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Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Brenchley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction SE)

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

Ye Olde Chequers Inn

Tonbridge (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction NW)

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

Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells (67 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction SW)

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. ..

Shipbourne Church and lychgate

Shipbourne (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Plaxtol

Plaxtol (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction N)

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...

A picture of Groombridge

Groombridge (9 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction SW)

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...

Village Church

Chiddingstone (46 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction W)

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...

St Dunstans, Cranbrook, Kent

Cranbrook (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SE)

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

The parish church overlooks the village of Aylesford, Kent

Aylesford (50 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NE)

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.....

April Garden Tea Room hearth, 16th century building, Mayfield, East Sussex.

Mayfield (6 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction S)

This is a tranquil, historic village lying close to the beautiful River Rother. The village stands on a ridge in a lovely rural location with panoramic views over the valley...

St Bartholemews, Burwash

Burwash (49 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction S)

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 (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction NE)

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...

Meopham Green windmill, Kent

Meopham Green (1 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (13.0 miles, 20.8 km, direction N)

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...

Lavender Fields

Shoreham (27 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction NW)

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St Mildred's Church, Nurstead (now part of Meopham), near Gravesend, Kent

Meopham (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction N)

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Eynsford Castle, Eynsford, Kent

Eynsford (90 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NW)

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.....

Rolvenden Windmill

Rolvenden (20 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SE)

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

Queen Victoria Hospital

East Grinstead (23 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction W)

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

The Old Mill on Spring Lane, Oxted, Surrey

Oxted (14 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (16.1 miles, 25.8 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...

St Marys Church Higham

Higham (12 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction N)

An interesting village situated between Gravesend and Rochester in Kent, with links to the author Charles Dickens, the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, and auctioneer and.....

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Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle (16 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction NW)

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

Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Marle Place Gardens (21 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction SE)

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Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent

Bayham Abbey (13 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction S)

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

The beautiful Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Scotney Castle (190 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction SE)

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

Ightham Mote, faux tudor site summer 2004

Ightham Mote (96 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction NW)

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

Penshurst Place, Kent

Penshurst Place and Gardens (93 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction W)

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

Knole House

Knole House & Deer Park (64 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction NW)

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.....

Chiddingstone Castle in Kent. taken in 1987

Chiddingstone Castle (28 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction W)

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Archbishops Palace, Maidstone, Kent.

Archbishops Palace (10 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction NE)

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

Hever Castle - UK_flag

Hever Castle (317 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)

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

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

Coldrum Long Barrow (9 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction N)

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Sissinghurst Castle garden, Nr Cranbrook, Kent

Sissinghurst Castle Garden (189 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction E)

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

Blue bell bank, Emmetts Garden, Kent

Emmetts Garden (86 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NW)

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)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction W)

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

Batemans Gardens 25 June 2011

Bateman's (62 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction S)

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.....

Leeds Castle in Kent

Leeds Castle (335 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction NE)

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

Bunkers Hill

Ashdown Forest (35 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction SW)

Ashdown Forest is a magnificent area of mixed woodland and heathland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It.....

Bodiam Castle July 2009

Bodiam Castle (95 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction SE)

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

Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent.

Lullingstone Roman Villa (17 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction NW)

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

Eynsford Castle, Eynsford, Kent

Eynsford Castle (10 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction NW)

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


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