Shipbourne

Worth seeing in and around Shipbourne

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Ightham Mote

   Ightham Mote, at Ightham, is a medieval moated manor house in Kent, England. The architectural writer John Newman describes it as "the most complete small medieval manor house in the county".

   1.5 km · historic house, now museum, on a moated site in Ightham, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Oxon Hoath

   Oxon Hoath is a Grade II* listed Châteauesque-style former manor house with 73 acres of grounds at West Peckham, Kent. The spellings Oxenhoath, Oxen Hoath and Oxonhoath are common alternatives.

   3.6 km · manor house in Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Fairlawne

   Fairlawne is a Grade I listed house in Shipbourne, Kent, England, about 30 miles southeast of central London. The Fairlawne Estate is extensive and stretches to Plaxtol.

   900 m · Grade I listed house in Plaxtol, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Old Soar Manor

   Old Soar Manor is an English Heritage property, owned and maintained by the National Trust. Located near Plaxtol, Kent, England, it is a small 13th century stone manor house.

   2.9 km · historic house museum in Plaxtol, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Dene Park

   Dene Park is a Victorian mansion house and estate in the parish of Hadlow, Kent, United Kingdom. It served as the site of the Thomas Delarue School between 1955 and 1965.

   2.2 km · country house in Hadlow, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve

   Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve in Ivy Hatch, north of Tonbridge in Kent, is a 0.5-hectare reserve managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. Several streams run through this small site, and there are many wetland plants, including sphagnum moss.

   2.3 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common

   One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common is a 79.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is in Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and One Tree Hill is managed by the National Trust This site has mixed woodland on the Lower Greensand, some of it of ancient origin.

   2.9 km · 79.2-hectare biological site · Wikipedia

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Getting to Shipbourne

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London Gatwick (LGW), 35 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 57 km · London Stansted (STN), 71 km

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  41 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · £5–7
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  86 km · quickest by road, 2h 14m · £11–14
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