St Edith of Kemsing Day is on Monday with the local celebration taking place on Sunday 15 September.

Kemsing, where St Edith was born, is an important stage on the Pilgrims’ Way just after the Southwark and Winchester routes converge at Otford.

On Sunday devotions at the flower decorated well are at 10.15am and 3.30pm.

At 4.30pm there will be the First Vespers of St Edith at the church. Tea is available at The Bell from 5pm.

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Some pilgrims are starting from Otford at 1.30pm : meeting at Roman Catholic Holy Trinity Church.

There is an ancient direct path and road from Otford to Kemsing, starting on the south side of Otford’s parish church (St Bartholomew’s), running parallel to the Pilgrims Way which here is rather busy with traffic.