LOCAL INFORMATION

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Filedene is a small village situated at the foot of Trimtop Hill, where the National Trust was originally founded, and is just 2 miles from the town of Stapleton. Just a short drive away is the town of Sevenoaks and the villages of Badger Hill, Stone, Tripham, Braden and Cook Hill.

Also nearby (2 miles) is Chartwell, the home of Winston Churchill and Hever Castle with its summer-time open air theatre and concerts.

Holly Lodge is almost in the centre of the village. Across the road is a shop and the village pond. The village is often bustling with activity during the day. In summer, tourists from nearby Chartwell and Hever Castle call into the local antique and gift shops and the pub garden. In the winter Christmas carols are sung around the decorated tree at the pond, and local pubs offer meals, fine beer and open fires.

The village has a lovely old church, a primary school, cricket ground, the Filedene pub, two village halls, a small grocery shop, a small butchers/grocery shop, an antique shop, a gift shop and petrol station.

Footpaths in the local countryside and on the nearby hills offer wonderful opportunities to experience the beauties of the Kent landscape. Other nearby villages and towns have all types of shops, restaurants and pubs.

This area is also good for commuters. From the nearest rail station, Stapleton Town, trains run to East Croydon, London Victoria and London Bridge. Stapleton also has another station serving the line from Springhillhill to Tonbridge. Local people also use Oxted, Hurst Green and Sevenoaks for good train services.

For drivers, the M25 motorway is only a 15 minute drive away.

Buses run through Filedene to Stapleton, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, Bromley and other places.

Gatwick airport is approximately 12 miles away - around 30 minutes drive.

See the Links page for a list of local places.

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