Royal Military Canal Path

#3245 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Royal Military Canal Path is a long-distance path in England, mainly following the Royal Military Canal. Its end points are Seabrook, Kent , and Pett Level, East Sussex , and it runs for 27 miles. It is a canal-side path and fringes the northern edge of Romney Marsh. The canal is an early-19th-century defence against a possible invasion by Napoleon, and it is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a SSSI. Links are made with the Saxon Shore Way at Appledore and West Hythe. ()

Coordinates: 51°2'51"N, 0°49'15"E

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Royal Military Canal Path – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Smallhythe Place, Rare Breeds Centre, Sinden Theatre, St Augustine's Church.

5.3 miW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Smallhythe Place, Tenterden
136 min walk • Smallhythe Place in Small Hythe, near Tenterden in Kent, is a half-timbered house built in the late 15th or early 16th century and since 1947 cared for by the National Trust.
2.2 miNW
Museum, Farm, Zoo
Rare Breeds Centre, Ashford
56 min walk • Canterbury Oast Trust is a registered charity in England which sets up, manages and supports businesses providing work and training for people with learning disabilities in Kent and East Sussex, as well as providing homes, care and educational support.
5.9 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Sinden Theatre, Tenterden
151 min walk • The Sinden Theatre is located within the grounds of Homewood School in the heart of the Weald in Tenterden, Kent, England. It was opened in 2004 and is named after its patron, the actor and former local resident, the late Sir Donald Sinden CBE.
3.5 miS
Church
St Augustine's Church
90 min walk • St Augustine's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church in the village of Brookland, Kent, in Walland Marsh, about 5 miles north-east of Rye, East Sussex. It was originally built about 1250. It has the unusual feature that the bell tower is separate from the rest of the church.
3.2 miNW
Windmill
Lower Mill
83 min walk • Lower Mill is a smock mill in Woodchurch, Kent, England that was built in 1820. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II* listed building.
2.8 miSE
Church
St Eanswith's Church
72 min walk • St Eanswith's Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the village of Brenzett, Kent, about 7 miles north-east of Rye, East Sussex. A church was originally built on this site in the 7th century; the present building dates from the 12th century and has later modifications.
4.8 miNE
Monastery, Wedding chapel
Bilsington Priory
122 min walk • Bilsington Priory is a former Augustinian priory in Kent, England, about 3⁄4 mile north of Bilsington and about 5 miles south of Ashford. It was founded in 1253 by John Maunsell, with help from the canons of Merton Priory, which provided the first three priors.
4.7 miSW
Windmill
Stocks Mill
121 min walk • Stocks Mill is a Grade II* listed post mill in Wittersham on the Isle of Oxney, in Kent, England which has been preserved.
3.7 miSE
Neighbourhood
Rhee Wall, Romney Marsh
95 min walk • The Rhee Wall is a former watercourse in Romney Marsh in Kent. It is 7.5 miles long and runs from Appledore, on the north-western edge of Romney Marsh, south-east through Snargate, Brenzett and Old Romney, to New Romney near the coast.
3.7 miSW
Neighbourhood
Isle of Oxney, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
96 min walk • Isle of Oxney is an area in Kent, England, close to the boundary with East Sussex. Up to the 13th century, the island was part of the coastline bordering what is now the Romney Marsh.
1.8 miSW
Village
Appledore
47 min walk • Appledore is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village centre is on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh, 12 miles south-west of Ashford town. The northerly part of this village is Appledore Heath.