| About
Ashford |
| SNAPSHOTS
OF ASHFORD |
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| COUNTY
SQUARE |
PARK
MALL |
Two
excellent shopping centres with
High Street name stores plus
specialist shops, cafes and
restaurants.
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St
Mary's Church
Dates
from around 1250, but
a Church on this site
was mentioned in the Doomsday
Book. The churchyard houses
the Town’s Museum
in what was the first
Grammar School in Ashford
founded in 1635 the Tourist
Information Centre is
next to the Museum.
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Middle Row
Previously
known at the 'Shambles'
Middle Row is what is
left of Medieval Ashford
with an interesting History
of fish, corn and butchery
stores in this area.
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The
Market
With its
market charter
granted in 1243
Cattle and produce
were sold in
Lower High Street.
Today market
stalls come
to the town
on Tues, Thurs,Fri,Sat.
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The
Fountain
Lower High
St - with a
wheel at its
heart to commemorate
Ashford's railway
heritage. The
Railway came
to Ashford in
1842 and linked
Ashford to London.
Railway engines
were made in
yards in the
town. Ashford
had two stations,
the London/Chatham/Dover
line closed
in 1900’s. |
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Memorial
Gardens
Commemorates
the people of
the town who
gave their lives
in two World
Wars, There
are floral displays
of Ashford's
crest and those
of its twin
towns of Fourgeres
and Bad Munstereifel.
A peaceful spot
in the heart
of Ashford. |
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THE
OLD
63 High
St - Dates from
at least 1490.
The house was
left to the
Widow of a local
landowner Sir
John Fogge.
A small town
house with carved
Timbers. |
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THE
NEW -BAA McArthur
Designer Outlet
On the
outskirts of
Ashford with
designer brands
at rock bottom
prices -5 minutes
away on the
free shuttle
bus running
from Bank Street,
in the town
every 15 minutes. |
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| TRAVEL
AND TRANSPORT |
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Ashford's
International
Station
Ashford
is an excellent
base for touring
Kent and convenient
for Europe
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Road:
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Junctions
9 or 10
on the
M20.
A20 from
London
between
Maidstone
and Folkestone.
A28 from
Canterbury
A2070
Hsstings/Romney
Marsh
A28 Tunbridge
Wells
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Rail:
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Ashford
International
Station
Enquiries:
08705
186
186
Long
Term
Parking
available
Domestic
Station
(5 minutes
from
Town
Centre)
National
Rail
Enquiries:
0845
7484950
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| By
Bus: |
Rural
bus
stops
in Park
St
Urban
bus
stops
in Bank
Street
Frequent
- Free
- Shuttle
bus
from
the
Designer
Outlet
to the
Town
Centre
Bank
Street
Travel
Line
for
buses,
coaches
trains
in SE
England
0870
6082608
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| Taxis: |
Taxi
Ranks
at the
Stations
and by
Wilkinson’s
in town
centre |
| Cycle
Links: |
National
Cycle
Route
18 from
Tunbridge
Wells |
| Shopmobility: |
Car
Park
at Vicarage
Lane
–
Monday,
Wednesday,
Thursday
and
Friday
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9.00AM
TO 3.00PM
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| Parking: |
Multi
Storey
–
Edinburgh
Rd Park
Mall and
County
Square
NCP Park
Mall
Vicarage
Lane –
free parking
after
7pm |
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