Iron men of Brenchley

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From the car park turn left to the war memorial. Turn right, then, at the top, cross the road and go up some steps into an orchard. Walk ahead, turning right through a gate and follow the path, turning left on a tarmac drive to pass some cottages. Pass through a gate and enter an orchard. Turn right and follow the orchard edge to a kissing gate and then pass through it.

Walk down the slope bounded by fences on either side and skirt left around the wood, through a kissing gate and bear right to follow the field-edge. Before the end of the field take the unmarked path right, keeping left of a house and on to the road.

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  Terrain  - Orchard tracks, field margins and footpaths, many stiles
  Landscape  - Varied, rolling landscape of orchards and arable land
  Dog friendliness  - Good, can run free in many places
  Parking  - Car park (free) in Brenchley
  Toilets en route  - At car park
About the walk
This walk starts in Brenchley, an atmospheric village with several old, timbered houses, a church, pub and – a working forge. The forge, a rare sight these days, is a reminder that Kent once had a thriving iron industry and Brenchley was once at its heart. Even before the Romans came to Britain,...
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Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.
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Iron men of Brenchley

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Dog friendly
Location
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Additional information
  Terrain - Orchard tracks, field margins and footpaths, many stiles
  Landscape - Varied, rolling landscape of orchards and arable land
  Dog friendliness - Good, can run free in many places
  Parking - Car park (free) in Brenchley
  Toilets en route - At car park
About the walk
This walk starts in Brenchley, an atmospheric village with several old, timbered houses, a church, pub and – a working forge. The forge, a rare sight these days, is a reminder that Kent once had a thriving iron industry and Brenchley was once at its heart. Even before the Romans came to Britain,...
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Kent
Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.