Being outside Kent, the district of Southeast London in Bromley is home to some areas that feel more like the Kent field than southeast London.
Downe Village is one of those anomalies, which is just 15 minutes by car from southeastern London and can be accessed on bus 146 from Bromley, while he felt he has deepened in the field.
It has a mixture of picket houses, cabins and pubs of wood framed, giving it that feeling of chocolate box.
The town was part of Kent until 1965, when it became part of the municipality or Bromley in London with a postal code BR.
Some of the best known residents in the village include Charles Darwin, who previously lived in the house below with his family, and Robin Knox-Johnston, who circumnavigated the world on a yacht.
Today you can still visit the house, owned by English Heritage, who shows how Darwin lived in his old house, with 4 acres gardens to explore.
The town houses two pubs, along with the nearby Christmas tree farm and a historical church.
One of the oldest characteristics of the town is its church, St Mary’s The Virgin, dating from the thirteenth century, which one served as a school for the people.
Among the village pubs you will find the George and the Dragon, serving the traditional British food and recognizable for its wood framed structure, and the Queen’s head, which was believed to be visited by Queen Elizabeth I.
Speaking in the town, the main manager of the queen, Nigel Andrews, said: “Down is unique in the sense that you can be here 20 minutes from Bromley while feeling as if you were very far in Kent.
“We make many people visit Down House and have a very good sense of community.”
One of Downe’s other popular attractions is Christmas Tree Farm, a few steps from the town, which houses farm animals such as horses, pigs, chickens, goats and alpacas, with an entry that costs £ 8 for adults and £ 5.
