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Camer Park Country Park
Camer Park Country Park — park in United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sole Street · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Camer Park Country Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. Managed by Kent County Council. Wikidata describes it as: "park in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.3776°, 0.3689°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Camer Park is a 40 acres (16 ha)-country park near Meopham, in Kent, England. A former country house estate with ancient landscaped parkland, grassland and woodland, Camer is situated in the Kent Downs National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Common lizards (Viviparous lizards) and slowworms can be found in the park.
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Background
History
There had been a farmstead at Camer since the 13th century. It was owned since Elizabethan times by seven generations of the Masters family. Upon the death without issue of William Masters (1732–1761), the estate passed to his sister, Kate Masters (1727–1814), who in 1748 had married a cousin of the Smith baronets, William Smith (1720–1764). Their grandson, William Masters Smith (1802–1861), was elected Member of Parliament for West Kent and served as High Sheriff of Kent (1849-50). Under his ownership, Camer Park reached its peak size. His great-nephew, William Smith-Masters, who played cricket for Kent CCC, inherited the family estate in 1875, and upon his death in 1937, Camer passed to…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3776, 0.3689
- County
- Kent
- District
- Gravesham
- Parish
- Meopham
- Postcode
- DA13 0XT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gravesham
- Nearest railway station
- Sole Street — 0.9 km
- Opening
- All-year, 7 days a week, dawn until dusk
- Official site
- www.kent.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5025973 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Camer Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Autumn colour in Camer Country Park - geograph.org.uk - 994654.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Camer Park Country Park?
- Camer Park Country Park is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode DA13 0XT), in the parish of Meopham.
- Who owns Camer Park Country Park?
- Camer Park Country Park is owned by Kent County Council, and operated by Kent County Council.
- Is Camer Park Country Park a protected site?
- Yes — Camer Park Country Park is part of the Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Camer Park Country Park free to visit?
- Yes, Camer Park Country Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Camer Park Country Park?
- The nearest railway station is Sole Street, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DA13 0XT.