Day trips from London: Tonbridge Castle and Hadlow Tower

Not too far outside London is the ancient town of Tonbridge, which has the remains of a very large castle, and a short bus ride from it is one of the UK’s tallest follies.
The castle is always open, and the folly occasionally – so if you time it right, you can easily visit both in a single day.
Tonbridge Castle
Sitting in the centre of town are the impressive ruins of a castle that owes its origins to the Norman Conquest when Richard Fitz Gilbert was granted land in Kent to guard the