Restaurants
Shwen Shwen
Sierra Leonean restaurant off Bank Street, Sevenoaks, serving West African dishes with an Afro-fusion menu. Book online.
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
In Sevenoaks
Kent Wildlife Trust lakes and woodland reserve in Sevenoaks with bird hides, nature trail, cafe and visitor centre. Pay-and-display parking.
Kent Wildlife Trust reserve of lakes and woodland with bird hides, a nature trail, cafe, shop and visitor centre. The reserve states a parking charge only (weekdays £2.50, weekends £3.50, card only); it does not state an entry fee. Dogs are not allowed on the reserve except assistance dogs. The Trust lists a week’s closure for Christmas, from Monday 21 to Sunday 27 December, without saying whether the whole reserve or only the visitor centre closes.
Wheelchair users can reach the visitor centre, three hides and most of the nature trail. Six disabled parking bays and accessible toilets during visitor centre hours.
Restaurants
Sierra Leonean restaurant off Bank Street, Sevenoaks, serving West African dishes with an Afro-fusion menu. Book online.
Farm Shops & Producers
Farm shop at Castle Farm, Shoreham: farm foods, seasonal produce, lavender products, hampers and Kent crafts, plus a coffee cart and seasonal events.
RestaurantsTakeaways
Chinese restaurant on Sevenoaks High Street with dine-in, set menu and takeaway menus.
Farm Shops & Producers
Organic farm gate at Bore Place, Chiddingstone near Edenbridge: vegetables, ice cream, honey, yoghurt and kefir, plus a seasonal collect-from-farm veg box.
GuideCastles & History, Parks & Walks
Knole, Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, Shoreham Aircraft Museum and Kemsing Down, with the winter changes to hours and opening dates.
Castles & History, Museums & Galleries
Small museum in Shoreham village about WWII airmen, with relics from local crash sites and a tea room. Adults £5. Winter opening limited, so phone first.
Parks & Walks
Kent Wildlife Trust 16-hectare chalk grassland and woodland reserve at Kemsing, with views across the Weald. Open at all times; steep, uneven paths.
Castles & History, Parks & Walks
National Trust house and deer park in Sevenoaks, with showrooms, Gatehouse Tower, cafe and shop. Reduced showroom route from 2 November.