460 years since. The house and its extensive gardens are now open to the public. The historic banqueting hall at Penshurst Place has been used as a filming location for many Hollywood films, including The Secret Garden and The Other Boleyn Girl, as well as the BBC television series Merlin and Wolf Hall. The ancient historic parkland provides scenic walks to many visitors each year, contributing significantly to Penshurst's tourism industry. The two walking trails across the estate - the Parkland and the Riverside Walks, both take in part of the Eden Valley walk. With over 7 miles of the Rivers Medway and Eden flowing through the Estate, and several lakes, both game and coarse fishing are popular at Penshurst Place. St John the Baptist Church The parish church, dedicated to St John the Baptist, is one of the two churches in the civil parish. The Grade I listed church houses many memorials and tombs, including those of a Viceroy of India, two Field Marshals and two winners of the Victoria Cross. Notable residents The Sidney family of Penshurst Place, including Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586), poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier of the Elizabethan era William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle (1909–1991), Governor-General of Australia The Hardinge family, including Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785–1856), British Army officer and politician Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858–1944), Viceroy of India Frances Hardinge (b 1973), author Arthur Henry Dallimore (b 1873), New Zealand Pentecostal minister and British-Israelite George Drummond of Drummonds Bank Sandy Gall, a former ITN newscaster References External links Penshurst Parish Council Historic images of Penshurst "Discover-the-Garden-of-England" - the section on Penshurst Villages in Kent Civil parishes in Kent