Finchcocks

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Finchcocks is an early Georgian manor house in Goudhurst, Kent. For 45 years it housed a large, visitor-friendly museum of historical keyboard instruments, displaying a collection of harpsichords, clavichords, fortepianos, square pianos, organs and other musical instruments. The museum was run by the owners of the house, Richard and Katrina Burnett. It is now owned by Neil and Harriet Nichols who use it as a family home and a venue for residential piano courses. ()

Completed: 1725 (300 years ago)Coordinates: 51°6'9"N, 0°25'37"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Scotney Castle, Bedgebury National Pinetum, St Anselm's Church, Union Mill.

1.1 miSW
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells
27 min walk • Nestled in the serene countryside of Tunbridge Wells, Scotney Castle presents a picturesque vision of England's storied past. This quintessential castle, surrounded by a moat and set within a beautifully landscaped estate, dates back to the 14th century.
2.1 miSE
Park
Bedgebury National Pinetum
55 min walk • Bedgebury National Pinetum at Bedgebury, Kent, in the United Kingdom, is a recreational and conservational arboretum managed by Forestry England that was established as the National Conifer Collection in 1925 and is now recognised as the most complete collection of conifers on one site anywhere in the world.
5.3 miNW
Church
St Anselm's Church, Pembury
137 min walk • St Anselm's Church is a Roman Catholic church which is part of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in Pembury, Kent, England.
4.9 miE
Historical place, Windmill
Union Mill, Cranbrook
125 min walk • Union Mill is a Grade I listed smock mill in Cranbrook, Kent, England, which has been restored to working order. It is the tallest smock mill in the United Kingdom.
3.1 miW
Monastery, Ruins
Bayham Old Abbey
80 min walk • Bayham Old Abbey is an English Heritage property, located near Lamberhurst, Kent, England. Founded c. 1207 through a combination of the failing Premonstratensian monasteries of Otham and Brockley, Bayham functioned as an abbey until its dissolution in the 16th century.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bedgebury Forest
74 min walk • Bedgebury Forest is a 10.5 square kilometres forest surrounding Bedgebury National Pinetum, near Flimwell in Kent. In contrast to the National Pinetum, which contains exclusively coniferous trees, the forest contains both deciduous and coniferous species.
1.5 miS
Forest
Combwell Wood, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
38 min walk • Combwell Wood is a 110.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. The wood is part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is divided into 36 sections owned by different people.
4.9 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Wadhurst Castle, Wadhurst
126 min walk • Wadhurst Castle is a 19th-century castellated mansion just to the west of the town of Wadhurst, East Sussex, England, in an elevated position overlooking the countryside to the south. It is a grade II listed building.
2.7 miSW
Park
Bewl Water, Tunbridge Wells
70 min walk • Bewl Water is a reservoir in the valley of the River Bewl, straddling the boundary between Kent and East Sussex in England. It is about 2 miles south of Lamberhurst, Kent. The reservoir was part of a project to increase supplies of water in the area. It supplies Southern Water’s customers in the Medway towns, Thanet and Hastings.
2.2 miNE
Park
The Gill, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
55 min walk • The Gill is a 12-hectare nature reserve north of Goudhurst in Kent, England. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. This site has been planted with sweet chestnut, which dominates most of it. Flora includes bluebells, early purple orchids and marsh-marigold. Public access is via prior arrangement.
4.5 miSE
Forest
Robins Wood, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
116 min walk • Robins Wood is a 47.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Tunbridge Wells and Ashford in Kent. This is a deep valley along a stream in the Weald, and has the humid conditions typical of such areas.