Nashenden Down, Chatham

Name: Nashenden Down
Address: Chatham, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Chatham

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Facts and practical information

Nashenden Down is a 55-hectare nature reserve on the southern outskirts of Rochester in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust, and is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ()

Elevation: 167 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°21'50"N, 0°29'2"E

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Rochester WestChatham United Kingdom

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Nashenden Down – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Diggerland, Fort Clarence, Baty's Marsh, Fort Bridgewoods.

1.3 miN
Amusement, Amusement park
Diggerland, Strood
33 min walk • Diggerland is the name of theme parks inspired by diggers and JCBs. There are four theme parks in England, and a fifth in the United States. Diggerland is part of the H.E Services Group and Allsafety Limited.
1.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Clarence, Gillingham
35 min walk • Fort Clarence is a now defunct fortification that was located in Rochester, Kent, England.
0.9 miN
Park
Baty's Marsh, Strood
23 min walk • Baty's Marsh is a 10.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Rochester in Kent. It is owned and managed by Medway Council. This is one of the few remaining salt marshes in the Medway area, and it has a rich fauna, especially wading birds.
0.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Bridgewoods, Gillingham
15 min walk • The site of Fort Bridgewoods is on the outskirts of Rochester, Medway in the United Kingdom, next to the Rochester-Maidstone road.
0.9 miNW
Bridge
Medway Viaducts
23 min walk • The Medway Viaducts are three bridges or viaducts that cross the River Medway between Cuxton and Borstal in north Kent, England. The two road bridges carry the M2 motorway carriageways. The other viaduct carries the High Speed 1 railway line. All three bridges pass over the Medway Valley Line.
0.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Borstal, Gillingham
13 min walk • Fort Borstal was built as an afterthought from the 1859 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, by convict labour. Construction started in 1875 but was suspended in 1885. The fort was completed around 1895. it was one of a series of four forts that ringed Chatham.
0.6 miN
51°22'21"N • 0°29'3"E
Borstal Village Hall, Gillingham
15 min walk • City hall
0.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Borstal, Strood
18 min walk • Borstal is a place in the Medway unitary authority of Kent in South East England. Originally a village near Rochester, it has become absorbed by the expansion of Rochester. The youth prison at Borstal gave its name to the Borstal reform school system.

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Which popular attractions are close to Nashenden Down?

Nearby attractions include Fort Borstal, Gillingham (13 min walk), Fort Bridgewoods, Gillingham (15 min walk), Borstal Village Hall, Gillingham (15 min walk), Borstal, Strood (18 min walk).