Cobham Attractions
Situated to the west of Rochester, the pretty village of Cobham is well known to all readers of "Pickwick Papers" because of the Leather Bottle Inn, to which Tracy Tupman fled. The main attraction of Cobham is the enormous church of St Mary Magdalene with 18 brass memorial slabs dating from the 14th-16th century. The slabs feature pictures of knights, ladies and priests showing visitors a good deal about the dress and weapons of those times. Cobham College was founded in 1382 by Sir John de Cobham and was turned into an old people's home in 1598.
Cobham Hall
Cobham Hall (built between 1580 and 1670), today a girls' school, is a magnificent late Elizabethan red-brick manor house, with four towers, the typical high chimneys of that period and a gold stucco ceiling (1672) in the Gilt Hall (music room). It is surrounded by a fine park, which is famous for its large rhododendrons.
Hours
April 1 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | 14:00 | 14:00 | Closed | Closed | 14:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
July 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | 14:00 | 14:00 | Closed | Closed | 14:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
Painshill Park
Painshill Landscape Garden is an 18th C garden featuring a 14-acre lake fed by a water wheel. There is also a Gothic temple, abbey ruins, a Chinese bridge, a castellated tower and a mausoleum. The grounds have a wide variety of shrubs and flowering plants.
All values are in local currency
Hours
March 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
November 1 to February 28
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Always closed on:
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
| Family | 18.00 |
| Adult | 6.00 |
| Concession or reduced rate | 5.25 |
| Child 16 & under | 3.50 |
| Child 5 & under | FREE |
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
