Jumping Downs, Kent Downs

Name: Jumping Downs
Address: Kent Downs, United Kingdom

#11 among attractions in Kent Downs

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Jumping Downs is a 5.7-hectare Local Nature Reserve near Aylesham, between Canterbury and Dover in Kent. It is owned by the Jumping Downs Trust and managed by the Trust and the Kentish Stour Community Partnership. ()

Elevation: 302 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°11'40"N, 1°8'14"E

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Kent Downs United Kingdom

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Jumping Downs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Lawrence Ground, Howletts Wild Animal Park, Goodnestone Park, Swingfield Preceptory.

5.4 miN
Sport venue, Sport
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
137 min walk • The St Lawrence Ground is a cricket ground in Canterbury, Kent. It is the home ground of Kent County Cricket Club and since 2013 has been known as The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, due to commercial sponsorship.
5.1 miN
Rare and endangered animals in 90 acres
Howletts Wild Animal Park
131 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Kent, Howletts Wild Animal Park offers a unique glimpse into the world of conservation and wildlife. As a renowned zoo, it spans over 100 acres of picturesque landscapes, providing a sanctuary for a wide range of exotic and endangered animals.
5.2 miNE
Garden, Park, Botanical garden
Goodnestone Park
132 min walk • Goodnestone Park is a stately home and gardens in the southern part of the village of Goodnestone, Dover, Kent. It is approximately 7 miles from Canterbury. The palladian house was built in 1704 by Brook Bridges, 1st Baronet.
3.7 miSE
Monastery
Swingfield Preceptory, Kent Downs
96 min walk • Swingfield Preceptory was a priory about 5 miles north of Folkestone, Kent on the south coast of England.
5.1 miSE
Forest
Alkham, Kent Downs
131 min walk • Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods is a 228.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Dover in Kent. Alkham Valley Woods is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. This site is composed of several steeply sloping woods on chalk soil, together with an area of chalk grassland.
5.6 miS
Hill
Cheriton Hill, Kent Downs
143 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.
4.6 miSW
Park
Spong Wood, Kent Downs
119 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.
5.4 miSE
Park
Sladden Wood, Kent Downs
138 min walk • Sladden Wood is a 7-hectare nature reserve north of Alkham in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. The main trees in this wood are hornbeam, field maple and hazel, and there are ground flora such as green hellebore and yellow archangel. There is access by a footpath from Alkham.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Elham Valley
79 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.
5.6 miE
Church
Eythorne Baptist Church
143 min walk • Eythorne Baptist Church originated in the meetings of early 16th century Baptists who had crossed the English Channel from the low countries to Kent to escape persecution. Nineteenth-century Baptist writer J. J.
5.1 miSW
Monastery
Lyminge Abbey, Lyminge
132 min walk • Lyminge Abbey was an abbey about four miles northwest of Folkestone on the south coast of Kent. It was one of the first religious houses to be founded in England.