Fine streets show a rich variety of architecture including typical Wealden tile-hung properties, and handsome Georgian and Victorian buildings dominating the river scene...
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. ..
Cranbrook is an old rural town of numerous streets and alleys, all still true to their medieval layout...
Shipbourne is a picturesque village situated between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge...
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...
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...
It is from his home in this very English village that Rudyard Kipling penned the wise and wonderful words of his poem 'If'...
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...
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.....
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...
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...
Surrounded by a well-wooded landscape, this delightful village was first mentioned in the Doomsday Book, so we are assured of its long history...
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...
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Battle is a unique town in the county of Sussex built on the very site where William the Conqueror defeated king Harold of England and his Saxon army in 'The Battle of Hastings' in 1066...
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.....
East Grinstead became notable following World War II for its Queen Victoria Hospital where remarkable plastic surgery operations were performed on badly burned servicemen...
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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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Built in the 13th century, and set in beautiful surroundings, Bayham Abbey is a favourite of painters and photographers...
What could be more romantic than to wander amongst the ruins of moated Scotney Castle, believed to have been begun in the latter.....
A fire in 1088 destroyed the first castle at Tonbridge, and the evocative remains we see today are of a later castle which was.....
It is entirely fitting that one of the loveliest gardens in the land can be found in a county renowned for its beauty and.....
This 14th century moated manor house, set in a hollow and partly surrounded by woods, serves as a powerful reminder of the past. .....
A beautiful Medieval Manor House set in 11 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, which date back to 1346. The manor House has.....
Lying in a gorgeous scenic location beside the River Medway is the ancient Palace belonging to the Archbishop's of Canterbury,.....
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.....
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.....
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The wonderful parapet, walls and high round towers of 14th-century Bodiam Castle are gloriously reflected in its broad moat. It.....
Listed in the Domesday Book, this castle has been a Norman stronghold, a royal residence for six of England's medieval queens, a.....
The very mention of Hever Castle conjures up memories of Anne Boleyn, the bewitching young girl for whom Henry VIII divorced.....
This must be the most perfectly positioned of all the gardens in the care of the National Trust. It occupies a majestic hill-top.....
The home of Sir Winston Churchill, from 1924 until his death. Churchill purchased it for its magnificent views across the weald.....
Ashdown Forest is a magnificent area of mixed woodland and heathland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It.....
Rochester Cathedral is awesome in its beauty, matching this is an impressive history stretching back to when the cathedral was.....
The Abbey Ruins - The pope ordered William the Conqueror to build an abbey in penance for the great loss of life. The abbey was.....
