Visit Mersham Places

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

  

Mersham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Mersham

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Mersham history

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Until the early 20th century Mersham was for its majority a farming and orchard-tending community with close ties to the local market town of Ashford. The small village dates back to Saxon times and is mentioned in the Domesday Book.

The Knatchbulls

In 1638 Sir Norton Knatchbull founded Ashford Grammar School to which pupils were not admitted until they could read the Bible in English. He was also the Member of Parliament for Romney in the early 19th century.

Mersham geography / climate

There are two water mills on the East Stour river, one of which is still working. Part of Hatch Park, a mixture of medieval deer park and SSSI, is in the civil parish.

You can visit Mersham places with Walkfo Mersham to hear history at Mersham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Mersham has 19 places to visit in our interactive Mersham 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 Mersham, 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 Mersham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Mersham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 19 audio facts unique to Mersham places in an interactive Mersham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Mersham Places Map
19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Mersham places to visit

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

Scot’s Hall Scot’s Hall was the property of a gentry family, the Scotts. The first known resident was Sir John Scott (born 1436), who married Caroline Carter. During Elizabeth I, it was described as one of the most splendid houses in Kent. Samuel Pepys was a regular visitor in the seventeenth century.

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Visit Mersham plaques