English Heritage sites near Leysdown Parish
FAVERSHAM STONE CHAPEL (OUR LADY OF ELVERTON)
3 miles from Leysdown Parish
The ruins of the small Anglo-Saxon and medieval chapel of Stone-next-Faversham.
MAISON DIEU
3 miles from Leysdown Parish
Originating as a 13th-century wayside hospital, this flint and timber-framed building now displays Roman artefacts from nearby sites.
ST AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY
11 miles from Leysdown Parish
This great abbey, marking the rebirth of Christianity in southern England, was founded shortly after AD 597 by St Augustine.
ST AUGUSTINE'S CONDUIT HOUSE
11 miles from Leysdown Parish
The Conduit House is part of the monastic waterworks which supplied nearby St Augustine's Abbey.
RECULVER TOWERS AND ROMAN FORT
14 miles from Leysdown Parish
An imposing landmark, the twin 12th-century towers of the ruined church stand amid the remains of an important Roman 'Saxon Shore' fort and a Saxon monastery.
UPNOR CASTLE
16 miles from Leysdown Parish
Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in 1599-1601, to protect warships at Chatham dockyards.
Churches in Leysdown Parish
St Thomas the Apostle
Pubs in Leysdown Parish
Bay View
Ferry House Inn
Harty Ferry Road, Harty Ferry, ME12 4BQ
(01795) 510214
theferryhouseinn.co.uk