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Bradbourne Lakes Free Summer Festival

Published: Wednesday, 1st July 2026

Residents are invited to a free festival at Bradbourne Lakes in Sevenoaks, on Saturday 11 July 2026 from 12.30pm to 4.30pm.

  • Council awarded £1.6m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore historic lakes

    Published: Tuesday, 17th March 2026

    Sevenoaks District Council has secured a grant in excess of £1.6m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver major improvements to the much-loved Bradbourne Lakes in Sevenoaks.

  • Big step forward for Bradbourne Lakes

    Published: Monday, 23rd February 2026

    Planning permission has been approved for the restoration of Bradbourne Lakes, marking a major milestone in the long term project to revitalise one of Sevenoaks’ most well-loved parks.

  • Bradbourne Lakes Summer Festival a huge success!

    Published: Tuesday, 5th August 2025

    Last weekend (Saturday 2 August), over 350 visitors attended the free Bradbourne Re-Bourne Summer Festival.

  • Bradbourne Lakes improvement project moves forward

    Published: Tuesday, 19th November 2024

    The restoration of a much loved park and lakes in Sevenoaks has taken a step forward with the appointment of a project manager for the ‘Bradbourne Re-bourne’ scheme.

  • Bradbourne Lakes funding update

    Published: Friday, 2nd December 2022

    Sevenoaks District Council remains 100% committed to the restoration of Bradbourne Lakes in Sevenoaks after a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) was well received but unsuccessful.

  • Next steps for Bradbourne Lakes

    Published: Thursday, 16th December 2021

    Sevenoaks District Council and The Kent Wildlife Trust have moved one-step closer to securing funding for the improvements of Bradbourne Lakes in Sevenoaks.

  • Bradbourne Lakes update

    Published: Wednesday, 28th July 2021

    Sevenoaks District Council have expressed huge disappointment at the announcement that their bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for works to restore Bradbourne Lakes has been unsuccessful

  • Council invests in Bradbourne Lakes improvements

    Published: Tuesday, 16th October 2018

    Sevenoaks District Council's Cabinet has given the go ahead to invest £60,000 to take forward the restoration and improvement of Bradbourne Lakes