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Otford Palace Tower

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Otford Palace Tower

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Otford Palace Tower

Recommended by 15 hikers out of 17

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Kent Downs National Landscape

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Location: Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Kemsing Down Nature Reserve – View of London from Kent Downs loop from Otford

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2. View of London from Kent Downs – Cornfield Near Dunstall Farm loop from Eynsford

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3. Samuel Palmer's House – Otford Duck Pond loop from Shoreham

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02:12

80m

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Luke Thomas

May 14, 2023

Slight deviation from the trail route, but it is well worth a quick visit. This remaining tower once formed part of Archbishop's Palace, hosting the likes of King Henry VIII.

Kit P

August 20, 2021

Although an older manor house once existed here, the Otford Palace (the Archbishop's Palace) that you see today was built at the beginning of the 16th century by Archbishop William Warham. The most obvious feature of the castle is the three storey polygonal tower, a Grade-II listed builded.

A series of cottages stretch from the tower to the gatehouse, a converted part of the palace which was renovated into cottages in the 20th century. The palace is free to visit and sits in the centre of Otford village.

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Location: Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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Otford Palace Tower

1. Kemsing Down Nature Reserve – View of London from Kent Downs loop from Otford

2. View of London from Kent Downs – Cornfield Near Dunstall Farm loop from Eynsford

3. Samuel Palmer's House – Otford Duck Pond loop from Shoreham

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