Chiddingstone Village

A single street of Tudor timber-framed houses, owned by the National Trust, with a castle of curiosities and a mysterious sandstone boulder a short walk away.

From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 6 min by train · 1 h 40 min by car

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Time there: 2–3.5 h to see all 3 places

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VillageCharming streetsLandmarksStately homes

Must-see places

Chiddingstone Castle

Historic house · A castellated house at the edge of the village, holding Egyptian, Japanese, Stuart and Jacobite and Buddhist collections.

View of Saint Mary's Church, Chiddingstone from the Churchyard

St Mary's Church

Church · The village church, rebuilt after a lightning fire in 1624, sitting at the end of the Tudor street.

The Chiding Stone

Landmark · A great sandstone boulder on the edge of the village that gave it, by tradition, its name.

Quick facts

The National Trust has owned the whole village apart from the church and the castle since 1939, and calls it the best example of a Tudor village left in the country.

Its single street of timber-framed houses has played period settings on screen, from Elizabeth R to A Room with a View and The Wicked Lady.

Chiddingstone Castle, a privately run house on the village edge, shows Egyptian, Japanese, Stuart and Jacobite and Buddhist collections, with a lake and woodland walks in its grounds.

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