Discover Kennington: Lakes and Historic Buildings

Kennington combines a changing landscape with distinctive historic buildings and opportunities for active days. Those planning a trip to Kennington can choose between landscape, sport and architectural discoveries as different focal points. When choosing a holiday apartment or holiday home, it is therefore worth considering first whether the trip should be shaped primarily by scenery, activity or local history.

Landscape around Conningbrook Lakes

The Conningbrook Lakes Country Park is gradually being transformed in Kennington into a country park on a former quarry site around the existing lakes. This development makes the area particularly interesting for travellers who want to experience a landscape not only as a finished backdrop, but also as it changes. The lakes and former extraction site give the stay a clear focus on the landscape. Plan your days accordingly if you would like to alternate between excursions to historic buildings and time spent outdoors.

Sport and play as a separate part of your trip

At Spearpoint Pavilion (The Ridge) in Kennington, Ashford, there are five unlit grass football pitches available for hire. For groups wishing to include football in their trip, this provides a specific point of reference when planning their days. The pitches are not illuminated; this is therefore an important aspect when assessing the facilities. Spearpoint Recreation Ground also has a play area. In addition to its landscape, Kennington therefore offers another place where activity and play can form part of the travel programme.

Historic buildings in Kennington

The Church of St Mary is largely a 15th-century building constructed from rubble stone. It represents the older architectural history of the area. Kennington Lodge is a former stable building, probably dating from the 17th century, made of red brick with grey dressings. Kennington Lodge is therefore a different type of building from Kennington Hall.

Kennington Hall is a large, square 18th-century manor house with three storeys and a red-brick façade. Home Farmhouse also dates from the 18th century or earlier. The house has red-brick walls on the ground floor and an upper storey hung with tiles. The Mill House completes this picture as an L-shaped house dating from the 18th century or earlier, with two storeys and red brick.

Further distinctive examples include The Old House, a 16th-century timber-framed building that apparently once consisted of two cottages, and Yeoman Cottages. This 16th-century timber-framed house has a painted-brick façade and tile-hung side walls. Temple House adds a later architectural accent with a colour-rendered building dating from the mid-19th century and a hipped slate roof.

Which accommodation suits your travel plans?

A holiday apartment in Kennington suits travellers who want to arrange their daily programme themselves. If local history is the main focus, you can use the buildings mentioned as a thematic guide.

Further places for planning your trip

If you would like to compare Kennington with other destinations or complement your trip with additional places, here is a compact selection: Marden, Elham, Aldington, Langley, Shepherdswell, Chestfield, Hartley and Seasalter.

For the overarching travel overview: Kent.