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The Voyage Of The Beagle by Charles Darwin

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Visit the birthplace of a scientific revolution! Down House was the family home of eminent naturalist Charles Darwin and it was here that he wrote On The Origin Of Species - a book which scandalised the Victorian world and shook contemporary religious thi
 
 
Address: Down House,
Luxted Road,
Kent,
BR6 7JT
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Built in the early 18th century as a farmhouse, the residence remains much as it was when Darwin lived here. Marvel at the wonders of the Galapagos Islands through Darwin's famous collection of birds and fossils, explore his study with its shipshape filing drawers and microscope and take a stroll around the perfectly preserved exotic greenhouses. Follow in the great man's footsteps by taking a stroll down the Sandwalk where Darwin famously contemplated his ground-breaking theories.
 
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