Visit Knockholt Places

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

  

Knockholt Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Knockholt

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Knockholt history

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The village’s name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon āc-holt meaning “oak copse” St Katharine’s Church, a Grade II*-listed building, is the Anglican parish church. The Ivy Farm Communications Centre at Knockholt Pound was the Radio Intercept Station for non-Morse radio traffic, known as Fish, decoded by Bletchley Park during World War II.

You can visit Knockholt places with Walkfo Knockholt to hear history at Knockholt’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Knockholt has 20 places to visit in our interactive Knockholt 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 Knockholt, 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 Knockholt places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Knockholt & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 20 audio facts unique to Knockholt places in an interactive Knockholt map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Knockholt Places Map
20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Knockholt places to visit

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

Downe Bank Downe Bank is a nature reserve in the North Downs, close to Downe in the London Borough of Bromley. Located close to Charles Darwin’s home, Down House, it was one of his favourite places and helped to inspire his work.

Polhill Anglo-Saxon cemetery Polhill Anglo-Saxon cemetery is a place of burial that was used in the seventh and eighth centuries CE. It is located close to the hamlet of Polhill, near Sevenoaks in Kent, South-East England. An estimated 180 to 200 graves were placed there, containing between 200 and 220 individuals.

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