| Rochester grew from a modest Saxon village to a city with cathedral, castle and a very famous resident - novelist Charles Dickens.
The Dickensian link is much celebrated here with a Dickens Festival in June and a Dickensian parade at Christmas.
Explore the Victorian High Street and watch out for the Sweeps Festival, reputedly the largest gathering of Morris Dancers in the world!
Visit some of the buildings mentioned in DIckens' novels such as Restoration House - the home of Miss Havisham in Great Expectations. | 
