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Hever Castle's Home Front weekend: Family days out in Kent

You can step into the Home Front this weekend.

Hever Castle and Gardens will be taking visitors back to the 1940s for a weekend of re-enactments, including a tea dance tent where you can take traditional afternoon tea while watching swing dancing.

See how families lived during the Second World War and browse antiques, toys and memorabilia from the era. There will also be a lifesize model Hurricane on the ground, while a Spitfire will stage a flypast, weather permitting.

The Home Front weekend at Hever Castle
The Home Front weekend at Hever Castle
Hevers's model Hurricane
Hevers's model Hurricane

Visitors are encouraged to come dressed for the event and there will be a best-dressed competition on the day.

For those wanting to try an activity, you can try an Airfix model workshop and discover the three pillboxes on the Hever Lake Walk, where they were built to defend strategic crossing points and slow down any German advance.

The event, which also marks Armed Forces Day, will be held on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26. For details, visit hevercastle.co.uk or 01732 865224.

For more Armed Forces Day events across the county click here

Visitors are encouraged to come dressed for the event
Visitors are encouraged to come dressed for the event
The Home Front weekend runs this Saturday and Sunday
The Home Front weekend runs this Saturday and Sunday
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