The exhibition includes Gypsy wagons, carts and trailers

Romany Life boasts "a superb collection" of Gypsy wagons, carts and trailers, the Cranbrook centre said.

Spokesman Henry Stanford said the exhibition has set out to show the contribution made by Gypsies to Kent's agricultural history.

In July, a film made by Romany children about their culture as part of a school project was premiered in Cranbrook.

Mr Stanford said Gypsies had contributed enormously to the local economy, many working yearly on hop-picking in the county, and playing an "essential part" of the industry.

He said: "Living in or visiting Kent, you are constantly reminded of its agricultural past.

"This is particularly seen in the many oast houses, oast huts and the small number of hop gardens still remaining."