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Recommended Towns & Villages near Leigh

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse

Tonbridge (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction E)

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

Village Church

Chiddingstone (46 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (3.5 miles, 5.7 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...

Church in Shipbourne, Kent

Shipbourne (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction NE)

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

Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells (67 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction S)

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. ..

A picture of Plaxtol

Plaxtol (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NE)

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 (6.1 miles, 9.8 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...

Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Brenchley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction E)

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

Face in the stone

Shoreham (27 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction N)

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The gardens at Titsey Place

Oxted (14 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (10.3 miles, 16.6 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...

Standen estate, East Grinstead, West Sussex

East Grinstead (23 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (11.2 miles, 18.1 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...

The Ford through the village

Eynsford (90 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction N)

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.....

Old cottage in Mayfield

Mayfield (6 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (12.3 miles, 19.8 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...

Meopham Green windmill, Kent

Meopham Green (1 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (12.7 miles, 20.4 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...

Nurstead Church Near Meopham

Meopham (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NE)

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The parish church overlooks the village of Aylesford, Kent

Aylesford (50 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (13.4 miles, 21.6 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.....

St Dunstans, Cranbrook, Kent

Cranbrook (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction SE)

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

Village sign

Burwash (49 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction SE)

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

St Andrew and Mary The Virgin

Fletching (11 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (16.4 miles, 26.5 km, direction SW)

The village grew out of a Saxon settlement, near the spot of one of the entrances to Sheffield Park, now owned by the National Trust...

The Dartford Crossing on the Thames in Kent

Dartford (26 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (17.1 miles, 27.5 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...

St Nicholas Church

Leeds (4 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction E)

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...

Recommended attractions near Leigh

Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle (16 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction E)

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

Penshurst Place, Kent

Penshurst Place and Gardens (93 Pictures)

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction SW)

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

Chiddingstone Castle in Kent. taken in 1987

Chiddingstone Castle (28 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction W)

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Knole House

Knole House & Deer Park (64 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction N)

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.....

Ightham Mote, faux tudor site summer 2004

Ightham Mote (96 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NE)

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

Hever Castle - UK_flag

Hever Castle (317 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction W)

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

Blue bell bank, Emmetts Garden, Kent

Emmetts Garden (86 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 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)

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction NW)

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

Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent

Bayham Abbey (13 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SE)

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

Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Marle Place Gardens (21 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction SE)

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

Coldrum Long Barrow (9 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)

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The beautiful Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Scotney Castle (190 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 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.....

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

Down House (36 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NW)

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Bunkers Hill

Ashdown Forest (35 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SW)

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

Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent.

Lullingstone Roman Villa (17 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction N)

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)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction N)

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

Archbishops Palace, Maidstone, Kent.

Archbishops Palace (10 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction NE)

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

Wakehurst Place 24 June 2011

Wakehurst Place (159 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction SW)

The autumn colours in the gardens of Wakehurst Place make a dramatic impact seen against the backdrop of vast grey Sussex winter.....

Batemans Gardens 25 June 2011

Bateman's (62 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction SE)

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.....

Sheffield Park, National Trust

Sheffield Park & Garden (202 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction SW)

A large estate in East Sussex created by Lord Sheffield in 1769 who employed Capability Brown to design the estate gardens. In.....


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