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Recommended Towns & Villages near Brasted

Titsey Place

Oxted (14 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction W)

A walk around the village reveals a riot of attractive 17th and 18th century cottages all standing on a rise surrounded by pretty flower-filled gardens...

Shoreham village, Kent

Shoreham (27 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction NE)

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Oast House at Chiddingstone

Chiddingstone (46 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction S)

Fascinating village, owned by the National Trust which is crammed with beautiful properties from the 16th and 17th-century probably built with iron-industry money...

Village Church

Shipbourne (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction E)

Shipbourne is a picturesque village situated between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge...

Eynsford Church

Eynsford (90 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)

This is a small town in the Darent Valley. Way back in the mists of history it was thought to be an important town, but is now not much bigger than a large village. It is.....

A picture of Plaxtol

Plaxtol (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction E)

This is a picturesque Kentish village at the centre of the counties hop growing fields. It has interesting Oast houses and a concentration of charming brick built cottages...

Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction SE)

Fine streets show a rich variety of architecture including typical Wealden tile-hung properties, and handsome Georgian and Victorian buildings dominating the river scene...

Standen estate, East Grinstead, West Sussex

East Grinstead (23 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction SW)

East Grinstead became notable following World War II for its Queen Victoria Hospital where remarkable plastic surgery operations were performed on badly burned servicemen...

Groombridge Station

Groombridge (9 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction S)

In an area of attractive, outstanding villages, Groombridge with its 18th-century tiled cottages against the back-drop of a beautiful village green, stands out as being the very epitome of the perfect English village...

The Pantiles at Royal Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells (67 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction SE)

Also known as Royal Tunbridge Wells and only a short distance from London, this popular spa town gained a reputation as the place to see and be seen during Georgian Times frequented by royalty and fashionable members of aristocracy. It also happens to be surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in England. ..

Meopham Green windmill, Kent

Meopham Green (1 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NE)

This is an attractive Kentish village lying to the south of Gravesend. It is picked out by its Windmill of 1801, which has been lovingly restored back to its original working order and is now one of the best preserved in Kent...

View of the house and gardens at Eltham Palace, South London.

Eltham (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction N)

The attractive suburb of Eltham is part of the urban sprawl of Greater London...

Queen Elizabeth 11 Bridge, Dartford

Dartford (26 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (12.8 miles, 20.5 km, direction N)

The interest of the town focus's on The Holy Trinity Church, this originated in the 11th century and has a Norman tower...

Nurstead Church Near Meopham

Meopham (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE)

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Reigate Castle Grounds. Reigate, Surrey

Reigate (19 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction W)

This is a bustling part of the Surrey landscape, it is easily reached via the M25 from London and is right on the North Downs Way...

Ingress Park

Greenhithe (16 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction NE)

Greenhithe is an area of Kent found sandwiched between the River Thames and Watling...

Royal Observatory Greenwich

Greenwich (331 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction N)

The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester...

Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Brenchley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SE)

Brenchley is a beautiful "showpiece" village full of picturesque Tudor cottages, complimented by houses from the Regency and Victorian periods...

Aylesford in Winter

Aylesford (50 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction E)

Aylesford is a large village in Kent, 4 miles NW of the county town of Maidstone. It sits on the river Medway, and has many interesting and historic buildings including the 14th.....

Foreshore at Gravesend with Royal Terrace Pier.

Gravesend (270 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction NE)

Attractive old town overlooking the Thames estuary with walkways and picnic sites ideal for watching the busy water traffic, for this stretch of the river is said to be one of the busiest in the world...

Recommended attractions near Brasted

Blue bell bank, Emmetts Garden, Kent

Emmetts Garden (86 Pictures)

(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction SE)

This must be the most perfectly positioned of all the gardens in the care of the National Trust. It occupies a majestic hill-top.....

Chartwell- The home of Sir Winston Churchill. Kent

Chartwell (53 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction S)

The home of Sir Winston Churchill, from 1924 until his death. Churchill purchased it for its magnificent views across the weald.....

Knole House

Knole House & Deer Park (64 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction E)

This is one of England's most glorious houses. Set as it is in the midst of a magnificent park studded with ancient trees, the.....

Down House, home of Charles Darwin, Kent.  Now owned by English Heritage.

Down House (36 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction NW)

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Hever Castle - UK_flag

Hever Castle (317 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction S)

The very mention of Hever Castle conjures up memories of Anne Boleyn, the bewitching young girl for whom Henry VIII divorced.....

Chiddingstone Castle in Kent. taken in 1987

Chiddingstone Castle (28 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction S)

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Ightham Mote, faux tudor site summer 2004

Ightham Mote (96 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction E)

This 14th century moated manor house, set in a hollow and partly surrounded by woods, serves as a powerful reminder of the past. .....

Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent.

Lullingstone Roman Villa (17 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NE)

The remarkable remains of Lullingstone Roman Villa lay hidden for centuries, and were only revealed in excavations of 1939. Prior.....

Penshurst Place, Kent

Penshurst Place and Gardens (93 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SE)

A beautiful Medieval Manor House set in 11 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, which date back to 1346. The manor House has.....

Eynsford Castle, Eynsford, Kent

Eynsford Castle (10 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NE)

The ruinous walls of Eynsford Castle in parts stand 30ft high, they are a relic of one of the earliest stone enclosure castles.....

Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle (16 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction SE)

A fire in 1088 destroyed the first castle at Tonbridge, and the evocative remains we see today are of a later castle which was.....

Coldrum Long Barrow - the least-damaged megalithic longbarrow in Kent.

Coldrum Long Barrow (9 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction E)

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Eltham Palace

Eltham Palace (115 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction N)

Once a favoured medieval palace and then a Tudor royal residence, Eltham Palace was transformed into a striking Art Deco mansion.....

West side of Hall Place, Bexley

Hall Place (36 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction N)

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Red House, Bexleyheath, home of William Morris, NT property

Red House (9 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction N)

Philip Webb (1831-1915) was the first significant architect of the Arts and Crafts movement, and the Red House he built in 1859.....

Colley Hill, Reigate, Surrey.

Reigate & Colley Hill (8 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction W)

This area is one of Surrey's countryside gems. It mostly comprises of mature grassland and woodland where visitors may wander.....

Greenwich Park Flower Garden

Greenwich Park (141 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction N)

Greenwich Park covers 73 hectares (183 acres) and is the oldest enclosed Royal Park. Greenwich Park is situated on a hilltop with.....

Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (35 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction N)

The Royal Observatory was constructed by Sir Christopher Wren following the appointment of John Flamsteed as Royal Astronomer in.....

Greenwich; The National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum (17 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction N)

This museum is one of the most important of all the British museums, for it is a unique celebration of the history of the British.....

Royal Naval College from The Water Gate, Greenwich

Old Royal Naval College (77 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.5 km, direction N)

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