The Kent, Surrey & Sussex region (formerly South East Coast) was, in Anglo-Saxon times, the strategic key to controlling passage across the English Channel. Edward the Confessor granted legal favours to the Cinque Ports in return for ships and sailors to defend the coastline against invasion.

By medieval times, this had expanded to a defensive "coastal confederation" of 42 towns. Now, the region is one of the busiest and most densely-populated in the UK, with 8% of the population living here.

Within the region, you will find some of the most spectacular coastline in England, including Beachy Head & the Seven Sisters (pictured above), the White cliffs of Dover, magnificent ruins and numerous historic sites. The area is well-served by transport links: there are direct motorway routes to the Channel Tunnel, cross-channel ferries at Dover and world-wide flights from Gatwick Airport.

A South Thames Regional Meeting (STRM), in conjunction with London South, takes place twice yearly at various venues south of the Thames.

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