Visit Groombridge Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Groombridge

  

Groombridge Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Groombridge

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Groombridge history

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Groombridge Place has been owned by some of Kent’s most distinguished families, including the de Cobhams and Sir Richard Waller. The first reference we have is from Saxon times, when there was a settlement on the north bank, the Kent side, of the stream which is now called The Grom. The next firm evidence is of two Royal Charters granted in 1239 to William Russell and his wife to build a Chantry Chapel to their house at Gromenbregge. The second Royal Charter, granted to Henry de Gobham in 1286, was to hold a fair once a year on the eve, day and morrow of the feast of St John before the Latin Gate, which translates into 5, 6 and 7 May each year.

You can visit Groombridge places with Walkfo Groombridge to hear history at Groombridge’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Groombridge has 18 places to visit in our interactive Groombridge 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 Groombridge, 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 Groombridge places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Groombridge & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Groombridge places in an interactive Groombridge map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Groombridge Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Groombridge places to visit

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

Buckhurst Park, Sussex Buckhurst Park is the seat of William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr. The house is a Grade II listed building, and is open to the public. The park is Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

Arun Valley line The Arun Valley line, also known as the Mid Sussex line, is part of the Southern- and Thameslink-operated railway services. Many stations on this line retain the short platforms which were originally built, not being extended by the Southern Railway when the line was modernised in the 1930s.

Groombridge Place Groombridge Place is a moated manor house near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. It has become a tourist attraction noted for its formal gardens and vineyards.

Harrison’s Rocks Harrison’s Rocks is a sandstone crag 1.5km south of Groombridge in East Sussex. The site is a notable example of a periglacial tor landform developed in rocks of the Ardingly Sandstone Member of the Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation.

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