Witnesses needed for Bayham Abbey dispute


Ramblers is appealing for new witnesses for an upcoming inquiry into two disputed rights of way over the notorious Bayham Abbey estate, on the Kent-East Sussex border. Public access to the estate was prevented around 1983 after the owner, the Marquis of Camden, sold off the land in individual lots. Tunbridge Wells Ramblers have long campaigned to reopen the footpaths, applying for a modification to the definitive map in 1998 and obtaining evidence statements from walkers. A decade later, with a Public Inquiry into the issue finally scheduled for 6 December, many of those original witnesses are now unavailable and fresh evidence is needed to strengthen the Ramblers’ case.

If you have used the paths before the early 1980s and can testify at the inquiry or supply a statement, please contact Anastasia French on ✆ 020 7339 8584 or email walking.environment@ramblers.org.uk, before 1 October 2010.

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