When he was a boy Charles Dickens and his father took a walk through Kent. On Gravesend Road they passed a house called Gad’s Hill Place. Young Charles was very impressed. He bought the house in 1856 and lived there until his death in 1870.
For information on tours www.visitgravesend.co.uk/GadsHillPlaceTours
Address
Gad's Hill Place, Higham
Rochester Road
Higham
ME3 7DS