English Heritage sites near Platt Parish
OLD SOAR MANOR
2 miles from Platt Parish
A small but complete portion of a stone manor house built about 1290. The first floor 'solar' private chamber, with attendant chapel and garderobe, stands over a vaulted undercroft.
ST LEONARD'S TOWER
3 miles from Platt Parish
An early and well-preserved example of a small free-standing Norman tower keep, surviving almost to its original height.
EYNSFORD CASTLE
8 miles from Platt Parish
The substantial stone walls of a very early Norman 'enclosure castle', begun c.1085-7 and unusually little altered by later building works. This rare survival stands in an attractive village setting.
LULLINGSTONE ROMAN VILLA
8 miles from Platt Parish
Among the most outstanding Roman villa survivals in Britain, Lullingstone provides a unique all weather family day out. See fascinating Roman artifacts and enjoy a specially commissioned light show.
KIT'S COTY HOUSE AND LITTLE KIT'S COTY HOUSE
8 miles from Platt Parish
The remains of two megalithic 'dolmen' burial chambers. Impressive Kit's Coty has three uprights and a massive capstone: Little Kit's Coty, alias the Countless Stones, is now a jumble of sarsens.
TEMPLE MANOR
10 miles from Platt Parish
Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings.
Churches in Platt Parish
St Mary the Virgin, Platt
Long Mill Lane
St Mary's Platt
Sevenoaks
01732 882 447
Hello,
Welcome to St. Mary the Virgin Platt. We are a very active village church in the setting of rural Kent. Community engagement, music and children's work are very important elements in our church life.
Some key people at St. Mary's are listed below.
Vicar: Revd Lorraine Turner
Churchwardens: Richard Morley and Mrs. Lucilla Mackay
Parish Safeguarding officer: Mrs. Margaret Vick
Pubs in Platt Parish
Blue Anchor
Grange Road, St Mary's Platt, TN15 8ND
(01732) 885498
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Brickmakers Arms
Pleasant, picturesque roadhouse flogged off by Shepherd Neame in 2002 for a desperately needed residential development. It had in earlier years been part of the original Westerham Brewery estate, and subsequently traded as a Friary Meux/In...
Chequers
The Chequers, Crouch (pronounced Crooch) is believed to have been established as a pub in around 1600. The older of the two photographs (thanks to www.dover-kent.com) suggests that it was part of the original Westerham Brewery's tied estat...
Holiday Inn
Anonymous business hotel where the weary traveller will need to make his/her way up the road to The Moat to enjoy real ale.
Royal Oak
London Road, Wrotham Heath, TN15 7RX
(01732) 884214
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