Bedgebury Forest

#1400 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Bedgebury Forest is a 10.5 square kilometres forest surrounding Bedgebury National Pinetum, near Flimwell in Kent. In contrast to the National Pinetum, which contains exclusively coniferous trees, the forest contains both deciduous and coniferous species. It forms part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is one of the so-called "Seven Wonders Of The Weald". Bedgebury Forest has facilities for cycling, mountain biking, riding, orienteering and adventure play. ()

Coordinates: 51°4'11"N, 0°28'3"E

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Bedgebury Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Scotney Castle, Bedgebury National Pinetum, Sandhurst War Memorial, Union Mill.

3 miNW
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells
78 min walk • Nestled in the serene countryside of Tunbridge Wells, Scotney Castle presents a picturesque vision of England's storied past. This quintessential castle, surrounded by a moat and set within a beautifully landscaped estate, dates back to the 14th century.
0.8 miNW
Park
Bedgebury National Pinetum
21 min walk • Bedgebury National Pinetum at Bedgebury, Kent, in the United Kingdom, is a recreational and conservational arboretum managed by Forestry England that was established as the National Conifer Collection in 1925 and is now recognised as the most complete collection of conifers on one site anywhere in the world.
5.1 miSE
Memorial
Sandhurst War Memorial, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
131 min walk • Sandhurst War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the village of Sandhurst in Kent, south-eastern England, close to the border with East Sussex.
3.6 miNE
Historical place, Windmill
Union Mill, Cranbrook
92 min walk • Union Mill is a Grade I listed smock mill in Cranbrook, Kent, England, which has been restored to working order. It is the tallest smock mill in the United Kingdom.
5.4 miNW
Monastery, Ruins
Bayham Old Abbey
139 min walk • Bayham Old Abbey is an English Heritage property, located near Lamberhurst, Kent, England. Founded c. 1207 through a combination of the failing Premonstratensian monasteries of Otham and Brockley, Bayham functioned as an abbey until its dissolution in the 16th century.
2.9 miNW
Museum
Finchcocks
74 min walk • Finchcocks is an early Georgian manor house in Goudhurst, Kent. For 45 years it housed a large, visitor-friendly museum of historical keyboard instruments, displaying a collection of harpsichords, clavichords, fortepianos, square pianos, organs and other musical instruments.
1.6 miNW
Forest
Combwell Wood, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
42 min walk • Combwell Wood is a 110.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. The wood is part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is divided into 36 sections owned by different people.
3.2 miW
Park
Bewl Water, Tunbridge Wells
83 min walk • Bewl Water is a reservoir in the valley of the River Bewl, straddling the boundary between Kent and East Sussex in England. It is about 2 miles south of Lamberhurst, Kent. The reservoir was part of a project to increase supplies of water in the area. It supplies Southern Water’s customers in the Medway towns, Thanet and Hastings.
3.5 miN
Park
The Gill, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
89 min walk • The Gill is a 12-hectare nature reserve north of Goudhurst in Kent, England. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. This site has been planted with sweet chestnut, which dominates most of it. Flora includes bluebells, early purple orchids and marsh-marigold. Public access is via prior arrangement.
4.2 miE
Forest
Parsonage Wood, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
106 min walk • Parsonage Wood is a 9.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Cranbrook in Kent. It is owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. This is an example of a woodland ghyll in the High Weald.
2.4 miE
Forest
Robins Wood, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
62 min walk • Robins Wood is a 47.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Tunbridge Wells and Ashford in Kent. This is a deep valley along a stream in the Weald, and has the humid conditions typical of such areas.