The Chaser Inn

Ightham Mote is a rare surviving example of a moated medieval manor house dating from the early part of the 14th-century with important later additions and alterations. The earliest building phase included the Great Hall, Crypt, Old Chapel and two Solars.

Our aims are to provide a focus for the community (in a village spread over a large area); a community service (which has been lacking since the closure of the village shops many years ago) and a retail outlet for small local producers. We also aim to provide our customers with a variety of good quality, interesting products (including both the basics and unusual fare).

In 2005 our customers' voted us the Best Farmers' Market in Kent
In 2007 we were finalists in BBC Radio 4' Food and Farming programme for the 'Best Farmer's Market in the UK'
In 2007and again in 2008 we were finalists in the Best Farmers' Market in Kent

 

Tonbridge boasts Kent's best example of a Motte-and-Bailey Gatehouse, and its mighty gatehouse is among the finest in England.

Yet its glory lies not only in what can be seen. Its story is interwoven with that of kings and archbishops, tyrants and heroes, murderers and mercenaries who, on this ancient site and inside these weathered stone walls, have helped write 900 years of English history.