Godmersham Park
Type: Parks/Gardens/Woods
Distance: 1.2 mile(s)
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Godmersham Park and Mansion has a famous literary connection. Jane Austen spent time in the mansion between 1794 and 1813 and possibly based Persuasion and Mansfield Park on her experiences of local Kentish society. The River Stour near Godmersham was the haunt of playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe an associate of William Shakespeare.