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9 Best Activities In Sittingbourne
Two heritage light railways in one town is an unusual inheritance, and Sittingbourne's are both listed with under-cover and open-air areas alike: The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway, rated 4.8, and the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway. Between them they give train-mad children a genuinely local pilgrimage.
The rest of the list leans firmly indoors — eight of nine venues have covered space — with Little Potters for crafty children, BattleKart Sittingbourne for competitive ones and The Light Sittingbourne for a bit of both. Bayford Meadows is the open-air karting counterpart.
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SightseeingThe Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway
Activity CentresLittle Potters
Sports & ActivitiesBayford Meadows
Sports & ActivitiesBattleKart Sittingbourne
Indoor PlayThe Light Sittingbourne
SightseeingSittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway
Indoor PlayMerry Go Round
Sports & ActivitiesUpchurch River Valley Golf
Swimming PoolsSwallows Leisure Centre
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Forrester's Pottery
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Sheerness Swimming Pool
Chatham Ski and Snowboard Centre
Bartons Point Coastal Park
Faversham Swimming Pool
Faversham Mystery Treasure Trail
Go Ape Leeds Castle
Escape Kent Faversham
Leeds Castle
Steam, karts and pottery painting make a strange trio, but it means Sittingbourne covers three very different children in one town — and eight of its nine listings can get everyone out of the rain.
Visiting Sittingbourne with kids: FAQs
Which Sittingbourne railway should a family pick first?
On visitor ratings, The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway edges it at 4.8 against 4.5 for the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway. Both are marked indoor as well as outdoor in our listings, so neither is hostage to the weather; genuine enthusiasts will want both stamps anyway.
Indoor karting or outdoor karting?
Sittingbourne offers the choice outright, which few towns manage. BattleKart Sittingbourne runs indoors and is rated 4.7, while Bayford Meadows is the open-air circuit at the same rating. Let the forecast decide between them: that is the advantage of a town that duplicated its karting in both columns.
What suits quieter or younger children here?
Little Potters — an activity centre listing rated 4.8 — is the calm-hands option, and Merry Go Round and The Light Sittingbourne cover conventional indoor play. All three are fully covered venues, so they slot into a wet afternoon without any of the railway-day logistics.