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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Brasted

  

Brasted Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Brasted

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Brasted history

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The name is recorded as Briestede in 1086, one of only two large manors in the hundred of Westerham described in the Domesday Book, and as Bradestede around 1100. Napoleon III lived in Brasted Place in the 19th century, Napoleon lived there. In the 18th century and earlier, Brasted had the economic advantage of a watermill. John Turton (1735–1806), famed physician to King George III, was the first owner of Brasted place.

You can visit Brasted places with Walkfo Brasted to hear history at Brasted’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Brasted has 25 places to visit in our interactive Brasted 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 Brasted, 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 Brasted places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Brasted & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 25 audio facts unique to Brasted places in an interactive Brasted map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Brasted Places Map
25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Brasted places to visit

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

Chatham Vase The Chatham Vase is a stone sculpture by John Bacon commissioned as a memorial to William Pitt the Elder by his wife, Hester, Countess of Chatham. It was originally erected at their house in Burton Pynsent in 1781, then moved to Stowe House but sold in 1848, then purchased in 1857 by a member of the family and installed at Revesby Abbey.

Betsom’s Hill Betsom’s Hill is the highest point in the county of Kent at 251 metres (823 ft) Situated between Westerham and Tatsfield, at the western edge of the county. It lies close to where the A233 crosses the Downs en route to Biggin Hill.

Quebec House Quebec House is the birthplace of General James Wolfe on what is now known as Quebec Square in Westerham, Kent. The house dates from the mid 16th century but much of the current appearance is from the 1630s. It was originally called Spiers but renamed in honour of Wolfe’s victory at the Battle of Quebec in 1759.

Emmetts Garden Emmetts Garden is an Edwardian estate located at Ide Hill, near Sevenoaks in Kent, UK. It is now owned by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty.

Great Comp Garden Great Comp Garden is a Georgian farmhouse and garden, located near the hamlet of Comp in Kent. It was developed by Roderick and Joyce Cameron in the 1950s and opened in 1968.

Sundridge, Kent Sundridge is a village within the civil parish of Sundridge with Ide Hill in the Sevenoaks District of Kent. It lies within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and within London’s Metropolitan Green Belt.

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