oare country park - Faversham - Kent

 Oare Country Park 

                                            Date: May 

                                           Location:   Faversham 

                                           Abandoned or Public : Public  

                                           Delmoished: N0

  I visited this place a few years ago, but the photo I took was not very good, so I wanted to take some new photos of the area. The country park is free to visit, and even the car park is free. The walk around the gunpowder works is relatively small, but there are plenty of other walks to explore if you're looking for somewhere to walk. The factory is in ruins and decaying in some parts, but there are plaques on each part explaining what it used to be.

It is said that the site was founded around 1690. Huguenot refugees were encouraged to settle in Faversham. Up until the 17th century, it was more focused on French gunpowder production technology, but in the 17th century, it advanced more towards English ore works. The gunpowder works slowly expanded and upgraded throughout its working life. It closed down around 1934, and then in 1977, Swale took out a 150-year lease on the land. In 1991, the site became a scheduled ancient monument.