The Bear Trap

The Bear Trap is a recreation area in Barham, City of Canterbury, England. The Bear Trap is situated near the church Barham Methodist Chapel, as well as near Barham Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St John the Baptist and Broome Park.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John the Baptist is situated 2,700 feet north of The Bear Trap.

Broome Park is a country house in Barham, within the City of Canterbury, Kent, England. It was built for Basil Dixwell between 1635 and 1638. In the early 20th century it was the country home of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum until his death at sea in 1916. Broome Park is situated 4,000 feet southeast of The Bear Trap.

The Steward’s House, Broome Park Hotel

Building

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The Steward’s House, Broome Park Hotel is a building, which is situated 1 mile southeast of The Bear Trap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barham and Denton.

Barham

Village

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barham BARR-əm is a village and civil parish in the City of Canterbury district of Kent, England. Barham village is approximately 6 miles south-east from Canterbury and 8 miles north from Folkestone.

Denton

Village

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Denton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Denton with Wootton, in the Dover district of Kent, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 137.

Womenswold

Hamlet

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Womenswold is a village and civil parish centred 7 miles south-east of Canterbury, Kent, England, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road. The parish consists of three hamlets: Womenswold, Woolage Village and Woolage Green.

The Bear Trap

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Barham, City of Canterbury, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.19943° or 51° 11′ 58″ north

Longitude

1.16486° or 1° 9′ 54″ east

Open location code

9F3355X7+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 886427317

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Barham Methodist Chapel and Barham Post Office.

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