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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Aylesford

  

Aylesford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Aylesford

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Aylesford history

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There has been activity in the area since Neolithic times. Several chamber tombs north of the village, of which Kit’s Coty House, 1.5 miles to the north, is the most famous. Bronze Age swords have been discovered near here and an Iron Age settlement and Roman villa stood at Eccles.

The Friars

In 1240, Ralph Frisburn, on his return from the Holy Land, founded a Carmelite convent under the patronage of Richard, Lord Grey of Codnor: the first of the Order to be founded in Europe. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII in 1536, ownership of the site was transferred in 1538 to Sir Thomas Wyatt of nearby Allington Castle.

You can visit Aylesford places with Walkfo Aylesford to hear history at Aylesford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Aylesford has 65 places to visit in our interactive Aylesford 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 Aylesford, 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 Aylesford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Aylesford & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Aylesford Places Map
65 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Aylesford places to visit

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

Burham Marsh Burham Marsh nature reserve is an 11 hectare tidal Reed bed on the River Medway 5 miles northwest of Maidstone. It is just east of Snodland but being on the east bank of the river it is accessed via Burham.

Kent History and Library Centre The Kent History and Library Centre is a purpose-built headquarters in Maidstone, Kent, that opened on 23 April 2012. It has been designed to incorporate under one roof the former Centre for Kentish Studies and the town’s former Central Library.

Invicta Park Barracks Invicta Park Barracks is a military installation in Maidstone, Kent. It is the largest military base in the UK and is located in the county of Kent.

Leybourne Lakes Country Park Leybourne Lakes Country Park is near Snodland, in Kent, England. It was created from disused gravel pits that have been flooded and landscaped to make fishing and wildlife lakes.

Larkfield Priory Hotel Larkfield Priory Hotel is a hotel, restaurant, bar and function venue. It benefits from being on the A20 London Road and is just 4 miles north west of Maidstone.

Blue Bell Hill Blue Bell Hill is a chalk hill between Maidstone and Rochester in Kent. It overlooks the River Medway and is part of the North Downs. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries much of the hill was quarried for chalk. The hill is a 5-hectare (12-acre) nature reserve.

Westfield Wood Westfield Wood is a 5-hectare (12-acre) nature reserve north of Maidstone in Kent. It is part of the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest and Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.

Kit’s Coty House Kit’s Coty House is a chambered long barrow near Aylesford in southeastern Kent. It was built circa 4000 BCE, during the Early Neolithic period of British prehistory. The name “Kits Coty” allegedly means “Tomb in the Forest” according to signs at the site.

Little Kit’s Coty House Kit’s Coty House is a chambered long barrow located near to the village of Aylesford in southeastern English county of Kent. Constructed circa 4000 BCE, during the Early Neolithic period of British prehistory, today it survives in a ruined state.

Burham Down Burham Down is a 110-hectare nature reserve between Maidstone and Chatham in Kent. It is part of the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest and Nature Conservation Review site.

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