Halstead

Halstead is a village in the commuter belt north of Sevenoaks, high on the North Downs surrounded by orchards and trees and farmland yet less than 20 miles from London. Halstead’s most famous resident wrote a book, a best seller - The Railway Children. The author was Edith Nesbit who lived at Halstead Hall for three years during the 1870s when she was a child. The village is close to Knockholt train station, has a Primary School and nursery and the village hall holds many annual events.