Cowden to Hever Walk
A contrast between a remote part of the Weald and three attractive and popular Kent villages.
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Converted oast house, Salmans Manor
19-Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill
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The Chiding Stone
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Harden Vineyard in August
20-Aug-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Harden Vineyard in August
20-Aug-13 • Sean O'Neill
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The Chiding Stone
01-May-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Penshurst Place
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Penshurst Place
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Hole Cottage near Markbeech
20-Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Photo by Kevin of a damsel fly
17-May-24 • wanderer.swc on Flickr
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Beer garden of the Leicester Arms Hotel
22-Sep-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Inscription on archway in Leicester Square
22-Sep-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Hever beacon, pub and church
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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1419 brass of Margaret Cheyne, Hever church
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Memorial gravestone, Hever churchyard
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Jousting ground, Hever Castle
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Through a sandstone rock cutting
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Field outside Chiddingstone
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Chiddingstone church
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Footpath near Chiddingstone
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Beer garden at the Castle Inn, Chiddingstone
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Beer garden at the Castle Inn, Chiddingstone
25-May-17 • Sean O'Neill
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St Mary's church tower, Chiddingstone
25-Mar-17 • Sean O'Neill
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Hever and Cowden Landscape
17-Sep-16 • girish_nayyar on Flickr
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Hever and Cowden Landscape
17-Sep-16 • girish_nayyar on Flickr
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Hever and Cowden Landscape
17-Sep-16 • girish_nayyar on Flickr
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Hever and Cowden Landscape
17-Sep-16 • girish_nayyar on Flickr
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Hever and Cowden Landscape
17-Sep-16 • girish_nayyar on Flickr
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Hever and Cowden Landscape
17-Sep-16 • girish_nayyar on Flickr
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Hever and Cowden Landscape
17-Sep-16 • girish_nayyar on Flickr
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Hever and Cowden Landscape
17-Sep-16 • girish_nayyar on Flickr
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Hever and Cowden Landscape
17-Sep-16 • girish_nayyar on Flickr
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Hever and Cowden Landscape
17-Sep-16 • girish_nayyar on Flickr
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Autumn colours in Penshurst Park
20-Nov-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Autumn colours in Penshurst Park
20-Nov-14 • Sean O'Neill
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A sheepish gaze at Salmans Manor
25-Oct-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Taking a leisurely stroll into Penshurst
25-Oct-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Parasol mushroom, Penshurst Park
25-Oct-14 • Sean O'Neill
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View from the old coach road
25-Oct-14 • Sean O'Neill
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The Vinegar Bible (see top left)
25-Oct-14 • Sean O'Neill
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The Vinegar Bible (see top left)
25-Oct-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Lean this way!
But don't follow the others, they're going wrong!
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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'This way! 2nd version
In a valley before descent left into the wood.
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Spot the fungi
Kentish woods in October
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Double Oast house
Kent
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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In honour of the Fallen
Penshurst, Kent
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Order of tne Garter
hence the latin slogan outside the Leicester Arms, Penshurst.
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Pond Life...
...with inevitable duckhouse
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Sandstone rock cutting
near Hever
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Ramblers' erection
near Hever
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Sandstone cutting near Hoath Farm (video)
Spookily off-kilter movie! .Just click on arrow!
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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The Ghost of Henry...
at his pub in Hever...
25-Oct-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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A new look for the Leicester Arms Hotel, Penshurst
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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A new look for the Leicester Arms Hotel, Penshurst
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Gravestone, Penshurst churchyard
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Gravestone, Penshurst churchyard
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Fallen branch with mistletoe, Penshurst Park
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Fallen branch with mistletoe, Penshurst Park
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Flooded fields outside Penshurst
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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River Eden outside Penshurst (in the floods)
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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River Eden outside Penshurst (in the floods)
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Flooded fields outside Penshurst
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Flooded fields outside Penshurst
16-Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill
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Bracket fungus on willow tree near Hever station
18-Aug-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Rocks and tree roots at Hoath Corner
01-May-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Distant view of Penshurst Place from Salmans Manor
01-May-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Cuckooflowers in wood near Hill Hoath
01-May-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Woodland path near Hever Castle
01-May-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Woodland path to Markbeech
01-May-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Holy Trinity Church, Markbeech
01-May-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Guarding the path at Markbeech
01-May-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Wood anenomes near Cowden station
01-May-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Lesser celandines near Cowden station
01-May-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Wealden view near Chiddingstone Hoath, autumn
13-Nov-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Wealden view near Salmans Manor, autumn
13-Nov-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Old farm buildings at Wat Stock (trompe-l'oeil)
13-Nov-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Guarding the footpath to Chiddingstone
13-Nov-11 • Sean O'Neill
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St Mary's Church, Chiddingstone
13-Nov-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Chiddingstone Castle lake, autumn
13-Nov-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Chiddingstone Castle lake, autumn
13-Nov-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Jousting at Hever Castle
21-Aug-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Jousting at Hever Castle
21-Aug-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Courtyard tearoom at Chiddingstone Castle
16-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Courtyard tearoom at Chiddingstone Castle
16-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Tomb in Penshurst churchyard
13-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
13-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
13-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Sidney Chapel memorials, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
13-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Sidney Chapel memorials, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
13-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Old buildings in Leicester Square, Penshurst
13-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Inscription on archway, Penshurst churchyard
13-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Leicester Square, Penshurst
13-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Leicester Square, Penshurst
13-Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Field near Hoath Corner
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Old village smithy, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Quaintways Tea Rooms, Penshurst (now closed)
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Old village smithy, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Leicester Arms Hotel, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Leicester Arms Hotel, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Sidney Chapel memorial, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Sidney Chapel memorial, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Sidney Chapel memorial, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Sidney Chapel memorial, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Sidney Chapel ceiling, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Sidney Chapel ceiling, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Luke Tapestry, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Luke Tapestry, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
30-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Bluebell wood near Cowden station
05-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Bluebells in Birchcope Shaw
05-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Bluebells in Birchcope Shaw
05-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Wealden view near Chiddingstone Hoath, spring
05-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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St Mary's Church, Chiddingstone
05-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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St Mary's Church, Chiddingstone
05-May-10 • Sean O'Neill
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Chess-set topiary in Hever Castle gardens
08-Oct-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Italian Garden at Hever Castle
08-Oct-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Cascade in Hever Castle grounds
08-Oct-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Italian Garden at Hever Castle
08-Oct-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Fountain in Hever Castle gardens
08-Oct-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Lake in Hever Castle gardens
08-Oct-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Hever Castle and Tudor-style village
08-Oct-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Late afternoon view of Hever Castle
08-Oct-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Chiddingstone Castle
30-Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Chiddingstone Castle
30-Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Chiddingstone Castle lake, summer
30-Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Chiddingstone Castle lake, summer
30-Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill
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River Eden outside Penshurst (normal level)
19-Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Leicester Square, Penshurst
19-Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill
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St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
19-Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill
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Woodland path near Hill Hoath
19-Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill
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