The Atlas Obscura Guide To Maidstone

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Maidstone, England

Updated February 19, 2025

Unusual Attractions in Maidstone

Maidstone’s Mummy, Ta-Kush, is 2,700 years old. All photos by Alan Tigwell.

Maidstone, England

Maidstone Mummy

This 2,700-year-old woman is the jewel of the Maidstone Museum's Egyptian collection.

Maidstone, England

Iguanodon Statue

A reminder of the dinosaur skeleton discovered in a local quarry.

Maidstone, England

Kent County Lunatic Asylum (Oakwood Hospital)

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.

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Kit’s Coty with backdrop of storm clouds gathering.

Blue Bell Hill, England

Kit's Coty House

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.

3 miles from Maidstone

Kent, England

Dog Collar Museum

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

4 miles from Maidstone

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Offham Quintain

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.

6 miles from Maidstone

Kent, England

Coldrum Long Barrow

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

7 miles from Maidstone

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Maidstone

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Maidstone, England

Updated February 19, 2025

Unusual Attractions in Maidstone

Maidstone, England

Maidstone Mummy

Maidstone, England

Iguanodon Statue

Maidstone, England

Kent County Lunatic Asylum (Oakwood Hospital)

Blue Bell Hill, England

Kit's Coty House

Kent, England

Dog Collar Museum

Offham, England

Offham Quintain

Kent, England

Coldrum Long Barrow

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