This pretty hamlet gets its unusual name as a result of the village being virtually wiped out by the plague during the 14th century. In fact, there is only one original building remaining. Dode Church was built during...

This tiny church is the result of Henry III’s church reforms during the 13th Century when many noblemen built churches within the boundaries of their own manors. Despite some restoration following the collapse of the nave roof in 1865,...

Camer Park is comprised of 45 acres of designated Outstanding Natural Beauty. Following the death of its last resident, Kate Smith-Masters, the Camer estate was sold to Strood Rural District Council in 1967 for £9,750 and converted to a...

Cobham Bowls Club is one of the oldest bowls clubs in Kent having been founded in 1921. The single grass green is located on the Recreation Field behind the Primary School. The club operates between May and September and takes...

The Kent village of Cobham, near Gravesend, has a strong sporting tradition that continues with the Cobham Colts Football Club. The club was established in the late 1970s to teach youngsters from the village football skills. Today the club operates...

Cobham Cricket Club in Kent can lay claim to a connection to the famed Ashes. The club was founded in 1850 but in 1883 the Captain of the club was the Honourable Ivo Bligh, who later became the Eighth Earl...

The small and beautiful village of Cobham in Kent is proud of its sport and at the Recreation Field behind the Primary School there are a number of excellent facilities including Cobham Tennis Club. The club operates two Macadam courts...

Holly Hill Woods in the North Downs, above the small village of Birling and near to Vigo, was given to the nation during the Second World War. The site encompasses just under 50 acres of mixed woodlands and open spaces....

The summer of 1776 first saw a game of cricket being played on the green at Meopham, near Gravesend in Kent by what would become Meopham Cricket Club. Nowadays the sound of leather on willow can be heard, almost every...

Visitors to this red brick Charles II house will find it a fine example of a typical Kentish Yeoman family home. The furniture and other items on display all date from the era when the property belonged to Sir...

Visitors to this striking flint church are often surprised to learn that it is substantially the same today as when originally built in 1325 on the site of an earlier Saxon church. The vicar’s vestry, the oldest part of...

Motorists using the main Maidstone Road through the Kent village of Meopham will undoubtedly see St Paul’s Church and probably remark on its modern appearance. The present church was opened on 20th August 1965 and certainly has a feel of...