Tunbridge Wells
Properties and events in Tunbridge Wells
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An introduction to everyday people who rest in Woodbury Park Cemetery
Join us for this walk around Woodbury Park Cemetery where you’ll hear about the history of the cemetery and the lives of some of the everday people who rest there.
Explore Paddock Wood Old Closed Churchyard
The original St Andrew's Churchyard. A peaceful place where there was once a lovely old Church built from Kentish Ragstone. Here visitors will find the grave of Dorothy Dickens, the resting place of Murder Victims and War Graves from WW1 and WW2.
Hopping and Farming in Capel Kent
Hop picking and farming photos and implements on display.
Horsmonden History Nostalgia and Memories of the last 100 Years
A special event to share and enjoy Horsmonden’s rich history, nostalgic stories, photographs, memories and local connections, during the last 100 years.
Magical Memories of Everyday Life in Paddock Wood
A nostalgic exhibition of pictures including old pubs, factories, shops, the railway, hops, fruit, schools, the fire and medical services as well as the Church. There will be an opportunity to tour the Church during the morning.
Salomons Museum Talk, Tunbridge Wells
Salomons (Broomhill) was the country home of the Salomons family from 1829 to the mid 1930s. Designed by Decimus Burton between 1830 and 1850, and extended by the Salomons family later in the century, it sits on 36 acres of picturesque grounds.
St Barnabas CEP School
A great opportunity to visit this Victorian Primary School which was opened in June 1889. Join us and enjoy some creative free workshops courtesy of the team from Scotney Castle, whilst exploring the history of St Barnabas School and it's archives.
Untimely Ends
Saturday 12th September at 2pm, Join us for a guided walk and talk around some of the monuments to people who died in tragic circumstances, and are buried in our cemetery. Sunday 13th September 2-4pm, take a self guided walk around those memorials.