high diving boards. The centre also has a childrens activity area away from the pools and offer crafts and play time while parents wait. The Leisure centre is within Mote park which has a variety of playground equipment to keep the little ones entertained.

Maidstone Leisure Centre is just located outside the town centre in Mote Park, which is about 5…read moreminutes away. The Centre offers several swimming pools, a great family pool with a wave machine and log flume, a brilliant olympic size swimming pool and another with driving boards. If you don't fancy swimming, and have small children, then polar adventure is a great place to take the kids to play, with a large soft play area and ice hill slides. Its also a great place for kiddies birthday parties. The leisure centre also has a large multipupose sports hall a great gym facilities, and a health suite with sauna and spa. Great place for a family day out!

A very low-key place to go clay pigeon shooting near Tenterden, run by an approachable bunch of…read morepeople who won't look askance at you if it's your first time. They have skeet facilities, as well as a fun sporting layout which can be quite challenging, which you can use at prices that aren't prohibitive. The downside is that they don't sell ammo (although it's available 5 minutes down the road) and there's no formal coaching programme, so I'd say it's probably best for people who have a bit of experience or those who want to learn but don't need a huge amount of hand-holding. The great news, however, is that unless my memory deceives me I don't think they charge for tuition, so it's a great way to try out a great sport at an affordable price before you commit yourself to anything more serious.

Willow Farm has gone through an extensive make-over. There…read moreis an 8 stand Sporting layout, with new traps and control handsets at each stand. There is skeet and balltrap is shortly to be installed. The compact stands I believe are mainly used for weekend competition. Cartridges are usually available on the site, as are light refreshments. The price of shooting is competitive and there are special deals midweek, best to telephone for details.

A nice members sports club with a swimming pool, gym, cricket ground, football pitches, squash and…read morebadminton. There is a bar and function hall that can be hired by non members for a very reasonable rate.

This sports complex has full athletics capabilities and holds regular athletic club meets and…read moreschool competitions. Tarmac tennis courts are available for hire. There is an indoor lawn bowls cub, driving range and 18 hole golf course in the same location. The golf club also has a fitness gym.

0 Customer service ! Today I realised I had an activity no show fee on my account for a yesterday…read moreclass. Funny thing is that I was at that class yesterday but the staff was new and she had no idea how to deal with another no show fee on my account. So she let me in and that's why I had that fee on my account . I called today and I spoke with a guy on the phone explaining the issue. He said he is going to remove both my fees on my account. After few hours I called again since the fee was not removed and he answered after a long wait that he will remove it when he will have time, he is busy doing other staff. I explained I have a class at 5 pm and I don't want to explain again the full story to another adviser. He did not listen nor removed my fees. I arrived at the gym and I asked to speak to the same guy. I was very frustrated with the poor level of service already. He did not apologise nothing. Instead of listening to me he decided to tell me I am rude and he called his general manager. The general manager was very rude and not listening. I explained to him is not about the money for those fees. I explained I am unhappy with the fact I was wasting time all day on the calls and no one had time for their customers; The general manager threaten me in front of everyone that will cancel my membership. In the end he did not so why the threating then? What a rude staff all together. If you don't have time to deal with your customers and you don't care about customers feedback then you should not operate as a business. Customers are important because they drive revenues. You should listen more and make some time for your customers if you want to grow as business.

Over the summer the kids get a break from training with Anaconda swimming club - our usual 4…read moresessions a week turns into a weekly tour of the best leisure pools in reach of London with an emphasis on fun. We are big fans of slides and flumes and each year seek out the new and return to old favourites. And this pool is an old favourite - perhaps the all time favourite. 39 minutes on the train from Blackfriars and you emerge at Swanley and then a 10/15 minute walk through the grim shopping centre (not a single coffee shop - what is that about?) and some residential greenery and you find the rather uninspiring (at first sight) Whiteoak Leisure Centre. Two floors down in the basement is a rather lovely L shaped 33m pool with a dedicated diving area (1m, 3m and 5m boards). No slides or water jets or bubbles or waves on offer. However, through a door to the back of the pool was the flume area - 3 great slides Shark - a superfast straight slide that belongs at Thorpe Park, Dolphin a more leisurely and longer slide and the Whale - a giant sit on inflatable ring slide. Minimal queues and great fun. On our last visit we spent nearly 3 hours sampling the delights, doing some training lengths and jumping from the 3m boards. Honestly if your kids love to swim then this is a journey you really should make. The changing rooms are a bit tatty and the showers are only ok - skip the cafe plenty of green spots for a picnic - none of that matters as these flumes are really the best in reach of London (that we have discovered so far). We probably make the trek here 4 times a year - best on a really hot day as the flume area can get chilly if not warmed up by sunshine.

We didnt enjoy going here as much as we used to, before it closed and moved premises. It seems to…read moreget incedibly busy, the noise is awful and there doesnt appear to be a limit to the number of children they can have in there at one time. Prices seem a little excessive and parking is a nightmare. Cafe isnt upto much either.

Fantastic play area for kids (although the adults enjoy it as much!!) Great staff and great fun!!!read more

This is a lovely place…read more It is great for a walk or to take the children or pets. They have a fishing lake, an animal park with chickens and goats that you can feed. They also have horses which if your not scared of them like me, you can ride. They have a nice little cafe serving hot food and bevereges. You may fish in the lake but you strictly have to put the fish back and you need a licence. Great place for relaxing and for the family

I love this place. It runs along the Medway Estuary and includes the Berengrave Local Nature…read moreReserve too. There are lots of habitats within the park, ponds, reed-beds and grassland providing a haven for wildlife, not to mention the mudflats and salt marsh which attract an abundance of bird life. The Medway Estuary is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is extremely important for the bird life which feed along the mudflats. You can walk alongside the river, through the meadows or in the nature reserve and it is so peaceful. I find it really restful and enjoyable. The dog enjoys himself too!