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Region: Tunbridge Wells • Rother • Ashford • Tonbridge and Malling • Maidstone
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Castle Ride 100
Castle Ride 100-mile Route
Actual Distance: 105.57-miles
Metres Climbed: 1553m
Max Gradient: 10.53%
Average Gradient: 1.16%
Difficulty: 8/10
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Actual Distance: 105.57-miles
Metres Climbed: 1553m
Max Gradient: 10.53%
Average Gradient: 1.16%
Difficulty: 8/10
Feed Stations x 4
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Tonbridge Castle (distance from start: 0.07 km/0.04 miles)
Tonbridge Castle
Tonbridge
Start and finish venue of the Castle Ride. Ample free parking nearby and entertainment provided at the end of the event.
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Tonbridge (distance from start: 0.51 km/0.31 miles)
Ightham Mote (distance from start: 9.63 km/5.99 miles)
Ightham Mote
Ightham
To your right as you ascend the climb, you will see Ightham Mote which is a rare surviving example of a moated medieval manor house dating back from the early part of the 14th century.
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Meopham (distance from start: 30.14 km/18.73 miles)
Cobham (distance from start: 36 km/22.37 miles)
Gads Hill Place (distance from start: 43.91 km/27.28 miles)
Gads Hill Place
Higham
Gadshill Place, was the country home of Charles Dickens.
Dickens was visited at Gads Hill Place in 1857 by Danish author and poet Hans Christian Andersen. Other guests included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Charles Allston Collins, Wilkie Collins, Marcus Stone, H.F. Chorley Percy Fitzgerald, John Leech, Alexander William Kinglake, William Powell Frith and Charles Fechter.
The house became Dickens's country home until his death in 1870, when he died from a stroke on a couch in the dining room.
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Dickens was visited at Gads Hill Place in 1857 by Danish author and poet Hans Christian Andersen. Other guests included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Charles Allston Collins, Wilkie Collins, Marcus Stone, H.F. Chorley Percy Fitzgerald, John Leech, Alexander William Kinglake, William Powell Frith and Charles Fechter.
The house became Dickens's country home until his death in 1870, when he died from a stroke on a couch in the dining room.
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Rochester Castle (distance from start: 48.51 km/30.14 miles)
Rochester Castle
Strood
History is either side of you here with the Castle on your right, the cathedral to your left. Turn right after the castle down the hill.
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Rochester Cathedral (distance from start: 48.51 km/30.14 miles)
Rochester Cathedral
Strood
The Rochester diocese was founded by Justus, one of the missionaries who accompanied Saint Augustine of Canterbury to convert the pagan English to Christianity in the early 7th century. As the first bishop of Rochester, Justus was given permission by King Ethelbert of Kent to establish a church of St Andrew the Apostle (the same dedication as the monastery in Rome from which St Augustine and St Justus had set out for England) on the site of the present cathedral, which was made the home of a bishopric.
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Pilgrims Way (distance from start: 51.58 km/32.05 miles)
Boxley Village (distance from start: 63.9 km/39.71 miles)
Boxley Village
Boxley
The largest parish in the Canterbury diocese. This small village is an ideal of Kent with its weatherboarded and redbrick houses. Boxley Abbey was once the home to the 'Rood of Grace' – a crucifix with a figure attached that was sometimes moved to express the receiving of prayers dependent on how much the monks had been paid! Now a private house it lies to the west of the village. Its 12th century barn can be seen from the footpath.
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Jades Crossing (distance from start: 66.47 km/41.3 miles)
Jades Crossing
Detling
A plaque beside this bridge reads: "Welcome to Jade's Crossing. This footbridge is the result of a twenty year campaign by the People of Detling. It was constructed following the deaths of Jade Hobbs and her Grandmother Margaret Kuwertz who were both killed crossing this road on Saturday 16th December 2000.
For your safety, use this bridge to cross the busy A249.
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For your safety, use this bridge to cross the busy A249.
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Thurnham Castle ruins (distance from start: 68.25 km/42.41 miles)
Thurnham Castle ruins
Thurnham
Thurnham Castle or Godard's Castle is situated to the north of the village of Thurnham.
It is a 12th century flint-built castle constructed by Robert de Thurnham in the reign of Henry II on a hill on the edge of the North Downs. One side of the bailey wall still stands 10 foot high and originally it enclosed an area of about a quarter of an acre. There is no visible stonework on the large motte.
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It is a 12th century flint-built castle constructed by Robert de Thurnham in the reign of Henry II on a hill on the edge of the North Downs. One side of the bailey wall still stands 10 foot high and originally it enclosed an area of about a quarter of an acre. There is no visible stonework on the large motte.
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Hollingbourne Hill (distance from start: 73.27 km/45.53 miles)
Hollingbourne Hill
Hollingbourne
After the Pilgrims Way, turn left up this long climb of approximately 1 mile. Keep a gear for the sting in the tail near the top.
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Stede Hill (distance from start: 78.36 km/48.69 miles)
Stede Hill
Harrietsham
This a fast downhill and care is needed at the bottom as you go right on the bend
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Liverton Hill (distance from start: 83.37 km/51.81 miles)
Headcorn (distance from start: 93.02 km/57.8 miles)
Headcorn
Headcorn
Headcorn is a long village with a wide range of local shops, and with many old houses. Its name is derived from the Saxon meaning trees cut down by Huda to produce a clearing Hudakaruna, this has over the years changed to Hedekaruna in 1100 then to Headcorn.
