Visit Rolvenden Places

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

  

Rolvenden Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Rolvenden

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Rolvenden history

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Rolvenden is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ‘Rovindene’ The name may originate from a chieftain Hropwulf, and would refer to the ‘den or pasture of the people’ The village originally had its sole population centre as a short linear settlement, the Street, along part of the A28 Ashford to Hastings road.

Rolvenden landmarks

The parish church was commissioned and supervised by monks from Canterbury in around 1220. The 14th-century font has the arms of the Culpeper family on it, before their later prominence in the early administration of British North America. The war memorial in the churchyard was designed by Edwin Lutyens. The Grade II listed Rolvenden War Memorial was erected in 1922.

You can visit Rolvenden places with Walkfo Rolvenden to hear history at Rolvenden’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Rolvenden has 11 places to visit in our interactive Rolvenden 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 Rolvenden, 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 Rolvenden places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Rolvenden & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 11 audio facts unique to Rolvenden places in an interactive Rolvenden map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Rolvenden Places Map
11 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Rolvenden places to visit

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

Beacon Mill, Benenden Beacon Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill in Benenden, Kent, England which is in need of restoration. The mill has been out of use since 1923 and is privately owned.

Rolvenden railway station Rolvenden railway station is a heritage railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway in Tenterden, Kent, in the United Kingdom.

Rolvenden Windmill Rolvenden Windmill is a grade II* listed Post mill in southeast England. It is maintained as a memorial to a local resident killed in a road accident in 1955.

Rolvenden War Memorial Rolvenden War Memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1922. The memorial was unveiled in 1922 and is today a grade II listed building.

Hole Park Hole Park is a Grade II listed country house near the village of Rolvenden, Kent. The gardens, first opened in the 1920s, are regularly open to the public.

Visit Rolvenden plaques