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Please check local regulations for: High Weald National Landscape

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Location: Cranbrook & Sissinghurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Hemsted Forest & Cranbrook loop — High Weald

15.7km

04:07

130m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Union Mill – Hilly Wood loop from Sissinghurst

11.1km

02:57

110m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Hilly Wood – St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook loop from Cranbrook

5.84km

01:32

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Dan Hobson

January 8, 2021

Union Mill is a Grade I-listed smock mill and is one of the tallest of its kind in Britain. Built in 1814 by millwright James Humphrey, the grand timber-framed structure continues to grind corn to this very day. The mill is free to enter (a donation is requested). For more information, visit: unionmill.org.uk.

JakobusPilger

June 19, 2024

These old windmills are the best proof that people were clever enough a number of centuries ago - long before the discovery of electricity and the inventions that resulted from it - to harness the power of the elements for their own purposes: no human or animal muscle power is needed for the grinding process, but the wind captured by the covered wings is enough to drive the heavy millstones and thus, for example, to grind flour from grain (grain mills) or to press oil from olives (oil mills). Often they are only technical and historical evidence of a long tradition of craftsmanship, because most - although fortunately not all - of the old mills have been abandoned over time.

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Elevation 80 m

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Location: Cranbrook & Sissinghurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Union Mill

1. Hemsted Forest & Cranbrook loop — High Weald

2. Union Mill – Hilly Wood loop from Sissinghurst

3. Hilly Wood – St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook loop from Cranbrook

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