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Headcorn Village Hall (distance from start: 93.3 km/57.97 miles)
Headcorn Village Hall
Headcorn
Lunch stop where you'll find a superb buffet lunch waiting for you and a mechanic will be on hand to assist with any bike problems
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Frittenden (distance from start: 97.94 km/60.86 miles)
Newenden (distance from start: 119.22 km/74.08 miles)
Newenden
Newenden
Newenden is the smallest village in Kent, and also the first village in Kent, as you travel across the 18th-century bridge over River Rother. It rests on memories of grander days, when its port, market and sixteen inns were an important part of the regional economy. Today it is just a small, friendly village, but the tradition of enterprise remains strong.
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Kent & East Sussex Railway (distance from start: 120.07 km/74.61 miles)
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Northiam
The Kent and East Sussex Railway is a living and fully working museum preserved by volunteers and enthusiasts. The track runs for 10 miles from Bodiam in Sussex to Tenterden in Kent.
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Northiam (distance from start: 121.18 km/75.3 miles)
Northiam
Northiam
Northiam has a picturesque green, surrounded by an abundance of old buildings. There is an ornate pump which supplied water to the village until 1907.
In 1944, four Prime Ministers, including Winston Churchill, met on the playing fields opposite the Crown and Thistle public house, to inspect the troops prior to D-Day. Their names are inscribed on the gates which were erected to commemorate the event.
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In 1944, four Prime Ministers, including Winston Churchill, met on the playing fields opposite the Crown and Thistle public house, to inspect the troops prior to D-Day. Their names are inscribed on the gates which were erected to commemorate the event.
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Northiam (distance from start: 121.78 km/75.67 miles)
Northiam
Northiam
Northiam has a picturesque green, surrounded by an abundance of old buildings. There is an ornate pump which supplied water to the village until 1907.
In 1944, four Prime Ministers, including Winston Churchill, met on the playing fields opposite the Crown and Thistle public house, to inspect the troops prior to D-Day. Their names are inscribed on the gates which were erected to commemorate the event.
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In 1944, four Prime Ministers, including Winston Churchill, met on the playing fields opposite the Crown and Thistle public house, to inspect the troops prior to D-Day. Their names are inscribed on the gates which were erected to commemorate the event.
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Ewhurst Green (distance from start: 125.85 km/78.2 miles)
Ewhurst Green
Ewhurst
This pretty village has a very quiet tree lined vista, which is in all its glory in autumn when the trees turn yellow and golden brown is built along a ridge south of the River Rother, it has spectacular views across the valley towards Bodiam Castle.
Ewhurst Green is a very small hamlet, with only the church, and a restaurant providing any services.
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Ewhurst Green is a very small hamlet, with only the church, and a restaurant providing any services.
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Ewhurst (distance from start: 125.85 km/78.2 miles)
Ewhurst
Ewhurst
This pretty village has a very quiet tree lined vista, which is in all its glory in autumn when the trees turn yellow and golden brown is built along a ridge south of the River Rother, it has spectacular views across the valley towards Bodiam Castle.
Ewhurst Green is a very small hamlet, with only the church, and a restaurant providing any services.
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Ewhurst Green is a very small hamlet, with only the church, and a restaurant providing any services.
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Bodiam Castle (distance from start: 128.54 km/79.87 miles)
Bodiam Castle
Bodiam
As you cross over the railway line you will be able to see Bodiam castle in front of you. The appearance of Bodiam Castle is exactly how most people imagine a medieval castle should look like, with its square of walls, a round tower at each corner, and a square tower midway along each wall, entirely surrounded by a moat. That it looks so perfect and picturesque may not be by accident for many people have debated whether the castle was really built as a defensive fortress or as an elaborate stately home.
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Bodiam Castle (distance from start: 128.67 km/79.95 miles)
Bodiam Castle
Bodiam
As you cross over the railway line you will be able to see Bodiam castle in front of you. The appearance of Bodiam Castle is exactly how most people imagine a medieval castle should look like, with its square of walls, a round tower at each corner, and a square tower midway along each wall, entirely surrounded by a moat. That it looks so perfect and picturesque may not be by accident for many people have debated whether the castle was really built as a defensive fortress or as an elaborate stately home.
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Feed Station (distance from start: 146.25 km/90.87 miles)
Feed Station
Goudhurst
The last opportunity to take on refreshments for the final push to the finish.
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Goudhurst (distance from start: 146.6 km/91.09 miles)
Goudhurst
Goudhurst
The place name of Goudhurst is derived from the Old English guo hyrst, meaning Battle Hill, or the wooded hill on which a battle has been fought. The name commemorates a battle fought on this high ground in Saxon times. The church in Goudhurst probably existed long before 1119, its earliest recorded date. The church has been altered and restored many times over the centuries.
In 2007 the Tour de France passed through the village.
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In 2007 the Tour de France passed through the village.
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Dromos
Hello x3mwt,
You forgot to put a link to the site and the event where people can join the charity route! Good luck with the event!