Hever to Leigh Walk
2 castles, a stately home, rivers, ponds, woods, undulating hills and three lovely villages
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Leigh to Hever 8 April 2023 SWC1
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Solitary Tree
Jan-20 • msganching on Flickr
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Mug shot and mycologist
spotted at Hever Castle car park
Jun-18 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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Chidingstone Castle postbox
They're getting email soon
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River Medway, near Leigh
Dec-14 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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Greedy pig!
Along the Eden Valley Way
Mar-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Cuddly llama wants to join walkers on Eden Valley walk
Mar-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Curious llamas
Eden Valley walk route, Kent
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Old letterbox
Chiddingstone Castle
Mar-14 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Stone bridge from wooden bridge
Chiddingstone, Kent
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Very old letter box
Penshurst village
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Does my nose look big in this?
World's nosiest alpaca, Hever to Leigh
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St Peter's church wedding flowers welcome
Sep-13 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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St Mary's Chiddingstone wedding
Special vintage bus to ferry guests?
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Floral welcome at Fleur de Lis, Leigh
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St Peter's Church
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St Peter Church in Hever
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Penshurst Place
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St John the Baptist church in Penshurst
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Penshurst
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Trees on the horizon
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panda car
Jun-10 • Sarah Heenan on Flickr
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Tea and cake
Jun-10 • Sarah Heenan on Flickr
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Pleading duck
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Moat
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Lichen
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Sun and Waterlily
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pork crackling
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ploughmans
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st marys church chiddingstone
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Lambing season
A sheep wanders across my view with two sprightly little lambs
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Hever Castle across lake v1
I took this Monday off work to have my first country walk of the year - yippee! It had been a glorious weekend but Monday was a little cloudier and chillier.... less comfortable, but better conditions for photographs. I walked from Hever to Leigh in Kent, England, and my first stop was at Hever Castle. This is my first shot of Hever Castle from across the 'lake' at the front - more panoramic than the second one. Not sure which I prefer though!
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Hever Castle across lake v2
See v1 for comparison. This is my second shot of Hever Castle from across the 'lake' at the front. It has a better angle on the bridge and I like the way the lake takes up more of the foreground, but it is less panoramic. I think I prefer this one, but I'm not sure!
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Sea of yellow and white
A beautiful carpet of daffodils to the side of Hever Castle.
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Bare bones of cover
The walkway in the Italian Gardens of Hever Castle. I had to wait ages for a clear shot with no people!
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Cherry blossoms
Nothing says spring like cherry blossoms! Taken in the grounds of Chiddingstone Castle in Kent, England.
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Moody
The clouds were coming in a bit so I went for this shot of a bank of daffodils under a leaf-less tree canopy. Taken in the grounds of Chiddingstone Castle in Kent, England.
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Yellow heads
Another sea of daffodils, this time at Chiddingstone Castle also in Kent
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At Chiddingstone
One walker decided to stay outside. Hever to Leigh
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Path cut through rock, near Hill Hoath
beech trees hanging on to the rock
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Hill Hoath, south of Chiddingstone
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Hill Hoath, south of Chiddingstone
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Hill Hoath, south of Chiddingstone
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Inkcaps in the grass of Penshurst Place
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Church of St John the Baptist, Penshurst
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Church of St John the Baptist, Penshurst
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the flooded River Medway
The middle section of the Medway above Tonbridge, because of the many tributaries entering the river in this stretch, has always been subject to extensive flooding. The town itself has suffered frequent flooding over the centuries - so much so that the higher part of the town to north is called Dryhill. Flood protection measures have therefore had priority. In 1981, a flood barrier was constructed near Leigh to protect Tonbridge, which had been severely affected by the flooding of 1968. During periods of high flow, the downstream flow is controlled by allowing up to 1 square mile (2.6 km2) of farmland upstream of the barrier to flood
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The Medway near Penshurst
Recent heavy rain has resulted in a very full river
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Hever Castle
Hever to Leigh. Anne Boleyn's original home which was restored by the Astors in the early 20C.
Jun-08 • msganching on Flickr
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Our Green And Pleasant Land
The car park at Hever Castle on a hot, June day. Hever to Leigh.
Jun-08 • msganching on Flickr
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A Pig In Clover
Hever to Leigh. It was a very hot day and we passed this pig lying panting on the grass next to the path.
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Church Cat
This moon-faced cat followed us all around the churchyard of St Peter's in Hever where Ann Boleyn's father is buried. Walk 19, Book 1
Jan-08 • msganching on Flickr
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Hever To Leigh
This is a really beautiful walk although a little muddy in early January.
Jan-08 • msganching on Flickr
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Hever to Leigh
Taken in mid winter - trees in the mist near Penshurst
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Penshurst
Cottage on Stilts: entrance to churchyard of St. John the Baptist, Penshurst. Photo taken by D.Allen on a Vivitar 5199 5mp
May-07 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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Book 1, Walk 19, Hever to Leigh 1
Winter apples on a leafless tree next to Ensfield Bridge, 14 Jan '07.
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Winter apples on a leafless tree next to Ensfield Bridge, 14 Jan '07.
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Trees above Penshurst, 14 Jan '07.
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Trees above Penshurst, 14 Jan '07.
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