{"id":"69394e547202e9abd62bd0b3","title":"Rolvenden Short Circular","path":"walks/routes/recommended/rolvenden-short-circular","contentMarkdown":"# Kent Ramblers: Walk 80\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/banner_080.jpg)\n\n## Points of Interest\n\n### Water Tower House\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P080a.jpg)\n\nYou will catch glimpses of a \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twater tower that was converted into a house as a project \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfeatured on an episode of the Grand Designs television \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tseries.\n\n### Great Maytham Hall\n\nThe Hall was once the home of \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tauthor Frances Hodgson Burnett. The gardens are said to \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\thave been the inspiration for her book The Secret \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGarden.\n\n### Rolvenden\n\nThe C M Booth Motor Museum is \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttucked away behind an antique shop in the High Street, \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tboasting a unique collection of Morgan 3 three-wheel \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcars. The Star Inn in the village is a Grade II listed \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbuilding and was formerly the village poor house.\n\n### Rolvenden Windmill\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P080b.jpg)\n\nThe post mill visible on this \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twalk may be the oldest windmill in Kent of which \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tanything remains, perhaps the original mill that was \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tshown standing here on a map of 1596.  It was a \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcorn mill, last used around 1883 to 1885 and virtually \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tderelict by the end of World War I when parts were \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tburned for firewood by troop stationed in the area.  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt was restored in 1956, paid for by a Mr & Mrs Barham \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tin memory of their son who was killed in a road \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\taccident.\n\n### Saxbys\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P080c.jpg)\n\nT-shaped restored C16 or earlier \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttimber framed building with plaster infilling, the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tground floor rebuilt in red brick.\n\n### Public Transport\n\nRolvenden is served by the 297 \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbus from Tunbridge Wells to Tenterden which runs every \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcouple of hours except on Sundays when there is no \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tservice.\n\nAutomatically migrated from https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_080.htm on 2025-12-11 09:20","contentHtml":"<h1>Kent Ramblers: Walk 80</h1>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/banner_080.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<h2>Points of Interest</h2>\n<h3>Water Tower House</h3>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P080a.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>You will catch glimpses of a \n\t\t\t\t\t\twater tower that was converted into a house as a project \n\t\t\t\t\t\tfeatured on an episode of the Grand Designs television \n\t\t\t\t\t\tseries.</p>\n<h3>Great Maytham Hall</h3>\n<p>The Hall was once the home of \n\t\t\t\t\t\tauthor Frances Hodgson Burnett. The gardens are said to \n\t\t\t\t\t\thave been the inspiration for her book The Secret \n\t\t\t\t\t\tGarden.</p>\n<h3>Rolvenden</h3>\n<p>The C M Booth Motor Museum is \n\t\t\t\t\t\ttucked away behind an antique shop in the High Street, \n\t\t\t\t\t\tboasting a unique collection of Morgan 3 three-wheel \n\t\t\t\t\t\tcars. The Star Inn in the village is a Grade II listed \n\t\t\t\t\t\tbuilding and was formerly the village poor house.</p>\n<h3>Rolvenden Windmill</h3>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P080b.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>The post mill visible on this \n\t\t\t\t\t\twalk may be the oldest windmill in Kent of which \n\t\t\t\t\t\tanything remains, perhaps the original mill that was \n\t\t\t\t\t\tshown standing here on a map of 1596.  It was a \n\t\t\t\t\t\tcorn mill, last used around 1883 to 1885 and virtually \n\t\t\t\t\t\tderelict by the end of World War I when parts were \n\t\t\t\t\t\tburned for firewood by troop stationed in the area.<br>\t\t\t\t\t\tIt was restored in 1956, paid for by a Mr &amp; Mrs Barham \n\t\t\t\t\t\tin memory of their son who was killed in a road \n\t\t\t\t\t\taccident.</p>\n<h3>Saxbys</h3>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P080c.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>T-shaped restored C16 or earlier \n\t\t\t\t\t\ttimber framed building with plaster infilling, the \n\t\t\t\t\t\tground floor rebuilt in red brick.</p>\n<h3>Public Transport</h3>\n<p>Rolvenden is served by the 297 \n\t\t\t\t\t\tbus from Tunbridge Wells to Tenterden which runs every \n\t\t\t\t\t\tcouple of hours except on Sundays when there is no \n\t\t\t\t\t\tservice.</p>\n<p>Automatically migrated from <a href=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_080.htm\">https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_080.htm</a> on 2025-12-11 09:20</p>\n"}