English Heritage sites near Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish
EYNSFORD CASTLE
3 miles from Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish
The substantial stone walls of a very early Norman 'enclosure castle', begun c.1085-7 and unusually little altered by later building works. This rare survival stands in an attractive village setting.
LULLINGSTONE ROMAN VILLA
4 miles from Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish
Among the most outstanding Roman villa survivals in Britain, Lullingstone provides a unique all weather family day out. See fascinating Roman artifacts and enjoy a specially commissioned light show.
TILBURY FORT
7 miles from Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish
Spend a great family day out at Tilbury Fort in Essex. Explore the magazine houses or the bastion magazine passages of this fort on the Thames estuary that has protected London’s seaward approach.
MILTON CHANTRY
7 miles from Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish
Milton Chantry is all that remains of a 14th-century hospital later used in turn as a public house, a Georgian barracks, and Second World War gas decontamination chamber.
ELTHAM PALACE AND GARDENS
8 miles from Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish
Once a favoured medieval palace and then a Tudor royal residence, Eltham Palace was transformed into a striking Art Deco mansion by eccentric millionaires Stephen and Viriginia Courtauld.
HOME OF CHARLES DARWIN - DOWN HOUSE
9 miles from Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish
Down House is a site of outstanding international significance. Here the famous scientist Charles Darwin lived with his family for forty years and worked on his revolutionary theories.
Churches in Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish
St John's Sutton-at-Hone
Pubs in Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish
Bull
The Bull was a roadhouse on the A225 that traded for 285 years until its closure in 2015. In the late 20th century it was part of the Courage tied estate, like so many of the pubs along the A225. In around 1988 it changed its name to 'The...
Foresters Arms
The Foresters Arms was situated just a few doors away from the one remaining village pub, The Ship. It had been a beer house at some point. Time was called permanently in 1967 (alas no Summer of Love at the Foresters!) and the premises ar...
Greyhound
The Greyhound was situated on the A225 to the north of the village centre. It traded for 140 years from 1875 and like almost all pubs on the A225 had been a Courage tied house in the late 20th century. It was the scene of a double murder...
Papermakers Arms
Hawley Road, Hawley, DA2 7RB
(01322) 224212
papermakersarms.co.uk/
Ship
Pub reopened in July 2018 under the guidance of Paul, previously of the Bull, Horton Kirby. Visitors are greeted by an L-shaped bar area, with a pool room to the side. Two handpumps dispense non mainstream beers from the EI range. It is...