Kent Showground
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The Kent Showground, formerly (and still colloquially) known as the Kent County Showground is an area of land in Detling
, Kent
, England
, north of the county town
of Maidstone
. Stretching along the north side of the A249 from the top of Detling Hill
, formerly RAF Detling
, it is home to the Kent County Agricultural Society who host the probably the venue's most well known event, the Kent County Show
, each July. However the venue also hosts many other fairs, conferences and events throughout the year. The site covers over 200 acre (0.809372 km²) and has been acting as an event site for over 50 years.
Detling
Detling is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. The parish is located on the slope of the North Downs, north east of Maidstone, and on the Pilgrims' Way....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, north of the county town
County town
A county town is a county's administrative centre in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its...
of Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
. Stretching along the north side of the A249 from the top of Detling Hill
Detling Hill
Detling Hill is a hill forming part of the North Downs in Kent, north-east of Maidstone, and is situated in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The typical southern escarpment of the North Downs is found here, and produces dramatic views over the Low Weald...
, formerly RAF Detling
RAF Detling
RAF Detling was a station of the Royal Naval Air Service in World War I and the Royal Air Force in World War II. Situated 600 feet above sea level, it is located near Detling, a village about three miles north-east of Maidstone, in Kent....
, it is home to the Kent County Agricultural Society who host the probably the venue's most well known event, the Kent County Show
Kent County Show
The Kent County Show is an event hosted annually by the Kent County Agricultural Society at their Kent Showground headquarters at Detling near Maidstone in Kent, England...
, each July. However the venue also hosts many other fairs, conferences and events throughout the year. The site covers over 200 acre (0.809372 km²) and has been acting as an event site for over 50 years.