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Parkland and country estate in Eastwell, Kent, England · United Kingdom

Eastwell Park

Eastwell Park is a large area of parkland and a country estate in the civil parish of Eastwell, adjoining Ashford, Kent, in England.

Eastwell Park
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The place

Eastwell Park is a large area of parkland and a country estate in the civil parish of Eastwell, adjoining Ashford, Kent, in England. It was owned by the Earls of Winchilsea for more than three centuries. Over time, successive buildings have served as homes to Sir Thomas Moyle, the Earls of Winchilsea and Nottingham, and others. It was used as a royal residence from 1874 to 1893 for Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Eastwell Park

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Wye College

    The College of St Gregory and St Martin at Wye, commonly known as Wye College, was an education and research institution in the village of Wye, Kent. In 1447, Cardinal John Kempe founded his chantry there which also educated local children.

    3.9 km · college in Wye, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    All Saints’ Church, Boughton Aluph

    All Saints' Church is a 13th-century pilgrims' Grade I listed church in Boughton Aluph near Ashford, Kent. It is part of the Church of England.

    1.8 km · church in Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Charing Beech Hangers

    Charing Beech Hangers is a 52.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Ashford in Kent. This steeply sloping site has mature beech and oak, and the ground flora is varied with some uncommon species.

    3.8 km · site of Special Scientific Interest in Kent, England · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Ashford Warren and Hoads Wood

    Ashford Warren and Hoads Wood is a 34.5-hectare nature reserve north of Ashford in Kent. It is owned by Ashford Borough Council and managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.

    3.8 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Saint Christopher's Church, Boughton Lees

    Saint Christopher's Church is a mediaeval Grade II listed church in Boughton Lees near Ashford, Kent, part of the Church of England. The building was originally a mediaeval hall house.

    700 m · church in Boughton Lees, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    St Mary's Church, Eastwell

    St Mary's Church is a ruined former Church of England parish church, in the grounds of Eastwell Park in the hamlet of Eastwell, Kent, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is a Scheduled monument.

    700 m · grade II listed church in Eastwell, Ashford, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Eastwell Park

Airports
London Gatwick (LGW), 75 km · London Stansted (STN), 89 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 98 km
Stations
Wye railway station, 3.2 km
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No local-transport research exists yet for Eastwell Park

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Eastwell Park. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inA small airport with its own airline LyddAir which offers charter flights.

From Wikivoyage: Ashford (England), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    163 km
  2. 02
    VlielandNL

    10 ways of moving, 47 sources

    362 km
  3. 03
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    387 km
  4. 04
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 36 sources

    630 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    665 km

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