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Shpbourne Village Sign

Shipbourne (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (3.5 miles, 5.6 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 (4.4 miles, 7.1 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...

The Pantiles at Royal Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells (67 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (4.7 miles, 7.5 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. ..

Village Church

Chiddingstone (46 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (6.0 miles, 9.6 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...

Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Brenchley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction SE)

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

Groombridge Station

Groombridge (9 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (6.9 miles, 11.1 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...

Shoreham village in Kent

Shoreham (27 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction NW)

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Part of the High street, Aylesford, Kent

Aylesford (50 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (11.6 miles, 18.6 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.....

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

Mayfield (6 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (11.9 miles, 19.2 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 (12.0 miles, 19.3 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...

Eynsford Castle, Eynsford, Kent

Eynsford (90 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (12.2 miles, 19.6 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.....

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

Meopham (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction N)

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The Old Mill on Spring Lane, Oxted, Surrey

Oxted (14 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (12.8 miles, 20.5 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 Dunstans, Cranbrook, Kent

Cranbrook (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction SE)

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

Queen Victoria Hospital

East Grinstead (23 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (13.4 miles, 21.6 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...

Village sign

Burwash (49 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (14.4 miles, 23.2 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 (15.0 miles, 24.1 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...

St Marys Church Higham

Higham (12 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction NE)

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.....

Queen Elizabeth 11 Bridge Dartford

Dartford (26 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (17.6 miles, 28.2 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...

Foreshore at Gravesend with Royal Terrace Pier.

Gravesend (270 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (17.6 miles, 28.2 km, direction N)

Attractive old town overlooking the Thames estuary with walkways and picnic sites ideal for watching the busy water traffic, for this stretch of the river is said to be one of the busiest in the world...

Recommended attractions near Tonbridge

Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle (16 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

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)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 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)

(4.3 miles, 7.0 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. .....

Knole House

Knole House & Deer Park (64 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.9 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)

(5.9 miles, 9.6 km, direction W)

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Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Marle Place Gardens (21 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SE)

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Hever Castle - UK_flag

Hever Castle (317 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction W)

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

Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent

Bayham Abbey (13 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction SE)

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

Blue bell bank, Emmetts Garden, Kent

Emmetts Garden (86 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 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)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction W)

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

The beautiful Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Scotney Castle (190 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 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.....

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

Coldrum Long Barrow (9 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NE)

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Archbishops Palace, Maidstone, Kent.

Archbishops Palace (10 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NE)

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

Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent.

Lullingstone Roman Villa (17 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 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)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 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.....

Bunkers Hill

Ashdown Forest (35 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction SW)

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

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

Down House (36 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction NW)

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Sissinghurst Castle garden, Nr Cranbrook, Kent

Sissinghurst Castle Garden (189 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SE)

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

Batemans Gardens 25 June 2011

Bateman's (62 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 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)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction E)

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


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