In 1295, Robert Toys paid
12d to the Manor of Otford for the right to keep pigs in
Otford Woods and it is likely that he or his family gave
their name to this area of Brasted Chart. Toys Hill was
part of the Common of Brasted Chart where local people
kept pigs and cattle, gathered peat and firewood and
quarried Chertstone for their roads and buildings.
You will find a map for
all walks and information in Toys Hill National Trust
car park
Toys Hill is made up of
more than 450 acres of hilltop woods cared for by the
National trust. To help you explore the woods there are
several miles of way marked paths.
The
Green circular path 1 & 3/4 miles takes you round the
hilltop.
The
longer Red route includes steep sections with steps.
The
Orange short circular walk is suitable for less-able
visitors and wheelchairs
The English Oak in the
picture was planted to celebrate H.R.H Queen Elizabeth
the queen Mother's 80th birthday and the 80th year of
Toy's Hill Village Hall by K.W. (rab) Barker and Emily
McKenzie, Toy's Hill's oldest and youngest inhabitants,
on 30th June 1990.
All that remains of
Weardale is a lawn and terrace, a grand house Weardale
Manor was a grand house, country home to Lord and Lady
Weardale in the early part of the twentieth century. On
a fine day you can see four counties - Kent, East
Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey.
Philip james Stanhope,
Lord Weardale, was the youngest son of the 5th Earl of
Stanhope.
Click here for other National Trust properties and
places of Interest in the surrounding area
The Bat Tower was the
inspiration of the National Trust's Wardens in North
Kent. They felt the disuses water tower could be turned
into a hibernation site bats. Built in 1906, the tower
stands at the highest point on the Greensand Ridge in
Kent, surrounded by 450 acres of woodland which is part
of a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The
Green circular path 1 & 3/4 miles takes you round the
hilltop.
The
longer Red route includes steep sections with steps.
The
Orange short circular walk is suitable for less-able
visitors and wheelchairs
