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About the villages

Brasted is an extremely pretty village situated on the A25 between Sundridge and Westerham. It lies along the River Darent which at this point is quite narrow.

At its heart is a well-kept compact village green which is flanked by a row of attractive cottages which date back to the Tudor period. Its main street is dominated by numerous high quality antique shops and there are several pubs.

Chevening and Chipstead

Chipstead is a very pretty village which lies to the west of Riverhead and just a couple of miles from the centre of Sevenoaks. It has a village store, 2 pubs and a pottery. There is a children's playground, tennis courts, a cricket pitch and a football pitch. A large lake is home for Chipstead sailing club.
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Dunton Green

Dunton Green is a small village which lies next to Riverhead. It has a small parade of shops, an excellent Indian restaurant and a large supermarket as well as several pubs.

There is a new complex of smaller size houses and flats.

There is a train station with lines to London and a good bus service.

Edenbridge

Edenbridge is a large village situated on the extreme south-western outskirts of the Sevenoaks District, on the fringe of the Weald and between the Greensand hills and the forest ridge of Sussex. It has a long high street full of a variety of small shops. It has many restaurants and pubs and a good range of housing. There is a multi-purpose leisure centre which houses a swimming pool, squash and badminton courts and has facilities for karate and volleyball.

Eynsford

Eynsford is a pretty village which lies on the A225 between Shoreham and Farningham in an attractive valley.

It is surrounded by beautiful countryside and there is a wealth of history in the area including Lullingstone Roman Villa and Lullingstone Castle. There is also a lovely nature park and wildlife reserve.

Farningham

Farningham is an unspoilt village which has retained many of its buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. The 13-15th century church has a Kentish tower and it has a Seven Sacraments octagonal font (15th century) and a mausoleum, perhaps erected by John Nash, to his father Thomas Nash who died in 1778.
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Ide Hill

Ide Hill is a very attractive small village which has a pleasant green in its centre.

There is a small Victorian church perched on the edge of a wood. From just below it a path leads past the old Rectory to a National Trust viewpoint. Beautiful countryside surrounds the area and there are spectacular views from Ide Hill of Weald and the Bough Beech reservoir.

There is a small village shop, a pub and some attractive housing.

Ightham

Ightham (pronounced "Item") is situated 4 miles East of Sevenoaks on the A227. It is a very small village made up of tile-hung cottages and half timber cottages and the George and Dragon pub. The church has a monument to Dorothy Selby who perhaps uncovered the Gunpowder Plot. Just across the busy A25 is Oldbury Hill - an iron age hill fort covering roughly 150 acres on the top of a ridge.
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Kemsing

Kemsing is a small village situated at the foot of the North Downs - about 5 miles from the centre of Sevenoaks.

It is an attractive village with a friendly atmosphere and a variety of housing.

It has a primary school, a small number of shops, several pubs, a recreation and playground for children, a sports pavilion, a Youth Hostel and a church.

The village also owns a large a stretch of the North Downs above it, now kept as a nature reserve.

Knockholt

Knockholt is a pretty village nestling on the North Downs Way.

Much of the area has been designated as an "area of outstanding natural beauty".

Otford

Otford is a very attractive village situated about 3 miles from the centre of Sevenoaks.

It has a long, narrow High Street (the prehistoric trackway, know today as the Pilgrims Way) which has a mixture of small shops, historic houses, several pubs and restaurants, a church, a library, the village primary school and nursery; a recreation ground and playground for small children as well as two halls which host events and club meetings.

At the centre of the village is a very picturesque spring-filled pond which is the location of the smallest listed building in England - a duckhouse. The attractive village green is surrounded by historic buildings including Chantry Cottage and St Bartholomew's Church. The village has a variety of housing and a number of Bed and Breakfast accommodations.

Riverhead

Riverhead is a small village on the outskirts of Sevenoaks.

At its centre is a small parade of shops, a church (St Mary's) and a restaurant/pub. Close by is a large supermarket.

Two excellent primary schools are in the area: Riverhead Infants and Amherst County Junior School.

The entry point to the M25 at Junction 5 is just a few moments away, as is the A21 to Tunbridge Wells and Hastings. There are good bus links and Sevenoaks train station is within walking distance.

Seal

Seal is a small village, situated between Sevenoaks and Borough Green, just off the busy A25 road to Maidstone.

In 1509 Henry VIII both acceded to the throne of England and married Katherine of Aragon, the first of his six wives. It is said that as an engagement present he gave her a number of Spanish chestnut trees, perhaps to remind her of her homeland. The Spanish chestnut trees can be seen lining Woodland Rise which forms the back entrance to Dorton House, School for the Blind. The trees look as if they will make it to their 500th birthday but are unlikely to live much past that so seeds are to be collected in order to replace these trees when necessary.

Shoreham

Shoreham is an attractive village located 4 miles north of Otford off the A225 on the banks of the River Darent.

With a beautiful church and several attractive pubs the village has a rural feel yet is close to junction 4 of the M25 and has a railway station with commuter trains to London (via Swanley and Bromley).

On the hillside across the valley is a large cross carved into the chalk commemorating those who died in the two World Wars.

Shoreham Aircraft Museum houses an exhibition of aviation memorabilia from the Battle of Britain as well as other aerial engagements over southern England. The museum is open every Sunday from 10am to 5pm until the end of September.

Sundridge

Sundridge is a small village on the A25 east of Sevenoaks, to the east of Brasted, its close neighbour. It has two attractive pubs and is close to both Emmets Garden and Chevening House.
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Weald

Weald is a pretty village with several pubs, shops and restaurants.

Weald is a wonderful place to start or finish a countryside ramble.

Web: http://uk.geocities.com/the_weald/

Westerham

Westerham is a hill-top market town which has greatly benefitted from the diversion of traffic on to the M25.

The green at Westerham
It has a sloping triangular green where the statues of General Wolfe and Winston Churchill are situated. Surrounding the green are antique shops and tea rooms; a church with rare 14th century octagonal timber tower-steps and a General Wolfe Memorial window by Burne Jones; and below the green is the multi-gabled Quebec House.

The high street has many pleasant shops and restaurants, a Tudor Inn and a Georgian Hotel.

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