Today’s opening hours
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November 2018 marks a significant milestone in the development of the Betteshanger Project. With 5 months to go until our state of the art new Visitor Centre opens its doors, it’s time to say goodbye to the original Fowlmead Café/Visitor Centre and Cycle Hire “shed”
The visitor facilities at the Park will be removed during the week commencing 5 November. At the same time, temporary visitor facilities will open in the car park providing a warm dry space with (limited) catering and toilets.
Our Cycle Hire facility will also be operated from this location and a portion of our mountain bike trails will be re-routed to allow for this move.
Our new Visitor Centre and the Kent Mining Museum will open on 30 March 2019.
Make your donation personal
We need your help to raise £250,000 to support the development of the Betteshanger Project. In return, you’ll become part of our future, achieving our goal of remembering the past, whilst building a better and more sustainable future for all to enjoy.
Put yourself in the picture: from £10, have your picture featured in our 5m mosaic mural of The Waiting Miner in our new cafe.
Personalise your pit check: from £50, choose your limited edition miners pit check number and shape. Add your name or dedicate it to a loved one. Your check will hang at the entrance to the new Visitor Centre and one will be sent to you as a keepsake.
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We're showing some appreciation for Mscape landscaping services & The Bridal Boutique of Jules and their generous donation to SURVIVAL last year.
Mscape, based in Dover, provides landscaping services with a friendly and reliable approach to all projects large or small: goo.gl/BxEomX
Bridal Boutique of Jules, based in Walmer, offer a beautifully handpicked collections of wedding dresses and a shopping experience tailored uniquely to your needs: goo.gl/3KXhcC
#Betteshanger #SURVIVAL #OCR #sponsor
Smash those 2019 goals early in the new year and sign up for the Deal Half Marathon this February. Hosted by Deal Tri, the accurately measured course winds around the rural villages of Betteshanger, Sutton, Ripple, Langdon and Martin Mill.
Find out more: goo.gl/MRF3AW
#Betteshanger #DealHalfMarathon #runninggoals
How about a post-breakfast round on our MTB trails? Bring the kids along this Sunday (10am - 11.30am) for our weekly Betteshanger Bikers MTB club. With 10km of muddy trails to explore, they'll be buzzing for another outdoor adventure in no time: goo.gl/8zWYXV
#Betteshanger #cycling #weekend #MTB
Our troop of hardworking Kent Mining Museum volunteers were with us yesterday, cataloguing, researching and preserving our local mining heritage.
Have you thought about volunteering with us? Find out more: goo.gl/dTff7W
#Betteshanger #KMM #volunteer #miningThe Kent Mining Museum was a hive of activity yesterday.
Gill is cataloguing a tea service from the Miners’ Mission in Deal, Paul is cataloguing the training manuals he used as an apprentice at Betteshanger Colliery, Jim is undertaking some research using the collection, and newest recruit Cassie is carefully sewing identity number labels on miners’ overalls.
We are very grateful for all that our volunteers do to help us look after and grow the Museum’s collection. If you’re interested in sharing your knowledge, learning new skills, and gaining experience of museum work please get in touch with us: www.betteshanger-park.co.uk/volunteer/
The sun should make an appearance at the Park this weekend. Make the most of the daylight, get your vitamin D dose and join us for a day of outdoor fun.
There's still time to explore 'A Winter's Trail' (9.30am - 3pm) or sign up to a MY/PT fitness session plus we have junior parkrun (9am - 10am) and Betteshanger Bikers (10am - 11.30am) every Sunday morning - so whatever takes your fancy, you can enjoy 250 acres of crisp country Park.
Plan your weekend adventure: goo.gl/94FtCg
#Betteshanger #sundayfunday #active
Better Betteshanger
Betteshanger Park is a key part of the wider Betteshanger Sustainable Parks vision of a once-in-a-generation opportunity for everyone to see how ‘old energy’ can be transformed into ‘new energy’ and to get involved with the generation of renewable energy first hand.
