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Old Soar Manor, Plaxtol, Borough Green, Kent TN15 0QX. Tel: 01732
810378. Remains of a late 13th-century knight's dwelling. Interesting
timbered spiral staircase, 'solar' living area and chapel. Exhibition
on manor and local surroundings. National Trust. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
About 2 miles south of Borough Green.
Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent
TN15 0RP. Tel: 01732 462100. One of England's greatest show houses,
set in a magnificent deer park. Rare collection of Royal Stuart
furniture. Important portraits by Van Dyke, Gainsborough and
Reynolds. Please do not feed the deer. Light of all kinds is
carefully controlled. National Trust. Charges apply..www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
About 5 miles west of Borough Green.
Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0NT.
Tel: 01732 810378. Superb 14th-century moated manor house. See
the results of the Trust's largest ever conservation project.
Tudor chapel with hand-painted ceiling. Grade I listed dog kennel.
National Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About
3 miles south of Borough Green.
St Leonard's Tower, Nr
West Malling, on unclassified road W of A228. An early and well-preserved
example of a small free-standing Norman tower keep, surviving
almost to its original height. It was probably built c. 1080.
English Heritage. www.english-heritage.org.uk. About 4 miles
east of Borough Green.
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