Lenham Heath

Worth seeing in and around Lenham Heath

7 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
   Lenham

   Lenham is a market village and civil parish in the Maidstone district, in Kent, England, situated on the southern edge of the North Downs, 9 miles east of Maidstone. The picturesque square in the village has two public houses, a couple of restaurants, and a tea-room.

   3.1 km · market village in Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Boughton Place

   Boughton Place, formerly Bocton Place or Bocton Hall, is a country house in Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England.

   3.3 km · country house in Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Mary's Church

   St Mary's is a parish church in Lenham, Kent, England, begun in the 12th century with additions in the next three centuries. It is a Grade I listed building.

   2.9 km · church in Lenham, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Chilston Park

   Chilston Park is a country house in Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England. Started in the 15th century, the house has been modified many times and is a Grade I listed building, currently operated as a country house hotel.

   2 km · Grade I listed English country house in Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Kiln Wood

   Kiln Wood is a 6-hectare nature reserve south of Lenham in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.

   3.4 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Lenham Quarry

   Lenham Quarry is a 4-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Lenham in Kent. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

   2.8 km · gravel quarry now a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kent, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   'The Cross': a hill-figure war memorial at Lenham

   The Lenham Cross is a chalk cross carved into the hillside to the north of Lenham in Kent, in England. The Latin cross is 200 ft high with arms 70 ft wide.

   3.2 km · war memorial in Lenham, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Lenham Heath

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 65 km · London Stansted (STN), 82 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 88 km

Stations

Lenham railway station, 3.1 km · Charing railway station, 3.5 km

• London → Lenham Heath

  68 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · £7–9
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• London, Essex → Lenham Heath

  68 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · £7–9
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• Luton, Luton → Lenham Heath

  109 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · £13–17
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