Visit Elmsted Places

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

  

Elmsted Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Elmsted

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Elmsted history

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Elmsted was not named in the Domesday book but Bodsham, one of the hamlets in the parish was noted. The Roman road Stone Street defines part of the parish’s eastern border. One of the more prominent families were the Honywoods who lived at Evington from the 1400s until the 1900s.

Elmsted geography / climate

Elmsted is a small parish encompassing an area of approximately 10 km square with its population scattered in small hamlets like Bodsham, North Leigh and Elmsted Court. The parish itself is 11 kilometers east of Ashford which is the nearest town. The settlements in the parish are very scattered which can be attributed to the agricultural nature of the parish.

You can visit Elmsted places with Walkfo Elmsted to hear history at Elmsted’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Elmsted has 12 places to visit in our interactive Elmsted 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 Elmsted, 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 Elmsted places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Elmsted & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Elmsted places in an interactive Elmsted map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Elmsted Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Elmsted historic spots	Elmsted tourist destinations	Elmsted plaques	Elmsted geographic features
Walkfo Elmsted tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Elmsted

  

Best Elmsted places to visit

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

Park Gate Down Park Gate Down is a 7-hectare (17-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Stelling Minnis in Kent. It is also a Special Area of Conservation and is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.

Davison’s Mill, Stelling Minnis Davison’s Mill, also known as Stelling Minnis Windmill, is a Grade I listed smock mill. It was the last windmill working commercially in Kent when it closed in the autumn of 1970. It is open to visitors each year from Easter Sunday to the end of September.

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Visit Elmsted plaques