Kent Ramblers Walk 21

Points of Interest

Henden Manor

Henry VIII stayed at Henden when visiting Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle.

The current house is 16th century (the date 1577 is carved on a panel in an upstairs room) and much restored. The estate used to have a large dairy herd but this was unprofitable and has gone.

Ide Hill

This pleasant village was first mentioned in records in 1258, although its then name Edythshyll is of Saxon origin suggesting that the village pre-dated the Norman conquest. The village had no church until one was built in 1807 and replaced with the present St Mary's church in 1865. It seems that no one from the village has ever made their mark on history. There is a pub, the Cock Inn beside the large village green, and a community shop with a caf', the latter close to the route of this walk.

Octavia Hill (1838-1912)

A campaigner for better housing for the London poor, Octavia Hill had a cottage at nearby Crockham Hill and was involved in founding both the Commons Protection Society (now the Open Spaces Society) and the National Trust.

Public Transport

Unfortunately there are no bus or rail services convenient for this walk.

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