| World / United Kingdom / England / Eynsford-Farningham, 3 km from center | Coordinates: 51°20'51"N 0°15'37"E |
A small rural village atop a hill whose main attractions include Brands Hatch Race Track, a few private health spas and pleasant scenery. Boasts a small selection of local shops and services at either end and a couple of pubs and restaurants in between. Tends to smell of farms and/or chicken batteries as there are several nearby. Often suffers from traffic noise from the M20 and can become a major through-point if there are problems on the M25 near Swanley or M20 nearby. From the north side Canary Wharf can be seen.
Category: track race
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22 months ago Peter Bradford | +2 |
 
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From the south side it is possible to see the Water Tower in Shooter's Hill, between Welling and Greenwich.
West Kingsdown boasts a Windmill, although it has been in various states of decay and restoration in the 50+ years that I have known it. The number of windmills surviving in Britain is now fewer than 100. Another point of interest close-by is in the hamlet of Maplescombe. The half-brother of William the Conqueror, Bishop Odo, is credited with the building of a chapel—situated at the bottom of Botsam Lane. Little remains of the structure today, although there was substantially more to be seen in the days of my youth. A working party could do much to restore this rapidly disappearing piece of Kentish history. | ||||
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