In 2015, AOC Archaeology was commissioned by the Hop Pickers Line Heritage Group (the parishes of Paddock wood, Goudhurst, Cranbrook and Hawkhurst), with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, to produce an Historic Environment Assessment of the Paddock Wood to Hawkhurst branch railway which was closed in 1961.
 

The Group is pleased to announce the publication of this report, which is now available online at: www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/residents/planning/conservation-and-heritage/local-heritage-assets and as hard copies at the relevant Council offices and libraries throughout the Borough.
 

It makes for fascinating and informative reading for anyone interested in the railway, hop-picking and related features along the line, but it also has the potential to unlock further interest and interpretation of this important part of the area’s heritage.