Great Comp Garden, Kent Downs

Name: Great Comp Garden
Address: Kent Downs, United Kingdom

#25 among attractions in Kent Downs

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Great Comp Garden is a Georgian farmhouse and garden, located on Comp Lane near the hamlet of Comp in Kent, England. It was developed by Roderick and Joyce Cameron in the 1950s, and features an Italian garden. It opened to the public in 1968, and now holds regular garden festivals and outdoor theatre productions. ()

Elevation: 656 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°15'5"N, 0°7'9"E

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Kent Downs United Kingdom

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Great Comp Garden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chartwell, Titsey Place, Chevening, Otford Palace.

1.6 miW
Sir Winston Churchill's longtime home
Chartwell, Westerham
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4.8 miW
Museum, Park
Titsey Place
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3.2 miN
Park
Chevening, Kent Downs
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5.2 miNE
Palace
Otford Palace
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3.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Pilgrims' Way, Westerham
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3.6 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Vine Cricket Ground, Sevenoaks
93 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 miNW
Forest
Westerham Wood, Westerham
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2.1 miNE
Park
Dryhill Nature Reserve, Kent Downs
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2.2 miNW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Quebec House, Westerham
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4.1 miN
Church
St Katharine's Church
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2.1 miSE
Park
Bough Beech Reservoir, Kent Downs
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