Rochester Cathedral

Rochester has a wealth of interesting features to interest any visitor. The High Street, has a large number of traditional shops, many of which are family-owned, offering personalised customer service. There are many specialist shops to choose from, including those selling rare books, paintings, arts and craft, porcelain and fashion clothes. These are interspersed with shops selling delicious chocolates, fudge and homemade pies and pastries.
On every third Sunday of the month a farmers’ market sells locally-grown produce. Rochester is also home to Baggins Books, the largest second-hand bookshop in England?
There is a wide range restaurants, bistros and a fine choice of restaurants serving dishes from Europe, Asia and China.
Rochester boasts a magnificent Norman cathedral and castle and many buildings of great architectural and historical interest. These include the impressive 17th century Guildhall, now a museum of local history. Charles Dickens loved Rochester and many of the buildings featured in his great novels are to be seen when walking in and around the High Street, such as Restoration House , which is open to the public on Thursdays and Fridays in the summer months.
Rochester's annual Sweeps Festival recreates the joy and laughter enjoyed by the chimney sweeps at their traditional holiday: the one time of the year the sweeps could leave the soot behind and have some fun.
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