Matfield Village Green – Matfield House loop from Pembury

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Matfield Village Green – Matfield House loop from Pembury

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Matfield Village Green – Matfield House loop from Pembury

05:36

20.6km

300m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.16 km

Snipe Wood

Highlight • Forest

A nice woods with lots of different paths and a small amount of parking

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2.94 km

Knells Bottom Woodland Path and Stream

Highlight • Trail

3.72 km

Matfield Village Green

Highlight • Natural

Matfield has the largest village green in Kent. The beacon by the duck pond dates only from 2000; it was lit for the millennium and again for the Queen’s Golden …

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3.88 km

Matfield House is a handsome Grade I-listed manor overlooking the village green. The house was built in 1728 and is set within idyllic gardens. The associated stable block is also Grade I-listed. For more information, visit: matfieldhouse.uk.

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7.07 km

All Saints' Church, Brenchley

Highlight • Historical Site

Believed to be built in 1233 in the "Early English" style in local sandstone traditionally from nearby Pixot Hill. Earlier, a chapel stood on or near the site which was …

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7.60 km

View of Brenchley

Highlight • Natural

7.71 km

Hononton Farm Orchards

Highlight • Natural

Growing Gala, Braeburn, Opal and Red Prince apples

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8.97 km

Furnace Pond

Highlight • Natural Monument

Water from this pond once pond once powered one of the largest iron works in the Weald employing over 200 men. In 1614 its owner, John Brown, was granted the monopoly of making iron and brass guns for the navy.

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20.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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