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St. John's Jerusalem
Tranquil garden and 13th-century chapel
Sutton-at-Hone, Dartford, Kent, DA4 9HQ
Opening times for 1 May 2024
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Car park
Limited parking is available and is 80m from the chapel.
Toilet
Single toilet accessed by one step. Please ask volunteers for directions.
Dogs
Dogs are welcome in the garden on short leads but not in the chapel. Assistance dogs are welcome throughout.
Access to chapel is via steep steps. Toilet is not accessible. Garden surrounded by a moat, some paths uneven and can be slippery when wet.
Steps/uneven terrain
By road
3 miles south of Dartford at Sutton-at-Hone
By bicycle
Highlights
Chapel
Surviving chapel of the Preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, formed in 1113.
About St. John's Jerusalem
Set in the Darenth Valley, the rare surviving chapel is the only remaining structure of the Preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers of the Order of St John of Jerusalem formed in 1113.
The chapel is adjacent to a now privately occupied and much altered house, dating from the 16th century. The preceptory is thought to have gone out of use by 1338, after which time it was used as a residence.
Among its later occupants were Abraham Hill, a founder of the Royal Society, and the historian Edward Hasted. The chapel and tranquil gardens are surrounded by a moat, one arm of which is the River Darent.
Please note that this property is occupied as a private residence and is maintained and managed by a tenant on our behalf. Visitors have access to the chapel and the gardens only.