Mark Hammond BSc(Hons) MCOptom, Optometrist

When he’s not in the practice, you’ll probably find he’s sloped off for a ride on one of his many bicycles – usually his custom-made titanium road bike, but also on his mountain bike around Bedgebury Forest single track.

Mark is also a keen DIY-er and gardener and has spent the last 11 years redesigning and renovating the family house and garden in Benenden.

He has been known to enjoy the occasional real ale or glass of Chapel Down wine whilst tending the barbecue.

Eimer Hammond BSc(Hons) MCOptom, Optometrist

Originally from County Down in Northern Ireland, Eimer is married to Mark and they have two daughters.

On her days off you’ll find her out in the garden, tending to her soft fruit and vegetable beds whilst chatting to the resident cats and chickens.

She also likes to take Charlie and Ginny, the family pet cocker spaniels, out for long hikes in nearby Hemsted Forest.