Old Soar Manor

#3430 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Old Soar Manor is an English Heritage property, owned and maintained by the National Trust. Located near Plaxtol, Kent, England, it is a small 13th century stone manor house. It is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England. ()

Coordinates: 51°15'47"N, 0°19'12"E

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Old Soar Manor Old Soar RoadPlaxtol TN15 0QX EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Old Soar Manor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ightham Mote, North Downs Way, Oldbury Camp, West Malling Golf Club.

2.2 miW
History museum, Museum, Architecture
Ightham Mote, Sevenoaks
56 min walk • Nestled in the verdant landscape of Ivy Hatch near Sevenoaks, Ightham Mote is an architectural gem that beckons visitors to step back in time. This remarkable example of a medieval moated manor house, with its origins dating back to the 14th century, is a testament...
4.3 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
North Downs Way
110 min walk • The North Downs Way National Trail is a long-distance path in southern England, opened in 1978. It runs from Farnham to Dover, past Guildford, Dorking, Merstham, Otford and Rochester, along the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Kent Downs AONB.
2.8 miNW
Archaeological site
Oldbury Camp, Kent Downs
73 min walk • 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, in a strategic location overlooking routes through the Kentish Weald.
3.4 miNE
51°18'6"N • 0°22'2"E
West Malling Golf Club, West Malling
86 min walk • Golf
2.9 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
St. Mary's Church, Hadlow
74 min walk • St Mary's Church is the parish church in Hadlow, Kent, United Kingdom. The church is a Grade II* listed building.
2.5 miE
Church
St Lawrence's Church
65 min walk • St Lawrence's Church is an Anglican parish church at Mereworth, Kent, United Kingdom. It is in the deanery of West Malling, the Diocese of Rochester and Province of Canterbury.
3.5 miE
Golf
West Malling
90 min walk • West Malling is a historic market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England. It has a population of around 2,500 people.
4.2 miE
Church
St Mary's Church
108 min walk • St Mary the Virgin is a parish church in Nettlestead, Kent, begun in the 13th century.
3.9 miNE
Architecture, Tower
St Leonard's Tower, West Malling
101 min walk • St Leonard's Tower is a probable Norman keep in West Malling, in the county of Kent, England. The tower was probably built by Gundulf, the Bishop of Rochester, between 1077 and 1108. It was a three-storey building, constructed of local stone, and would have stood at least 22 metres high.
2 miW
Park
Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve, Kent Downs
52 min walk • Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve in Ivy Hatch, north of Tonbridge in Kent, is a 0.5-hectare reserve managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. Several streams run through this small site, and there are many wetland plants, including sphagnum moss. There are many common spotted orchids, and trees such as alders and hazels.
2.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Oldbury rock shelters, Kent Downs
69 min walk • The Oldbury rock shelters are a complex of Middle Palaeolithic sites situated on the slopes of Oldbury hillfort near Ightham in the English county of Kent.