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Margate in the evening light. Kent. April 2006

Margate

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent

The mere, Ellesmere, Shropshire

Ellesmere

in the county of Shropshire

Sherwood Forest near Worksop

Worksop

in the county of Nottinghamshire

Recommended towns & villages near Chartwell

Titsey Place

Oxted

(4.0 miles, 6.4 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...

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Village Church

Chiddingstone

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction SE)

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...

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The pond

Downe

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction N)

In common with most of this region the history of Downe reaches down the centuries to the days of the Romans and William the Conqueror...

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Face in the stone

Shoreham

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)

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Shpbourne Village Sign

Shipbourne

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction E)

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

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Tonbridge Castle in Kent

Tonbridge

(8.8 miles, 14.2 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...

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St. Peter Church, Ightham

Ightham

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction E)

Ightham is a picturesque village in Kent, four miles east of Sevenoaks and six miles north of Tonbridge. The name is made famous by the nearby National Trust attraction 'Ightham.....

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A picture of Plaxtol

Plaxtol

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction E)

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...

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Plaque in Honour of the RCAF at Queen Victoria Hospital

East Grinstead

(9.2 miles, 14.8 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...

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Poppies near Eynsford village, Kent

Eynsford

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction NE)

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.....

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Squerryes Court Mansion

Squerryes Court

(1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction NW)

A beautiful 17th century manor house situated in parkland in Westerham, Kent. The property has been the home of the Warde family.....

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Quebec House

(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction N)

Childhood home of General James Wolfe, victor of the Battle of Quebec (1759)...

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Blue bell bank, Emmetts Garden, Kent

Emmetts Garden

(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction NE)

This must be the most perfectly positioned of all the gardens in the care of the National Trust. It occupies a majestic hill-top.....

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Hever Castle

(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction S)

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

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Chiddingstone Castle in Kent. taken in 1987

Chiddingstone Castle

(4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction SE)

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Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, View over Lake

Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve

(4.9 miles, 8.0 km, direction NE)

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Knole House

Knole House & Deer Park

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction E)

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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Greathed Manor

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction SW)

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

Down House

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction N)

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Penshurst Place, Kent

Penshurst Place and Gardens

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction SE)

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

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