Title: Visit Brenchley: Best of Brenchley Tourism | Expedia Travel Guide - Expedia.ca [Hotels in Brenchley](https://expedia.ca/Brenchley-Hotels.d3000012192.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Brenchley](https://expedia.ca/Brenchley-Vacation-Rentals.d3000012192.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Brenchley Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Brenchley.d3000012192.Car-Rental-Guide)[Brenchley Vacation Packages](https://expedia.ca/Brenchley.d3000012192.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Brenchley ## Travel Guide ![Brenchley Wood is a nature reserve south of Paddock Wood in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012192/2a333d83-9a48-48ea-9c30-fc049e4fc604.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Brenchley Wood is a nature reserve south of Paddock Wood in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012192/2a333d83-9a48-48ea-9c30-fc049e4fc604.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Flowering Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Bluebell Wood, near to Matfield, Kent, Great Britain. On High Weald Landscape Trail footpath off Bramble Reed Lane.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012192/ba0d88e4-4463-4cfa-81b3-f9c3955f7078.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012192/ba0d88e4-4463-4cfa-81b3-f9c3955f7078.jpg) by [Oast House Archive](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/10354) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Cottage on Tong Rd](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012192/1b70ff8b-5d36-42a0-8e93-f14c8cdc9783.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012192/1b70ff8b-5d36-42a0-8e93-f14c8cdc9783.jpg) by [Nigel Chadwick](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3101) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Furnace Pond: Horsmonden's 17th century iron foundry The north-east end of Furnace Pond. The head of water from this 16 acre lake once powered the giant hammer of John Browne's forge, the flames of which could be "seen about the country at 10 miles distance". With the abundance of iron ore in the local clay and of wood to fuel the blast furnace, Horsmonden in 1613 had 200 men employed in its iron foundry under John Browne. Such was Browne's skill in casting and proving guns that he was later granted a monopoly as "Gunfounder for the King's Service". In 1638 Charles I himself was here to watch a gun being cast. Browne also supplied guns to the Dutch, at that time the greatest sea power. Then, on the arrival of Cromwell and the Commonwealth, he was quick to switch his allegiance and was casting guns for Parliament until his death in 1651. When this former King's Gunfounder was buried, an impressive alabaster and black marble monument was erected to him in Horsmonden parish church 917323. But it stands there no longer. A 19th century Rector, an ardent Royalist, could not abide to see a memorial in his church to a man who had turned his coat for Cromwell, and removed it! See other snippets from the surprising history of Horsmonden at: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2_ZstVBZSfIC&lpg=PA1&pg=PA99#v=onepage&q=&f=true There is little now to show for this once great industry apart from such local names as Flightshot Farm TQ6840, Furnace Pond, and the old Gun Inn, and several chalybeate springs. See also Gallery at: https://www.geograph.org.uk/gallery/the_history_of_horsmonden_8738](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012192/4169073b-c2ad-462c-a703-b34611a13b04.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012192/4169073b-c2ad-462c-a703-b34611a13b04.jpg) by [D Gore](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/27578) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ## Visit Brenchley Things to do ![](https://forever.travel-assets.com/flex/flexmanager/images/2026/02/06/expedia-sale-2026-desktop-us-ca.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1400&h=600&q=mediumHigh) ## The Annual Vacation Sale Members save up to 40% on hotels and homes. Plan this year’s big trip and save. 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