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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kenley

  

Kenley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kenley

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Kenley history

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A comprehensive history of Kenley is found in the Bourne Society’s ‘Kenley Village History’ A comprehensible history of Kenley can be found in a comprehensive history of the village.

Suburban development

For centuries, Kenley was part of Coulsdon Manor which covered the whole area now known as Coulsdon, Old Coulsden, Purley and Kenley . As with most of this area, it was primarily farm land with a few big houses and estates .

Second World War

RAF Kenley was a strategic airfield in the Battle of Britain . The Luftwaffe attempted to destroy it by means of a massive bombing raid on 18 August 1940 . Despite some damage to the airfield and surrounding buildings and homes, this bombing raid proved unsuccessful .

Post-war development

In 1959, Kenley was closed as an operational base of the RAF . Today, the aerodrome is used exclusively by gliders of the Air Training Corps and the Surrey Hills Gliding Club .

You can visit Kenley places with Walkfo Kenley to hear history at Kenley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kenley has 61 places to visit in our interactive Kenley 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 Kenley, 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 Kenley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kenley & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 61 audio facts unique to Kenley places in an interactive Kenley map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Kenley Places Map
61 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Kenley places to visit

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

Caterham and Warlingham Urban District Caterham and Warlingham was an Urban District of Surrey in England until 1974 . It was the first Urban District to be named after Caterham in Surrey .

Sanderstead Court Sanderstead Court was a country house dating from the 17th century . It was destroyed by fire in 1944, and its ruins are Grade II listed .

Riddlesdown Common Riddlesdown Common is a 43 hectare area of green space in Kenley, towards the northern end of the North Downs . It is owned and maintained by the City of London Corporation, apart from two small areas . An area of 32 hectares is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest .

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