## Kent Ramblers: Walk 71 — Groombridge and Ashurst

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## Points of Interest

### Groombridge Place

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### Pill Box Heaven

This part of the Medway valley is a mecca for pill box enthusiasts. There are apparently over 40 between Ashurst and Penshurst. They are part of the GHQ Stop Line of anti-tank defences that ran east from Somerset to Kent and then north to Yorkshire. It was built in the early 1940s to hinder Hitler should he invade Britain from the south or east. The pill boxes would have been manned by the Home Guard armed with machine guns and rifles fired through the slits.

### Public Transport

Take the train to Ashurst station and start the walk there. Another option is to take the bus from Tunbridge Wells to Groombridge.

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