From the unique wooden tower of the Parish Church of St Mary, on a clear day you can see the sea and beyond Canterbury inland as well as the white cliffs of Ramsgate.
Woodnesborough can be traced back to the Domesday Book in 1086, carrying an abundance of legends and tales as well as historical sites.
The village takes its name from the Saxon god of wisdom Woden. He gave his name to the third day of the week “Woden’s Day” now known as Wednesday.
Woodnesborough, Sandwich is situated about one and a half miles from Sandwich. The larger towns of Canterbury, Deal, Dover and Thanet (Ramsgate, Broadstairs & Margate) with a variety of shops and entertainments are in easy reach by either road or rail with a regular bus service.
Neighbouring Eastry, just 1.4 miles from Woodnesborough has a Doctors surgery, fish bar, pub, primary school and Village Hall hosting classes, clubs and societies including WI, Snooker Club, Horticultural Society and pre-school.
The village hall in Ash, 1.7 miles from Woodnesborough has a number of clubs and societies too including Brownies and Rainbow Groups.
Woodnesborough's new village hall (soon to be completed) will have a number of clubs and societies including a Mother and Toddler Group. The Woodnesborough Football Club venue also holds Karate classes for all the family.
The picturesque town of Sandwich with a population of around 4500 can be reached by foot or road.Just two miles from the sea it offers many attractions including a railway station, schools, takeaways, pubs, restaurants, shops, a library, a supermarket, dentist, doctors, vets, cinema, post office, police office, river boat and a plethora of clubs and societies and of course The Royal St George's Golf Club where The Open Championship has been played 14 times and Prince’s 27 hole Championship links course.There are regular festivals each year providing entertainment for everyone.
The vibrant City of Canterbury with the oldest cathedral in England, shops, The Marlowe Theatre, pubs and restaurants is just 30 minutes by road. Dover 20 minutes away with its castle and harbour with regular ferries to the continent.
Deal with an excellent range of independent shops, a number of supermarkets, 3 weekly markets, 2 castles, wonderful architecture, a pier and 2 small museums all within walking distance is just 18 minutes by road or 6 minutes by rail from Sandwich station.
Education & Nurseries
Sir Roger Manwood’s School in Sandwich was inspected by Ofsted in April 2012. The Inspectors judged the school to be outstanding in every respect.
Also is Ofsted rated “Good” in 2012, Sandwich Technology School which “is one of the new breed Academies. We are a high-achieving secondary modern school with a successful Sixth Form, serving Sandwich and its surrounding village communities”.
Nearby Eastry Church of England Primary School was rated “Outstanding” in its last Ofsted report of 2009. With a school roll of approximately 200 pupils.
Sandwich Junior School was opened on the St. Bart's road site in 1967 and was originally designated as a through primary. However, in 1977 two separate schools were created and even though the infant pupils returned to the original Victorian building in School Road, Sandwich, many exceptionally close links between the two institutions were retained and continue to this day.Both schools rated “Good” in their 2012 Ofsted inspection.
Pre-school facilities can be found in neighbouring Eastry just 1.4miles from Woodnesborough
Hospitals
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate provides full accident and emergency services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Buckland Hospital, Dover and the Kent and Canterbury both offer a range of outpatient services and inpatient services
Transport Links
Sandwich railway station is just 2 miles from Woodnesborough, Canterbury is approximately 30 minutes by road, Dover 20 minutes.
Ramsgate is just 12 minutes by train linking to London Charing Cross and Canon Street and Ashford International with links to Euro Star services. HS1 (high speed) services are also available on this line to London St Pancras International in less than one hour.
There are regular bus services throughout the area.
Supermarkets
There are a number of supermarkets in Sandwich, Deal and Walmer
