Co-ords are in Parish Peregrination- St Alban's Court
Parish Peregrination is intended as a circular walking route, as opposed to a cache and dash circuit, linking our additions to sadexploration's Church Micro series here at Goodnestone ( GC2VNYW - CM 1820), Nonington (GC2VPVE - CM 1822), Womenswold (GC2WDV5- CM 1859), Barfrestone (GC2VKH4 - CM 1817), Chillenden (GC2VKF6 - CM 1815),and Knowlton (GC2TEA6 - CM 1786).
The route is intended to start at and will be described from Parish Peregrination - Rosings. The entire route is approximately 14 miles (22.5km). It will take in the 6 fore mentioned Church Micro's plus 23 additional 'trail' caches. There is an opportunity to split the route into two, one of 6.5 miles (10.5km) the other 8 miles (13km). The route is via public rights of way with a number of moderate climbs and descents, BUT does require some quiet lane walking where the usual care will be needed. There are NO FTF prizes as such, although a number of the small caches only contain a very neat LED Torch, so PLEASE Trade Up - Trade Even - Or Don't Trade these items folks.
From All Saints Church CM 1815, back track the short distance down the hill to the junction with Short Street. Here turn left and follow the road around to the right and up towards the Sandwich Road, ignoring the bridleway marker on your left. On reaching the Sandwich Road, which can be a fast stretch of road, walk around the edge of the field until you reach the white marker post and carefully cross over to the public road for CM 1786 -Knowlton St Clements and Parish Peregrination - Knowlton Court.
Knowlton Court
The Knowlton Court estate was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was the property of Bishop Odo, half brother of William The Conqueror. The current manor house was built in 1585 for Sir Thomas Peyton, although some rebuilding took place around 1715 with the addition of the Queen Anne styling of the front facia, and further rebuilding in 1785. Another Sir Thomas Peyton, the Royalist Lieutenant-General, born 1619 once lived here, he was also MP for Sandwich from 1640-1644, but was removed from Parliament having been charged and imprisoned in 1643 for being a 'malignant'. Sir Thomas lead a failed Royalist uprising in Kent in 1648 and was taken prisoner near Bury St Edmonds and committed to the Tower of London. Whilst imprisoned, Knowlton Court was ransacked and badly damaged by the Parliamentarians. However, following the Restoration of King Charles II, he regained his status and once again became the local MP.
Today, Knowlton Court is privately owned and the home of the Fox-Pitt family of equestrian fame. NO access is permitted down any of the private driveways - please keep to the road.
From either of the above two caches, make your way back to the Sandwich Road and the white marker post in the field opposite. Once again, take care crossing the road here. Refer to GC2WM3T Parish Peregrination - Rowling.
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