Whether you are visiting for the day or a short break, Chilham has plenty to see and do, browse the list below for details:

Badgers Hill Farm and Cidery
Maidstone Road, Chilham
Kent
CT4 8BW
Tel: 01227 730573
Email: claratys@aol.com

An unusual shop, garden emporium and tea room all set in the wild and natural surroundings of an old cider farm. Wander the grounds through wind chimes and water features. Meet different animals, including Wallabies, Donkeys and Pot Bellied Pigs roaming the old orchards; take tea in the old glass house; shop for rustic crafts, foods, wines and try our homemade cider.

Bagham Barn Antiques
Bagham Barn, Chilham
Kent
CT4
Tel: 01227 732522
Email: peggyboyd@baghambarn.com
Web: www.baghambarn.com

Once merely a redundant and tumbledown barn, today’s visitors can expect a novel experience as they walk around the restored buildings sampling the 6,000 odd exhibits which are presented by twenty specialists, occupying some 10,000 sq ft. A new tearoom and garden have recently opened, serving light lunches, home made cakes and selling local produce. Open Tuesday to Sunday inclusive, 10am to 5pm & bank holidays.

Mid Kent Fisheries
Chilham Water Mill,
Mill Lane, Chilham
Kent
CT4 8EE
Tel: 01227 730668
Email: Chris.logsdon@southeastwater
Web: www.midkentfisheries.co.uk

Superb chalk stream brown trout fishing, specimen carp and pleasure fishing. Holders of the British carp record 65lb 14oz. We have 27 lakes and 3 rivers available, as well as beautiful nature walks ideal for bird watching – 95 different species noted to date.

Perry Wood

Perry Wood consists of 150 acres of some of Kent’s most unspoilt woodland, containing abundant wildlife and many rare birds. A hugely popular walking and riding area, Perry Wood has a wealth of footpaths linking, amongst others, the site of the old Shottenden Mill, an Iron Age earth works, the Drawing Room and the famous Pulpit (540ft above sea level) with its magnificent views of the surrounding Kent countryside.

For more information and a map of the area go to www.faversham.org 

Chilham Square

The central core of Chilham village is its small square. This open public space, of exceptional beauty and charm in its own right, lies on a plateau between a church and a castle. It is possibly one of the most perfectly preserved medieval squares in the country, lined with black and white half-timbered Tudor buildings, some dating from the 13th century.

Information on the history of the Square and other buildings and places of interest within the Parish can be found at www.chilham-parish.org.uk

Chilham Castle & Gardens

The site of Chilham Castle, above the Stour Valley has been a strategic point for thousands of years. An octagonal stone ‘Norman’ keep was built in 1171 which is still intact today. Sir Dudley Digges then built the present mansion, designed by Inigo Jones between 1603 and 1616. Today, both the Norman keep and the mansion are private residences and are not open to the public.
However, Chilham Castle Gardens are open to the public on selected days during the summer giving access to some 25 acres of gardens with formal terraces and an extensive area of lowland wood-pasture and historic parkland.

St Mary’s Church

Built of flint in the English Perpendicular style, it is of an unusual size for a relatively small village and the great perpendicular west tower, 68 feet tall, dominates the Square to great effect. St. Mary's Church was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. The fine peal of 8 bells weighs nearly 4 tons altogether. The Church is open during daylight hours 365 days a year and is well worth visiting to see the fine stained glass windows & monuments which have earned it a place in the book A Thousand Best Churches.  
During late May to September coffee is served from 10 am to midday on weekdays in the churchyard, or in the church itself if wet.

Mountain Street

The panoramic views afforded from Mountain Street are probably the most beautiful in the whole parish. Mountain Street starts at the village square and continues for a distance of about half a mile. It meanders along a slight ridge giving spectacular views out across the Stour valley and of the park and ancient wood pasture in Chilham Castle’s estate.

King’s Wood and Godmersham Park

King’s Wood comprises c.1500 acres of easily accessible ancient woodland managed by the Forestry Commission with a diverse range of flora and fauna. Access to King’s Wood can be gained from Mountain Street and is approximately a 20 minute walk from Chilham Square. The approach, from Chilham, follows a chalk escarpment and offers views of Godmersham Park (about 860 acres; 345 hectares). This is one of the finest examples of a Kentish landscape with its parkland, river meadows, woodland and chalk grassland.

More information on Kings Wood can be found at www.forestry.gov.uk
Or at www.kent.gov.uk/explorekent

Julliberrie Downs and Neolithic Longbarrow

The site has been of significance since prehistoric times. The large burial mound is an unchambered earthen Neolithic Longbarrow. It is 44 m in length, 2 m high and measures 15 m at its widest although it was originally longer. Excavations have revealed four burials from around the beginning of the Roman occupation and artefacts from the stone, bronze and iron ages. To find Juliberrie Downs, cross over the railway line, pass Chilham Water Mill and climb up onto the Stour Valley Walk. The long barrow is approximately 25 minutes walk from the centre of the village.

Chilham Village Hall
Maidstone Road, Chilham
Kent
CT4 8BW
Tel: 01227 751940 or 07975 754131 (Christine Honey)
Email: info@chilhamvillagehall.com
Web: www.chilham-parish.org.com

Situated a short walk from the heart of Chilham Village just off the A252 Comprising two historic beamed halls with close seating capacity for 140 in large hall and 40 in small hall. Ideal for weddings, concerts and meetings. Kitchen facilities and large stage. Ample parking.