Virtual Walks Walking the High Weald 2 Sissinghurst Castle to Scotney Castle

Sissinghurst Castle is the second of our castles but this ‘castle’ is attributed to whim and whimsey as it never saw a battle or defend anything more than its ‘far from pleasant situation, low in a wet clayey soil, without prospect, and enveloped with large tracts of surrounding woodland.’ (Edward Hasted 1798). Today it is one of the most visited gardens in England.
Cranbrook heralds the start of climbs up to ridges, descents to the valleys and the streams and rivers that once provided the power for the Wealden iron furnaces. Avoiding the vengeful dragon that lurks in Angley Wood, the path leads up to Goudhurst with its stories of the infamous Hawkhurst smuggling gang.
These Virtual Walks are taken from ‘Walking the High Weald’
Three Castles and an Ironmaster’s House. www.1066haroldsway.co.uk