Visit Bekesbourne Places

Welcome to Visit Bekesbourne Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bekesbourne

  

Bekesbourne Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bekesbourne

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Bekesbourne history

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Bekesbourne was the home of the Kent Flying Club until World War II. It was severely damaged by and rebuilt after the Great Storm of 1987. Developed reuse took place in 1997 to build 10 detached houses on a new road.

You can visit Bekesbourne places with Walkfo Bekesbourne to hear history at Bekesbourne’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bekesbourne has 24 places to visit in our interactive Bekesbourne map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Bekesbourne, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Bekesbourne places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bekesbourne & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 24 audio facts unique to Bekesbourne places in an interactive Bekesbourne map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bekesbourne Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Bekesbourne tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Bekesbourne

  

Best Bekesbourne places to visit

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Bekesbourne has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bekesbourne’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bekesbourne’s information audio spots:

Ileden and Oxenden Woods Ileden and Oxenden Woods is an 86.4-hectare (213-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) south-east of Canterbury in Kent. It is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Howe Barracks Howe Barracks was a military installation in Canterbury in Kent. It was located on the south coast of Canterbury in the early 1960s. Howe Barrack was a British military installation.

Canterbury Cricket Week Canterbury Cricket Week is the oldest cricket festival week in England. It involves a series of consecutive Kent home matches. It was founded in 1842, although a similar festival week was first held in 1839 by the Beverley Cricket Club.

St Lawrence Ground The St Lawrence Ground is the home ground of Kent County Cricket Club. It is one of the oldest grounds on which first-class cricket is played. The ground was the venue for the first day/night County Championship match in 2011.

Bridge railway station Bridge was a station on the Elham Valley Railway. It opened in 1889 and closed in 1940 and freight in 1947. It closed to passengers in 1940.

Bourne Paddock Bourne Paddock was a cricket ground at Bourne Park House, the seat of Sir Horatio Mann. It was a venue for first-class cricket matches from 1766 to 1790. A modern cricket pavilion and a large iron roller used to roll the cricket pitch remain at the site.

St Vincent of Saragossa Church, Littlebourne St Vincent of Saragossa’s Church is the Church of England parish church of Littlebourne, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

Bishopsbourne railway station Bishopsbourne was a station on the Elham Valley Railway. It opened in 1889 and closed to passengers in 1940 and freight in 1947.

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