Many ancient oak and chestnut trees. Jane Austen writes of visiting the Plumtre family at the mansion, destroyed by fire during World War II, and walking in the park.
A shady picnic spot in the playing field, and The Royal Oak pub.
A site on the pilgrim route between Dover and Canterbury. The 12th-century village church retains many original features — carved Norman arches, a rose window and many misericords. The Yew Tree pub is a pleasant stop for a drink.
In the woodland on your left as you pass the top of Three Barrows Down are the three bowl barrows after which it is named. These probably Bronze Age burial mounds, now between 1m and 3.5m high, are some of the best preserved bowl barrows in Kent. The largest, the furthest from the path, is 26 metres across. The name Ruberry Butts is said to mean “the butts at the Roman burial place”; aerial photography indicates nearby structures that may be Roman.
Nearest bus stop on the A2, buses from Dover or Canterbury. Convenient railway station at Shepherdswell.
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