Visit Seal, Kent Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Seal, Kent

  

Seal, Kent Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Seal, Kent

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Seal, Kent history

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Until recently it was thought to come from the French word ‘salle’ meaning a hall. Etymologists suggest that the name of the village could have come from ‘sole’ or ‘sol’ meaning ‘muddy slough, wallowing place’ Another possibility is Anglo-Saxon sēale = “group of sallow trees”.

Seal, Kent geography / climate

Main village lies on the A25 road and has merged with the built-up area of Sevenoaks. The main village lies near the main road and is located on the main A25. The village has merged into the built up area of sevenoaks, which is on the same road as the main village.

You can visit Seal, Kent places with Walkfo Seal, Kent to hear history at Seal, Kent’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Seal, Kent has 27 places to visit in our interactive Seal, Kent 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 Seal, Kent, 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 Seal, Kent places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Seal, Kent & the surrounding areas.

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27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Seal, Kent places to visit

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

Dorton House Dorton House, formerly known as Wildernesse, is a Grade II listed Georgian mansion house in Seal, Kent, near Sevenoaks . Until 2013 it was used as the headquarters for the Royal London Society for the Blind and as housing for blind and partially sighted children who attended its school .

Vine Cricket Ground The Vine Cricket Ground is one of the oldest cricket venues in England . It was given to the town of Sevenoaks in Kent in 1773 by the 3rd Duke of Dorset . The land is thought to have possibly been used as a vineyard for the Archbishops of Canterbury .

Montreal Park Montreal Park was formerly the home of Lord Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. It was named after his conquest of Montreal in 1760.

St Clere, Kent St Clere is a Grade I listed 17th-century country house in Kemsing, Kent. The house is built in brick in three storeys plus basement and attic. The high pitched hipped slated roof is surmounted by a row of linked tall brick chimneys.

Heaverham Heaverham is a hamlet in the Sevenoaks district, in the county of Kent. Nearby is the country estate of St Clere.

Oldbury Camp Oldbury Camp is the largest Iron Age hill fort in south-eastern England. It was built in the 1st century BC by Celtic British tribes on a hilltop west of Ightham, Kent. The fort comprises a bank and ditch enclosing an area of about 50 hectares.

Sevenoaks Town F.C. Sevenoaks Town F.C. were established in 1883. They are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division.

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