Queen's Hall Theatre
Cranbrook, West Kent
Photo of Cranbrook: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo of Cranbrook: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0
This roughly 300-seat theatre inside the Cranbrook School grounds began life as a cinema in 1913 and now runs plays, musicals, gigs, comedy and film nights. It is the town's main stage, with a programme that runs from local productions to touring tribute bands and a Christmas show.
Highlights
- A mixed programme of plays, musicals, live music and film screenings
- The Cranbrook Comedy Club nights
- Christmas shows and family film screenings in December
- Tiered seating in an intimate auditorium
Good to know
- Use TN17 3JD for sat nav; the main entrance is up the stone steps on Waterloo Road
- Staplehurst is the nearest railway station
- Cranbrook School's own concerts and plays are also staged here
Getting there
Queen's Hall Theatre, Waterloo Road, Cranbrook School, Cranbrook, TN17 3JDParking: Parking on site in the Cranbrook School grounds, plus the free Jockey Lane and Tanyard car parks and the High Street.
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Photo of Cranbrook: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0Cranbrook Heritage Trail
A self-guided walk of ten stops round the old cloth town of Cranbrook, from the Vestry Hall and St Dunstan's Church to the Union Windmill on the hill. Green plaques mark points of interest on the way, and the free map tells the stories behind them.
Photo of Cranbrook: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook
Known as the Cathedral of the Weald, St Dunstan's is far bigger than a small market town needs, built on the wealth of Cranbrook's medieval cloth trade. Its golden sandstone stands out among the white weatherboarding of the town, and it is usually open for visitors to look round.
Photo of Cranbrook: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0Union Windmill
Built in 1814 and still kept in working order, the Union Mill is the tallest surviving smock mill in the British Isles and towers over the rooftops of Cranbrook. Volunteers open it on summer afternoons, when you can climb through the machinery and buy flour ground on site.