The Headcorn Cricket and Tennis Club is located a short distance outside the Kent village. The two sports share the same ground with facilities for the cricket club with a large green and changing facilities. The club meets throughout the...

Headcorn Bowls Club is located a short distance outside of the village on the main road to Maidstone and is open between April and September. The club is always on the lookout for new members to play a game of...

Tilden Woods is a small but very pleasant wooded area just outside the Kent village of Headcorn. The wood was originally planted in 1985 by local woman Mrs Anne Atwater who wanted to establish an area of woodland with native...

One of Maidstone’s finest golf courses is the Weald of Kent Golf Course, which can be found halfway between Headcorn and Sutton Valence and boasts an impressive 18 hole parkland style golf course and an good golf shop. The course...

The village of Headcorn, halfway between Ashford and Maidstone, has been home to the Methodist Society for many years. Headcorn has always been a farming community and many of the farmers chose to follow the Methodist teachings. The first recorded...

Lashenden Air Warfare Museum has a range of fascinating exhibits for the public to enjoy, all of which are related to the way that war has changed in the 20th Century, thanks to the development of the aeroplane and other...

There has been a church on the site of the current St Michael the Archangel church since the early 11th Century, although the current church dates from 1325. The church dominates the small rural picturesque community of Smarden in the...

The parish church of St Mary the Virgin in the village of Frittenden in Kent is a beautiful country church. The church was built in the 14th Century and followed the standard practice of building a church with a tall...

Headcorn's church of St Peter and St Paul is in the heart of this Kent village. The church is on the site of an earlier 11th Century structure that has over the years been added to and expanded. Most of...

Fans of Golfing can practice and improve their game at the Staplehurst Golf Centre just outside of the village. The professionally run centre offers a complete 9 hole experience together with tuition from 3 PGA trained professional golfers. The centre...

Kent County Council owns and operates one of the largest network of libraries and information centres in the United Kingdom and one of these can be found in Staplehurst. Staplehurst Library in the centre of the community offers residents and...

Offering panoramic views acroos the Weald and over the Kent countryside, this small 12th Century Norman keep is one of the hidden gems of the county. The site is overseen by English Heritage who have labelled it with signs...

The Ridge Golf Club can be found just outside of Maidstone towards Sutton Valence. The complex boasts an impressive 18 hole course with views across the Weald of Kent. Great effort was made by the designer of the course to...

Staplehurst United Reform Church can be located in the heart of this modern and busy community in Kent. The church is a modern red brick building and spacious and welcoming. It is conveniently set on the main road through the...