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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 54 NE 313 |
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| Type of record: | Landscape |
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| Name: | Haysden Country Park, Tonbridge |
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Summary
Haysden Country Park, Tonbridge
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5668 4595 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ54NE |
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| Parish: | TONBRIDGE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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| LEIGH, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- COUNTRY PARK (Modern - 1980 AD? to 2050 AD)
| Protected Status: | Historic Park or Garden 136: Haysden Country Park, Tonbridge |
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Full description
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DESCRIPTION
Water features strongly in the landscape as the river runs the length of the northern boundary from Haysden Lake in the west to Barden in the east.
This park is both functional and visually refreshing. Paths and guided trails take walkers past a range of natural habitats supporting a variety of wildlife. There are facilities for water sports and exercise equipment is provided.
Planted after the storm of 1987, Friendship Wood was a gift from Heusenstamm, Tonbridge's twin city in Germany.
HISTORY
Haysden Country Park was developed in the 1980s in an area of gravel workings along the River Medway.
Features
river
The river runs the length of the northern boundary.
lake
Haysden Lake.
Plantings
Friendship Wood was a gift from Heusenstamm, Tonbridge’s twin city in Germany.
Planted: 1987 to 1990
(1)
<1> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org). |
