Swaylands, Bidborough / Penshurst - Sevenoaks / Tunbridge Wells

A small landscape park with terraced gardens and pleasure grounds, including extensive rockwork with ornamental features and specimen trees developed in the late C19. After use as a school the house was converted into apartments with enabling development permitted in the park and the main rockery has been restored. Funded proposals for maintenance and management of the lower lake and its rockwork bank have been agreed as part of ongoing development. Future coordinated programmes of work could further reduce the threat of loss of historic design integrity.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Swaylands

Heritage Category:

Registered Park and Garden grade II

List Entry Number:

1001280

Local Planning Authority:

Sevenoaks

Site Type:

Gardens parks and urban spaces > Garden

Location

County:

Kent

District / Borough:

Sevenoaks / Tunbridge Wells

Parish:

Bidborough / Penshurst

Parliamentary Constituency:

Tonbridge / Tunbridge Wells

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Park and garden

Condition:

Generally satisfactory but with significant localised problems

Vulnerability:

Medium

Trend:

Improving

Ownership:

Private, multiple owners

Designation:

Registered Park and Garden grade II, 4 LBs