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15 Best Things to Do and See in Bodiam 2024

Last updated: Jun 30, 2024

Each month we take a look at the most popular attractions and activities in and around Bodiam and here are the latest top 15 things to do according to our visitors in ...

#1

Smugglers Trail 2011

Hawkhurst 2.9 miles from Bodiam
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Officially launched on the 26th May, 2011, the Smugglers Trail runs between Goudhurst and the Sussex Coast, via Hawkhurst, and also features some of the dastardly activities of the notorious Hawkhurst Gang. Four Hawkhurst hostelries associated with smuggling (The Oak & Ivy, The Queens Inn, The Royal Oak and The Great House) all participate in … more

#2

Playing Fields

Northiam 2.6 miles from Bodiam
01797 253 990
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Playng Fields in the heart of Northiam.

#3

Bodiam Recreation Ground

In Bodiam
01580 765 554
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#4

Hawkhurst Fish Farm

Hawkhurst 2.4 miles from Bodiam
01580 753 813

Hastings Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, TN18 4RT T: 01580 753813 The Hawkhurst Fish Farm is a uniquely quiet and tranquil venue; with four main angling lakes it’s the perfect location for the big fish hunter, match angler and the pleasure angler alike. Also located on-site is a well stocked tackle and bait shop ‘Kent Tackle’. So … more

Hawkhurst Fish Farm
#5

Line Dancing

Staplecross 2.5 miles from Bodiam
07403 921 968

Line dancing class for Fun and Fitness, great for socialising and building confidence. This is a new class that starts Monday 12th June 2023 at The Cross Inn, Staplecross. Held on Monday evenings 7-9pm I teach a wide selection of Line Dance from Classic to Modern routines and use a good variety of music, Country … more

Line Dancing
#6

St Nicholas Church

Sandhurst 1.1 miles from Bodiam
01580 850 849
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St Nicholas Church
#7

St Laurence Church

Hawkhurst 2.9 miles from Bodiam
01580 753 397
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St Laurence Church is the Parish Church for Hawkhurst and is the centre of the spiritual, social and community life in the village. The Church Council has been pleased to generously support the Hawkhurst Community Partnership as a part of the church’s mission to the parishioners in Hawkhurst and the surrounding population.

#8

Kent Tackle

Hawkhurst 2.4 miles from Bodiam
01580 754 422

Fishing tackle shop and internet retailer (carp/predator/match)

#9

"Flix & Pix"

Hawkhurst 2.9 miles from Bodiam
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Please use the link above to download the 2017 Flix and Pix Photographic Competition Entry Form. “Flix & Pix” – takes place during the last week of May each year. “Flix & Pix” is Hawkhurst’s Film and Photographic Festival, which first took place in 2009. The films are all shown at Kino, Hawkhurst’s digital cinema, … more

#10

Bodiam Castle

In Bodiam
01580 830 196
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One of the most famous and evocative castles in Britain, Bodiam was built in 1385, as both a defence and a comfortable home. The exterior is virtually complete and the ramparts rise dramatically above the moat. Enough of the interior survives to give an impression of castle life. There are spiral staircases and battlements to … more

#11

Great Dixter

Northiam 2.1 miles from Bodiam
01797 252 878
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Great Dixter, birthplace, home and passion of gardening writer the late Christopher Lloyd was built c1450 and boasts one of the largest surviving timber-framed halls in the country. Of particular note is the antique furniture and needlework collection. Sir Edwin Lutyens was employed to restore the house and gardens in 1910. The gardens are now … more

#13

Strictly FitSteps

Staplecross 2.7 miles from Bodiam
07768 095 184

For all you “Strictly” fans out there that have withdrawal symptoms now it has finished, I have just the thing for you…. or for anyone who just likes to keep fit, dance, two left footers included, or those that just want a social trip out to have some fun, COMMENCING MONDAY 4TH MARCH I am … more

#14

St Giles

In Bodiam
01580 830 925

#15

St Mary’s Church

Northiam 2.9 miles from Bodiam
01797 253 118

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