# Kent Ramblers: Walk 55

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## Points of Interest

### Eden Valley Walk

The first couple of miles of the route follow the 
						Eden Valley Walk which goes from Cernes Farm west of 
						Edenbridge to Tonbridge Castle.  There is a full 
						description of the route and the places of interest it 
						passes in our Guide to Three River Valley Walks.

### The Old Farmhouse

Also known as Killick's Bank, this is a Grade II 
						listed late mediaeval hall house with alterations, in 
						particular the probable demolition of one end-bay.

### The Kentish Hare

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This is a gastropub at Bidborough that has won awards 
						' not necessarily what a walker with muddy boots and 
						rucksack is looking for.  There is a bar too where 
						you can get fish and chips or a burger ' prices a bit 
						above average.  Not open Mondays and Tuesdays.

### Beehive Former Public House

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A grade II listed building, probably built as two 
						cottages in the 18th century.  The pub closed in 
						the 1990s.

### Swaylands

The large house up the hill on your right has had a 
						chequered history.  Once popular with the Prince of 
						Wales (Edward VII) and writers such as J M Barrie and 
						John Buchan, in 1919 it became the Cassell Hospital for 
						Functional Nervous Disorders.  It later became a 
						Special School.  Around 2012 the buildings were 
						converted into what at the time appeared to be very posh 
						apartments but construction defects subsequently emerged 
						that have require major remedial work, still in progress 
						at the time of writing.

### Public Transport

Buses 231 and 233 from Tunbridge Wells station to 
						Edenbridge station pass through Penshurst, making the 
						walk accessible from either station.  No service on 
						Sundays or Bank Holidays.

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