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Recommended Towns & Villages near Brookland

Jury's Gap - Camber

Camber (25 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction S)

Backed by the Walland Marsh, Camber has one of the finest stretches of pure sand and sand dunes found along the East Sussex coast...

A picture of Playden

Playden (4 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SW)

Playden is situated just north of Rye. It is most noted for its beautiful Norman Church dedicated to St. Michael which dates from around 1190...

Rye

Rye (385 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction SW)

Rye is a picturesque and historic town with cobbled streets, medieval architecture, and panoramic views of the surrounding countryside...

Spike Milligan's Grave at Winchelsea

Winchelsea (44 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of East Sussex (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SW)

This is a pretty, busy little town tucked along a ridge overlooking Pett Level...

New lighthouse Dungeness

Dungeness (81 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent (8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction SE)

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Rolvenden Station

Rolvenden (20 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction W)

Surrounded by a well-wooded landscape, this delightful village was first mentioned in the Doomsday Book, so we are assured of its long history...

St Leonards Church

Hythe (40 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction NE)

This delightful seaside resort is one of the five original Cinque Ports, it can trace its noble history all the way back to AD732 when it was granted a charter by the Saxon King Ethelred...

Cranbrook Mill built in 1814 (Tallest smock mill in England) Cranbrook, Kent

Cranbrook (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction NW)

Cranbrook is an old rural town of numerous streets and alleys, all still true to their medieval layout...

Hastings

Hastings (314 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction SW)

Hastings is an old fishing town along the southern coast of England. It offers all the traditional amusements of the seaside but retains much of the character of its colourful past...

Burton's clockhouse at St Leonards, near Hastings

St Leonards (6 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction SW)

Attractive Sussex seaside resort now joined to Hastings, but initially began as an independent resort laid out by the architect James Burton in 1828...

Battle Abbey

Battle (68 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction SW)

Battle is a unique town in the county of Sussex built on the very site where William the Conqueror defeated king Harold of England and his Saxon army in 'The Battle of Hastings' in 1066...

Chilham Church

Chilham (43 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction N)

A wonderful historic village set in the beautiful Kent Downs, above the valley of the River Stour. The village's medieval square gives a real sense of history, with its stunning timber-framed buildings, ancient church and fantastic medieval castle...

Bexhill on Sea

Bexhill (45 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction SW)

The old town of Bexhill-on-Sea is of immense charm, it has wide streets, gracious building including black and white timber frame properties, but its real "star" is the fabled De.....

Bateman's. (The home of Rudyard Kipling  )

Burwash (49 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction W)

It is from his home in this very English village that Rudyard Kipling penned the wise and wonderful words of his poem 'If'...

St Nicholas Church

Leeds (4 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (19.7 miles, 31.8 km, direction NW)

For a romantic day out and a trip into England's rich historic past you can do no better than visit the pastoral village of Leeds...

Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Brenchley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (21.7 miles, 35.0 km, direction NW)

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

River Stour

Canterbury (346 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Kent (22.2 miles, 35.7 km, direction NE)

Canterbury is an exquisite joyous place, it is submerged in history and is considered to be the birthplace of English Christianity. It glows with an abundance of charm, mostly.....

White Cliffs of Dover, Kent

Dover (181 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent (22.4 miles, 36.0 km, direction NE)

The white cliffs of Dover, the view that has stirred the hearts of English travellers for centuries...

The final remains of Snowdown Colliery, Kent

Snowdown (5 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (22.4 miles, 36.1 km, direction NE)

Snowdown was famous for its colliery, it was one of only four collieries in Kent. It opened between 1907 and 1912, with a new town being built at Aylesham to provide home for workers who came largely from the north-east of England and from Wales...

The Ratling Pub. Taken 2005. Aylesham. Kent.

Aylesham (25 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (22.5 miles, 36.2 km, direction NE)

The village preserves its history, it has several noted buildings from when it was built and a strong community spirit still prevails. Of interest is the beautiful sculpture dedicated to the men who lived in Aylesham and spent their lives working in the mines...

