{"id":"69394e0d7202e9abd62bd097","title":"Oldbury Hill Seal Chart","path":"walks/routes/recommended/oldbury-hill-seal-chart","contentMarkdown":"# Kent Ramblers: Walk 10\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/banner_010.jpg)\n\n## Points of Interest\n\n### The Amherst Inn\n\nOriginally a hunting lodge belonging to Sir Jeffrey \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAmherst, commander-in-chief of the British Army in North \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAmerica when fighting the French for control of what are \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tnow Canadian territories. In 1759 he helped \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral Wolfe capture Quebec and in 1760 he captured \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMontreal. He was military governor of Canada from \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1760 to 1763.\n\n### Oldbury Hill\n\nThe most impressive Iron-Age camp in England, built \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t100-50 BC. The ramparts and ditches that enclose \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe camp can still be clearly seen on the steep sides of \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe hill. There are waymarked walks around the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsite of 1 and 3 miles, well worth undertaking before or \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tafter tackling the main walk.\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P010a.jpg)\n\nThe site also possesses some paleolithic rock \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tshelters where 50,000 year old hand axes have been \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfound.\n\n### Oldbury Hill and Seal Chart Site of Special \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tScientific Interest\n\nMuch of the walk is within the SSSI which is \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsignificant for its ancient sessile oak woodland. \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn contrast with the chalk Downs to the north, the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twooded ridge along which much of the route passes is a \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tnarrow band of acid greensand with pockets of gault \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclay.\n\n### Public Transport\n\nService 308 from Sevenoaks to Gravesend via Borough \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGreen stops on the A25 near the end of Styants Bottom \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRoad (not Sundays).\n\nAutomatically migrated from https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_010.htm on 2025-12-11 09:18","contentHtml":"

Kent Ramblers: Walk 10

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Points of Interest

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The Amherst Inn

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Originally a hunting lodge belonging to Sir Jeffrey \n\t\t\t\t\t\tAmherst, commander-in-chief of the British Army in North \n\t\t\t\t\t\tAmerica when fighting the French for control of what are \n\t\t\t\t\t\tnow Canadian territories. In 1759 he helped \n\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral Wolfe capture Quebec and in 1760 he captured \n\t\t\t\t\t\tMontreal. He was military governor of Canada from \n\t\t\t\t\t\t1760 to 1763.

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Oldbury Hill

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The most impressive Iron-Age camp in England, built \n\t\t\t\t\t\t100-50 BC. The ramparts and ditches that enclose \n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe camp can still be clearly seen on the steep sides of \n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe hill. There are waymarked walks around the \n\t\t\t\t\t\tsite of 1 and 3 miles, well worth undertaking before or \n\t\t\t\t\t\tafter tackling the main walk.

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The site also possesses some paleolithic rock \n\t\t\t\t\t\tshelters where 50,000 year old hand axes have been \n\t\t\t\t\t\tfound.

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Oldbury Hill and Seal Chart Site of Special

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\t\t\t\t\tScientific Interest\n
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Much of the walk is within the SSSI which is \n\t\t\t\t\t\tsignificant for its ancient sessile oak woodland.
\t\t\t\t\t\tIn contrast with the chalk Downs to the north, the \n\t\t\t\t\t\twooded ridge along which much of the route passes is a \n\t\t\t\t\t\tnarrow band of acid greensand with pockets of gault \n\t\t\t\t\t\tclay.

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Public Transport

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Service 308 from Sevenoaks to Gravesend via Borough \n\t\t\t\t\t\tGreen stops on the A25 near the end of Styants Bottom \n\t\t\t\t\t\tRoad (not Sundays).

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Automatically migrated from https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_010.htm on 2025-12-11 09:18

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