Kent & Surrey Group Faversham Walk

Event details

Wednesday 15 October, 11am to 4pm

Discover Faversham’s rich heritage on a guided walking tour led by expert local guides. Explore timber-framed houses, Georgian and Victorian landmarks, and medieval Abbey Street, with stories that bring the town’s history to life.

After a short welcome and introduction, we shall start our guided walking tour of the oldest parts of Faversham. This will include the timber framed houses (many listed) of West Street and Tanners Street. We’ll return via the Victorian Almshouses and the ‘Georgianised’ house of Edward Jacob, Faversham’s eighteenth-century historian.

We shall break for lunch at 12.45pm. This can be separately purchased by members at one of the cafés or pubs in the town, which is the home of Shepherd Neame Brewery. Your walking guides will be happy to make suggestions.

We shall reconvene at 1.45pm at the Guildhall to take a short walk to medieval Abbey Street and the Tudor Old Grammar School.  

Our day will conclude with tea at Faversham’s Guildhall followed by a talk by Jonathan Carey, Faversham Society Trustee and Conservation Architect. Members will have the opportunity to learn about the history of Faversham, the role of the conservation architect Antony Swaine in the 1960s and the civic society, as well as the twenty first century developments that pose difficulties for a historic town. 

You will need

Please wear warm, comfortable layers. We recommend bringing a raincoat or umbrella as part of it will be outdoors.

How to get there

Meeting point details will be sent in confirmation.

Faversham is readily accessed by rail and there is ample parking available around the main historic street area. NB that the long stay (over four hours) car parks are: Queens Hall Car Park and Partridge Lane Car Park.

Accessibility

As this is outdoors, the surfaces may be uneven.
There may be limited opportunities for seating and facilities.

Anything we can do to make this event more accessible for you? Please email membership@spab.org.uk.

Photos and filming: We may take photos or videos at this event to be used in future promotion, including in print and online. Participants may take photos and short videos for personal use, with permission of the course leader and all other participants in frame. If you want to post on social media, please message SPAB's Comms Team (press@spab.org.uk or @spab1877) for permission. If your material is good, we might ask to share it with our followers.

All bookings are subject to our Terms and Conditions.

Photo credit: West Street listed house © Faversham Society