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Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells (67 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (3.1 miles, 5.0 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. ..

Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Brenchley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction E)

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

Bridge over river medway Tonbridge, Kent

Tonbridge (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (4.0 miles, 6.4 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...

Groombridge Station

Groombridge (9 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction W)

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...

Shipbourne Church

Shipbourne (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction N)

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 (7.9 miles, 12.6 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...

Chiddingstone, Kent

Chiddingstone (46 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (8.5 miles, 13.7 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...

Mayfield Lavender

Mayfield (6 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (8.9 miles, 14.3 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...

Built in 1814. Union Windmill is the finest working Smock windmill in England, Cranbrook, Kent

Cranbrook (7 Pictures)

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

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

Pashley Manor Garden

Burwash (49 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (10.5 miles, 16.9 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'...

Aylesford medieval bridge over the River Medway in Kent is overlooked by the parish church.

Aylesford (50 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (12.9 miles, 20.8 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.....

Lavender Fields

Shoreham (27 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction NW)

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St Nicholas Church

Leeds (4 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (14.3 miles, 23.1 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...

Standen estate, East Grinstead, West Sussex

East Grinstead (23 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (14.7 miles, 23.6 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...

Rolvenden Mill (June 2006)

Rolvenden (20 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (14.9 miles, 24.1 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...

Meopham Green windmill, Kent

Meopham Green (1 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (15.0 miles, 24.2 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...

Nurstead Church Near Meopham

Meopham (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction N)

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The gardens at Titsey Place

Oxted (14 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction NW)

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...

Eynsford, Kent

Eynsford (90 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (16.0 miles, 25.8 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.....

Fletching village, East Sussex

Fletching (11 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (16.5 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...

Recommended attractions near Pembury

Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent

Bayham Abbey (13 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.1 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)

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction E)

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Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle (16 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 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.....

The beautiful Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Scotney Castle (190 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.4 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.....

Penshurst Place, Kent

Penshurst Place and Gardens (93 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.2 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.....

Ightham Mote, faux tudor site summer 2004

Ightham Mote (96 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N)

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

Chiddingstone Castle in Kent. taken in 1987

Chiddingstone Castle (28 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction W)

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Knole House

Knole House & Deer Park (64 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 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.....

Hever Castle - UK_flag

Hever Castle (317 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction W)

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

Batemans Gardens 25 June 2011

Bateman's (62 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 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.....

Sissinghurst Castle garden, Nr Cranbrook, Kent

Sissinghurst Castle Garden (189 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 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)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 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.....

Archbishops Palace, Maidstone, Kent.

Archbishops Palace (10 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NE)

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

Chartwell- The home of Sir Winston Churchill. Kent

Chartwell (53 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction NW)

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

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

Coldrum Long Barrow (9 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction N)

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Bunkers Hill

Ashdown Forest (35 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 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)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction SE)

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

Leeds Castle in Kent

Leeds Castle (335 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 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.....

Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent.

Lullingstone Roman Villa (17 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 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)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 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.....


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