HIKE 20km Eden Valley - Rivers, Lakes & Henry VIII's Medieval Manor House

📏 Key Info:
Distance: 13 miles (20km)
Grading: Intermediate
Ascent: 155m
Hiking time: 5 to 5.5 hours
Cost: £31 (includes guided hike + return train)
Refunds: Payments are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you follow our [Resale Process] and your place is rebooked, we’ll issue a refund.
Toilet Breaks: On the train, at the lunch stop, and at the end pub

📍 Meeting Point
Location: Victoria station. Meet between WHSmith (no 34) and Nero Express (no 29) - MAP & PHOTO
Time: Meet 8:55am, leave 9:15am for the 9:30am train
Return: 6:20pm arrival back in London (you’re committed until then)

🌟 Highlights
Discover the picturesque Eden Valley in the High Weald — one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval landscapes
Pass the Medieval Manor House Penshurst Place, once the hunting lodge of Henry VIII
Hike along the Medway river, through ancient woodlands and rolling countryside
Explore Tonbridge, a bustling medieval market town
Pass the impressive 11th-century Tonbridge Castle, England’s finest example of a motte and bailey fortress

🥾 Hike Description
Our journey begins in Tonbridge, where we get views of Tonbridge Castle. This formidable Norman motte and bailey fortress, built in the 11th century beside the River Medway, provides a dramatic start to our day’s hike through one of Kent’s most historic landscapes.

Our route takes us past the village of Leigh and towards Penshurst Place, an extraordinary medieval manor dating from 1341 and one of the most complete examples of 14th-century domestic architecture in England. In Tudor times it became a hunting lodge for Henry VIII, and today it remains an evocative reminder of England’s aristocratic past.

From here, we head into Haysden Country Park, where the trail opens into lush meadows, tranquil woodlands, lakes, rivers and the gentle hills of the High Weald — a landscape renowned for its rich medieval character and ancient woodland. Following a sunken Saxon drovers’ lane, we trace the footsteps of travellers who once crossed these lands centuries ago, before arriving back in Tonbridge, a market town with medieval origins and once again pass the remains of its mighty 11th-century castle.

🧭 Guide:
Leader: GRAHAM
Contact (hike day only): 07796 098487

🍽️ Food:
Bring a packed lunch
Pub visit after the hike (drinks optional)

🎒What to Bring
Hiking boots/shoes
Water (2 litres minimum)
Packed lunch
Waterproofs (jacket and trousers)
Hat and gloves if cold
Train tickets are arranged – just meet us at the meeting point

⚠️ Safety
Your guide is a trained hike leader and Outdoor Activity First Aider

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