Stage 4

Lamberhurst – Little Bayham – Matfield – Tunbridge Wells – Rusthall – Denny Bottom – Groombridge – Hever – Chiddingstone

Bewl Water, Lamberhurst

Bewl Water, Lamberhurst

Bewl Water, Lamberhurst

Scotney New Castle, Lamberhurst, former home of Lady Thatcher

Scotney New Castle, Lamberhurst

Magnolia, Scotney Old Castle gardens, Lamberhurst

Scotney Old Castle, Lamberhurst

Scotney Old Castle, Lamberhurst

Scotney Old Castle lake, Lamberhurst

Boathouse, Scotney Old Castle, Lamberhurst

Thatched ice-house, Scotney Old Castle, Lamberhurst

Chalybeate spring, Scotney Old Castle, Lamberhurst

Bayham Old Abbey, Little Bayham

Bayham Old Abbey, Little Bayham

Bayham Old Abbey, Little Bayham

Matfield Green, Maidstone Road, Matfield

London Road, Tunbridge Wells

London Road, Tunbridge Wells

London Road, Tunbridge Wells

View of Mount Ephraim from London Road, Tunbridge Wells

Calverley Grounds, Tunbridge Wells


JD Wetherspoon public house, Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells

Mount Pleasant Congregational Church (now retail), Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells

The Chalybeate Spring, The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells

The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells

The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells

Spa Valley Railway, West Station, Nevill Terrace, Tunbridge Wells

Wellington Rocks, Tunbridge Wells Common

Wellington Rocks, Tunbridge Wells Common

Linden Park Cricket Club from Wellington Rocks, Tunbridge Wells Common

Fir Tree Road, Tunbridge Wells

Happy Valley, off Langton Road, Tunbridge Wells

Toad Rock, Harmony Street, Rusthall

Superior garden feature, Upper Street, Denny Bottom

Public house, Fairview Lane, Tunbridge Wells

Site of Stone Age shelters, High Rocks, Fairview Lane, Tunbridge Wells

Inscription on Hanging Rock, High Rocks, Fairview Lane, Tunbridge Wells

Grotto, High Rocks, Fairview Lane, Tunbridge Wells

Crooked Bridge, High Rocks, Fairview Lane, Tunbridge Wells

Escher-style stairs, High Rocks, Fairview Lane, Tunbridge Wells

View from Aerial Walk, High Rocks, Fairview Lane, Tunbridge Wells

View from Aerial Walk, High Rocks, Fairview Lane, Tunbridge Wells

Commemoration Rock, High Rocks, Fairview Lane, Tunbridge Wells

Dahlia ‘Moonfire’, Groombridge Place gardens, Groombridge

Groombridge Place gardens, Groombridge

Zedonk, Groombridge Place estate, Groombridge

Groombridge Place estate, Groombridge

Groombridge Place estate, Groombridge

Carp, Enchanted Forest, Groombridge Place, Groombridge

Bracket fungi, Enchanted Forest, Groombridge Place, Groombridge

Enchanted Forest, Groombridge Place, Groombridge

Kites in raptor display, Groombridge Place estate, Groombridge

Hever Castle, Hever

Entrance Hall, Hever Castle, Hever

Drawing room, Hever Castle, Hever

Drawing room, Hever Castle, Hever

Inner Hall, Hever Castle, Hever

Inner Hall, Hever Castle, Hever

Dining Hall, Hever Castle, Hever

Minstrels’ gallery, Dining Hall, Hever Castle, Hever

Months & Seasons tapestry, Dining Hall, Hever Castle, Hever

1690 postilion’s boots, Hever Castle, Hever

Library, Hever Castle, Hever

Book of Hours inscribed by Anne Boleyn, Hever Castle, Hever

King Henry VIII & Boleyn sisters mannequins, Queens’ Chamber, Hever Castle, Hever

King Henry VIII’s Bedchamber, Hever Castle, Hever

Waldegrave Room, Hever Castle, Hever

Waldegrave Oratory, Hever Castle, Hever

Long Gallery, Hever Castle, Hever

Council Chamber, Hever Castle, Hever

Executioner’s axe, Council Chamber, Hever Castle, Hever

1907 Mock Tudor village, Hever Castle, Hever

Hever Castle, Hever

2020 topiary Dalek, Hever Castle gardens, Hever

2021 topiary Dalek (exterminated), Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Rose garden, Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Thistles, Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Meadow garden Hever Castle, Hever

Astrolabe and topiary chess set, Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Yew maze, Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Water Maze, Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Mallards and koi carp, Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Hever Castle gardens, Hever

Hever Castle lake, Hever

Hever Castle lake, Hever

Loggia from across lake, Hever Castle Hever

Hever Castle lake, Hever

Hever Castle lake, Hever

Hever Castle lake, Hever

Mute swans, Hever Castle lake, Hever

1950s FV601 Saladin armoured car, Kent & Sharpshooters Yeomanry Military Museum, Hever Castle, Hever

Chiddingstone Castle, Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone

Chiddingstone Castle, Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone

Chiddingstone Castle estate, Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone

Chiddingstone Castle estate, Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone

Chiddingstone Castle lake, Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone

Water lilies, Chiddingstone Castle lake, Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone

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