The walk starts in Borough Green, and goes south through woods and along streams to the old village of Plaxtol with its Cromwellian church. Then through the park of Fairlawne House to Ightham Mote, a beautiful moated medieval manor, and lunch in its National Trust restaurant.The route onwards is up a bridleway, through orchards and alongside a new lavender farm and along shaded woodland paths leading to the 1,000-acre Knole Park and its 365-roomed Knole House, then up by footpaths to tea in Sevenoaks, with the station some way downhill from the centre.
Lunch: The suggested lunch place is the National Trust restaurant at Ightham Mote. If you prefer a pub lunch, you could divert to the Chaser Inn in Shipbourne (tel 01732 811 168), a large and elegant pub which serves inventive food all day. Directions to this pub are given in the main text.
Tea: The newly refurbished Brewhouse Tearoom (tel 01732 450 608) has an entrance in the north wall of Knole House, without the need to pay an entrance fee. There are various options in the centre of Sevenoaks including Caffè Nero at 112 High Street (tel 01732 779 050) and Costa Coffee at 2 Blighs Rd (01732 462 159). There is also a branch of the popular Bills on the High Street.
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The Malabar Coffee House, 81 High St, Sevenoaks, an independent operation, does excellent tea, coffee and cakes. It has outside seating and is facing you as you enter the High St.
#2 walked the first half with warming soup at Igtham Moat. Then another 2 joined who had lunch at Godden Green. BTW the Vicar at Plaxton church gave us a vivid history talk.Rain before lunch and then moody skies..
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