Welcome to Shipbourne

Shipbourne is a small village located in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The village is situated on the River Bourne, which flows through the village and gives it its name. Shipbourne is a picturesque village with a rich history and a strong sense of community. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside and is a popular destination for walkers and cyclists.

One of the most notable features of Shipbourne is the 13th-century church of St Giles. The church is a Grade I listed building and is considered to be one of the finest examples of medieval architecture in Kent. The church is famous for its beautiful stained glass windows, which date back to the 14th and 15th centuries. The church is also home to a number of interesting historical artifacts, including a 14th-century brass eagle lectern and a 15th-century font.

Shipbourne is also home to a number of traditional pubs and restaurants, which serve a range of delicious food and drink. The Chaser Inn is a popular pub in the village, which serves a range of real ales and traditional pub food. The pub is located in a beautiful 18th-century building and has a large beer garden, which is perfect for enjoying a drink in the sunshine. The village also has a number of local shops and businesses, including a post office, a village store, and a hair salon.

Local Weather

Partly cloudy

Temp: 8.2°C

Feels Like: 4.9°C

Wind: 13.4 MPH

Wind Dir: SSW

Local Schools

School	Details
Shipbourne School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Terri Daters	Stumble Hill Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PB 01732810344 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
White Rocks Farm Special Post 16 Institution Ages:16-25 Head Teacher Mrs Sue Woods	Underriver Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0SL 1732761888 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 Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Fiona Oubridge	Trench Road Tonbridge Kent TN11 9NG 01732358000 School Website
Hugh Christie Technology College Foundation School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Jon Barker	White Cottage Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4PU 01732353544 School Website
Woodlands Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Vicki Lonie	Higham School Lane Hunt Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4BB 1732355577 School Website
Skills For Independence And Employability Ltd Special Post 16 Institution Ages:18-25 Head Teacher Mrs Ros Leach	Cage Green Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4PT 1732207950 School Website
Cage Green Primary School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Joanna Styles	Cage Green Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4PT 1732354325 School Website
Ridge View School Community Special School Ages:2-19 Head Teacher Mrs Scott Jarred	Cage Green Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4PT 01732771384 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Hildenborough Rings Hill, Hildenborough, Kent, TN11 8LX 3.21 Miles

Borough Green & Wrotham Station Approach, Off Wrotham Road, Borough Green, Kent, TN15 8BG 3.47 Miles

Kemsing Honeypot Lane, Kemsing, Kent, TN15 6NT 3.76 Miles

Tonbridge Barden Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1TT 3.83 Miles

Leigh Lower Green, Leigh, Kent, TN11 8RU 4.65 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Tonbridge Airport Taxi Service 07824 443581 Plane Walk, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3QS 1.98 Miles
Gillman Chauffeur Services 01732 352526 16 St. Bernards Rd, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3NL 2.04 Miles
Bp Travel 07853 872414 Bishops Oak Ride, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3PF 2.04 Miles
M And M Chauffeur Cars 01732 366152 70 Trench Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3HF 2.23 Miles
Select Travel Services 01732 363600 6 Grainger Walk, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4DJ 2.39 Miles
Kentish Cab Co 01732 353209 18 Stainer Rd, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4DS 2.39 Miles
Joe's Taxi Service 07941 504678 40 Hamble Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3JL 2.49 Miles
The Executive Choice 01732 834000 136 Tonbridge Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 9HJ 2.68 Miles
Hilden Cars 01732 404404 32 Fairfield Way, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 9EU 2.81 Miles
C R S Travel Services 07760 276735 93C London Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3AJ 3.02 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Shipbourne School Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Shipbourne Green Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Claygate Lane Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Mote Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Plaxtol Village Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Plaxtol Post Office Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:45 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Puttenden Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Dunks Green Old Post Office Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ivy Hatch Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Springwood Park Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Roughway Lane Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Spout Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Coldharbour Lane Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:30
Fairhill Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Bewley Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
The Trenchwood Medical Centre 1732352489	264 Shipbourne Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3ET
Hildenborough Medical Group 01732 838777	The Hildenborough Med.Ctr Westwood, Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Kent TN11 9HL
Hadlow Medical Centre 01732 667443	Hadlow Med Ctr,Hadlow Old School,School Lane Hadlow Kent TN11 0ET
Borough Green Medical Practice 01732 883161	Borough Green Med.Pract. Quarry Hill Road Borough Green Kent TN15 8RQ
Warders Medical Centre 01732 770088	Warders Medical Centre 47 East Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LA

Local Stores

Tonbridge - York Parade
11 York Parade
Tonbridge
Kent
TN10 3NP
01732 350318
Store Website
2.11 miles

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SPAR - Harvest - Hildenborough
London Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN11 9ND
01732 835 400
Store Website
3.0 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Tonbridge Veterinary Surgery
9 Higham Lane Tonbridge Kent TN10 4JB 01732 355763 enquiries@meophamvets.co.uk Website 2.66 miles
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Pennard Vets Tonbridge
31 London Road Tonbridge TN10 3AB 01732 352004 eton@pennardvetgroup.co.uk Website 3.11 miles
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Pennard Vets Borough Green
36 Western Road Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8AG 01732 882232 sevenoaks@pennardvetgroup.co.uk 3.38 miles

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Community Pet Clinic
Jollyes Petfood Superstores Inside Jollyes Pet Store Cannon Lane Retail Park, Cannon Lane Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PN Website 3.46 miles


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Priory Lodge Vets
31 Pembury Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JA 01732 353668 info@plvet.co.uk Website 4.00 miles
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Pennard Vets Sevenoaks
Pennard House 5 Eardley Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1XY 01732 452344 sevenoaks@pennardvets.com Website 4.39 miles
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Local Dog Walks

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 1.11 miles

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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 2.59 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 4.28 miles

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Trolley Country Park
Flat Path, Wooded. 2 The Covert Vigo Village Gravesend DA13 0SY 6.18 miles

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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 6.57 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 7.61 miles Follow The Red Markers

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Weather Forecast

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	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-13.3°C	-14.2°C	-14.9°C	-15.4°C	-15.5°C	-12.8°C	-11.6°C	-9.5°C	-8°C	-7.2°C	-8.2°C	-9.5°C
Feels Like	-22°C	-22.9°C	-23.5°C	-23.1°C	-23°C	-21.9°C	-17.6°C	-14.3°C	-11.1°C	-10.1°C	-12.2°C	-14.8°C

Monday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Overcast
Temp	-9.5°C	-8.4°C	-7.4°C	-6.6°C	-5.2°C	-2.6°C	0.9°C	3.6°C	4.1°C	2.6°C	0.6°C	-4.8°C
Feels Like	-15.3°C	-14.7°C	-14°C	-13.5°C	-12.3°C	-9.3°C	-4.8°C	-1.1°C	-0.1°C	-1.2°C	-3.2°C	-9.5°C

Tuesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Overcast	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Cloudy	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Clear
Temp	-1.6°C	-1.5°C	-2°C	-2.3°C	-1.2°C	1°C	3.5°C	5.1°C	4.9°C	3.5°C	5.8°C	2.9°C
Feels Like	-5.8°C	-5.8°C	-6.2°C	-6.3°C	-5°C	-2.8°C	-0.1°C	1.8°C	2.1°C	1.1°C	2.9°C	-0.7°C

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