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Sevenoaks
Market town and civil parish in western Kent, England

Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks is a town and civil parish in Kent, England.

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Situated 21 miles (34 km) south-east of Charing Cross, Sevenoaks is served by the South Eastern Main Line commuter railway into London. It is the principal town of the Sevenoaks district, followed by Swanley and Edenbridge. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 21,167, while the larger built-up area had a population of 26,475.

Get in

Getting to Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks is very near Junction 5 of the M25 where the M26 meets the M25. The M26 (or A25) leads to Maidstone, and the A21 heads south to Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.

  1. 01
    Sevenoaks

    Tubbs Hill, Sevenoaks, TN13 1DP (fairly near the centre of town, to the north).

  2. 02
    Otford

    Station Approach, Otford, TN14 5QY (a 5–10 minute walk from the village centre).

See

Worth seeing

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    Knole House

    Mar-Oct: daily 11AM-5PM (bookshop, cafe and carpark open at 10AM); Nov-Feb: showrooms closed, cafe and shop remain open; park us open year-round from dawn to dusk.

  2. 02
    Sevenoaks Museum and Art Gallery

    Buckhurst Lane,.

  3. 03
    Lullingstone Roman Villa

    Lullingstone Lane, Eynsford, DA4 0JA (8 miles north of Sevenoaks),.

  4. 04
    Quebec House

    Quebec Square, Westerham, TN16 1TD (6 miles west of Sevenoaks), quebechouse@nationaltrust.org.uk.

  5. 05
    Ightham Mote

    Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, TN15 0NT (6 miles east of Sevenoaks), ighthammote@nationaltrust.org.uk.

  6. 06
    Emmetts Garden

    Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, TN14 6BA (5 miles west of Sevenoaks), emmetts@nationaltrust.org.uk.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Knole Park

    See the deer admission free to pedestrians.

Eat

Where to eat

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    St John's Fish Bar

    93 St Johns Hill, TN13 3PE,.

  2. 02
    George and Dragon

    16th-century gastro-pub The Forge, Otford (main high street).

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.