Visit Coldred Places

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

  

Coldred Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Coldred

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Coldred history

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Archaeological finds indicate that there was Roman activity in the area. The Anglo-Saxon chronicle for 715 does state “Her Ine & Ceolred fuhton æt Woddes beorge” Local tradition is that it was Woodnesborough near Sandwich, Kent.

Domesday Book

Ralph of Courbépine holds COLDRED from the Bishop. Ralph’s lordship 1+1⁄2 ploughs. Value before 1066 £8; later 20s; now £6. Molleva held it from King Edward.

St Pancras’ Church

St Pancras’ Church is a grade I listed building number 1069988. The church houses one of the oldest bells in Kent, that of c.1175 – 1200. The bell broke in two on Maundy Thursday, 6 April 1939.

Coldred Court farmhouse

The farmhouse is a grade II listed building (number 1049087) southwest of the church. The listing notes that it is a 15 century timber framed building clad in 17 century red brick. Internally the timber frame is freestanding and visible within the later brick skin.

Ringwork and Bailey

There are only 200 recorded ringworks in England. Of these less than 60 have a bailey or outer less well defended area. The Coldred example is notable for its association with Odo of Bayeux and early chapel.

You can visit Coldred places with Walkfo Coldred to hear history at Coldred’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Coldred has 21 places to visit in our interactive Coldred 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 Coldred, 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 Coldred places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Coldred & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Coldred places in an interactive Coldred map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Coldred Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Coldred places to visit

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

Elvington, Kent Elvington is a small pit village on a ridge in between Canterbury and Dover in the county of Kent in Southeast England. Located near Eythorne, it was mostly built in the early 20th century to serve the nearby coal mine at Tilmanstone.

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