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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Kent" ... Port Lympne Wild Animal Park; R.
It was found at the intersection of state Route 59 and state Route 261, in Franklin Township near Kent State University, according to William Ressler, who found the animal and reported it to state ...
The estate with an Edwardian mansion near Lympne was purchased in 1973 by John Aspinall; the intent was to solve lack of space at the nearby Howletts Wild Animal Park. It was opened to the public in 1976. Since 1984 the animal parks have been owned by a charity (The John Aspinall Foundation, currently led by Damian Aspinall).
Howletts Wild Animal Park (formerly known as Howletts Zoo) in the parish of Bekesbourne, [2] near Canterbury in Kent, was established as a private zoo in 1957 by John Aspinall. [1] In 1962, the House known as Howletts was being restored. A small cottage was inhabited by an employee. The animal collection was opened to the public in 1975. [1]
Amusement/Theme Park: Castle: Country Park: ... Howletts Wild Animal Park; Wildwood Trust ... List of tourist attractions in Kent.
Today Kent is a college town best known as the home of the main campus of Kent State University, founded in 1910, and as the site of the May 4, 1970 Kent State shootings. Historically a manufacturing center, education is the city's largest economic sector with Kent State University being the city's, and one of the region's, largest employers.
As of 2022, Kent State was the third-largest university in Ohio with an enrollment of over 34,000 students in the eight-campus system and over 25,000 students at the main campus in Kent. [4] Kent State offers over 300 degree programs, among them 250 baccalaureate , 40 associate , 50 master's , and 23 doctoral programs of study. [ 7 ]
Knole Park is a 383.4-hectare (947-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sevenoaks in Kent. [1] [2] About 43 acres of the park belongs to the National Trust, as does Knole House, which sits within it. [3] The remaining parkland is privately owned by the Knole Estate. [4] It is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural ...