Oast House and Summer Wildflower Meadow Tudeley Kent
by James Brunker
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Oast House and Summer Wildflower Meadow Tudeley Kent
Artist
James Brunker
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Photograph - Photograph
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A view across a wildflower meadow to an oast house, seen from the High Weald Walk near Tudeley, Kent, southeast England. Oast houses are particularly associated with Kent and are also called hop kilns as they were built to dry hops, once the most important crop in the county. Many have now been converted into homes as few hops are grown in the region; this one still appears to be used as a barn and working farm buildings. A black and white version of this image is also available, please message if you would prefer a print in monochrome!
Despite being close to the important railway towns Tonbridge and Paddock Wood Tudeley is still in a very rural area and it is easy to enjoy peace and quiet in the picturesque countryside around the village. This may all change in the near future as Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has plans to build over 4,000 new houses in the area (which is designated green belt land) which will almost certainly destory its charm and beauty. To find out more about these plans and campaigns against them please visit the Save Capel website: https://savecapel.com/
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August 30th, 2020
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