Welcome to Basted

Basted Kent is a small village located in the district of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. The village is situated on the River Bourne and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. Basted Kent has a rich history dating back to the 11th century when it was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The village has a population of around 500 people and is known for its peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

One of the main attractions in Basted Kent is the St. Mary's Church, which dates back to the 12th century. The church is a Grade II listed building and is known for its beautiful architecture and stained glass windows. The church is still in use today and is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. Another popular attraction in the village is the Basted Mill, which is a 19th-century watermill that has been restored and is now used as a private residence.

Basted Kent is also known for its beautiful countryside and scenic walks. The village is surrounded by rolling hills and fields, making it the perfect destination for nature lovers. There are several walking trails in the area, including the Bourne Valley Walk, which takes you through the heart of the village and along the River Bourne. Basted Kent is a charming and peaceful village that offers visitors a glimpse into the rich history and natural beauty of Kent.

Local Weather

Clear

Temp: 2.2°C

Feels Like: 0.3°C

Wind: 4 MPH

Wind Dir: W

Local Schools

School	Details
Radnor House Sevenoaks Other Independent School Ages:3-18 Head Teacher Mr Fraser Halliwell	Combe Bank Drive Sevenoaks Kent TN14 6AE 1959563720 School Website
Sundridge And Brasted Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Tom Hardwick	Church Road Sundridge Sevenoaks Kent TN14 6EA 01959562694 School Website
Valence School Foundation Special School Ages:4-19 Head Teacher Mr Roland Gooding	Westerham Road Westerham Kent TN16 1QN 01959562156 School Website
Chevening St Botolphs Church Of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Karen Minnis	Chevening Road Chipstead Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2SA 01732452895 School Website
Churchill Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Miss Kathy Jax	Rysted Lane Westerham Kent TN16 1EZ 01959562197 School Website
Ide Hill Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Louisa Hillman	Ide Hill Sevenoaks Kent TN14 6JT 01732750389 School Website
St Katharines Knockholt Church Of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Sarah-Jane Tormey	Main Road Knockholt Sevenoaks Kent TN14 7LS 01959532237 School Website
Amherst School Academy Converter Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Mr Andrew Reid	Witches Lane Riverhead Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2AX 01732452577 School Website
Riverhead Infants School Community School Ages:5-7 Head Teacher Mrs Andrew King	Worships Hill Riverhead Kent TN13 2AS 01732452475 School Website
Dunton Green Primary School Community School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Miss Tracey Boanas	London Road Dunton Green Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2UR 01732462221 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Dunton Green Station Road, Dunton Green, Kent, TN13 2XD 2.84 Miles

Sevenoaks Tubs Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1DP 3.10 Miles

Bat & Ball Bat &Amp;Amp; Ball Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5AP 3.72 Miles

Otford Station Road, Otford, Kent, TN14 5QY 4.51 Miles

Knockholt Old London Road, Knockholt, Greater London, TN14 7HR 4.84 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Matt's Taxis 0800 612 5985 111 Madan Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1DY 1.40 Miles
Westerham Taxis 07764 465450 12 London Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1DR 1.62 Miles
Avis Rent A Car 0844 544 6079 Market Square, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1AN 1.84 Miles
Westerham Car's 01959 562091 Flat 2, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1AF 1.87 Miles
Brasted Taxis 07764 465450 The Old Post Office, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1AA 1.87 Miles
Daves Taxis 01732 458998 21 Stanhope Way, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2DZ 2.30 Miles
Puddledock Chauffeured Taxi Service 01732 864354 Puddledock Lane, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1PX 2.74 Miles
Attchurch Executive Hire 01959 571702 408 Main Rd, Westerham, Kent, TN16 2HP 3.02 Miles
Seven Oaks Airport Transfer Service 01732 446126 Sevenoaks Station, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1DP 3.04 Miles
Taxis In Sevenoaks 01732 459990 Sevenoaks Station, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1DP 3.04 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Brasted Old Post Office Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Brasted Exchange Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Brasted Hill Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Sundridge Post Office Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:10:45 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Chapmans Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Church Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Institution Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Brasted Chart Collection Today available until:16:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:10:30
Sundridge Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Madan Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Force Green Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Crown Collection Today available until:16:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:11:30
Quebec Square Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hosey Hill Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Chevening Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Brasted Surgery 01959 563811	High Street Brasted Westerham Kent TN16 1HU
Dr Aj Skinner & Partners 1959562531	173 Main Road Sundridge Sevenoaks Kent TN14 6EH
Westerham Practice 01959 564949	Winterton Surgery Market Square, Westerham Sevenoaks Kent TN16 1RB
Amherst Medical Practice 01732 459255	Amherst Medical Practice 21 St Botolphs Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AQ
Amherst Medical Practice - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	21 St. Botolphs Road Sevenoaks TN13 3AQ

