Newington

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Newington is a village and civil parish in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. The parish is located beside the A2 road between Rainham to the west and Sittingbourne to the east. The population of the parish in 2011 was 2,551. ()

Alternative names: Population: 2.2 thous.Coordinates: 51°21'8"N, 0°40'9"E

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Newington – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway, The Forum Shopping Centre, Riverside Country Park, Berengrave Chalk Pit.

3.8 miS
Scenic railroads, Tours, Museum
Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway, Sittingbourne
98 min walk • The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway is located near the villages of Wormshill and Bredgar in Kent, just south of Sittingbourne. It is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway about one-half mile in length. The BWLR is a private line which has been built up as a hobby by a group of friends since the early 1970s.
3 miE
51°20'27"N • 0°44'9"E
The Forum Shopping Centre, Sittingbourne
76 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.1 miNW
Park
Riverside Country Park, Gillingham
105 min walk • Riverside Country Park is a large coastal public park, situated alongside the River Medway estuary between Gillingham and Rainham. The park covers about 100 hectares - approximately 247 acres.
2.8 miNW
Park
Berengrave Chalk Pit, Rainham
72 min walk • Berengrave Chalk Pit is a 9.5-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Rainham in Kent. It is owned and managed by Medway Council. There is a small lake in a disused chalk pit, and other habitats are scrub, woodland and reedbeds, which flood an area of willow carr.
4.2 miW
51°20'29"N • 0°34'24"E
Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, Gillingham
108 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.4 miNE
Bridge
Kingsferry Bridge
112 min walk • The Kingsferry Bridge is a combined road and railway vertical-lift bridge which connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent in South East England. The seven-span bridge has a central lifting span which allows for ships to pass.
1 miS
51°20'17"N • 0°40'1"E
Sittingbourne & Milton Regis Golf Club, Sittingbourne
25 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3 miW
Park
Foxburrow Wood, Rainham
77 min walk • Foxburrow Wood is a 6.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Rainham in Kent. It is owned and managed by Medway Council. This is a remnant of a much larger historic wood, and it has flora which are indicators of ancient woodland such as herb paris and bluebells.
3.4 miE
Park
Milton Creek Country Park, Sittingbourne
86 min walk • Milton Creek Country Park is situated in 128 acres between Milton Regis and Kemsley, on the west bank of Milton Creek in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. This site was once called Church Marshes Country Park.
1.9 miSE
Area
Borden, Sittingbourne
50 min walk • Borden is a village and electoral ward situated immediately south west of Sittingbourne, Kent, from which it is separated by a small area of rural land. The history of the name could be questioned. It may be derived from bor and then either from denu or denn.
2.9 miSW
Park
Stockbury Hill Wood, Kent Downs
74 min walk • Stockbury Hill Wood is a 5-hectare nature reserve near Stockbury, north-east of Maidstone in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. This wood is mainly yew, hornbeam and oak. It has a variety of orchids, such as bird's-nest, lady and fly. There are orange tip and holly blue butterflies.

Newington

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Newington – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)