--- title: "Eastwell Park – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Eastwell Park, United Kingdom: Eastwell Park is a large area of parkland and a country estate in the civil parish of Eastwell, adjoining Ashford, Kent, in…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/eastwell-park" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/eastwell-park.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Eastwell-park-Morris_Seats_of_Noblemen_and_Gentlemen_%281880%29.jpg/1920px-Eastwell-park-Morris_Seats_of_Noblemen_and_Gentlemen_%281880%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- 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](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Eastwell-park-Morris_Seats_of_Noblemen_and_Gentlemen_%281880%29.jpg/1920px-Eastwell-park-Morris_Seats_of_Noblemen_and_Gentlemen_%281880%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Eastwell Park · In 1880, author F.O. Morris partnered with illustrator Alexander… 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastwell_Park), 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. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wye_College) 2. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Church,_Boughton_Aluph) 3. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charing_Beech_Hangers) 4. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Warren_and_Hoads_Wood) 5. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher%27s_Church,_Boughton_Lees) 6. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Eastwell) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## 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\ - London → Eastwell Park Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-eastwell-park) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Eastwell+Park) - London, Essex → Eastwell Park Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-essex-to-eastwell-park) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London%2C+Essex&to=Eastwell+Park) - Luton, Luton → Eastwell Park Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/luton-luton-to-eastwell-park) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Luton%2C+Luton&to=Eastwell+Park) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Eastwell%20Park) Not yet researched ## 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 in A small airport with its own airline LyddAir which offers charter flights. From [Wikivoyage: Ashford (England)](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ashford_(England%29), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Isle of Wight](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-wight) GB 11 ways of moving, 22 sources 163 km 2. [Vlieland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vlieland) NL 10 ways of moving, 47 sources 362 km 3. [Lundy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lundy) GB 7 ways of moving, 11 sources 387 km 4. [Isle of Arran](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-arran) GB 10 ways of moving, 36 sources 630 km 5. [Tarbert, Loch Fyne and Kintyre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/tarbert-loch-fyne) GB 9 ways of moving, 15 sources 665 km If you know how people move in Eastwell Park – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ceastwell-park&title=Eastwell+Park&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Feastwell-park), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Eastwell Park - [Challock](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/challock) village in Kent, England, UK 3.2 km - [Boughton Aluph](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/boughton-aluph) village in Kent, England, UK 2.2 km - [Kennington](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kennington) suburb and civil parish in Ashford, Kent, UK 2.8 km - [Westwell](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/westwell) village and civil parish in Kent, England, UK 2.6 km - [Eastwell](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/eastwell) hamlet and civil parish in Kent, UK 900 m - [Boughton Lees](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/boughton-lees) village in Kent, England, UK 800 m [The place page for Eastwell Park](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/eastwell-park) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on United Kingdom](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-GB) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/eastwell-park, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt