English Heritage sites near Detling Parish
KIT'S COTY HOUSE AND LITTLE KIT'S COTY HOUSE
3 miles from Detling Parish
The remains of two megalithic 'dolmen' burial chambers. Impressive Kit's Coty has three uprights and a massive capstone: Little Kit's Coty, alias the Countless Stones, is now a jumble of sarsens.
ROCHESTER CASTLE
6 miles from Detling Parish
Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding.
TEMPLE MANOR
7 miles from Detling Parish
Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings.
SUTTON VALENCE CASTLE
7 miles from Detling Parish
The ruins of a small 12th-century Norman keep, with panoramic views over East Sussex and the Kentish Weald.
UPNOR CASTLE
7 miles from Detling Parish
Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in 1599-1601, to protect warships at Chatham dockyards.
ST LEONARD'S TOWER
8 miles from Detling Parish
An early and well-preserved example of a small free-standing Norman tower keep, surviving almost to its original height.
Churches in Detling Parish
St Martin of Tours Detling
The Street
Detling
Maidstone
01622 630598
https://www.pilgrimswaychurches.org.uk
Please visit our website at https://www.pilgrimswaychurches.org for details about our church and services.
Pubs in Detling Parish
Cock Horse
39 The Street, Detling, ME14 3JT
(01622) 730144
cockhorsedetling.co.uk/