St. Peter’s Church, Hever — Attraction in Sevenoaks

As you approach the entrance porch of St Peters from the rear, you are ambushed by a hulking red-brick tomb that looms over the footpath like a historical bouncer. Once you have made it through the bird proof doors, the church is charmingly mismatched, like a family reunion where everyone brought their own chair. The nave and chancel whisper 14th-century elegance, while the Bullen Chapel throws in a fireplace (yes, really) and a tomb topped with a brass. There’s a pulpit from 1621, and stained glass that ranges from medieval dog tracery to a 1986 memorial window that feels like a polite nod to modernity. But it’s precisely this patchwork charm that makes St Peter’s...

A must-see place if you go to Hever Castle...here lies Anne's father Thomas, with an awesome brass engraving of his likeness. On the floor is the beautiful Margaret Cheney brass. St Peters has lovingly taken care of it's important...

If you manage to catch the church open, it’s a stunning historical building with a bit of awe inspiring reality when you realize how old it actually is, and the people who are both buried here and who visited. Lovely for a quiet moment...