Faversham

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Market Hall, Faversham

Faversham is a town in the English county of Kent, UK. The history of the town can traced back 2000 years to Roman times. Explosives were a major local industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  • National Fruit Collection at Brogdale Farm, Brogdale Road, ME13 8XZ (about 1 mile from the town centre. Apr - Oct: daily 10AM-5PM. A farm growing rare varieties of fruit, particularly apples. Best visited in Sep or Oct. Shop open all year. £10.
  • Mad Cat Brewery. Easter-Oct: Sa 10AM-4PM, Su 10AM-2PM. Microbrewery.
  • Maison Dieu, ME13 8TS, +44 1795 534542. Sa Su 2PM-5PM. This flint- and timber-framed building displays Roman artefacts. Adults £2.50, children £1.50, concessions £1.00.
  • Fleur de Lis Museum. M-Sa 10AM-4PM. Museum of town history and art gallery. £5, gallery free.

National Fruit Collection at Brogdale Farm, Brogdale Road, ME13 8XZ (about 1 mile from the town centre. Apr - Oct: daily 10AM-5PM. A farm growing rare varieties of fruit, particularly apples. Best visited in Sep or Oct. Shop open all year. £10.

Mad Cat Brewery. Easter-Oct: Sa 10AM-4PM, Su 10AM-2PM. Microbrewery.

Maison Dieu, ME13 8TS, +44 1795 534542. Sa Su 2PM-5PM. This flint- and timber-framed building displays Roman artefacts. Adults £2.50, children £1.50, concessions £1.00.

Fleur de Lis Museum. M-Sa 10AM-4PM. Museum of town history and art gallery. £5, gallery free.

  • Shepherd Neame Brewery, 11 Court Street, ME13 7AX. This brewery was founded in 1698 and claims to be Britain's oldest. Tours (£11.50) take about 2 hours and run most days, best booked in advance.

Shepherd Neame Brewery, 11 Court Street, ME13 7AX. This brewery was founded in 1698 and claims to be Britain's oldest. Tours (£11.50) take about 2 hours and run most days, best booked in advance.

The main shopping area is the pedestrianised part of Preston Street, which has M&Co, Boots and Superdrug.

  • Co-op, Forbes Road, Faversham ME13 8QG (near the railway station. Small supermarket.
  • Tesco, Crescent Rd, ME13 7AS. M-Sa 6AM-midnight, Su 10AM-4PM. Largish supermarket with clothes and a petrol station.
  • Morrisons, North Lane. M-Sat 7AM-9PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Supermarket.

Co-op, Forbes Road, Faversham ME13 8QG (near the railway station. Small supermarket.

Tesco, Crescent Rd, ME13 7AS. M-Sa 6AM-midnight, Su 10AM-4PM. Largish supermarket with clothes and a petrol station.

Morrisons, North Lane. M-Sat 7AM-9PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Supermarket.

Faversham is home to Britain's oldest brewery (see above), so this town is ideal for sampling a beer or two.

The Leading Light, 20–22 Preston Street. Wetherspoon's pub.