Welcome to Ightham

Ightham is a picturesque village located in the county of Kent, England. The village is known for its beautiful countryside, historic buildings, and charming atmosphere. One of the most notable landmarks in Ightham is the Ightham Mote, a medieval moated manor house that dates back to the 14th century. The house is surrounded by a beautiful garden and is open to the public for tours.

In addition to the Ightham Mote, the village is home to several other historic buildings, including the Church of St. Peter, which dates back to the 12th century. The church is known for its beautiful stained glass windows and impressive architecture. The village also has a number of traditional pubs and restaurants, where visitors can enjoy a meal or a drink while taking in the local atmosphere.

Ightham is surrounded by beautiful countryside, making it a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts. The village is located near the North Downs, a range of hills that offer stunning views of the surrounding area. There are also several walking and cycling trails in the area, including the Pilgrims' Way, which passes through Ightham on its way to Canterbury. Overall, Ightham is a charming village that offers visitors a glimpse into England's rich history and natural beauty.

Local Weather

Overcast

Temp: 9.3°C

Feels Like: 5.8°C

Wind: 17.9 MPH

Wind Dir: SSW

Local Schools

School	Details
Ightham Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr David Sherhod	Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DD 01732882405 School Website
Borough Green Primary School Foundation School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Karen Sandberg	School Approach Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8JZ 01732883459 School Website
Grange Park School Community Special School Ages:11-19 Head Teacher Mr Renukah Atwell	Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RD 01732882111 School Website
Wrotham School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Michael Cater	Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RD 01732905860 School Website
Platt Church Of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Emma Smith	Maidstone Road St Mary's Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8JY 01732882596 School Website
St Lawrence Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Alison Saunders	Church Road Stone Street Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0LN 01732761393 School Website
St Georges Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Elizabeth Rye	Old London Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7DL 01732882401 School Website
Plaxtol Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Claire Rowley	School Lane Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QD 01732810200 School Website
Kemsing Primary School Community School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Tom Hardwick	West End Kemsing Sevenoaks Kent TN15 6PU 01732761236 School Website
Sevenoaks Preparatory School Other Independent School Ages:3-14 Head Teacher Mr L Harrison	Fawke Cottage Godden Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0JU 1732762336 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Borough Green & Wrotham Station Approach, Off Wrotham Road, Borough Green, Kent, TN15 8BG 0.96 Miles

Kemsing Honeypot Lane, Kemsing, Kent, TN15 6NT 1.79 Miles

Bat & Ball Bat &Amp;Amp; Ball Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5AP 4.01 Miles

Otford Station Road, Otford, Kent, TN14 5QY 4.25 Miles

Sevenoaks Tubs Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1DP 4.59 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Alternative Choice Cars 01732 780090 Station Approach, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 8AD 0.92 Miles
Alternative Choice Cars A C Cars 01732 882020 Station Approach, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 8AD 0.92 Miles
Hurry Cabs 01732 883388 9 Wrotham Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 8DA 0.95 Miles
1St Call Cars Private Hire 01732 886488 16 Bourne Enterprise Centre, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 8DG 0.98 Miles
M And M Taxis 01732 883382 Tollgate Mews, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 8EZ 1.04 Miles
Executive Cars Uk 01732 252070 Howlands Court, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7DT 1.88 Miles
Abc Cars Of Sevenoaks 01732 779599 154 Seal Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5AA 3.63 Miles
Nightingale Travel 01959 524116 20 Nightingale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 6RU 3.64 Miles
D And G Taxis 0800 954 5060 Greatness Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5BE 3.94 Miles
Diamond Taxis 01732 820063 6 Croftside, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 0SH 3.98 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Fen Pond Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ightham Old Post Office Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Borough Green Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Rectory Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ightham Court Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Oldbury Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ightham Park Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Valley View Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Harrison Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Western Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Harrow Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Fairfield Estate Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Borough Green Post Office Collection Today available until:16:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:11:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Basted Paper Mill Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Maidstone Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Borough Green Medical Practice 01732 883161	Borough Green Med.Pract. Quarry Hill Road Borough Green Kent TN15 8RQ
Kemsing Village Surgery 1959524633	West End Kemsing Sevenoaks Kent TN15 6PU
West Kingsdown Medical Centre	London Road West Kingsdown Sevenoaks Kent TN15 6EJ
St John's Medical Practice 01732 747203	St.John's Hill Surgery 39 St.John's Hill Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3NT
Town Medical Centre 01732 454545	Town Medical Centre 25 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1AR

