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Knockholt enjoys an airy situation on the crest of the North Downs. It is an old village, and over the years its focus has shifted from the original centre round the church to its offshoot Knockholt Pound a mile away. The village straggles along the road between them, and along the roads to Halstead and Pratt's Bottom. It doesn't have a picturesque old centre and its big houses are not open to visitors, but is a pleasant old village with pubs, a church and amenities including a popular plant nursery. The North Downs Way footpath passes close to Knockholt Beeches, locally reputed to be the highest point in Kent, though there is some debate on this point. Knockholt is a popular stop-off point for North Downs Way walkers and offers a good way to relax and rest the feet. Knockholt railway station is over two miles from the village, and owes its odd situation to a gap between tunnels on the main London to Sevenoaks line. The Green Dragon coming out of Knockholt tunnel excited the teenage Edith Nesbit, who then lived nearby and later put it into The Railway Children. Given its promixity to the village, the station may not be the most convenient way to get to Knockholt. Description by Jeffrey Darlington
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Attractions near Knockholt
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Squerryes Court
(3 Miles)*
Experience the warm welcome of this beautiful 17th Century manor house, still lived in by the descendants of John Warde who purchased Squerryes from the Earl of Jersey in 1731. |
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Emmetts Garden
(3 Miles)*
This charming and informal garden at the highest point in Kent was laid out in the late 19th Century., with many exotic and rare trees and shrubs from across the world. |
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Chartwell
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Visit the home of Sir Winston Churchill and gain an insight into the domestic life of Britain's famous wartime Prime Minister. |
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Towns near Knockholt
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Cudham Tourist Information
(1 Mile)*
Cudham is a small village on the North Downs, now part of Bromley on its boundary with Surrey. It has an old church of St. Peter and St. Paul with original parish registers going back to 1653. |
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Chevening Tourist Information
(2 Miles)*
A peaceful spot at the end of a quiet country lane, Chevening is essentially a great mansion and its estate, with a church and a small group of cottages. |
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Halstead Tourist Information
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Hotels near Knockholt
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This elegant Georgian coaching inn is located in the market town of Westerham and provides attractive rooms at outstanding value-for-money rates. The Kings Arms Hotel is a well established hotel offering modern day comfort. |
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A warm welcome awaits you at this friendly, family-run hotel near Sevenoaks station, where a 30-minute train journey can take you to London's West End. |
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The Royal Oak, a Brook Hotel has an excellent location for Central London and Gatwick Airport. Only 30 minutes by rail to London and minutes from the M25 and M23 make this an easily accessible property ideal for both business and leisure travellers. |
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Self Catering near Knockholt
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Enjoy our modernised, comfortable apartment with wirelss internet, private parking and fast and easy access to the cultural and historical attractions of the city centre. A large supermarket and fantastic local restaurants. |
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Hollambys is a small farm in the picturesque Weald of Kent, an area of outstanding natural beauty on the border of Kent and East Sussex in the South of England. |
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