Appledore

#7220 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Appledore is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village centre is on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh, 12 miles south-west of Ashford town. The northerly part of this village is Appledore Heath. ()

Alternative names: Area: 4.81 mi²Coordinates: 51°1'48"N, 0°47'21"E

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Appledore – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lamb House, Smallhythe Place, Rye Castle Museum, Rare Breeds Centre.

6.1 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Lamb House, Rye
155 min walk • Lamb House is a Grade II* listed 18th-century house situated in Rye, East Sussex, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The house is run as a writer's house museum. It has been the home of many writers, including Henry James from 1897 to 1914, and later E.F. Benson.
3.9 miW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Smallhythe Place, Tenterden
101 min walk • Smallhythe Place in Small Hythe, near Tenterden in Kent, is a half-timbered house built in the late 15th or early 16th century and since 1947 cared for by the National Trust.
5.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Forts and castles
Rye Castle Museum, Rye
152 min walk • Rye Castle, also known as Ypres Tower, was built in the 13th or 14th centuries, and is situated in Rye, East Sussex, England. It is a Grade I listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
3.1 miN
Museum, Farm, Zoo
Rare Breeds Centre, Ashford
78 min walk • Canterbury Oast Trust is a registered charity in England which sets up, manages and supports businesses providing work and training for people with learning disabilities in Kent and East Sussex, as well as providing homes, care and educational support.
6 miSW
Nightlife
The Olde Bell, Rye
154 min walk • The Olde Bell inn, also known as Ye Olde Bell, is a Grade II listed historical inn in Rye, East Sussex. It was built in 1390. It has a turbulent history and was once used for smuggling, connected by a secret tunnel with the nearby Mermaid Inn to the south.
5.3 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Sinden Theatre, Tenterden
136 min walk • The Sinden Theatre is located within the grounds of Homewood School in the heart of the Weald in Tenterden, Kent, England. It was opened in 2004 and is named after its patron, the actor and former local resident, the late Sir Donald Sinden CBE.
3 miSE
Church
St Augustine's Church
76 min walk • St Augustine's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church in the village of Brookland, Kent, in Walland Marsh, about 5 miles north-east of Rye, East Sussex. It was originally built about 1250. It has the unusual feature that the bell tower is separate from the rest of the church.
3.7 miN
Windmill
Lower Mill
96 min walk • Lower Mill is a smock mill in Woodchurch, Kent, England that was built in 1820. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II* listed building.
6.1 miSW
Nightlife
The Mermaid Inn, Rye
155 min walk • The Mermaid Inn is a Grade II* listed historical inn located on Mermaid Street in the ancient town of Rye, East Sussex, southeastern England. One of the best-known inns in southeast England, it was established in the 12th century and has a long, turbulent history.
5.7 miS
Bridge
Monk Bretton Bridge, Rye
147 min walk • The Monk Bretton Bridge is a road bridge over the River Rother in Rye, East Sussex. It carries the A259 road, a major road between Folkestone and Hastings, and is the most downstream crossing of the river. The area around the river beyond this resembles saltmarsh compared to that further upstream.
1.8 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Royal Military Canal Path
47 min walk • The Royal Military Canal Path is a long-distance path in England, mainly following the Royal Military Canal. Its end points are Seabrook, Kent, and Pett Level, East Sussex, and it runs for 27 miles. It is a canal-side path and fringes the northern edge of Romney Marsh.