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Maidstone

Researching an old Abbey Garden - Boxley Abbey

Event type: Meeting
Date: 17th August 2026
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Maidstone Salvation Army Hall

Karen Emery

An extraordinary garden space in and around the ruins of a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1147. Tended by monks, Tudors, Georgians and Victorians. Hear the story of the research uncovering Boxley Abbey Garden's history, and the tantalising link to Lord Alfred Tennyson.