Local Stores

Westerham
6 The Grange
High St
Westerham
Kent
TN16 1RF
01959 562211
Store Website
1.90 miles

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SPAR - Westerham
190 London Road
Westerham
TN16 2DJ
01959 560 460
Store Website
1.6 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Mark Nelson Vets
The Old Cornstore London Road Westerham Kent TN16 1DR 01959 569 472 info@marknelsonvet.co.uk Website 1.58 miles
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Elands Veterinary Clinic
St. John'S Church London Road Dunton Green Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2TE 01732 452 333 vets@elandsvet.co.uk Website 2.76 miles
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Pennard Vets Sevenoaks
Pennard House 5 Eardley Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1XY 01732 452344 sevenoaks@pennardvets.com Website 3.36 miles
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The Oaks Veterinary Practice
Wickhurst Road Weald Sevenoaks Kent TN14 6LY 07795 328758 anna@theoaksvet.co.uk Website 3.59 miles

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The Sevenoaks Veterinary Surgery
104 Seal Road Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5AU 01732 740 999 enquiries@meophamvets.co.uk Website 3.87 miles
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Medivet Biggin Hill Darwin Veterinary Centre
2 Haig Road Biggin Hill Kent TN16 3LJ 01959 541153 biggin.hill@medivet.co.uk Website 3.92 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Toys Hill
A Choice Of Three Circular Routes. The 3 Mile (Red) Involves Crossing Two Roads Otherwise Off Lead Walk. Brasted Chart Lancashire 2.15 miles

Location what3words bright.begin.twig

Toys Hill
Lovely Walk Going Through Emmetts Garden For A Coffee Toys Hill Car Park Toy'S Hill Road Lancashire 2.18 miles Follow The Red Markers

Location what3words frock.wash.send

Oldbury Hill
Beautiful National Trust Site With Many Different Walks Available. Very Steep And Hilly To Start With But Worth The Effort When You Get To The Top! Once At The Top It's Perfectly Safe For Off Lead Investigating And Away From The Road (Mines A Typical 100 Mile Per Hour Springer Spaniel) Very Friendly Dog Walkers And Only Ever Had One Nasty Encounter With Another Dog. Styants Bottom Road Lancashire 6.54 miles

Location what3words nation.traded.ally

Penshurst Place Circular
Approx 3 Mile Medium Walk Around The Beautiful Penshurst Place, One Or More Fields With Cows/Sheep. May Be Difficult To Get Some Dogs Through V Shaped Stiles. Leicester Square Penshurst Tonbridge TN11 8BL 7.83 miles

Location what3words poppy.daisy.maps

Petts Wood
A Beautiful Wood .... National Trust. Lovely For All Ages, Dogs On Or Off Lead, Lots Of Oaths And Interesting And Things Like The Statue For Daylight Saving, A Large Meadow And A Farm. Some Small Streams And The Possibility Of Parking At The Tunnel Entrance And Walking Through To One Of The Pubs In Chislhurst. Lovely Blue Bells And Great Variety Of Mushrooms And Toadstools In Season . 20 Birchwood Rd Orpington Lancashire BR5 1NY 8.20 miles Petts Wood. Several Entrances But Possibly The Best Is Under The Railway Tunnel At The Bottom Of Birchwood Road. Parking On Side Of The Road Is Mostly Free After 10Am.

Location what3words dangerously.puddles.closes

Haysden Park
Huge Open And Closed Park Based Around A Lake With Lots Routes Leading Off Towards And Along The Medway River. Lots Of Dogs And Great For Socialising. Royal Oak Lower Haysden Ln Tonbridge Lancashire TN11 9BD 8.40 miles

Location what3words snake.chats.sadly

Weather Forecast

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