Welcome to Capel History Group
A QR Code history trail through
Five Oak Green...
During the course of June you will see QR codes appearing outside 16 locations in Five Oak Green. Scan the QR code using the camera of your smartphone, press the link displayed and you will see what the same view looked like 100 or more years ago. But one of the descriptions that you'll read will be historically inaccurate. Find out which one and enter our free draw to win a copy of our new book Capel Explored 4 which is being published in November this year. Winners will be drawn at the Capel Fete on July 4th. Find out more by clicking on the link below:
Enjoy your time travel journey around Five Oak Green
Who We Are
Capel History Group brings together Capel residents with an interest in the local history of the Parish. We use this website to publish the findings from our historical research about the area in which we live.
Want a quick update on Capel's history so far?
Click on the following link: A Brief History of Capel
The full version of many of the items on this website, along with pictures, appear in our three books, Capel Explored One, Two and Three, of which further information and how to buy a copy, can be found by clicking on this link Capel Explored
Where We Live
Capel is a hamlet and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells district of Kent with a long involvement in hop and fruit farming and, from before then, the iron and charcoal industries.
The Parish is located on the North Weald, three miles to the east of Tonbridge. The southern part of the Parish lies within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, while most of the land also falls within the Metropolitan Green Belt. As well as Capel itself, the Parish includes the communities of Castle Hill, Colts Hill, Five Oak Green, Postern, Tudeley and Whetsted.
