Farthing Common

#2445 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Farthing Common is an area of common land about 10 km northwest of Folkestone in East Kent. It is one of the highest points of the North Downs at 185 metres above sea level, and was the junction of the ancient trackway along the Downs from Folkestone, with the Roman road between Lympne and Canterbury. ()

Elevation: 594 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°7'34"N, 1°2'60"E

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Farthing Common – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Port Lympne Reserve, Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Lympne Castle, Dymchurch Redoubt.

4 miSW
Wildlife park with a hotel and a cottage
Port Lympne Reserve, Hythe
101 min walk • Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve near the town of Hythe in Kent, England is set in 600 acres and incorporates the historic Port Lympne Mansion, and landscaped gardens designed by architect Sir Herbert Baker, for Sir Philip Sassoon.
4.5 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge
116 min walk • The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is an aviation museum located in Hawkinge, Kent, focused on the Battle of Britain.
3.9 miS
Forts and castles
Lympne Castle
99 min walk • Lympne Castle is a 18,862 square feet medieval castle located in the village of Lympne, Kent, above Romney Marsh.
5.4 miS
Forts and castles
Dymchurch Redoubt
137 min walk • Dymchurch Grand Redoubt is a fortification at Palmarsh on the coast of Kent in England, built during the Napoleonic War as part of a large defensive scheme to protect the country from an expected French invasion.
3.9 miE
Hill
Cheriton Hill, Kent Downs
100 min walk • Cheriton Hill is a hill overlooking the English Channel near Folkestone in the south-east corner of Kent, England. The relatively low-lying hill is covered with farmland, villages, narrow lanes, and footpaths.
4.2 miS
Archaeological site
Portus Lemanis
107 min walk • Portus Lemanis, also known as Lemanae, was the Latin name of a Roman Saxon Shore fort, settlement and port in southern Kent. The modern village of Lympne derives its name from the ancient port.
3.1 miS
Park
Brockhill Country Park, Kent Downs
80 min walk • Brockhill Country Park is in Saltwood, near Hythe in Kent, England. The park was a former estate with landscaped gardens and has subsequently been sub-divided. The house now forms the main building for a performing arts college, whilst the gardens and lake now form part of the country park.
4 miS
Hill
The Roughs, Kent Downs
103 min walk • The Roughs are an escarpment of the North Downs above Romney Marsh in Kent, on the south coast of England.
3 miN
Park
Spong Wood, Kent Downs
77 min walk • Spong Wood is a 18-hectare nature reserve west of Stelling Minnis in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust. Common trees in this coppiced wood include sweet chestnut, oak, hornbeam and hazel. Orchids can be found on the high slopes and ramsons lower down. There is access by footpaths to its western corner.
3.2 miS
Park, Universities and schools
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College, Hythe
81 min walk • Brockhill Park Performing Arts College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Saltwood, Kent near the coastal town of Hythe. The school is located next to Brockhill Country Park and include a farm. Brockhill is known for its tough cross country running course and its neighbouring country park.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Elham Valley
83 min walk • The Elham Valley is a chalk valley carved by the River Nailbourne situated in the North Downs in East Kent. The valley is named after the settlement of Elham.