Chatham Vase, Kent Downs

#30 among attractions in Kent Downs

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The Chatham Vase is a stone sculpture by John Bacon commissioned as a memorial to William Pitt the Elder by his wife, Hester, Countess of Chatham. It was originally erected at their house in Burton Pynsent in 1781. It was subsequently moved to Stowe House but sold in 1848, then purchased in 1857 by a member of the family and installed at Revesby Abbey. It was moved to the grounds of Chevening House in 1934, where it currently resides. It is currently grade II listed. ()

Coordinates: 51°17'46"N, 0°8'5"E

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Kent Downs United Kingdom

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Chatham Vase – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chevening, Otford Palace, Pilgrims' Way, Shoreham Aircraft Museum.

~890 ftW
Park
Chevening, Kent Downs
5 min walk • Chevening House is a large country house in the parish of Chevening in Kent, in south east England. Built between 1617 and 1630 to a design reputedly by Inigo Jones and greatly extended after 1717, it is a Grade I listed building. The surrounding gardens, pleasure grounds and park are listed Grade II*.
2.7 miNE
Palace
Otford Palace
69 min walk • Otford Palace, also known as the Archbishop's Palace, is in Otford, an English village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent. The village is located on the River Darent, flowing north down its valley from its source on the North Downs. The King of Mercia, Offa, fought the Kentish Saxons in 776 at the Battle of Otford.
3.1 miW
Archaeological site
Pilgrims' Way, Westerham
79 min walk • The Pilgrims' Way is the historical route supposedly taken by pilgrims from Winchester in Hampshire, England, to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury in Kent.
3.2 miNE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Shoreham Aircraft Museum, Shoreham
82 min walk • The Shoreham Aircraft Museum is located in the village of Shoreham near Sevenoaks in Kent, England, on the south-east edge of Greater London.
2.9 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Vine Cricket Ground, Sevenoaks
75 min walk • The Vine Cricket Ground, also known as Sevenoaks Vine, is one of the oldest cricket venues in England. It was given to the town of Sevenoaks in Kent in 1773 by John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset and owner of nearby Knole House. The land is thought to have possibly been used as a vineyard for the Archbishops of Canterbury.
3.4 miSW
Forest
Westerham Wood, Westerham
88 min walk • Westerham Wood is a 43.2 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Westerham in Kent. This ancient oak wood on Gault Clay is traditionally managed, and it has a diverse ground flora and an outstanding range of breeding birds.
1.5 miSE
Park
Dryhill Nature Reserve, Kent Downs
39 min walk • Dryhill is an 11.7-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is a Geological Conservation Review site, and an area of 9.5 hectares is a Local Nature...
3.3 miNE
Park
Fackenden Down, Kent Downs
84 min walk • Fackenden Down is a 14-hectare nature reserve north of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.
2.2 miNE
Park
Polhill Bank, Kent Downs
57 min walk • Polhill Bank is a 4-hectare nature reserve south of Shoreham, which is north of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust. It is in Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This chalk grassland site is on a south-east slope.
3.2 miSW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Quebec House, Westerham
83 min walk • Quebec House is the birthplace of General James Wolfe on what is now known as Quebec Square in Westerham, Kent, England. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England since September 1954.
1.6 miNW
Church
St Katharine's Church
42 min walk • St Katharine's Church is an Anglican parish church in the village of Knockholt and the Sevenoaks deanery. St Katharine's and St Margaret's came together in 1983 as a United Benefice under one parish priest. The pattern of services reflects the fact that it is two parishes working closely together.