Spong Wood, Kent Downs

#17 among attractions in Kent Downs

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Spong Wood is a 18-hectare nature reserve west of Stelling Minnis in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust. ()

Elevation: 413 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°10'9"N, 1°2'17"E

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Kent Downs United Kingdom

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Spong Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stour Valley Walk, Cheriton Hill, Jumping Downs, Elham Valley.

4 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Stour Valley Walk
103 min walk • The Stour Valley Walk is a recreational walking route that follows the River Stour, through the Low Weald and Kent Downs, from its source at Lenham to its estuary at Pegwell Bay.
5.8 miSE
Hill
Cheriton Hill, Kent Downs
147 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 miNE
Park
Jumping Downs, Kent Downs
119 min walk • 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.
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Elham Valley
86 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.
3 miS
Park
Farthing Common
77 min walk • 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.
4.5 miNW
Park
Olantigh, Kent Downs
114 min walk • Olantigh is a house 1 mile north of Wye in Kent, southeast England. It includes a garden of 20 acres. The hamlet in which the property stands is Little Olantigh.
6 miSE
51°5'54"N • 1°7'7"E
Elham Valley Line Trust Railway Museum And Countryside Centre, Folkestone
154 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.7 miSE
Monastery
Lyminge Abbey, Lyminge
94 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.
1.6 miNE
Windmill, History museum, Historical place
Davison's Mill
41 min walk • Davison's Mill, also known as Stelling Minnis Windmill, is a Grade I listed smock mill in Stelling Minnis, Kent, England that was built in 1866. It was the last windmill working commercially in Kent when it closed in the autumn of 1970.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Denge Wood
106 min walk • Denge Wood is a wood located 8 miles southwest of Canterbury in Kent, England. The wood is owned by the Forestry Commission and the Woodland Trust. Part of the wood is also privately owned.
5.6 miNW
Museum
Julliberrie's Grave
144 min walk • Julliberrie's Grave, also known as The Giant's Grave or The Grave, is an unchambered long barrow located near to the village of Chilham in the south-eastern English county of Kent.