Local Stores

Borough Green
Station Approach
Borough Green
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 8AD
01732 789651
shop.4668@coop.co.uk
Store Website
0.95 miles

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SPAR - West Malling
265 London Road
West Malling
ME19 5AE
01732 840000
Store Website
5.2 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Pennard Vets Borough Green
36 Western Road Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8AG 01732 882232 sevenoaks@pennardvetgroup.co.uk 0.85 miles

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The Sevenoaks Veterinary Surgery
104 Seal Road Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5AU 01732 740 999 enquiries@meophamvets.co.uk Website 3.85 miles
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Pennard Vets Sevenoaks
Pennard House 5 Eardley Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1XY 01732 452344 sevenoaks@pennardvets.com Website 4.38 miles
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Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic Ltd.
Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic 104 Butchers Lane Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5GS 01622 813700 info@bellequine.com Website 4.40 miles
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Equicall
Bell Equine Butcher'S Lane Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5GS 07970818160 ian.bellis@equicall.co.uk 4.40 miles
Amenities Out-of-hours service only
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Medivet West Kingsdown
London Road West Kingsdown Sevenoaks Kent TN15 6EX 01474 852661 west.kingsdown@medivet.co.uk Website 4.68 miles
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Local Dog Walks

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 1.17 miles

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Dene Park
Lovely Forest Walk. Plenty A Different Paths For You To Get Lost In That All Lead Back To The Car Park. Lovely Stream For Them To Play In. Dene Park Lancashire 3.63 miles

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Trolley Country Park
Flat Path, Wooded. 2 The Covert Vigo Village Gravesend DA13 0SY 3.64 miles

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Camer Park
Large Field Like Walk Once You Get Through The Woody Entrance The Park Opens Right Up With Plenty Of Room For The Bouncy Pups And The Calm Pooches! Wrotham Rd Meopham Gravesend DA13 0AB 6.56 miles

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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 7.10 miles

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Toys Hill
Lovely Walk Going Through Emmetts Garden For A Coffee Toys Hill Car Park Toy'S Hill Road Lancashire 8.44 miles Follow The Red Markers

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Weather Forecast

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Temp	-13.3°C	-14.2°C	-14.9°C	-15.4°C	-15.5°C	-14°C	-11.6°C	-9.6°C	-8.8°C	-8.8°C	-11.1°C	-12°C
Feels Like	-22°C	-22.9°C	-23.5°C	-23.1°C	-23°C	-21.9°C	-17.6°C	-15.4°C	-11.3°C	-11.1°C	-15°C	-16.6°C

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	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-12.1°C	-11.9°C	-11.5°C	-11°C	-7.8°C	-4.2°C	0.2°C	3.6°C	4.4°C	2.5°C	0.4°C	-0.4°C
Feels Like	-17.8°C	-18.4°C	-18.8°C	-18.8°C	-15.3°C	-11.1°C	-5.8°C	-1.5°C	0°C	-1.3°C	-3.5°C	-4.8°C

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Temp	-1.3°C	-1.8°C	-1.6°C	-0.8°C	0.4°C	2.5°C	5.5°C	6.7°C	6.1°C	4.2°C	2.9°C	0.6°C
Feels Like	-5.8°C	-6.3°C	-6.2°C	-5.5°C	-4.3°C	-1.9°C	1.4°C	3°C	2.6°C	0.6°C	-0.9°C	-3.5°C

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