North Downs Tunnel, Kent Downs

Name: North Downs Tunnel
Address: Kent Downs, United Kingdom

#81 among attractions in Kent Downs

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Facts and practical information

The North Downs Tunnel, also known as the Blue Bell Hill Tunnel, is a railway tunnel that carries High Speed 1 through the North Downs, at Blue Bell Hill near Maidstone in Kent, south-east England. ()

Coordinates: 51°19'44"N, 0°30'21"E

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Aylesford (Blue Bell Hill)Kent Downs United Kingdom

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North Downs Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kit's Coty House, Westfield Wood, Medway Megaliths, Blue Bell Hill.

0.6 miS
Historical place, Ruins, Museum
Kit's Coty House, Aylesford
17 min walk • Kit's Coty House or Kit's Coty is a chambered long barrow near the village of Aylesford in the southeastern English county of Kent. Constructed circa 4000 BCE, during the Early Neolithic period of British prehistory, today it survives in a ruined state.
0.9 miSE
Park
Westfield Wood, Maidstone
24 min walk • Westfield Wood is a 5-hectare nature reserve north of Maidstone in Kent, which is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest and Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.
0.9 miS
Museum
Medway Megaliths, Maidstone
23 min walk • The Medway Megaliths, sometimes termed the Kentish Megaliths, are a group of Early Neolithic chambered long barrows and other megalithic monuments located in the lower valley of the River Medway in Kent, South-East England.
0.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Blue Bell Hill, Kent Downs
15 min walk • Blue Bell Hill is a chalk hill between Maidstone and Rochester in the English county of Kent. It overlooks the River Medway and is part of the North Downs. Settlements on the hill include the Walderslade suburb of Chatham and the villages of Blue Bell Hill and Kit's Coty.
0.9 miS
Archaeological site
Little Kit's Coty House
24 min walk • Little Kit's Coty House, also known as Lower Kit's Coty House and the Countless Stones, is a chambered long barrow located near to the village of Aylesford in the southeastern English county of Kent.
0.9 miSW
Museum, Archaeological site
Coffin Stone
23 min walk • The Coffin Stone, also known as the Coffin and the Table Stone, is a large sarsen stone at the foot of Blue Bell Hill near Aylesford in the south-eastern English county of Kent. Now lying horizontally, the stone probably once stood upright nearby.
1 miS
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in Maidstone, Maidstone
27 min walk • There are 27 scheduled monuments in Maidstone, Kent, England. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is an archaeological site or historic building of "national importance" that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list by the Secretary...
0.8 miS
Nightlife
Lower Bell, Aylesford
20 min walk • The Lower Bell is a pub on the A229 Blue Bell Hill, between Chatham and Maidstone in Kent. It is located at the edge of the North Downs where the A229 meets the Pilgrims' Way. A pub has existed in the general area since around 1790, when the A229 was a turnpike road for coaches.
1.1 miSE
Archaeological site
White Horse Stone
28 min walk • The White Horse Stone is a name given to two separate sarsen megaliths on the slopes of Blue Bell Hill, near the village of Aylesford in the south-eastern English county of Kent.
0.7 miNW
Park
Burham Down, Gillingham
19 min walk • Burham Down is a 110-hectare nature reserve between Maidstone and Chatham in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.
1.3 miSE
Park
Boxley Warren, Maidstone
34 min walk • Boxley Warren is a 83-hectare Local Nature Reserve north of Maidstone in Kent. It is privately owned and managed by Maidstone Borough Council.

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Which popular attractions are close to North Downs Tunnel?

Nearby attractions include Blue Bell Hill, Kent Downs (15 min walk), Kit's Coty House, Aylesford (17 min walk), Burham Down, Gillingham (19 min walk), Medway Megaliths, Maidstone (23 min walk).