November 11th, 2024
Follow our step by step guide to sign up to easyfundraising and help us raise money for our education programme. The donation is made by the retailer, so it costs
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November 8th, 2024
Buy a £1 lottery ticket using our link below and we’ll receive 60p. All money raised supports our education programme. This month you could win a PS5 bundle, just in
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November 4th, 2024
The newly appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Admiral Sir George Zambellas GCB DSC DL and his wife, Lady Amanda visited us last week. Faversham has many of its
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October 25th, 2024
The origin of the company and fraternity of free-fishermen and dredgermen of Faversham is reckoned to have existed ‘time out of mind’, which is a legal term used to denote
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October 21st, 2024
Buy one or more tickets before Sat 26 October 2024 for the Super Draw and be in with a chance to win an iPhone 16. Or you can play weekly
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October 18th, 2024
“At its most basic, looking after archives is about ensuring they are safe and protected from extreme temperatures and humidity, wherever and whatever they are.” The National Archives In
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October 16th, 2024
Magna Carta (“Great Charter”) was a royal charter of rights agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. Although more than 800 years
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October 11th, 2024
Have you seen our beautiful A6 lined notebook and pen? It’s now reduced in price to £4.99! It has a soft touch cover, bookmark, elastic closer and ball point pen,
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October 2nd, 2024
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September 27th, 2024
We are very excited to be taking part in Faversham’s Medieval and Tudor Farmer’s Market on Sunday! Please pop in to see our collection of Medieval and Tudor charters, including
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September 16th, 2024
Are you in town for the day with your dog, but you’re unsure where you can go. Look no further, Faversham Charters and Magna Carta exhibition is dog friendly and
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September 11th, 2024
We often get visitors from other countries at Faversham Charters and Magna Carta, but we were amazed to learn that just this year we have had visitors from 35 different
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September 6th, 2024
Faversham provided ease of access as it lay on one of the great highways of western Christendom. It provided important trading connections with Boulogne and Flanders. By 1300 Faversham was
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September 2nd, 2024
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August 30th, 2024
We will be closed during Hop Festival weekend, sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
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June 28th, 2024
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June 24th, 2024
Collect your Faversham Passport from the Visitor Information Centre and whilst you’re there visit Faversham Charters and Magna Carta and get your first passport stamp! 12 Market Place, Faversham, ME13
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June 19th, 2024
Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Faversham Charters and Magna
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June 15th, 2024
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June 6th, 2024
The Magna Carta Trust have featured Faversham Charters in their recent newsletter. We are very pleased to be recognised as a permanent exhibitor of Magna Carta. Please consider subscribing to
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May 29th, 2024
On Sunday 26th May, Faversham held a Millennium Market. This celebrated Faversham’s history of markets, dating back over 1000 years. Faversham was listed as being a market town in the
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May 28th, 2024
It’s our 2nd birthday! We are so proud that we are able to offer free entry every day for the general public to view our charters and artefacts, including our
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April 20th, 2024
Keep up to date with everything related to the Faversham Charters and Magna Carta exhibition, by signing up to follow us on your preferred social media platform. We encourage you
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March 17th, 2024
We had a great time at the Kent Wheels of Time launch yesterday at The Ramsgate Tunnels. We have our new badges and lanyards ready for children aged 5-11 to
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May 18th, 2023
We are excited to offer a selection of FREE activities during the half term holiday. Some are pre-bookable due to limited numbers, but there are also drop-in sessions. The Silkewoman
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January 30th, 2023
Faversham owns a medieval version of the famous Magna Carta, made in the 14th century, a celebrated document of English history. Faversham’s Magna Carta is one of the best-preserved and
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January 25th, 2023
Notes on the English translation of Magna Carta The text of Magna Carta of 1215 bears many traces of haste, and is the product of much bargaining. Most of its clauses deal
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January 5th, 2023
Magna Carta is arguably the most famous medieval document. It sets out basic rights and liberties which are now considered fundamental in a just society. However, there is not
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October 28th, 2022
Of the eighteen charters in Faversham’s collection, twelve possess seals appended with sets of silk braids. Eleven of these use fingerloop braiding, a technique where the threads to be braided
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September 22nd, 2022
The Mayor of Faversham, Cllr Trevor Martin, recounts his visit to Belmont House Nigel Field, the Town Sergeant, and Louise Bareham, Town Clerk, pick me up around 10:00 am. It
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September 12th, 2022
Some of the Charter volunteers gathered earlier today for a briefing before the arrival of QEG and exchange students from Albertus Magnus Gymnasium in Cologne. The students were given given
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May 24th, 2022
Just before Faversham’s astonishing medieval horn went on display in the Magna Carta exhibition, we caught up with Dr Louise Bacon who has studied it in detail and asked her
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