Brenchley Gardens

Off St Faith Street, Maidstone ME14 1LH

Situated in the town centre between Maidstone East Station and Maidstone Museum, Brenchley Gardens provide an oasis of calm in contrast to the bustling shopping streets. The Victorian bandstand is the venue for the band season on Sunday afternoons during the summer, as well as other events throughout the year.

There are two prominent monuments in the gardens. A decorative pinnacle is a piece from the roof of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. It was presented to the Mayor after World War II as Brenchley Gardens lost the Gatehouse through being bombed. The Cenotaph War Memorial was made from Portland Stone and designed along the lines of the Cenotaph in Whitehall.  A Remembrance Service with the Wreath Laying ceremony is held by the "Old Comrades" every September.