Jarrold Pathfinder 8 - Kent
ISBN: 0-7117-0612-3
Walkers in Kent enjoy a number of long-distance footpaths, including the North Downs Way, Wealdway, Pilgrims' Way and Greensand Way, and sections of them are incorporated into several walks in this guide. Routes starting at Tenterden and Penshurst wind through a typical Kentish landscape, characterised by orchards, medieval churches and oast houses. Deal and Sandwich, featured on another walk, were once centres for smugglers, while walks along the cliffs of Dover and Folkestone evoke historic maritime events. In contrast, Romney Marsh and the Swale have a wild and lonely beauty which evoke a more contemplative mood.
Other highlights include Ightham Mote, a remarkable 13th-century moated house; the National Trust property of Sissinghurst Garden; Chartwell, country home of Sir Winston Churchill; historic Penshurst Place, birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney, one of the great heroes of the Elizabethan age; and the castles of Hever, Chiddingstone and Dover.
Walkers in Kent enjoy a number of long-distance footpaths, including the North Downs Way, Wealdway, Pilgrims' Way and Greensand Way, and sections of them are incorporated into several walks in this guide. Routes starting at Tenterden and Penshurst wind through a typical Kentish landscape, characterised by orchards, medieval churches and oast houses. Deal and Sandwich, featured on another walk, were once centres for smugglers, while walks along the cliffs of Dover and Folkestone evoke historic maritime events. In contrast, Romney Marsh and the Swale have a wild and lonely beauty which evoke a more contemplative mood.
Other highlights include Ightham Mote, a remarkable 13th-century moated house; the National Trust property of Sissinghurst Garden; Chartwell, country home of Sir Winston Churchill; historic Penshurst Place, birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney, one of the great heroes of the Elizabethan age; and the castles of Hever, Chiddingstone and Dover.