The village of Otford has a rich history dating back 3,000 years. Occupants have included Iron Age farmers, Romans, Saxons, Normans, archbishops, and royalty. The village has lots of claims …
Over past centuries, Scadbury Park was managed as a country estate. It's now a local nature reserve, featuring the "Acorn Trail" which is a sign-posted route through the reserve.
It was here, under this oak tree, that William Pitt the Younger met with William Wilberforce and began the process of abolishing the slave trade in 1787.