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30 minutes from Chislehurst is… Chilled in a Field Festival

Just 30 minutes from Chislehurst is...Chilled in a Field Festival Before the advent of my wonderful children, I ventured to many music events and festivals but post children, it has to be said, this has rather fallen away stroke altogether disappeared.  Those heady...

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30 minutes from Chislehurst is… Kemnal Estate

Just 30 minutes from Chislehurst is...the Kemnal Estate If like me, you are looking for somewhere to take the kids to see the Bluebells, don't be sucked in by the commercial attractions selling the Bluebell experience. This one is right on our doorstep, just off...

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30 minutes from Chislehurst…

We love Chislehurst and the surrounding areas. We have put together a series of places to visit within 30 minutes of Chislehurst. [vc_row][vc_column][td_block_11 custom_title="30 minutes from Chislehurst" category_id="52" limit="20"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column...

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30 minutes from Chislehurst is… Haysden Country Park

Just 30 minutes from Chislehurst is...Haysden Country Park All in, traffic being good, this one will probably take you about 40 minutes to get to, just west of Tonbridge. Haysden Coutry Park is a pleasant morning or afternoon out with the kids that takes in the...

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30 minutes from Chislehurst…..is Hawkwood

Hawkwood is a hidden gem in our handsome town of Chislehurst, at the very edge of the Commons behind Coopers School and down Botany Bay Lane. The estate is managed by the National Trust and takes in 230 acres of grazed pastures and small blocks of woodland. It borders...

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30 minutes from Chislehurst is… Footscray Meadows

Meadows.  I have always loved the word meadows. One of the Oxford Dictionary’s definitions is ‘a piece of low ground near a river’. That doesn’t quite do justice to Footscray Meadows but it is accurate. However it really is so much more.  I have often driven past...

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30 minutes from Chislehurst is… Chislehurst Caves

Just 30 minutes from Chislehurst is...Chislehurst Caves In this edition of Just 30 minutes from Chislehurst, we come closer to home. It is more like 5 mins in the car! When people talk about Chislehurst, they probably mention three things; the Pond, the beautiful...

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Scadbury Park

Scadbury Park Nearby, visitors to Scadbury Park Nature Reserve can enjoy 300 acres of stunning countryside. The public footpath leads through ancient woodland and past the site of Scadbury Manor, surrounded by a moat. Scadbury Park map. Scadbury Park lies on the...

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Chislehurst Caves

Chislehurst Caves The caves at Chislehurst are a labyrinth of man made tunnels forming a maze covering over six hectares thirty metres below the woodlands above. They were dug for chalk used in lime burning and brick-making for the building of London, also for flints...

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30 minutes from Chislehurst is… Scadbury Park

Just 30 minutes from Chislehurst is....Scadbury Park... Sunday saw March begin and the sun come out. With the weather as good as it was, we decided to go for a relaxing family walk in our local nature reserve, Scadbury. Forgive me if you already know it and love it...

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For Kids

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Ponds & Green Spaces

Chislehurst and St Pauls Cray Commons, with a total area of 180 acres, extend from Prickend Pond at the top of the High Street, both sides of Centre Common Road and St Pauls Cray Road to Leesons Hill.  To the east lies Scadbury Nature Reserve, owned by Bromley...

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My Chislehurst with Clive Richardson

My name is Clive Richardson, currently Chairman of Chislehurst Tennis Club which is located in the Recreation Ground, and recently elected also as Chairman of the North Kent Lawn Tennis Association, the largest regional sub-group in the country, affiliated to the Kent...

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