{"id":"69394e827202e9abd62bd0ca","title":"Westerham Chartwell","path":"walks/routes/recommended/westerham-chartwell","contentMarkdown":"# Kent Ramblers: Walk 406\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/banner_406.jpg)\n\n## Points of Interest\n\n### Hill Fort\n\nThe iron age hill fort is now \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\theavily wooded and difficult to inspect. \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBriefly in 1961 parts were cleared of trees and \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tan archaeological investigation undertaken. \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis revealed clearly the construction of the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tditches around the site but very few artifacts were \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfound, suggesting that the fort was little used.\n\nIt may be coincidence that in 1927 \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\ta hoard of iron age coins was found on Hosey Common but \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tequally they could be contemporaneous with the fort. \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe fourteen coins, made of gold, silver and \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcopper, were contained within a naturally hollowed out \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsphere of flint. \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe find was dated to around 100 BC.\n\n### Chartwell\n\nFor many years the home of Winston \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChurchill, Chartwell offers not just the opportunity to \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttour the house with its displays of Churchillian \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmemorabilia but also an exhibition of his paintings, a \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlarge garden with black swans on the lake, a woodland \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twalk with fine bluebells in spring, an adventure trail \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfor the children and of course the tea-room/restaurant \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tand shop.  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBelongs to the National Trust.\n\n### Quebec House\n\n...was the childhood home of \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral James Wolfe who died in the Battle of Quebec \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twhile commanding the forces that seized the town from \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe French in 1775. \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe house belongs to the National Trust and its \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\topening times depend on the season.\n\n### Westerham \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGreen\n\nThe statue of Sir Winston Churchill \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twas sculpted by Oscar Nemon and stands on a plinth given \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby Marshall Tito of Yugoslavia in 1969.\n\n### Public Transport\n\nWesterham is quite well served by \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbuses, for example from Sevenoaks.\n\nAutomatically migrated from https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_406.htm on 2025-12-11 08:56","contentHtml":"<h1>Kent Ramblers: Walk 406</h1>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/banner_406.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<h2>Points of Interest</h2>\n<h3>Hill Fort</h3>\n<p>The iron age hill fort is now \n\t\t\t\t\t\theavily wooded and difficult to inspect. \n\t\t\t\t\t\tBriefly in 1961 parts were cleared of trees and \n\t\t\t\t\t\tan archaeological investigation undertaken. \n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis revealed clearly the construction of the \n\t\t\t\t\t\tditches around the site but very few artifacts were \n\t\t\t\t\t\tfound, suggesting that the fort was little used.</p>\n<p>It may be coincidence that in 1927 \n\t\t\t\t\t\ta hoard of iron age coins was found on Hosey Common but \n\t\t\t\t\t\tequally they could be contemporaneous with the fort. \n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe fourteen coins, made of gold, silver and \n\t\t\t\t\t\tcopper, were contained within a naturally hollowed out \n\t\t\t\t\t\tsphere of flint. \n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe find was dated to around 100 BC.</p>\n<h3>Chartwell</h3>\n<p>For many years the home of Winston \n\t\t\t\t\t\tChurchill, Chartwell offers not just the opportunity to \n\t\t\t\t\t\ttour the house with its displays of Churchillian \n\t\t\t\t\t\tmemorabilia but also an exhibition of his paintings, a \n\t\t\t\t\t\tlarge garden with black swans on the lake, a woodland \n\t\t\t\t\t\twalk with fine bluebells in spring, an adventure trail \n\t\t\t\t\t\tfor the children and of course the tea-room/restaurant \n\t\t\t\t\t\tand shop.<br>\t\t\t\t\t\tBelongs to the National Trust.</p>\n<h3>Quebec House</h3>\n<p>...was the childhood home of \n\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral James Wolfe who died in the Battle of Quebec \n\t\t\t\t\t\twhile commanding the forces that seized the town from \n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe French in 1775. \n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe house belongs to the National Trust and its \n\t\t\t\t\t\topening times depend on the season.</p>\n<h3>Westerham</h3>\n<pre><code>\t\t\t\t\tGreen\n</code></pre>\n<p>The statue of Sir Winston Churchill \n\t\t\t\t\t\twas sculpted by Oscar Nemon and stands on a plinth given \n\t\t\t\t\t\tby Marshall Tito of Yugoslavia in 1969.</p>\n<h3>Public Transport</h3>\n<p>Westerham is quite well served by \n\t\t\t\t\t\tbuses, for example from Sevenoaks.</p>\n<p>Automatically migrated from <a href=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_406.htm\">https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_406.htm</a> on 2025-12-11 08:56</p>\n"}