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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sevenoaks

  

Sevenoaks Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sevenoaks

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Sevenoaks history

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There are few records earlier than the 13th century for the town, when it was given market status. The weekly cattle market was held in Hitchen Hatch Lane until 1999. A food market is held in the centre of town every Saturday.

Sevenoaks culture & places

Television viewers can receive either London (north/west via Crystal Palace) or Kent and Sussex (aerial pointing eastwards via Blue Bell Hill) transmissions. Programmes including London Tonight and BBC London, or Meridian Tonight.

Sevenoaks etymology

The town’s name is derived from the Old English word “Seouenaca”, the name given to a small chapel near seven oak trees on The Vine around AD 800.

Sevenoaks landmarks

Knole Park is a 1,000-acre (4 km²) SSSI and medieval deer park containing several thousand trees, a cricket pitch and a golf course. In its centre is Knole, the home of the Sackville family (the Earls of Dorset) since it was given to them by Queen Elizabeth I in 1577.

Sevenoaks geography / climate

The town is situated at the junction of two main routes from the north before traffic climbs over the Greensand Ridge which crosses Kent from west to east. Maidstone and Ashford were one of the earliest in the county to be turnpiked in 1709, because of the clay soils.

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

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

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

  

Best Sevenoaks places to visit

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

Dorton House Dorton House, formerly known as Wildernesse, is a Grade II listed Georgian mansion house in Seal, Kent, near Sevenoaks . Until 2013 it was used as the headquarters for the Royal London Society for the Blind and as housing for blind and partially sighted children who attended its school .

Vine Cricket Ground The Vine Cricket Ground is one of the oldest cricket venues in England . It was given to the town of Sevenoaks in Kent in 1773 by the 3rd Duke of Dorset . The land is thought to have possibly been used as a vineyard for the Archbishops of Canterbury .

Montreal Park Montreal Park was formerly the home of Lord Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. It was named after his conquest of Montreal in 1760.

Sevenoaks Town F.C. Sevenoaks Town F.C. were established in 1883. They are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division.

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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