スマーデンの天然記念物・トップ4

Only white flowering flowers are preferred here.

The community of Lenham commemorates the dead of the Second World War with a horizontal stone cross.

A relatively modern chalk symbol sculpted in the hillside

A visit is always worthwhile

Even though the colors here are very limited, this garden still makes a breathtaking impression!

The White Garden offers a refreshing contrast to the colourful parts of the garden. Vita Sackville-West decided that this garden should only contain white, green, grey and silver and today it is one of the most famous areas in Sissinghurst. With limited colour choices, it is important to create tension and drama using different shapes, textures and forms. This is masterfully done and is well worth a visit.

The attentive hiker or pilgrim has repeatedly encountered a wide variety of types of crosses on his way: made of stone (often granite) or wood, with or without the body of the crucified Christ, artistically decorated or deliberately kept simple, towering high and thus dominating the surroundings from afar or rather smaller... This hiking highlight, however, is sure to take a top spot in the ranking of the most unusual crosses. It does not tower up, but is quite the opposite, cut into the ground so that the light background of this lying monument stands out clearly from the surrounding green of the lawn. The basic idea of such a design - known in technical jargon as geoglyps - is similar to the "Nazca Lines" in South America, which are thousands of years older; or, to give a much closer example, the "White Horse" on Uffington Hill (see https://www.komoot.com/de-de/highlight/283565 ). The sad reason for its construction is to commemorate the victims of the First World War.

Rich in flora and fauna, this important reserve contains Kent's last four valley bogs and one of its few remaining fragments of open heath.