Faversham, sitting on the creek of the River Oare between Canterbury and Sittingbourne is a pretty market-town steeped in Kentish history with much to discover today. Independent shops, farmers markets, annual festivals celebrating its hop history and a carnival.
‘Remember, Remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot…’ we all shout in our annual shindig over Guy Fawkes’ failed antics as we watch another firecracker spit and cackle against the nights’ sky. We love it – but do we ever think about the actual explosives supposedly stashed under the Houses of Parliament in 1605? Gunpowder to us now seems as antiquated as cannon balls and priests’ holes.
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