Edenbridge
Edenbridge is a Town in the county of Kent.
There are great places to visit near Edenbridge including some great towns, historic buildings, beaches, parks, museums, castles, shopping centres, cities, ruins, country parks, lakes, coastal parks and airports.
Towns to visit near Edenbridge include Faversham, Broadstairs, St Peter's, Ramsgate, Chatham, Margate, and Dover.
There are a number of historic buildings near Edenbridge including Nuckell's Alsmshouses, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Palace Cinema, Clock Tower Broadstairs, The Look Out House, Bleak House, and Home for Smack Boys.
Beaches to visit near Edenbridge include Viking Bay, and Dumpton Gap.
There are a number of parks near to Edenbridge including Victoria Gardens.
Ramsgate Maritime Museum is a great place to visit close to Edenbridge if you like museums.
The area around Edenbridge features a number of interesting castles including Dover Castle, Rochester Castle, Leeds Castle, and Tonbridge Castle.
Edenbridge's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Royal Victoria Place, and Bluewater Shopping Centre.
The area around Edenbridge's best cities can be found at Canterbury.
Tonbridge Castle is a great place to visit close to Edenbridge if you like ruins.
Edenbridge has some unmissable country parks nearby like Haysden Country Park, and Barton's Point Coastal Park.
The area close to Edenbridge boasts some of the best lakes including Barden Lake.
There are a number of coastal parks near to Edenbridge including Barton's Point Coastal Park.
Places near Edenbridge feature a number of interesting airports including Lydd Airport.
Edenbridge History
There are some historic monuments around Edenbridge:
Places to see near Edenbridge
History of Edenbridge
Owing to its position on the River Eden floodplain, the centre of the town is prone to severe flooding. The worst flood occurred in 1958, before any flood defences were built, and led to enormous damage to Edenbridge High Street. Ten years later in 1968, despite the Eden having been dredged to prevent the same occurrence, the town was once again flooded after heavy storms. Although there were no fatalities, a helicopter was needed to save a man from his flooded home. Local legend has it that he hadn’t noticed the flood waters rising, having been too engrossed in The Forsyte Saga on television. More adequate flood defences have been built since then, with the local community now well prepared to deal with possible flooding. Edenbridge has had four mills over the centuries, Haxted Mill and Honour’s Mill on the River Eden, Christmas Mill on a tributary of the Eden, and a windmill to the south of the town. All four mill buildings survive, but now converted to other uses. There are two railway stations serving Edenbridge. The earliest, on the South Eastern Railway (SER) route from Redhill to Tonbridge, was opened on 26 May 1842. The station, simply named Edenbridge, is located in Marlpit Hill. To the west of that station the route crosses what was once the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway main line from London to Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne (via Lewes), opened on 2 January 1888. The crossing of the two lines takes place at a mid-break in the Edenbridge Tunnel on the SER line. Here lies the second station, named Edenbridge Town. The line serving it is now truncated at Uckfield. There is no connection here between the two routes: Edenbridge is not a junction; one existed four miles (6 km) to the west of Edenbridge Town at Crowhurst, but that junction no longer exists.