Captivating stories, history on your doorstep, a unique experience that combines education and entertainment, telling Maidstone's history.

Maidstones Grim Prisons & Public Executions

The notorious magical powers of the "Hand of Glory"

Plague Pit Hunting

And who could the red eyed monk really have been?

Forget a list of dates and dusty facts. This is Maidstone’s history told through stories, tales of rebellion, murder, invention, battles, brewing, hangings and a few characters you may never have heard of.

For around 1.5 hours and approximately 1.5 miles, we’ll explore the streets of Maidstone and uncover some of the extraordinary events and people that have shaped the town.

Story Highlights

THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE - PENENDEN HEATH

Witches, murderers and evil, a thousand years of public executions and the grim business of the hangmans noose.

PLAGUE PIT HUNTING

We explore the origins of this terrible disease and hunt for were the bodies might be berried.

COULD THE RED EYED MONK BE LINKED TO THE PEASANTS' REVOLT OF 1381

When rebellion reached Maidstone and a teenage monarch faced one of England’s most famous uprisings.

LET'S TOAST THE SPIRT OF FREMLINS BEWERY

The story behind one of Maidstone’s best-known brewery and Robin Hoodfellow the mischievous character associated with it.

GRIZZLY EXECUTIONS AT MAIDSTONE PRISON

Some of the darker stories connected with the prison and those who met their fate there.

Come for the history. Stay for the stories.

A walk through Maidstone’s past that brings the people, characters and events behind the dates back to life.

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