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An 1896 reconstruction of Tonbridge Castle in the 13th century. Following the Norman Conquest, Richard Fitz Gilbert was granted land in Kent to guard the crossing of the River Medway. He erected a simple Motte-and-bailey castle on the site. To dig the moat and erect the motte 50,000 tonnes of earth were moved.
From Tonbridge, the Lower Haysden Road leads towards Lower Haysden and Upper Haysden. On the right (when driving from Tonbridge) is the visitor centre and car park. Regional Cycle Route 12 leads from Tonbridge through the park towards Penshurst, and can also be used by pedestrians. The nearest railway station is Tonbridge (1.5 miles to the ...
Ashford Steam Centre, Willesborough, Kent, in operation 1968–76; Charles Dickens Centre, Rochester, closed in 2004 [1] Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum, Sittingbourne, closed after a fire in 2009 [2] Farming World, Boughton under Blean, closed in 2014 [3] Kent Fire and Rescue Service Museum, Maidstone [4] [5] Manston Fire Museum, Manston, closed ...
The area, developed following the discovery of a chalybeate spring in 1606, has become a popular tourist-attraction. As of 2022 [update] the Pantiles includes a variety of specialist shops, art galleries, cafés, restaurants and bars, as well as a farmers market held outside every other Saturday.
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Tonbridge (/ ˈ t ʌ n b r ɪ dʒ / TUN-brij) [2] (historic spelling Tunbridge) is a market town in Kent, England, [1] on the River Medway, 4 miles (6 km) north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles (19 km) south west of Maidstone and 29 miles (47 km) south east of London.
The new district was named Tonbridge and Malling, combining the names of the former districts. [4] The district received borough status on 16 December 1983, changing the name of the council from Tonbridge and Malling District Council to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council and allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. [5]
A visitor center may be a Civic center at a specific attraction or place of interest, such as a landmark, national park, national forest, or state park, providing information (such as trail maps, and about camp sites, staff contact, restrooms, etc.) and in-depth educational exhibits and artifact displays (for example, about natural or cultural history).