Westfield Wood, Maidstone

#20 among attractions in Maidstone

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Facts and practical information

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. It is also in the North Downs Woodlands Special Area of Conservation and the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ()

Elevation: 545 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°19'6"N, 0°31'8"E

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BoxleyMaidstone United Kingdom

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Kit's Coty House, Mytime Active at Cobtree Manor Park Golf Course, St Mary's and All Saints Church, Tyland Barn.

0.7 miW
Historical place, Ruins, Museum
Kit's Coty House, Aylesford
18 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.
1.1 miSW
51°18'12"N • 0°30'30"E
Mytime Active at Cobtree Manor Park Golf Course, Maidstone
29 min walk • Golf
1.6 miSE
Church
St Mary's and All Saints Church, Maidstone
41 min walk • St Mary's and All Saints is a parish church in Boxley, Kent begun in the 13th century and with additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was restored in the 1870s. It is a Grade I listed building.
0.9 miS
Park
Tyland Barn, Maidstone
23 min walk • Tyland Barn, north of Maidstone, is the headquarters of the Kent Wildlife Trust. It has a nature park which is designed to show the variety of habitats in the county, such as a pond, grassland, a chalk bank, a shingle beach, scrub and hedges.
0.8 miW
Museum
Medway Megaliths, Maidstone
22 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.
1.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Blue Bell Hill, Kent Downs
39 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.
0.8 miW
Archaeological site
Little Kit's Coty House
20 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.
1 miW
Museum, Archaeological site
Coffin Stone
26 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.
~1560 ftSW
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in Maidstone, Maidstone
8 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...
0.5 miW
Nightlife
Lower Bell, Aylesford
12 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.
1.3 miS
Monastery
Boxley Abbey, Maidstone
32 min walk • Boxley Abbey in Boxley, Kent, England was a Cistercian monastery founded c.1146 by William of Ypres, leader of King Stephen's Flemish mercenaries, and colonised by monks from Clairvaux Abbey in France.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Westfield Wood?

Nearby attractions include Scheduled monuments in Maidstone, Maidstone (8 min walk), Boxley Warren, Maidstone (11 min walk), Kit's Coty House, Aylesford (18 min walk), Medway Megaliths, Maidstone (22 min walk).