Recommended attractions near Brookland

A picture of Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (15 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction E)

First opened to traffic in July 1927 as the 'World's Smallest Public Railway' and now covering a distance of 13.5 miles from the.....

Ypres Tower , Rye.

Rye Castle Museum (9 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW)

Rye Castle Museum, also known as 'Ypres Tower', in the beautiful maritime town of Rye, occupies a commanding position.....

Dungeness Lighghouse

Dungeness Lighthouse (6 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SE)

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Bodiam Castle July 2009

Bodiam Castle (95 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction W)

The wonderful parapet, walls and high round towers of 14th-century Bodiam Castle are gloriously reflected in its broad moat. It.....

Sissinghurst Castle garden, Nr Cranbrook, Kent

Sissinghurst Castle Garden (189 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction NW)

It is entirely fitting that one of the loveliest gardens in the land can be found in a county renowned for its beauty and.....

Hastings Castle downward view  taken  June 2004

Hastings Castle (6 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Battle Abbey

Battle Abbey (80 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction SW)

The Abbey Ruins - The pope ordered William the Conqueror to build an abbey in penance for the great loss of life. The abbey was.....

Leeds Castle in Kent

Leeds Castle (335 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction NW)

Listed in the Domesday Book, this castle has been a Norman stronghold, a royal residence for six of England's medieval queens, a.....

The beautiful Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Scotney Castle (190 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction W)

What could be more romantic than to wander amongst the ruins of moated Scotney Castle, believed to have been begun in the latter.....

Batemans Gardens 25 June 2011

Bateman's (62 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction W)

Bateman's was built in 1634. From 1902 until 1936 it became the home of Rudyard Kipling and is preserved as it was when he lived.....

A picture of Samphire Hoe

Samphire Hoe (11 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction NE)

The newest part of Kent, made from 4.9 million cubic metres of chalk marl dug to create the Channel Tunnel. Samphire Hoe was.....

Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Marle Place Gardens (21 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.0 km, direction NW)

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Crabble Corn Mill, Dover

Crabble Corn Mill (4 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.3 km, direction NE)

The current mill, built in 1812, is situated in the picturesque village of River, on the outskirts of Dover. There have been.....

Western Heights Defences in Dover, Kent. - Drop Redoubt Fort - Open 3rd/4th June 2006

Western Heights Defences (2 Pictures)

(22.1 miles, 35.6 km, direction NE)

The Western Heights in Dover are remains of fortifications built mainly during the Napoleonic Wars when England was under a real.....

Canterbury Royal Museum. Canterbury, Kent

Canterbury Royal Museum & Art Gallery (2 Pictures)

(22.2 miles, 35.6 km, direction NE)

The Canterbury Royal Museum is housed in a magnificent Victorian building of russet brick and impressive black and white timber.....

Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent

Bayham Abbey (13 Pictures)

(22.2 miles, 35.7 km, direction W)

Built in the 13th century, and set in beautiful surroundings, Bayham Abbey is a favourite of painters and photographers...

Sir John Boy's House (kings Gallery) Circa 1647

Sir John Boy's House (5 Pictures)

(22.3 miles, 35.9 km, direction NE)

The Crooked House of Canterbury, otherwise known as Sir John Boys house, is an eye-catching feature of Palace Street, and is.....

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral (170 Pictures)

(22.4 miles, 36.0 km, direction NE)

This magnificent cathedral has been a place of pilgrimage for hundreds of years. It was the scene of Thomas a' Becket's murder.....

Archbishops Palace, Maidstone, Kent.

Archbishops Palace (10 Pictures)

(23.3 miles, 37.4 km, direction NW)

Lying in a gorgeous scenic location beside the River Medway is the ancient Palace belonging to the Archbishop's of Canterbury,.....

Dover Castle, Kent

Dover Castle (147 Pictures)

(23.3 miles, 37.6 km, direction NE)

Dover Castle is a medieval castle that was founded in the 11th century and is the largest castle in England, often being.....


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