Pictures of England

Search:

Historic Towns & Picturesque Villages

Recommended towns & villages near Kent Life

A strong tidal current passes under Aylesford Bridge, Kent

Aylesford

(1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction W)

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.....

Information | Pictures (50) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

St Nicholas Church

Leeds

(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction SE)

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...

Information | Pictures (4) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Dode Church

Dode

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction NW)

The village of Dode (sometimes referred to as 'The Lost Village of Dode') was wiped out by the Black Death in 1349. The church is all that remains, having been rebuilt in the.....

Information | Pictures (1) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

The Pilgrim's Way at Hollingbourne, Kent

Hollingbourne

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction E)

..

Information | Pictures (10) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

St.Marys Church, Newington, Swale, Kent

Newington

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NE)

Newington is a village in the borough of Swale, Kent. It has its own railway station situated on the Chatham main line between Sittingbourne and Rainham. Its parish church of.....

Information | Pictures (5) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

War Memorial and Church

St Mary's Platt

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)

The village of Platt, in Kent, is a picturesque village with a wonderful 19th century church which overlooks the village center from its position on a hill. The church dates from.....

Information | Pictures (11) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Meopham Green windmill, Kent

Meopham Green

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NW)

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...

Information | Pictures (1) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

The Crown

Upchurch

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction NE)

This is an historic, interesting village which was once home to Edmund Drake, father of Sir Francis, who became vicar of the local church in 1560...

Information | Pictures (15) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

St Mildred's Church (The Little Church in the Field)

Meopham

(8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction NW)

..

Information | Pictures (24) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

St Marys Church Higham

Higham

(8.4 miles, 13.5 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.....

Information | Pictures (12) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

All towns in Kent
Complete A to Z of towns in England

Recommended attractions near Kent Life

Archbishops Palace, Maidstone, Kent.

Archbishops Palace

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction S)

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

Information | Pictures (10) | Hotels

Leybourne Lakes Country Park

Leybourne Lakes Country Park

(2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction W)

The Country park, opened in 2004, was created from disused gravel pits that have been flooded and landscaped to make fishing and.....

Information | Pictures (14) | Hotels

No picture available

Manor Country Park

(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction W)

..

Information | Hotels

The garden at Stoneacre, Otham, Kent

Stoneacre

(4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction SE)

15th-century half-timbered yeoman's house and harmonious garden...

Information | Pictures (7) | Hotels

Rochester Cathedral

Rochester Cathedral

(5.9 miles, 9.6 km, direction N)

Rochester Cathedral is awesome in its beauty, matching this is an impressive history stretching back to when the cathedral was.....

Information | Pictures (104) | Hotels

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

Coldrum Long Barrow

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction W)

..

Information | Pictures (9) | Hotels

Charles Dickens Chalet, Rochester, Kent

Charles Dickens Chalet

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction N)

Unfortunately due to its fragility, the Dickens Chalet is not open to the public although it can be viewed from outside. The.....

Information | Pictures (4) | Hotels

No picture available

Trosley Country Park

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction W)

..

Information | Hotels

Restoration House

Restoration House

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction N)

..

Information | Pictures (1) | Hotels

Leeds Castle in Kent

Leeds Castle

(6.2 miles, 10.1 km, direction SE)

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

Information | Pictures (335) | Hotels


All attractions in Kent
Complete A to Z of attractions in England