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Sham Farm Castle

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.08318, 0.23078

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodlark, Dartford Warbler, Raven +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodlark, Dartford Warbler, Raven +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Mint Leaf Beetle, Woundwort Shieldbug, Meadow Grasshopper +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mint Leaf Beetle, Woundwort Shieldbug, Meadow Grasshopper +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mistletoe, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Pellucid Four-tooth Moss +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Mistletoe, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Pellucid Four-tooth Moss +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Hazel, Rowan +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

'Castle' at Sham Farm, Eridge, East Sussex

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

'Castle' at Sham Farm, Eridge, East Sussex

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦GROOMBRIDGE PLACEHistoric site4.7 km→✦ERIDGE PARKHistoric site1.4 km→✦Medieval moated site, Groombridge PlaceHistoric site4.8 km→🌱The Drunken GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Silver Jubilee Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→🦉THE GHYLLNature reserve4.5 km→

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