Visitor attractions and information - Borough
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Old Soar Manor, Plaxtol, Borough Green, Kent
TN15 0QX. Tel: 01732 810378. Remains of a late 13th-century knight's
dwelling. Interesting timbered spiral staircase, 'solar' living
area and chapel. Exhibition on manor and local surroundings.
National Trust. www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About 2 miles south of Borough Green. |
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Knole,
Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RP. Tel: 01732 462100. One of England's
greatest show houses, set in a magnificent deer park. Rare collection
of Royal Stuart furniture. Important portraits by Van Dyke, Gainsborough
and Reynolds. Please do not feed the deer. Light of all kinds
is carefully controlled. National Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About 5 miles
west of Borough Green. |
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Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks,
Kent TN15 0NT. Tel: 01732 810378. Superb 14th-century moated
manor house. See the results of the Trust's largest ever conservation
project. Tudor chapel with hand-painted ceiling. Grade I listed
dog kennel. National Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
About 3 miles south of
Borough Green. |
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St
Leonard's Tower, Nr West Malling, on unclassified road W of A228.
An early and well-preserved example of a small free-standing
Norman tower keep, surviving almost to its original height. It
was probably built c. 1080. English Heritage. www.english-heritage.org.uk.
About 4 miles east of
Borough Green. |
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